Monday Morning Quick Tip

Good morning!! It is time for the quick tip of the week!

This weeks quick tip is...to write everything down. You are more likely to remeber something if you actually write it down (and I don't mean put it in your phone, although that does work for some people). I prefer to have a small notebook with me as I write things down throughout the day. I also have a planner that I use as well in addition to my notebook. My planner normally stays at home on my desk and I transfer notes and appointments back and forth between my notebook and my planner. I have included a picture below of some of the notebooks and planners that I am currently using and have used in the past (a full review and further information will be written). 

So make sure that when you make an appointment or something comes to mind, that you write it down!

Note: I do not currently use every notebook pictured above!

Flowering Friday

This week is full of firsts!! Today is the first post for Flowering Friday! These posts will be all about flowers. I will discuss getting the flowers, different arrangements and what to do when they start dying. I will also touch on the weeks flower arrangement in our home. Flowers are usually my finishing touch on any main room after re organizing and decorating or designing the room.

This week I kept it simple with some roses. I always love to work with roses, because I feel that they are timeless and a good subtle way to add a soft beautiful touch to a room. They are reasonably priced and will work well on their own or with other flower. This week I only did the roses, which was unusually for me, but I like how they turned out.

My favorite roses are the English Cottage Roses, which are in this arrangement along with some other colored roses. I chose the orange and red colored roses because I feel like they are bright, warm and welcoming during the cold winter months.

*photo's by Memories in the Making Photography :) 

Tea Time Tuesday...

I know, I know, I know...it's Wednesday, not Tuesday...

So, I was going to start Tea Time Tuesday next week as I will have a new tea to review, however I really want to share this particular tea shop that I have found and fallen in love with!! In general, tea time Tuesday is going to cover all aspects relating to tea, whether it is actual tea or simply tea products, shops or other related items. I am sharing this post today, instead of Tuesday, because I have been thoroughly impressed by this particular company. I was impressed by the tea they produce, but also by their customer service.

Tea For All Reasons (http://www.teaforallreasons.com) is such an amazing shop! I would say half to three quarters of the loose leaf tea that I own comes from this store. It also produces two of my all time favorite teas, Dowager Countess and Catherine's Blend. I was originally impressed when my friend came in with the Catherine's Blend tea and let me try a bag. It was such an incredible blend and I knew in that one cup that I needed more.

They have the website I linked above (click on shop) and an Etsy Store (https://www.etsy.com/shop/TeaForAllReasons). It doesn't matter which shop you go through, the prices stay the same although I think the web shop may have some more items. The prices may seem a little high, but this tea is totally worth every penny!! The bag of tea also does last for a while (a 2 oz bag lasted me for quite a while!).

The other reason I highly recommend this store, as if the wonderful tea wasn't reason enough, is their customer service. They are truly customer oriented! When I ordered off of Etsy, they sent me a message just to check in and let me know my order was on the way. I just recently purchased a larger amount of tea from them and Marsha immediately sent me an email to say thank you and then a later email to let me know that they weren't able to get it out that day, but would the next day!! When I ordered form the webpage, I originally had ordered when they were on the Christmas Break. I knew that it would be a little while before the tea was shipped out and I was ok with that. A couple days later it had shipped (while they were still on a Christmas Break)!!

I honestly have nothing bad to say about this company and love them! If you are a tea drinker or lover and are looking for something new to try, check them out!!

Monday Morning Quick TIps

Welcome to the inaugural Monday Morning Quick Tip post! I am very excited to start bringing these posts to life and to share my passion with you! This first post is going to seem almost like common sense, but a lot of times I feel like this is really where it all starts...

Have you ever looked at your office (home or work) or your garage and said to yourself, "I really need to go through everything and clean it out"? Or maybe you looked at your closet (which could be overfilled) unsure of what to wear and how to find a good outfit. You may have wanted countless times to organize and clean out, but have never fully completed the task. It can be so overwhelming to look at everything that needs to be gone through and put away, that the task may not even get started before it is stopped. Or, you can convince yourself that the space it working well already the way it is (which it really could be).

This morning's tip is to START SMALL. Start with one section of a larger room. If you are looking at your office, make a goal that only one small section of the office is what you want to achieve in a certain time period.  If that is clearing off the paperwork and clutter from your desk, then that is what you want to achieve in the time set aside. However, make this goal reasonable and specific. Instead of "clearing off the paperwork and clutter from the desk", choose to "file necessary paperwork and shred/toss unnecessary paperwork". This type of goal is a perfect one to list as a weekly activity. Or, if you are looking at your closet, start small by organizing shoes, accessories, or short sleeve tops.

You may now be thinking, this was kind of a common sense tip that doesn't add much to what you already know. However, a lot of times I have seen people try to completely re organize a room in one sitting and quickly become frustrated that they don't seem to be accomplishing anything. They don't always remember that if you start small and do one portion at a time, you will see the improvements and be less frustrated at the end of the project.