stacks and stacks...

i'm still organizing.

what does this have to do with cards you ask?

even if you aren't asking...i'm asking.

i have stacks and stacks of cards.

cards that for some reason or another, i can't pitch!

so, i started to put them in piles-to file.

i ran out of labels for all of these special piled letters.

i can justify this because 

 it is rare to get these treats in the mail anymore.

i guess that is why these chersihed momentos have

taken over my desk of drawers.

my favorite letters and cards are from my grandma, olivia's gigi.

she is one of my favorite people on this green earth.

she always starts with, "hello sweetheart,"

it instantly makes me feel like i'm sitting in her kitchen with a cup of coffee.

she also tells me everytime how awful her handwriting is...which, i never agree.

i love her handwriting.  it's her.  i wouldn't change a thing about it.

here's a confession:

among my piles...are people's thank you cards.

yep.  i'm a thank you collector.

i collect thank you's from friends + family who articulate so well the gratitude that is inside.

i wish i could speak of my heart's gratefulness like they do.  

that is why i keep their thank you's so handy.

they inspire me.

 before i sit down and write one myself...

i browse through a few,

take a deep breath

and write!

chances are, if you are reading this, 

you made your way to one of my collective piles...

that are now filed. 

and, if i may, i'll send this thank you to you.

thanks for making me feel special,

taking the time to remember a special date,

celebrating my month of birthday bliss...

or sending a just-because.

you inspire me to send more hand-writtens,

to stop hesitating and worrying about saying things perfectly,

and to buy more stamps for pete's sake!

long-live hallmark...and fresh ink!

organization...check!

and so it begins...

school

+

work

i took the majority of the summer off

to spend with my sweet girl.

we had loads of fun...

but, summer is winding down 

and here i am-aspiring to get organized!

i found a few sites that are fabulously helpful

and so i thought i would pass them along.

this first blog has free downloads for you!

hop on her blog and take a look.

life as a mom

i was delighted to have this sort of organization just handed to me!
thank you jessica - you inspire me!

 i was also looking for some customization as well...

so, i ordered up a few of my own personal organizers from clean mama.

they are soOo affordable...and the color schemes are endless!

becky is completely prompt and precise!  i guess all of her

organizing has paid off. (:

clean mama blog

     

customize and purchase your own here

cheers mamas!
let the organized chaos begin...

go SParKle...

i haven't found any prints

that i love as much

as i {Love-ov} these!

nicely done

at 

sew saucy stitches...

SpARkle ON!

destination: my arm!

glory in lemonade

modular messenger

green apple

o l i v e  grey

 i love, love -LoVe- the slightly obsessed kind of love-

 bags...

and marifet at the bayan hippo shop

knows how to make them in just

the right colors!

seriously...green apple?

could there be a bag out there handmade just for green apple design?

so, if i made this purchase...i could write it off, right? (;

and someone this amazing

WOULD make a skirt

THIS adorable too!

again...big love!

i didn't see this in her shop...i spotted it on her blog.

i bet she would make you one per special request!

metal + wire

Baskets & Boxes by CB2
Baskets & Boxes by Wisteria

stools

some of my favs