Posts by Nat

Update! New Giveaway Winner!

Posted by Nat on Apr 23, 2012 | 1 comment

Hi everyone!  I have some great news!  Our first winner of the Hullabaloo Family Music Festival family-pack of tickets, Mary, realized she will not be able to attend.  Mary graciously emailed me to let me know that she will not be able to use the tickets, so…

I get to pick a new winner, and the winner is….. (drum roll please…)

Kari!

Kari happens to have a beautiful blog, Handmade Mommy. She has three beautiful boys and I hope they all enjoy the festival!

Congrats, Kari!

Printable: House Cleaning

Posted by Nat on Apr 23, 2012 | 3 comments

Before I get into this here printable, don’t forget:  Clean Up Your Pinterest Boards Day is THIS THURSDAY!  Yahoo!  I can feel the organization and inspiration coming back to me now….

I hate cleaning.  You can’t make me like it.  I know I’m not alone in this.  My friend Ashley at It’s Fitting just posted about her cleaning woes at The Trend Tribe last week.

However, I have recently come up with a system that works for me.  It’s more of a maintenance thing.  I still have to do a deep cleaning every once in a while, but sticking to this keeps things presentable and manageable.  And…. If I keep up with it then I don’t have to do much on the weekends, which is so nice!

Each day I have one task, Monday through Friday.  If I get that one thing done, I’m golden.  This does not include laundry- I do laundry when it has to be done, and no sooner.  The kids have to be on their last set of PJs before I will toss in a load.  It also doesn’t include things like dishes.  Dishes are never ending around here.

I respond very well to checklists.  So for this printable, I gave myself space to check off each day’s task so I can at least have one satisfying “Check!” during the week.  I also like that the frame blocks all the crap behind it.  Doesn’t it look so neat and tidy on this shelf?

As you can see below, I did okay this past week.  Vacuuming is so hard around here because all three of my kids- ALL THREE- are TERRIFIED of the vacuum.  It’s ridiculous.  And sad.  It makes me sad to make them cry just because we need clean carpet.

Below is the printable.  I hope you can use it!

And the winner is….

Posted by Nat on Apr 21, 2012 | Comments Off on And the winner is….

Mary!  Mary said, “What a great event this is going to be!:)”  Congrats Mary!  I’m emailing you now to give you the details to attend the Hullabaloo Family Music Festival on May 6th!

I used random.org to select our winner.  Here’s a screenshot of the number chosen:

If you didn’t win, you can head over here to get tickets early!  We’re selling more tickets every day and may have to cap them, so get them while you can!

Happy Weekend everybody!

{Operation Organization} Meal Planning: A Free Printable

Posted by Nat on Apr 19, 2012 | Comments Off on {Operation Organization} Meal Planning: A Free Printable

Just a reminder to check out my post from Monday about Clean Up Your Pinterest Boards Day on April 26th!  Hope you can join us!

I have a love-hate relationship with meal planning.  When I do plan our meals, things go so much smoother during the week.  I don’t have to think when 4:30 rolls around and it’s time to start putting something together.  I can go into autopilot mode because I already know what’s happening in that department.  However, the process of picking what to make for the week can be tiresome, challenging, and sometimes annoying.

To that end, I decided to spruce up my menu planner.  My old one wasn’t working.  It was an old green frame (you’ll see it soon in an upcoming post), too small to write on, didn’t stay on the wall because the hanger on the back wasn’t that great- it needed to go.

I was at Michael’s Crafts getting a few things and saw a simple, flat glass frame and I knew it was what I needed.  It’s super cheap, too- only about $5.  I played around in Photoshop and came up with this.

(Clearly I have not mastered my new camera yet.  More about that later.)

A Whole Bunch of Hullabaloo {Giveaway!}

Posted by Nat on Apr 18, 2012 | 16 comments

Before I get into my post for today, just a quick reminder to mark your calendar for April 26th if you’re a Pinterest user- it’s going to be Clean Up Your Pinterest Boards day!  Click here for more info.

Have I told you about my new job?  I wish I could say that blogging brings in loads of cash (in a variety of bills for convenience) but alas, I am not a pro-blogger yet.  Someday.  A girl can dream.  But this new job I have is awfully great because I’m learning something new, I’m working with a totally awesome person, and I get to be partially responsible for something other than myself and my family- it’s keeping my brain “fresh” if you know what I mean.

My job is to organize sponsors and vendors for an awesome music festival- for KIDS!

It’s the brainchild of my friend, Steve, who is better known around San Diego as Hullabaloo.  On Sunday, May 6th, we will gather at the Bernardo Winery in Rancho Bernardo here in San Diego.  The Winery is such a cool place on its own, and having the festival there makes it even better!

Steve has brought together quite a collection of musicians, and we will also have some great vendors on site that are family-oriented businesses ranging from classes you can take like Sign4Baby and Stroller Strides, to family photographers, to handmade business and more.  With all the music, demos, and a musical petting zoo…. it’s going to be a fun-filled day that will wear out your kids (and probably you, too!).  You can get a load of details about the festival here.

And guess what?!

I’m giving away a family-pack of tickets to one Crafting Crazy reader!  How do you win?  Simply leave a comment in my comment section below.  The giveaway is open from the time of this posting until midnight April 20th.  I will select a comment at random and announce the winner on April 21st!

Please only enter one time, but feel free to tweet, share on Facebook, and whatever other methods you wish to promote the giveaway and the event.  If you can’t wait to see if you win tickets, you can also purchase tickets now by clicking here.

Good luck, and I hope to see you on May 6th!