High Five for Friday!

This has been quite the week of adventures! Non stop there for a while and exhausted is an understatement for me right now, so much so that I ended up catching the flu! wah wah.... But enough with the bad and in with the good!

1. For starters my husband, Billy and I got to attend the Craig Morgan concert with a few of our friends. If you have not seen him live, I highly recommend it! He is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! He sounds just likes his tracks and has so many number 1 hits to keep you singing along!

2. On Saturday, Billy and I got to attend the Long Beach Grand Prix indy car race! If you have not never of it, then it is definitly something to check out in the future. Every year the city of Long Beach, CA closes down the street and host an indy car race. The event is large with an expo hall, grand stands everywhere and of course, cars, cars, cars! My parents have always volunteered to the work, so we got to spend some time here and there with them as wekl. An even bigger PLUS is that my cousin happens to be on the pit crew for Fuzzies and to our excitement, THEY WON! To the right is photo of Billy and I with my parents.
3. Along with AutoCAD this semester, I have begun taking Revit. Revit is an additional interior design software used to design buildings and interior rooms. AutoCAD was a little difficult to get going on but find Revit to be a breeze. In two weeks I have been able to design a cabin and a two story home! I cant wait to post some of the fun projects I will be creating in the future! 4.I officially have my first interior design project! My friend Cameron came to me two weeks with the desire to make over his bedroom. We have come up wth a design and I have specified all of the furniture out. I am excited to have photos up of the finish project in a couple of weeks to share! In the mean time, I will posting a separate blog explaining my design concept and board! 5. I love reading The Small Things Blog (www.ItsTheSmallThingsBlog.com) and have been able to get a number of friends to follow Kate as well. This week though I stubbled across a new blog that I love, love, love called Tatertots and Jello (http://Tatertotsandjello.com/) I have found myself in the past clicking on numerous pinterests pictures that lead me to this blog so I finally took the time to read. The blog features so many cute ideas from organizing, to decorating to DIY. Check it out! That's all for me this week! Have wonderful weekend and a Happy eater!

Should you have any questions or need assistance in your own space please feel free to visit my website www.SimplyLifeDesigns.com or contact via email at: Samantha@SimplyLifeDesigns.com

Tuesdays Tip of the Week! 4.15.14

While on Pinterest this week I came across an article called 10 Ways to store fabric. Since I am an avid trying to be an avid sewer, I have looking for  useful tips to on storing my fabric. Currently I have been folding them neatly and placing them in a plastic set of drawers but my collection is starting to grow rapidly. Please feel free to read the article on 10 ways to store fabrics. Below are my top 3 ways that were featured;

Use/Make mini bolts for your fabric and display them on shelves

 Thinking Closet choose a hanging file rack to help store her fabrics!

I just love the look of how they stored the fabric above! Even when organizing you can make things ascetically pleasing while functional! Check out a few different hanging ideas at Craft Aholics Anonymous

Tuesdays Tip of the Week! 4.07.14

My bathroom can never seem to keep clean while getting ready in the morning. By the end of getting ready I have a my blow dryer, straightener, hairspray, brush, comb, bobby pins, and that is just some of my hair products! Let alone my toothpaste, deodorant, perfume, etc. To help tackle the counter top clutter I like to use a plastic tub to keep my morning rituals in. In my tub I keep my fash wash, lotions, perfume and hairspray. As I get ready in the morning, I simply pull the products out and place them right back in as I use them. Once I am finished getting ready all I have to do is place the tub under the sink and I am on my way! This quick and easy organizing tip is not only handy but will save you time! For ideas on products I suggest the following:

This bin is sold at Target!

Find this bin and similar ones at WayFair!

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Confession!

Guilty!

 

 

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High 5 For Friday!

Whew! This has been a long week and I am ready for the weekend! This was my first week back from Spring Break. You would think I would be rested but NOPE, Not me! I spent my Spring Break getting caught up and ahead of my classes. I started my 6th class this week so I wanted to make sure I was ahead of my studies. Lucky for me, I love interior design, which makes homework feel less like work and more fun!

With that said, lets get down the top 5 highlights of my week:


1. My most exciting news came on Thursday when I had a vet appointment for my little Hunter. He cut his eye about 3 months ago (and after a few procedures and a lot of vet appointments later) the vet finally gave him the thumbs up! I am so relieved and thrilled! Since corgis have short little legs, Hunter has a hard time with wearing a cone. His little head gets stuck in the grass when he walks and I have had to hand feed him since he couldn't reach his food. He quite the little happy camper now that he is free from the "cone of shame"!


2. Since I am going to school for interior design, my confidence has been a little hesitant on how I would do in an architecture class. My classes latest project was designing a building for my schools Video Game Club. Well, I was very excited on Tuesday to find out I got an A on my project! Now onto my next project of headquarters building for Adidas, wish me luck!

3. On Thursday I got to spend the day with my sister Tara, and my newest little niece Alice. I cant believe she is already 3 months old! She loves to be held and her aunt Sammy loved getting to hold her! She was too precious giggling and smiling as we walked around the block twice leading up to her nap. Can't wait to be able to watch her again!

4. As I mentioned above I have started another class this week, giving me a compacted schedule of 6 classes for the next 8 weeks. I have been studying an interior design software called AutoCAD since February and am really getting the hang of it now! This week I started my BIM1 class which focuses on another design software called Revit. I am 2 classes in and I don't foresee any problems in this class!

5. For the past 4 years I have heard my husband tell his tall tales of him and his best baseball friends from when he played with Detroit Tigers. With getting to visit/live with him during his seasons I was fortunate to meet a number of them but there are still few I haven't. Well last weekend/early this week we had the pleasure of having his friend, Bryan Pounds stay with us. It was fun to hear/see the reenactment of these stories I have heard of firework mishaps and skinned knees of sliding into home. I want to wish him a good luck this season and we look forward to visiting him in Texas when he returns home.

Well that's a wrap on my week! On too thrift shopping, baseball games and homework for me this weekend! Have a wonderful week!

Should you have any questions or need assistance in your own space please feel free to visit my website www.SimplyLifeDesigns.com or contact via email at: Samantha@SimplyLifeDesigns.com

High 5 For Fridays!

High 5, it's Friday! I got this blog entry idea from some of my favorite blogers and am excited to be able to apply to my blog now! Every Friday I will choose the top 5 things that happened to me within the week. This is just a fun and positive post to reflect ondifferent things in my life, while giving you a little more insight to who I am ... So away we go!

1. I love making crafts. This week I made yarn wrapped carrots in preparation for Easter. Such a simple and cute craft that doesn't take long at all. Tutorial coming next week for you try for yourself!

2. Yesterday, I got to attend my first hospitality interior design trade show! The registered vendors had beautiful displays of the industries new trends. Innovation Lighting has beautiful chandeliers, and Kravets is featuring a fun fabric line. I can't wait to spec some thier designs in the future!

3. On top of getting to attend the trade show, I was also lucky enough to attend the NEWH Fashion Show event in San Diego. 12 design firms were given a box of interior design materials such as fabrics and flooring that they had to incorporate into a clothing design. The design firms models then rock the runaway where the pieces were auctioned off for student scholarships. I highly suggest if given the oppurtunity to attend one of these events to go!

4. One of my Facebook friends posted about a website she has just signed up for, www.100happydays.com . She urged her friends to sign up and participate with her. I found the concept of the website inspiring so I signed up. Everyday you post on social media a photo of something that makes you happy with #100happydays. The photos can be of your child, pet, new shirt, a sunset, anything that makes you happy. I'm only on day 3 but I find it really uplifting to find happiness all around me! Please let me know if you participate, I would love to follow your posts!

5. Last but certainly not least, my family is all on thier way to Vegas right now!  Since I am such a car fanatic, I have always attended the monster truck shows when they come to Orange County. When my Uncle offered to purchase tickets for our entire family to attend the finals in Vegas we were all in! I am very close with my family so I am excited for a mini weekend vacation with them!

Well that's the recap of my week! Hope your week/weekend was/is as exciting as mine!

Have a wonderful weekend!

 

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Tuesdays Tip of the week! 3.18.2014

Face it, we all have that junk drawer packed full of papers just bursting to get out. Well, what are you waiting for? LETS BUST THEM OUT!

Three ring notebooks and/or accordion files are a great tool to use when organizing your paper work.

Take all of the manuals you have stashed in miscellaneous areas of the home and file them. I suggest taking a 3 ring binder and placing the manuals in a plastic sleeve and files under a divider. Next time you need a manual it's right there.

Accordion files and three binders are also  great for filing past taxes, your pet paperwork, and children's art work you can't bare to part with. Use an accordion file to keep all of your mortgage/title documents together then store away until the far future when needed again.

Don't waste valueable accessible space on paperwork you use once in a blue moon. Now go on, BUST those papers losse!

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