Happy Friday! While the house has been being painted I have been purging like a mad woman. It feels really good and as we grow older we learn that we really need very little. Especially in the kitchen. It feels like a weight has been lifted to pare down and simplify. Along the lines of simplifying, I created a holiday gift bin to make things much easier over the next few weeks.
I blogged about this simple bin over at my friend, Jen’s blog, I Heart Organizing. Jen and I have been friends for years and she always inspires me to not only get organized but to do so in a beautiful way. She is such a wonderful mom and friend and I feel so thankful for her friendship in my life.
I give out a fair amount of gift cards (school teachers, church leaders, piano teacher. . ., etc.) but I like the gift card to look personal and well thought out. Not like an afterthought. You can check out all of my ideas for this using simple $1-$3 items from one of my favorite stores. See the full post by clicking below:
Have a great, great weekend. We are working on a small DIY project and will be excited to show you. Assuming all goes well!
I adore your blog and Jen’s and I saw your post over at iheart yesterday. You’ve inspired me to make a list of items I need to create my own! I do have a somewhat personal question…what sort of gift cards do you give your church leaders? This is our first year attending church and I’m curious as to what is appropriate to gift to, say, the pastor’s family? Any tips would be appreciated:)
I love your holiday gift bin Courtney. You found cute items! It helps so much to be organized especially at this busy busy time of the year. So so true that the older we get we realize we just don’t need as much. Hubby is bringing down the Christmas bins for me this weekend and I plan to go through each one, purge and downsize. Happy weekend to you!