Getting Organized With Wall Coat Racks

If you have children, you know how difficult it can be to keep your home organized. When children come home from school, books, backpacks, coats and jackets, all may be strewn throughout the house. Having a designated place to keep each persons belongings can help with this problem. This can help the frustration everyone feels when they need to find their belongings and can make for a more peaceful sendoff to school and work.

In order to create a place for items that make their way into the home a small space is needed. If you can find a bare wall anywhere in your home, you can make a dedicated place for organizing personal belongings. This place does not need to be in the entryway. A hallway, corner or back-porch area will work fine. Finding a wooden coat rack that is the size you need will be your first task. If you have the space a large coat rack is a good idea because items can quickly accumulate. A shelf that you can place underneath this rack, with room for baskets will make it possible for things to be neatly stored. You can find baskets at many department stores, and finding baskets that fit in your bookcase or shelf will not be hard. If each child has one or two baskets this should be sufficient. All of their school books, important papers and other school items can be left in these baskets.

A picture frame, painted in the same colors as your coat rack can be made in to the perfect bulletin board. You can create a bulletin board that does not use thumb tacks by using ribbon to hold your items. This will let you avoid the problem of having thumb tacks fall on the floor. Cover a piece of cardboard in a fabric that matches your decor. Next take ribbon and wrap it in a crisscross pattern across your new bulletin board. This will be placed in your frame for a great place for children to slip in school notices, pictures and other important items. This should be hung at a level where small hands can reach. Children can learn to place important items on this bulletin board. This will prevent misplacing letters, invitations, report cards and any other items that need to be seen by parents.

A large basket can be placed on the floor for shoes, sports equipment or other items that need a home of their own. When you make a dedicated place for things that are used daily, it will be easy to keep your home organized. It can also help everyone be ontime for school and work when everything is located in one place.

Summer Romance

There are many things to look forward to in the summer - the weather, the beach, vacation and of course, the possibility of falling in love. There is something about the summertime that makes people want to fall in love. Maybe it's because the warm weather keeps people out longer, inspires them to flirt or just generally makes them a bit sexier. Perhaps it's the tans, the liberating clothes, or the saltwater hair, whatever it is, it makes us all hopeless romantics.

Romantic summer must-haves:

White lace:

Fashion is as important to summer as anything else. From denim shorts to bright coloured maxi dresses, espadrilles to big beads, it's everything you need to be hot and gorgeous all summer long. There is something about white lace though that just feels so romantic. Perhaps it's the creaminess and the sandy colour it turns when dragging along the beach, but white lace is something every girl should have in her summer wardrobe.

Beach reads:

'Love and Summer' by William Trevor, 'Too Much Happiness' by Alice Monroe, 'Love' by Toni Morrison, these are all wonderful books to bring to the beach with you. They will suck you in and entertain you while you lay back and relax in the sun. They are wonderful love stories that will help you escape your world of singleness, if that's what you're looking for.

Somewhere to rest outside:

One of the nicest parts about summer is the ability to doze off outside in the middle of the afternoon. It's warm enough that you don't even need a blanket. Whether you're on a boat or in your garden you should have some sort of chaise lounge to take a little nap on. Collapse on an outdoor couch, love seat or hammock with your summer love and let the sun kiss your skin while the wind keeps you cool while you sleep.

A sense of adventure:

If you want to experience summer love you have to be open to it. Those who are in the mindset to go out and enjoy their summer, meet new people and try new things are the ones who will probably find love. Be a bit adventurous with your time this summer. Plan a camping trip with friends, take a road trip to the beach for a day or so, explore new parts of your city and take in a festival or two.

With the right environment and the right mindset, you may end up finding love this summer after all.