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<div style="text-align: justify;"><br />It's probably a combination of school starting again and moving our son, James, from his former room into the larger guest room that has prompted a major purge, organization, and cleaning session over here lately.  That, and help from the book I'm reading <a href="http://bit.ly/1Lf2ul4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up</a>.  I'm already a naturally organized person by nature so I wasn't sure this book would make any difference in my life, but it has!  I'll share more on that later, but this weekend, I worked on not only three kitchen drawers, the linen closet, the massive amount of books in our house, and the paper clutter.  No wonder I'm starting this Monday morning off tired!  But, I'm also feeling invigorated because our home already feels lighter! </div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Today, let's start with the newly <b>organized linen closet</b>.  Because James moved into the guest room, I had to clean out that closet that was full of luggage, blankets, pillows, and extra decor items such as picture frames, lamps, and mirrors.  It was pretty well organized, but there was just too much stuff so we had to start fresh.  I forgot to snap a picture of the pile of things inside the bedroom closet, but needless to say, the linen closet was already full also, so I had to do a major purge of both areas.</div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOFrXn4b29YeyWy6R3Ra9NZH6QLGfVnW1uhR2TnNOknjXhcxFVJYswvm6smlM28MO0vz3sK_xMZPqkBWivdtYy55CUA35AHXG9gdbJGe2FA8Zk8dPqXbEdMh20mguhmKZZdv1RbSE9nQ/s1600/Organized+Linen+Closet+Graphic.91.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Organized Linen Closet with woven bins from Target and handwritten labels | Honey We're Home " border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOFrXn4b29YeyWy6R3Ra9NZH6QLGfVnW1uhR2TnNOknjXhcxFVJYswvm6smlM28MO0vz3sK_xMZPqkBWivdtYy55CUA35AHXG9gdbJGe2FA8Zk8dPqXbEdMh20mguhmKZZdv1RbSE9nQ/s1600/Organized+Linen+Closet+Graphic.91.jpg" title="" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />I don't think you can truly appreciate the organized "after" shot unless you saw the "before" and "during" progress pictures.  That blue bin below is full of picture frames I still need to go through and the other frames leaning against the stair railing house my diplomas.  I'm not ready to part with those yet, but I don't want to hang them, so they were moved into the office closet.  I also had to make a new place for my sewing machine (on the far left) in my office. </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RPmI5T-1GmU3ZTHCawqe8mNprFH7tFn5_oSA5dIt8MGwo8GhkTuV5j07QRtkK0HSWVZRNRvKO0EIzRwBE6hBac5VLIJ0-qltcaYcR5NW3kro8e-CA-itgUv0vy1iaplGtWpqdAtOsUc/s1600/Linen+closet+before.28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RPmI5T-1GmU3ZTHCawqe8mNprFH7tFn5_oSA5dIt8MGwo8GhkTuV5j07QRtkK0HSWVZRNRvKO0EIzRwBE6hBac5VLIJ0-qltcaYcR5NW3kro8e-CA-itgUv0vy1iaplGtWpqdAtOsUc/s1600/Linen+closet+before.28.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggCAk1ccXB_IfeVoKrIbUOS0qMEVjw_3qNIdbPtCgjMp_TKAg_2rOzMDIsQKbwlIQuq0t9ZQQ8OkgHGS8xeUrXG_Z01o93r_88qKxK6MIma3FHksBhAYOWO8lOZp4ERTcehdGaCoB4-Ko/s1600/linen+closet+before.39.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggCAk1ccXB_IfeVoKrIbUOS0qMEVjw_3qNIdbPtCgjMp_TKAg_2rOzMDIsQKbwlIQuq0t9ZQQ8OkgHGS8xeUrXG_Z01o93r_88qKxK6MIma3FHksBhAYOWO8lOZp4ERTcehdGaCoB4-Ko/s1600/linen+closet+before.39.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />The <b>first step to tidying and organizing is always to remove everything</b> so you can clean the space really well (here that meant wiping down the shelves), and then so you can <b>touch and examine each item to see what stays and what goes</b>.  In the <a href="http://bit.ly/1Lf2ul4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">book</a>, the author talks about keeping only things that serve you and give you joy.  If you have quiet around you while you're going through this process, you can physically 'hear' and feel how your body reacts to each thing as you hold it in your hand.  This makes deciding what to part with much easier.  You're shifting the emphasis of your thinking from "what to get rid of" to "what to keep".  That was key for me.  And I also only wanted to keep what would easily fit inside the closet with room to breathe. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />Next, I <b>grouped things into categories</b> and you can see I have mainly pillows, bedding and blankets here.  </div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-WS0DezwCZU6Ugddg4090OHsPx6nNIUWT5z3RldbliOejIHsw5VM1yAcaqBlHiHSYRb6SR6T8WUKad3rYgjBOxquGhNKUMHU852ddUmiNwINMxIsXRI8NVhe1nHE0IyEcY26SLunzSIg/s1600/Linen+closet+before.44.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-WS0DezwCZU6Ugddg4090OHsPx6nNIUWT5z3RldbliOejIHsw5VM1yAcaqBlHiHSYRb6SR6T8WUKad3rYgjBOxquGhNKUMHU852ddUmiNwINMxIsXRI8NVhe1nHE0IyEcY26SLunzSIg/s1600/Linen+closet+before.44.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1ZN9pU_Srssb0Nb1XjtwzSneNBM9auCWPAGI73_ZgvBocWeSRqBgGIKnCgqHnoggEs4940Rq-jvmQd6QGd3HJ9hD2xY5Wz6w1ZMJ1LYB1l9RDq0GP2Vd1c0VCkHBQGnNZiNgVvjxarA/s1600/Linen+Closet+before.45.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />I still like many of my pillow covers, but lots of the inserts I had weren't good quality, so that was a big part of what I donated.  Those inserts took up the majority of the space in my closets, so getting rid of them provided so much more space.  I gave my mom and brother first dibs on what they wanted and they were happy to have some "new to them" things. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOT4gxlIG-ysR6mhwEE1FCfme4lL6b830ZMbNpktCKTIf9RleEOCwnBM_ibib0nuXmbju4yARJsIYDtx0JGPIsPoWatHm2nZopnYee7AwLRmos3jZSe6clm3aU7Sd8J7mAtx9bovDD0ms/s1600/Donate+linen+closet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOT4gxlIG-ysR6mhwEE1FCfme4lL6b830ZMbNpktCKTIf9RleEOCwnBM_ibib0nuXmbju4yARJsIYDtx0JGPIsPoWatHm2nZopnYee7AwLRmos3jZSe6clm3aU7Sd8J7mAtx9bovDD0ms/s1600/Donate+linen+closet.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />Once I was left with just a few pillows, everything else fit nicely back inside the linen closet.  Of course, we still have some pillows on the couch and in our sitting room, so there are more pillow inserts in our house. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr0Lflk3OZvW3tSw8QTn-ac5NxUxCqS2rNFtzDlBUcFLpTOr8sVo6RVu1799dkVw1DDbuuM_uw5U66QSCXhjjLPp_I_BFR64Dyi2rQn4vKKP-Yv0xvinrPqeFgx_XPC_30Ny_0cGRBEE8/s1600/Linen+closet+organization.97.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Organized Linen Closet with woven bins from Target and handwritten labels | Honey We're Home" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr0Lflk3OZvW3tSw8QTn-ac5NxUxCqS2rNFtzDlBUcFLpTOr8sVo6RVu1799dkVw1DDbuuM_uw5U66QSCXhjjLPp_I_BFR64Dyi2rQn4vKKP-Yv0xvinrPqeFgx_XPC_30Ny_0cGRBEE8/s1600/Linen+closet+organization.97.jpg" title="" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />I used <a href="http://www.honeywerehome.com/2015/02/top-10-organizing-challenge-organized.html" rel="nofollow" style="text-align: start;" target="_blank">these rattan/banana leaf baskets from Target </a>to organize the pillow covers and throw blankets. </div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXKKTOPHlAzSbYc93mm4bBlLXELNiqacJcCsJVOXxcr7AQF1f9O4pScw7-HROYxUowQQihfJW8hlyhiUlPW3Vl2wIMJgTMvBF_EnTZmzCL0Jy5eTpnr1bQow_lRL1o2PmFBaowxbol6_Y/s1600/Organized+Linen+Closet.64.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Organized Linen Closet with woven bins from Target and handwritten labels | Honey We're Home" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXKKTOPHlAzSbYc93mm4bBlLXELNiqacJcCsJVOXxcr7AQF1f9O4pScw7-HROYxUowQQihfJW8hlyhiUlPW3Vl2wIMJgTMvBF_EnTZmzCL0Jy5eTpnr1bQow_lRL1o2PmFBaowxbol6_Y/s1600/Organized+Linen+Closet.64.jpg" title="" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh09VFi08Iu4a_LiDsjZl_e8AtSJQ19k-RRKd9bxabPOyxWZnbKXCNOWEiDvlLqihpVJzQq6iNjFPNE6TQ6ObErBekOnNVF7DYko0G8ayDlykoUQx1Z6zNprjqXBVJRpBNDhTFFseijwo/s1600/Organized+Linen+Closet.70.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Organized Linen Closet with woven bins from Target and handwritten labels | Honey We're Home" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh09VFi08Iu4a_LiDsjZl_e8AtSJQ19k-RRKd9bxabPOyxWZnbKXCNOWEiDvlLqihpVJzQq6iNjFPNE6TQ6ObErBekOnNVF7DYko0G8ayDlykoUQx1Z6zNprjqXBVJRpBNDhTFFseijwo/s1600/Organized+Linen+Closet.70.jpg" title="" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />To easily see what's inside each bin, I made labels from paper tags I had on hand and leather string.  It was easier to just neatly handwrite each label.  These baskets are pretty deep, so they make great storage and provide a pretty warmth and texture to the closet.  I like to keep my organization bins consistent so they're more visually appealing. </div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYTR8P-tijYAIsm9wnZTpaoWwWiQnJL6ll_N9FczKDgRwiVDG3KwOJOf3cq-g43JM3296vlHjd1eStTt8PibKdDAbFHKj8igfAfQYsQ0pHb6a23AMhJB6b3jUsQ4OjmvO60H9bCSl3R4I/s1600/Organized+Linen+Closet.83.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Organized Linen Closet with woven bins from Target and handwritten labels | Honey We're Home" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYTR8P-tijYAIsm9wnZTpaoWwWiQnJL6ll_N9FczKDgRwiVDG3KwOJOf3cq-g43JM3296vlHjd1eStTt8PibKdDAbFHKj8igfAfQYsQ0pHb6a23AMhJB6b3jUsQ4OjmvO60H9bCSl3R4I/s1600/Organized+Linen+Closet.83.jpg" title="" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />The two large plastic bins are from The Container Store. </div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmL6N9FFDEm9IN4ld4rR05Kv1IdUgbYa9b6DZ120wTljl7tsBKCC8xcFoxdZ28sYEld9rY-dzefN3EC-M__7nXxehi1jG8a3a5TaHRxoQYtnSRpH4VXi-F4SIxB2KUwFO1PXtL3PyPAoo/s1600/Organized+Linen+Closet.88.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Organized Linen Closet with plastic bin from The Container Store and handwritten labels | Honey We're Home" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmL6N9FFDEm9IN4ld4rR05Kv1IdUgbYa9b6DZ120wTljl7tsBKCC8xcFoxdZ28sYEld9rY-dzefN3EC-M__7nXxehi1jG8a3a5TaHRxoQYtnSRpH4VXi-F4SIxB2KUwFO1PXtL3PyPAoo/s1600/Organized+Linen+Closet.88.jpg" title="" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />The key to this process is to keep only the things you love.  It  feels great because now I know that inside this closet are only things I will definitely use in the future. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Organized Linen Closet

It's probably a combination of school starting again and moving our son, James, from his former room into the larger guest room that has...

<div style="text-align: justify;"><br />It's been a busy, emotional week with our son starting kindergarten on Wednesday.  Already?!?!  Already that school has started and already that he's in kindergarten!  I would've loved to have a few more weeks at home with him, but truth be told, we were both turning into big, lazy couch potatoes, so the change of pace will do us (both) good. <br><br /><br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzcg2gdemaN3s_vI-gYk_iI0lxi-aPkb8Oi4jL1rsju1L9ojnMbF0_M0QIbCAZRTRfQDFfgmGnIfhSzwtcfaGf1U-ZgXM8aFD33UM3dqAykq454BEfhGWZwrSOKYVEj7Krnjm8W3D-m3M/s1600/Screenshot+2015-08-14+10.00.59.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzcg2gdemaN3s_vI-gYk_iI0lxi-aPkb8Oi4jL1rsju1L9ojnMbF0_M0QIbCAZRTRfQDFfgmGnIfhSzwtcfaGf1U-ZgXM8aFD33UM3dqAykq454BEfhGWZwrSOKYVEj7Krnjm8W3D-m3M/s1600/Screenshot+2015-08-14+10.00.59.png"></a></div><br /><br><br />Even though we'll miss each other during the day, seeing him with his buddies again brought lots of smiles.  I love these kids!  The adorable boy on the left is the middle's little brother and it was his first day of PK3! James is on the right. </div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidP3kO2EuoEoRmrc6v1rqdUuKDDK7u89gzhShq1asL5r0MK1qdpx0tDL5ERkm4gky4LpXvF0ARBR7gyW4wv-9B45-mUbNDP5X57bwFATFqQmXKWB_ooqYcnhLtE2n9OOSf7Emn9N9MTB4/s1600/James+and+Cooper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidP3kO2EuoEoRmrc6v1rqdUuKDDK7u89gzhShq1asL5r0MK1qdpx0tDL5ERkm4gky4LpXvF0ARBR7gyW4wv-9B45-mUbNDP5X57bwFATFqQmXKWB_ooqYcnhLtE2n9OOSf7Emn9N9MTB4/s1600/James+and+Cooper.jpg"></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">weekend</span><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;"> steals</span><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: x-large;"> &</span><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;"> deals </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />While James was at his first day of school (which was just a half day), I took advantage of the few hours to myself with a solo trip to Target and Nordstrom.  It was the first time I'd shopped alone in several months- nice and quiet!  Let me show you some of my finds! </div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Starting with t<a href="http://bit.ly/1JfSjiF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">his casual, easy-to-wear, 2 for $28 favorite tank top</a>.  (I'm wearing size Small). It's still super hot here, so tanks and shorts are the summer uniform most days and I like the loose fit of this style tank.  With these kind of tops, I like to wear <a href="http://bit.ly/1h9R34i" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">comfy bralettes like this</a> <a href="http://bit.ly/1MrU8JS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">or this</a> and I don't mind if part of the straps or side shows.  The<a href="http://bit.ly/1JX4YWt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> lace bralettes</a> are really cute, but I'm not a fan of the bumpy look with thinner tops. </div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />I chose the aqua and coral, but it comes in other colors. </div><br /><br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-laAH9b-yJ-HG4VWC81pzWewwAjJ1dltlKYfguMCvRZD36cueoN3rB7EQHXNjsh0iETp_Mb7YkYDMI8LQlkqlS6x6P2HA44_fb6WNwLd_hwTj2linvhpIZ3PNEO76OjdwUVsblJ2CTUM/s1600/Aqua+tank.4783.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="summer fashion - tank, jean shorts, strappy sandals - tank (2 for $28) " border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-laAH9b-yJ-HG4VWC81pzWewwAjJ1dltlKYfguMCvRZD36cueoN3rB7EQHXNjsh0iETp_Mb7YkYDMI8LQlkqlS6x6P2HA44_fb6WNwLd_hwTj2linvhpIZ3PNEO76OjdwUVsblJ2CTUM/s1600/Aqua+tank.4783.jpg" title=""></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1JfSjiF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BP Favorite Tank </a>(2 for $28) | old GAP jean shorts (<a href="http://bit.ly/1ObBeWD" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">similar</a>) | <a href="http://bit.ly/1QthvSt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">horn necklace</a> | <a href="http://bit.ly/1EhL6Xp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wrap bracelet</a> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />watch (<a href="http://bit.ly/1L0fhZr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">similar</a>) | <a href="http://bit.ly/1HNXYbS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sandals </a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.honeywerehome.com/2015/08/weekend-steals-deals-august-2015.html#more">Read more »</a>

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