08/10/2020
One thing that my very first styling boss impressed upon me was the need to wrap up the day with a tidy desk and working space. (It was part of this post a couple weeks ago, too.) No matter how crazy the day or how many clothes were strewn about in the closet at noon, come closing time everything was in it’s right place. She said it was the only way to start a new day fresh and she was right. When we were touring Margaret’s West Austin abode, we couldn’t get over this organized office nook that she created in her … 
If getting your life organized is on your current to-do list or you feel like too many things are slipping through the cracks, then this post is for you. I have for sure been there and these organization apps and systems are what keep me sane most days… There’s no shortage of apps these days that promise to streamline communication, make workflow more efficient and ultimately lead you to being your best self. If we’re being honest, though, the systems and organization apps I use are really simple. First, they’re all … 
Somewhere in the process of permitting our plans here in Austin, we ran into an antiquated neighborhood zoning rule that mandated that your garage could not protrude closer to the street than the rest of the house. In order to accommodate this and get the plans permitted the entire right side of the house was stretched and the person who came out the real winner in the whole thing was Parker Pinkston. Her closet went from generous to begin with to downright luxurious, possibly the size of a small bedroom. Amazing, right? Kind of. As … 
The pregnancy nesting bug is not only very real, but very necessary! Somewhere around the third trimester you realize that another human is moving in soon and suddenly the organizing, cleaning and preparing gets kicked into high gear! We are currently in a rental with limited space, so I was adamant on everything having a place and being well stocked and organized before baby’s arrival. In particular, I wanted our laundry room in tip top shape before the big day which meant stocking up on all of the essentials so that I didn’t have …