Caution: Read Before Beach Packing

There’s nothing better than squishing your toes in cool sand while ocean waves trickle across your feet melting stress away.  Don’t ruin those blissful moments & bring stress into your tropical paradise get-away by failing to pack 4 essentials. 

 

1. PACKABLE BEACH TOWEL

If you aren’t going to an all-inclusive whatevermaybe renting a beach house or heading to the lakeyou’ll want to take beach towels.  But they don’t have to take up all your packable space or take all day to dry.  Dock & Bay makes an oversized microfiber ...

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4 Stylish Packable Travel Fashions

 

Preparing for the wonderful summer months of travel, it can sometimes be difficult to transfer your wardrobe from all business to fun and relaxation.  SO …….. we have worked very hard to help you make that transition with these fabulously stylish, packable travel fashions.

 

Nothing beats a Cool, feminine sundress, the stylish, hidden gem of hot months  Dresses make you feel polished in any setting. They cool you like a fan when breezes swirl your skirt. They are relaxingly beautiful. Besides being cool, an added plus is dressing them up
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Cooking for Thanksgiving? Get the Project Foodie App

It’s that time of year to plan out that scrumptious turkey dinner that everyone looks forward to.  Once you have come up with your desired menu, there are so many aspects of the Thanksgiving meal that need to be considered.  Wouldn’t it be nice to somehow get some help managing it all?

While listening to KRLD News Radio 1080 in Dallas today, we discovered a wonderful app that can help in all areas related to cooking called Project Foodie.  This app may be just what you were looking for…that extra help to manage all of the nuts and bolts of making Thanksgiving dinner a great success.  It is a free app on iTunes, and it ...

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Clean Out Your Computer!

February 13th is Clean Out Your Computer Day.  It can seem like a daunting task especially if you prefer to deal with paper.  But, if you can visualize the inside contents of your computer as paper, it will help you get it organized.   To celebrate Clean Out Your Computer Day, the Styled & Organized team has crafted a few “15-Minute Challenges” to try all week long!

  1. Delete Junk Emails 
    1. Prep by gathering cup of tea/coffee or favorite beverage and turning on your favorite music.
    2. Set Timer
    3. In Email program of choice,
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Set Your 2017 Calendar for Success

Resolutions. Better Living. Family Time. Friend Time. Hot Body. Healthy Living. Expanding Mind. Adventures. Successes. Improving Surroundings. New Experiences. Protecting Memories. Living

These are the things on everyone’s list for living a better life resolution or not. If you want to actually make these happen, you’ll set yourself up for success through Calendaring.

Calendaring is the act of setting up your calendar for the whole year. It sets you up for success in the futures because it creates reminders throughout the year of what you want to accomplish, protects the time it takes to achieve your accomplishments & shows you exactly how much time you can allot to creating your achievements.

To start Calendaring, choose colors for different areas of your life. Digital calendars make selecting a color ...

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The Twelve Days of Holiday Organizing: Gather Your Holiday Music

Gather Your Holiday Music

What better time than now to go through your music library, whether it be digital or CDs, and group your holiday tunes together.  Then when you need great music at the spur of the moment (like when you finally carve out some time to wrap all of those gifts) it will be at the ready”.  
If you have your music in a digital library, put your holiday songs in playlists.  You could have the upbeat tunes in a party list, and the more mellow ones in a soothing playlist for those chill with some hot chocolate on the couch” moments. ...
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The Twelve Days of Holiday Organizing: Managing December Deadlines

Use Technology to help you remember all of those important December Deadlines”

Take the time to set individual reminders on your cell phone.  Here are some examples of deadlines that you may want to set alarms for:
  1. Depending on when you are gathering with family and friends and/or when you need to have packages shipped to out of town to loved ones, set alarms for having your holiday gifts purchased, wrapped and shipped.  Click here for a handy link to the USPS 2016 shipping deadlines for this season.
  2. If you are hosting a holiday party, set alarms for ...
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The S&O Guide to Being Prepared for (Almost) Anything: Why You Should Have a Home Inventory

We all like to feel prepared for anything, and good organization is always a great place to start. We are guessing that most home owners have not created a home inventory, and probably haven’t even thought about the need for one. We don’t want to add more to your “to do” list, but here are some compelling reasons why keeping a home inventory just makes sense:

  • Creating a home inventory is the only way to know if you are insured properly (when you make improvements or add expensive items to your home, your policy may no longer fully cover you in case of a disaster).
  • A home inventory makes claim reimbursement less risky because you have documented each item and its value.
  • An inventory can help you keep up with home ...
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