Command Your Life with 1THRIVE

Per usual, the year is moving faster than I would like. It's already March and I have more projects and ideas I wish to tackle than there are hours in the day.

Does anyone else feel this way?

One way I stay organized with monthly projects for the family is by outlining each week on my family calendar in our designated command center. It’s no secret that I partnered with 1THRIVE and highly recommend their fantastic wall organizers to all my family, friends, and clients. Using my commander center, I schedule the projects I have time to tackle and plan out the month together with my husband. Every Sunday, we talk through the week plans

from who is handling daycare pickup to special activities or date night. If it's not on the calendar, it's not happening!

COMMAND YOUR LIFE & THRIVE WITH 1THRIVE

1THRIVE brings organization, clarity, and structure to your home without sacrificing style and beauty. An idea inspired by real people, 1THRIVE is taking one wall at a time to help others like you thrive.

“We believe organization should be visual, simple, beautiful, and fun. We are passionate about organizing and are experts in creating systems to help people achieve their goals. And because every home has its own look and personality, so do our 1THRIVE Command Centers.” – 1THRIVE

Pre-designed Command Centers are available in a variety of styles and two standard sizes - a large, wide format and a narrow, vertical format, great for doors or smaller spaces. These modular command centers provide you with one location in your home or office where all the important details of your busy life come together.

For example, your calendar and weekly schedule or meal plan, storage for invitations, bills, or documents, easy access to writing utensils and hooks for masks, keys, or pet leashes. What I love the most about 1THRIVE is the flexibility with the layout. These command centers are designed to meet the needs that serve your family and household best and are completely customizable.

INSTALLING YOUR 1THRIVE COMMAND CENTER

Installation is easy and quick with the following tools:

• Pencil

• Drywall Screws with Self Drilling Anchors (included with your purchase)

• Phillips Screwdriver

• Hammer (optional)

• Level (recommended)

After you’ve gathered your tools and determined where you would like to hang your wall organizer, use your level and pencil to mark precisely where to install your drywall screws.

NOTE: The wall organizer screw hooks are an inch or so from the top of the organizer, so be mindful of how high you make your pencil marks.

Once you’ve measured and marked the wall, tap the pointed tip of the anchor into the wall with the handle side of your screwdriver or a hammer. When the tip of the anchor is in the drywall, use the screwdriver to screw the anchor in until it is flush to the wall. After both anchors are installed you are ready for the final screws, and the best part, hanging and organizing your 1THRIVE command center.

TIPS FOR SCHEDULE SUCCESS

Schedules are great and necessary for success. There are numerous reasons why schedules are essential - they improve your day-to-day and offer accountability to help you achieve your goals. I recommend you set a time once a week to update your command center and review your plans.

Your success starts with YOU! So make the most of your command center by setting it up to meet your needs:

• Establish your goals (day, week, month)

• Determine who in the house will use the command center

• Use a color coding system for managing different schedules (Blue for Mom, Gray for Dad, etc.)

• Add a personal touch to your center for added joy – plants, photos, fresh flowers, plants, seasonal decorations, colorful magnets, because YES, these command centers are also magnetic!

1THRIVE offers a variety of accessories, including markers, custom decals, and additional pieces, because these boards are interchangeable. Check out all of the available accessories HERE.

However, you choose to get and stay organized this year, I wish you the best in achieving your goals and future success!

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New Year Organizing Tips

Happy New Year friends! I hope 2022 is off to a great start and full of possibilities and opportunities. Like many, I view the new year as a time to revisit my goals and priorities. Do you set goals or intentions for the year?

I personally love to start any new season with a refreshed and revitalized home. I find these new seasons of life are wonderful reminders to evaluate what we own, what we actually use, and what brings us the most peace when we're home - especially after the holidays!

So, why focus on your home? An organized home benefits everyone you live with because a well-thought-out and clean space will provide a comfortable and relaxing environment for your entire family, including guest's to enjoy.

To help you organize your home, I'm sharing a few tips and areas I like to focus on in my home. Let's create a space with systems that work for you so you can spend more time focusing on the priorities and goals you've set for 2022!

A Healthy Home

When it comes to New Year's resolutions, a big goal is often a focus on health and what we put in our bodies, which is why my first recommendation is to organize your freezer, refrigerator, pantry, and back stock items.

SHOP: Seagrass Utility Basket // One Gallon Glass Jar

Amber Glass Spray Bottle // Nordic Storage Basket with Bamboo Lids

The New Year is a great time to empty your freezer, refrigerator, and pantry to take inventory of what you have, toss any expired food, and group items by category. Use labeled bins, a lazy susan, and specialized containers to organize food in your pantry, freezer, and refrigerator to create a system that works for your household's needs. Commonly used categories include:

• Veggies

• Fruit

• Protein

• Seafood

• Breakfast

• Treats/Sweets

• Snacks

• Grab n Go/Ready to Eat

• Sauces & Dips

• Condiments

• Yogurts

• Cheese/

• Breakfast

• Dry Goods

• Baking

SHOP: Storage Bins

Categorizing your items helps with locating your food in your refrigerator or pantry, and quickly viewing what you have when your meal planning or writing a grocery list. Taking the time to empty your pantry, freezer and refrigerator also provides an opportunity to thoroughly clean and reset some of the most used spaces in your home.

Grocery Shopping Tip: Use a family shared app for streamlining grocery shopping. Check out my favorite app for grocery shopping, 'Out of Milk.'

TOOLS FOR SUCCESS

Achieving a goal requires a plan and actionable steps. Creating a space in your home to visualize the month and write out your plan can help you stay on track. My second recommendation for resetting your home for the new year is to refresh or update your command center.

Where in your home do you have a family calendar, drop your mail, plan your week and/or meals, etc.? The command center should serve as the primary location in your home for sharing information and plans with the entire family or household. The ideal command center should fit your family's needs and be located in a space in your home that everyone can access.

Not sure where to begin? Consider a wall organizer from 1THRIVE.

SHOP: 1THRIVE Wall Organizers

1THRIVE creates a variety of customizable wall hanging command centers with interchangeable pieces to meet your needs. 1THRIVE command centers are perfect for providing a visual space to write out goals, list actionable steps for success, view a monthly calendar, and collect/store important items like keys or mail.

Goal Tracking Tip: Use your calendar to track your success. For example, if drinking 60 ounces of water a day is your goal, add a check, color in the box, etc. each day you achieve your goal. For the month of January, I am tracking the days I don't spend any money.

BEYOND THE HOUSE

Think beyond your home when you begin organizing areas you spend the most time throughout your week. Many of us spend a significant amount of time in our cars, whether we commute, run errands, shuttle kids, etc. so a clean and organized car will set you up for success on the road.

SHOP: Trunk Organizers

If you ever find yourself looking for a piece of paper and pen, shuffling through miscellaneous items in your trunk, or wondering why your car always needs to be vacuumed, then your car is in need of a little organizing love. From the glove box to your trunk, take a few minutes this week to reset the inside of your car. We are often in a rush when we are going to or from our car, and this space can become a dumping ground for miscellaneous items (travel mugs, jackets, empty water bottles, etc.). Follow these quick tips for organizing your car:

• Remove all items that do not serve a purpose in your car (your car is not a storage unit, i.e. if you have donation items sitting on your backseat, drop them off!).

• Replenish essentials like hand sanitizer, tissues, first aid kit, etc.

• Evaluate what you store in your car and consider a zippered pouch for your center console or a trunk organizer for your trunk if you find you have several loose items. Keeping your belongings in a designated container will help you contain and manage the items in your car.

JUST THE BEGINNING

Tackling your food storage, command center, and car organization are manageable and easy projects to complete when kick-starting any new season of life. While the projects may seem small, the overall impact is great, and I promise you will be happy you devoted the time to get these areas organized, leaving you to think - what should I organize next?

DIY Succulent Pumpkin

I love the fall. The colors. The flavors. The pumpkins. The wine. You name it!

There are two types of people in the fall, the people who decorate for the Christmas season on November 1, and the people who like to soak up the fall through Thanksgiving. Now that Halloween is over, I am ready to refresh any seasonal décor throughout my home with fresh fall foliage, branches, local eucalyptus, and pumpkins.

I love a good DIY project, especially with a glass of wine and friends. Can you relate? Today I am going to show you how to create a succulent pumpkin centerpiece using two different DIY methods. The first DIY method is a planted succulent pumpkin, and the second style is a glued succulent pumpkin. From Cinderella and Ghost Pumpkins to Jarrahdale and Tiger Stripe, there are various styles of unique pumpkins to pick out at your local farm stand. I choose a Jarrahdale pumpkin for the first project and a Ghost pumpkin for the second DIY project, with an assortment of small succulents.

Planted Succulent Pumpkin Materials

• Sharp Knife

• Large Spoon

• Pumpkin of your choosing

• Variety of Succulents*

• Cactus Mix*

• Moss*

• Water [Spray bottle preferred]

*The required amount of succulents, cactus mix, and Spanish moss will depend on the size of your pumpkin.

Planted Succulent Pumpkin Directions

STEP 1 Cut a small hole at the top of the pumpkin. The opening should be smaller than the diameter of your succulent grouping.

STEP 2 Using a spoon, scoop out the pulp and seeds. Discard pulp and seeds.

STEP 3 Fill the pumpkin approximately ¾ of the way full of cactus mix.

STEP 4 Plant your succulents directly into the cactus mix. Use additional cactus mix as needed.

STEP 5 Using a handful of Spanish moss, stuff the moss in between the pumpkin and the succulent making sure to let pieces of moss hang out. Be as generous as you would like with the moss, it’s up to your creative eye!

STEP 6 Spritz your planted succulents with water and care for your new centerpiece as advised per your selected succulents.

After the holiday, or when your pumpkin begins to turn, remove your succulents and plant them in a new pot of your choice. Sharing a few beautiful pots for your succulents: Earth Fired Clay Dish with Saucer, Barnacle Round Shoulder Pot, Fiber Concrete Barrel Bowl.

Glued Succulent Pumpkin Materials

• Hot Glue Gun & Glue

• Pumpkin of your choosing

• Variety of Succulents*

• Moss*

• Water [Spray bottle preferred]

*The required amount of succulents and moss will depend on the size of your pumpkin.

Glued Succulent Pumpkin Directions

STEP 1 Warm up your hot glue gun and pre-determine the amount of moss you would like to place on the top of the pumpkin.

STEP 2 Place a generous amount of glue on the top of the pumpkin, followed by the moss. Shake/tilt your pumpkin to the side to remove any loose moss.

STEP 3 Remove your succulents from their containers and carefully remove excess dirt, separating succulents as you feel fit for your pumpkin.

STEP 4 Using small dabs of hot glue, arrange and secure your succulents to the moss at the top of your pumpkin. Use additional moss to complete the look and fill any gaps.

STEP 5 Lightly spritz the succulents with water.

Whether you plant your succulents or glue them to your pumpkin, the end result is a gorgeous pumpkin you created! A succulent pumpkin centerpiece is a unique and beautiful addition to your Thanksgiving table and a great gift for your family or friends to enjoy for the season.