Erin Condren Unboxing!

I'm so excited to have finally gotten my Erin Condren Life Planner! I ordered it on June 12th, and received it last night, June 26th. Yes, it's a pretty long wait time, but the time that goes into making this planner completely personalized and PERFECT, makes the wait sooooo worth it! If you like to stay organized and plan out everything you do, YOU NEED THIS IN YOUR LIFE. I'm going to go through the unboxing process with photos to show you everything that comes with this Life Planner, as well as list prices of each add-on with a description of what each one is. Hope you enjoy! (Scroll to the bottom for coupon)

First of all, can we PLEASE just talk about how cute the shipping box is by itself?! Like seriously? As if everything inside the box weren't enough! She has so many personal touches throughout the entire order, and you will see as we go through the unboxing! So let's get to it!

As soon as you open the box, you will notice a Welcome card with a discount code. If you have already used this code it will not work, as it is a one time code. If you have not signed up on the Erin Condren website, you can CLICK HERE to do so, and as soon as you sign up, you will receive an email with a code for $10 off anything on the website. And let me just say, there are SO many things that you can customize and personalize to your liking!

So, this is one of those "personal touches" I was talking about... She sent these free stickers with inspirational quotes on them! I already have places picked out in my head to stick these for when I need a boost!

Thanks Erin!

 Precisely ;)

This was a WONDERFUL surprise! She also included this book that lists a lot of the products she sells, along with a $15 coupon! JACKPOT! I didn't even think it could get any better. BUT it does.
Let's keep going!

Okay, oh my goodness... This is absolutely ADORABLY WRAPPED! With her trademark "enjoy!" sticker sealing this beautiful turquoise tissue paper, I almost didn't want to tear into it to see all my items I've been waiting so long for!

But that feeling passed.

As a choir of Angels sang, I tore the paper to reveal my box of organizational goods!!!

And yes, my friends, it was wrapped in GIANT BUBBLE WRAP. My dog, Kayla, had a really good time with it. 

Here are the things I added to my order...

***Click the item name to go to the website to order***

Elastic Bands ($6.95)

These colorful elastic 

bands are perfect to 
keep your personalized
Notebook, Address Book,
Journal, Life Planner, or
Wedding Planner closed!
Keep the extras in your
purse, you can even use
them for a quick updo! :)
*3 elastic bands per pack.
“Classic” - Red, Blue & Silver
“Sorbet” - Pink, Chocolate
& Lime
“Platinum” - TEMPORARILY
SOLD OU
“Gold” - 3 metallic gold

Coil Clips ($6.95)

Stick it! Snap it! Save it!
EC Coil Clips are a simple
way to save an invitation,
special photo, receipt or
 even parking tickets.
Simply peel off the adhesive
strip and attach to anything
you want to clip in to your
Life Planner or Notebook.

*Each clip measures
2”tall x 1”wide, with
an adhesive surface
area of .5”
*Includes 12 coil clips!

Pen Holder ($2.50)
Always have your 
favorite pen on hand 
with this handy adhesive 
pen holder! Conveniently 
sticks to any Life Planner, 
Notebook, Address Book, 
Journal, Notepad, Deskpad, 
iPad Folio, Clipboard, Jumbo
Calendar and much more!

Designer Sticker Sheets ($12.95)

With full sheets of design,
I can get out my craft
punch and cut out shapes,
but with a handy grid
printed on the back of
every sheet, I can also
cut out straight lines.
The possibilities are endless!

*These repositionable opaque

sticker sheets measure

6.375” x 5.25”

*24 sheets of various designs

(12 designs, 2 each)

Notebook Notepads ($20.00)
Each “pack-of-pads” includes

2 (25 sheet) notepads, made

to match your life planner,

year-round notebook or address

book, and are of course,

PERSONALIZED.  

Stick one to the inside back cover
of your book, and keep the other
at home or at the office so you
always have a stylish way to leave
messages or take quick notes!

Customized Event Stickers ($5.00)

Fabulous and fun REPOSITIONABLE
EVENT STICKERS! Perfect for use on
Jumbo Calendars, Notebooks,
Life Planners and even Deskpads.
Personalize colorful stickers with
your favorite activities, birthdays,
national holidays, religious
observance and other important events!

Photo Stickers ($5.00)

Fabulous and fun PHOTO
 STICKERS! Perfect for use
on Jumbo Calendars,
Notebooks,  Life Planners
and even Deskpads.
Upload pictures from
your photo library or
Instagram & Facebook
account and highlight
special birthdays of 
friends and family
with a photo.

I chose the classic multi-colored paisley design for my planner. You can choose from many different designs and each design has different color schemes to choose from! Oh, and the best part about the new covers? They are interchangeable! Now you can order as many covers as you'd like and change them out as often as you'd like!

There are many inspirational quotes throughout the entire planner, just like the free stickers that were included in the package that I showed earlier.

They have a lined notes section in the back of the planner followed by unlined pages for jotting things down on the go!

 The Life Planner comes with a full sheet of REPOSITIONABLE birthday stickers...

As well as blank repositionable sticker sheets. You can use these to decorate, or write on them to label events on your calendar.

The new planner also comes with a Keep it Together folder and a DETACHED Perpetual Calendar, so you can keep the same information as you change to a new planner each year!

In the perpetual Calendar, you can add important dates such as birthdays, holidays, anniversaries, and other annual events!

There is also a Contact section in the booklet for important numbers. You never know when your phone is going to be wiped clean of all the important information. It's never a bad idea to have a back-up.

The Life Planner includes a clear pouch to store any items you'd like, such as extra stickers, pens, etc.

Don't get too carried away though, as this can make your planner too bulky and it will not close flat.

Kayla wanted to get in on this photo shoot. Hey puppy!

These are some cute gift labels and some "Let's Get Together" cards that were included for free.

Just another awesome thing about Erin Condren!

Look at that little 4th of July Puppy! :)

The final, beautiful, PERFECT product. <3

Thank you so much Erin Condren!

I recommend getting a small (or in my case quite large) box to store all of your extra accessories that you can't keep in your planner. I got my box from Ross for $5 in the clearance section.

And in the words of Erin,

ENJOY $10 off by signing up today! CLICK HERE!

Gone Too Soon

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This song has been used a lot lately for comfort to those who have had loved ones lose their lives too soon. I wanted to create this in hopes to touch those people. I have included names of friends we have lost over the last several years. 

Those names are: Kyle Ryan Casey, Addison Hope Casey, Jonathan Crawford Peedin, Grant Williams, Joseph Michael Ellis, Spenser Terry Garrison, Malia Porter, Baby Jax, Kayne Warters, Bo Goff, Josh Howell, Bobbie Marie Guy, James Will O'neal, Wren Farmer, Teghan Skiba, Tony Daniels, Josh Davis, Brent Wiggins, Matthew Stewart, TJ Atwater, Jessica Johns Chapman, Tyler Daniel Lancaster, Colton Ayscue, James Cook, Josh Best, Brandon Baker, Ericka Ealey***(I am soo sorry for the misspelling in the video!), Tracy Dwayne Deans, Lucas Currin, Lindsay Brandle, Adam Moser, Caleb Eargle, Grant Torkleson, Dexter Wall, Josh Strickland, Kevin Wise, Jason Thompson, Andrea Head, Mark Bradley, Jason "Reid" Lee, Isaac Gaspard, Macy Carter, and Jaykob Craft.

If you would like, PLEASE share the name of a loved one that has left this world too soon in the comments. I want this to touch everyone, without leaving one story untold.

I love you all and hope that you can use this as a source of comfort.

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Bathroom Sink Makeover!

Many people have many different things in their home that bother them; things that they wish they could make nicer or "easier on the eye". For me, one of the worst things to look at is underneath the bathroom sinks... Such a dark, scary place. 

So this weekend, I made it my goal to change that. It was a somewhat quick and affordable project and the outcome transformed it from night to day. Keep reading to see how I took my dark and disorganized bathroom sink to a bright and delightful storage display!

Here is a preview of what the inside of our guest bathroom sink looked like BEFORE the makeover:

Yeah, I know... It's gross. BUT!!!! That only makes me more excited to share the end result with you!

Before I show you how I transformed this mess into an attractive storage cabinet, let me show you the bare inside so you see the full empty space and how far back that pile of junk I had crammed in there really goes!

Don't be alarmed, those are not rat pellets... 

they are little berry thingies that came off of an 

artificial plant that the previous home owners had ;) 

Let's get started!

What I used:

-Particle Board (Home Depot... Should have gone to Lowe's... I'll explain later)

-White Spray Paint (Home Depot... Should have used regular paint... Hey... This was a LEARNING EXPERIENCE!)

-White Fabric (I used some cheap white bed sheets from Target ;)... A lot cheaper than the fabric store)

-White Foam Boards (Dollar Tree)

Here's a super fancy little picture I made with Paint to explain how I put this thing together! You'll use the measurements of your own sink, so I did not share measurements... ANNNDDDD, the guy at Home Depot got them wrong anyway, so I had to mess with it to get it to work... There's my explanation of why you should go to Lowe's instead.

You can use whatever you like to attach everything... I used E6000 for the fabric-covered foam boards but you can also use hot glue... just don't try to use Elmer's Glue... Just... Don't. It's not smart.

Also, I did NOT attach any of the shelving because I had to mess with it so much to get it to fit (thanks to the guy at Home Depot), and it was such a tight squeeze that they held themselves in there pretty good on their own.

All of the border panels are just chilling up against the wall as well, since I did not want this to be permanent.

Soooooooooooooo, DRUM ROLL PLEASE....... Here's the end result: 

I bought these cute baskets from Target and spray painted them, and they fit all of my hair tools in one and all of the extra soap bottles and lotions in the other! The top shelf displays Q Tips, Placker floss picks (the whitening kind might I add), soap bars, wash rags, and disposable shower caps... For our guests to have access to if the need arises ;)






I got the little glass dish from the thrift store for 2 bucks and spray painted it as well to match the colors in the guest bathroom. Oh, and don't those rags look so cute and fancy with the little burlap string tied in a bow?! 

From now on, I will no longer dread opening these cabinets afraid of what may jump out at me. It is now brightened and nicely organized so I can see everything I have in one place. 

Now to work on the Master bathroom cabinets!!!!!! (Insert horrifying sound clip here!)   .... To be continued. Dun DUN DUUUNNNNN