‘Tis the Season for Giving in the Starbucks Line

I had an amazing day yesterday. It started out as I made my usual Starbucks drive-thru stop, as I do most mornings on the way to my office. At the same time, I’m on my morning phone call with Allie, so not really paying attention to what’s going on around me until it was my turn to drive-up to the window. Like every other day, I hand my money to one of the smiling faces I have come to know. So far…what’s the big deal and why am I writing about this on my blog – right? Well, my friendly Barista couldn’t wait to tell me that the car in front of me had paid for my order. WHAAAAT? I know…crazy, but so surprised and gave me that good feeling inside. I think I smiled for most of the day yesterday knowing that the spirit of giving is still in the air.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t keep the spirit going, as I was the last car in line, however I launched another ‘stream of giving’ in the Starbucks drive-thru this morning. The only thing I missed was getting a glimpse of the person behind me to see what the reaction was when she was told someone in front of her had paid for her order, but I couldn’t see her from my angle. I’ll bet she was pretty happy, though.

Can you imagine that the longest ‘giving’ record at this store was 40 cars?

I love the gift of giving and I’m going to remember this story forever.

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all!
Mrs. O

No Comments December 22, 2011 on 12:39 pm | In All

Are You Wrapped?

We’re coming down the stretch with only 6 days until Christmas. If wrapping presents is still on your list, get organized and follow these easy steps to make this year’s wrapping a jiff.

- Organize your gifts by recipient. This also helps to get an overview of things and maybe where you might need another stocking stuffer or two.
– Create a gift wrap station. Whether this be in the guest room, craft room or on the floor in front of the fireplace in your family room, designate a space to keep your wrapping gear.
- Next, organize your gift wrap, ribbon, gift tags, scissors, tape and pen or marker so that everything is at your fingertips. This year, I’m using our wire ball bin to store wrapping paper rolls.
- If you haven’t been able to wrap as you go, don’t stress. Try recruiting your husband or children for a evening of gift wrapping while watching a favorite holiday movie.

Creating Keepsakes Blog had a few of my favorite craft organizing ideas this year.
- Our multi-tiered pants hanger is perfect for holding ribbon spools.

- Turn and 80-pocket jewelry organizer to a craft organizer. Store everything from buttons (by color, of course) and rhinestones to floral embellishments in one place. Crafting is definitely more fun when you are organized.

Ready, set, wrap!

Happy Organizing!
Mrs. O

No Comments December 19, 2011 on 4:50 pm | In All

Peter Walsh Takes On Extreme Clutter

EXTREME CLUTTER airs tonight! Tune in tonight, Monday, December 12th at 9:00pm on OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network for the first episode of Season 2 of Peter’s Show. See how one family had 6,500 sq ft of stuff in just two rooms of their home! Don’t miss it!! Check local times and listings.

We’re super excited for the season kick off. It was great fun for Organize.com to work with Peter on the products and see how he worked his magic with them.

I know you will be inspired to get organized, no matter how big or small your project might be.

Happy Organizing!
Mrs. O

No Comments December 8, 2011 on 2:18 pm | In All, Peter Walsh

Peter Walsh iPhone App

Greetings everyone and thanks for the notes on Peter’s APP. There was a small snag with the app server yesterday. If you were having difficulty downloading the app, please try again.

Thanks for your interest and Happy Organizing!
Mrs. Organized

No Comments December 7, 2011 on 2:00 pm | In All