Office Closet Declutter | Minimalism Series

Hey guys! I wanted to start some decluttering posts to continue with my minimalism series I started in November on my YouTube channel LaurNmakeup.

To start it off, I'm going to show you before and after pictures of my office/makeup room closet.

BEFORE - top shelf

AFTER - top shelf

*Removed magazines, basket, yearbooks, etc.
*Stacked all the extra office supplies in one pile
*Shifted areas of 3 containers

BEFORE - floor area

AFTER - floor area

*Decluttered & organized inside both drawer units

*Put umbrellas in case, tripod next to them - both on top of Halloween kit (originally sitting outside the closet in the way)

*Got rid of things, put in drawers, and shifted around things on top of both drawer units

*Eliminated clutter on side of rainbow drawers 

BEFORE - entire closet

AFTER - entire closet

TADA!!! Loving the finished product!

As you can see, I definitely made a significant dent in the process of purging useless stuff as well as organizing the things I kept in a better way! I'm super proud of the work I did and love going into this functional closet now!!

Remember to have a positive day! :)

Hugs,
Lauren

P.S. Psssst - if you enjoyed this post, make sure to check out my Minimalism Series playlist HERE!

My Erin Condren Life Planner: Week of 1/26-2/1 (2015)

Hey guys!

Time for another Erin Condren Life Planner weekly agenda post! Better late than never, right?

Photo Courtesy: Instagram

Breakdown of Week 1/26-2/1, 2015:

• Work (Daycare): Same sorts of split shifts like the last few weeks. Notice Tuesday, though? We ended up having a snow day due to the blizzard. I'm happy because paid snow days are part of my full-time benefits!!
• Makeup Gig: I got another makeup gig Friday in between shifts with one of my favorite photographers! So excited!
• School: Honestly, I don't know if I'll have class Wednesday night or not due to the road conditions. But it's there in case things go as planned!
• Friday Night: I'm hanging out with my cousin I haven't seen in soooooooo long! I get to see his new apartment so I'm excited!
• Saturday Night: Going on a double date with a special guy (whaaaaat? Hehe more details to come) and my best friend and her boyfriend! Dinner and duckpin bowling, woohoo!
• Sunday Night: I'm going out to lunch with someone I like to refer to as the little sister I never had. Looking forward to catching up!

Color Coding:

• RED: I use this color for anything work related. That could be the daycare, babysitting, and business events.
• ORANGE: I use this color to indicate when I have makeup gigs.
• PINK: This color stands for any videos and blog posts I'll be uploading and sharing!
• PURPLE: This color means FUN! Whether it's a girl's night out, date, or family dinner, I write it down in purple.
• GREEN: This color is used to indicate errands. This ranges from birthday gift shopping to planned couponing trips.
• BLUE: This color indicates when I have class.

Decorating:

• I went with a rainbow theme this week! I was feeling fancy and colorful, hehe.
• I used striped rainbow/glitter washi tape on the sides and rainbow splatter mini duct tape for the bottom border.
• All different colors of shimmery smiley face stickers galore!
• I put snowflake stickers on the days it's supposed to snow. Looks like I was right about 2/3 so far!

I hope you guys enjoyed this post! See you next week! xoxo

Remember to have a positive day! :)

Hugs,
Lauren

My Erin Condren Life Planner: Week of 1/12-1/18 (2015)

Hey guys!

Today I wanted to give you a glimpse into how I decorated and organized my weekly calendar view in my 2015 Erin Condren Life Planner! As some of you may know, I received this 18 month planner as a gift in July of 2014. I've been addicted to using it ever since!

I've been wanting to start decorating it more as I've been collecting washi tape and stickers and addictively pinning away ideas on Pinterest! I just haven't had much time or patience to get down to it - until now!!

I'm inviting you into my life this week to take a glimpse at how I've slowly but surely started to make my busy and organized life just a little prettier!

Image Courtesy of: Instagram

Breakdown of Week 1/12-1/18, 2015:

• Work (Daycare): I'm currently working split shifts at the daycare. So I found it necessary to start using the weekly view instead of the monthly view so I could split the day up accordingly.
• Local Seminar: This is a quarterly event that takes place to keep me on track with my business.
• Babysitting: I'll be babysitting my 2 favorite little boys this Saturday night right after the seminar ends! This used to be a more regular form of income that has diminished some, but I'm glad to pick it up when I can!
• Beauty Videos: I like to post 2 videos on my beauty channel (LaurNmakeup) twice a week - specifically on Mondays and Thursdays.
• Blog Posts: I want to get back into posting more on the blog! So I've specifically written in that I plan on posting a review on my latest Influenster VoxBox Wednesday night as well as another one of these ECLP posts next Sunday night after I decorate and organize next week's schedule!
• Olive Garden: I was sick for New Year's Eve, so our family dinner got postponed. We're planning to make it happen sometime this week! We're playing it by ear, which is why it's in the side column instead of under a specific date.
• Birthday Gift Shopping: My mom, dad, and sister all have birthdays that happen within the next week, as you'll see with this and next week's weekly views. It's time to get shopping! Once again, I'm not exactly sure of when it will happen, I just know it's a priority this week.

Color Coding:

• RED: I use this color for anything work related. That could be the daycare, babysitting, business, and makeup gigs.
• PINK: This color stands for any videos and blog posts I'll be uploading and sharing!
• PURPLE: This color means FUN! Whether it's a girl's night out, date, or family dinner, I write it down in purple.
• GREEN: This color is used to indicate errands. This ranges from birthday gift shopping to planned couponing trips.
• BLUE: You'll see this color used next week, which indicates when I have class.

Decorating:

• I kept with a subdued, yellow theme this week as seen by the smiley face and owl stickers, as well as the custom made border on Saturday's day section. This little trick can be found on Pinterest!
• I used long strips of diagonal/metallic striped washi tape from Dollar Tree as borders.
• It's my dad's birthday on Saturday! I had to include a birthday sticker that's included with the planners in his favorite color, of course!
• We're supposedly getting some snowy weather Monday, so I decided to include a snow sticker as a festive indicator.
• The heart stickers on the 15th indicate a special day for me. :)

That's about it! This is pretty simplistic decorating and organizing compared to some people's hectic lifestyle and life planners. I'm sure as time goes on and life begins to get crazier again (the Spring semester is just around the corner!) I will get more into decorating and specific planning again.

Let me know what you guys thought of this type of posts in the comments section or through other social media platforms and I'll be happy to do more like it!

Remember to have a positive day! :)

Hugs,

Lauren