Free Printable Cleaning Schedule Template

One thing I'd like to get better at is maintaining a cleaning schedule. Some of my friends have said that it helps them to write it out so I thought I'd make a printable for it. I thought I'd fill in all the boxes but then I quickly realized that with my work schedule, my cleaning schedule would change weekly, so it'd be better to leave my boxes blank so I could fill them in each week. This makes it great for all of you because I could also upload it for you to download for free! To download, simply click the link below the image. You'll be taken to a page of the printout. You can either print it from there or just click the little "save" icon that pops up in the bottom right hand corner.

These printables are to be used for your own personal use. Please do not share them and claim them as your own. If you'd like to share with friends, please link them to this post. Pinning it is fine as long as it is pinned from this page. 

Also, these printables are available as they are. At this time, I do not edit these for individuals.

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10 DIY Jewelry and Makeup Organizers

If you've been reading my blog for awhile, you know I love DIY and organization. I mean, I even have a section of my sidebar for it!

I thought it'd be fun to share with you 10 of my favorite DIY organization ideas for jewelry and makeup. If you have one, leave it in my comments! I'd love to check it out!

This Chevron Necklace Holder is so cute and perfect for a bright, colorful room in your house! 
This Necklace Holder from Scrap Wood is a great way to upcycle something laying around your garage/shed and make it a statement piece in your home!
This is another necklace holder that uses the same style.
I haven't gotten around to making one yet, but this earring holder made from a picture frame is an idea I've seen floating around that I'd love to recreate!
This one incorporates that idea but adds in a necklace holder for a ton of jewelry storage! 
This helix jewelry holder may just be one of my favorites! It would look great sitting on top of my dresser!
And, of course the jewelry organizer I created over a year ago! This one hangs in my hallway outside my bathroom. The three beauty organization tricks I wanted to share are ones that I definitely want to use in my own bathroom. Right now, I just use a makeup bag and an old candle container to organize my bathroom counter.
I love the idea of using magnets on makeup to organize your actual products. Using products from the dollar store to make adorable brush holders is also an amazing idea. And this idea uses the empty candle holders to organize everything on a little tray which is one of my favorite ways to organize! Which project is your favorite?

How to Organize Your Blog Sponsors

Hey guys! So, I have bad news. I'm stuck in NCLEX preparation land in which I feel like I'm drowning in textbooks and practice questions so I asked my friend Heather to guest post about her sponsor system while I'm studying and working full time this week. I hope you'll read it and then share how you organize your sponsors in the comments!

Hey People Hey!

I'm Heather, a twenty something lifestyle blogger. I'm a respiratory therapist and a wife, with a couple of cute fur babies. Paige is elbows deep in NCLEX study guides at this point, so I figured I'd stop in and let you know how I make my sponsorship program work. I've got a full time job, help run a campground, and I do my best to keep a household running, so having ad spots is NOT an easy prospect. I've decided that the key is ORGANIZATION! :) 

Getting organized was honestly pretty easy once I put a little bit of thought into it! I custom made these pages to fit my blog and my ad spots, but the idea is easily replicated by anyone who wishes to do so. My ad shop looks like this: 

As you can see, I have 5 different types of advertising, all with different benefits included, so I decided to create a binder to keep everything and everyone straight. Here's what I came up with:

First I got a cute binder

I labeled tabs to reflect my different spots

Then I designed my pages. I wanted the benefits to be listed at the top of my pages, as well as all the contact info I'd need for twitter mentions, and to keep track of their blog posts over the month.  Here's the different pages I came up with:

In Post Spotlight/Premium spots:

Small But Mighty:

Swap Spots:

and last but not least, my Twitter Mentions:

(PS My twitter mentions slots are open, so if you're interested in great exposure...it's a great price! :P) 

As you can see, it's simple to get organized, and it's been a lifesaver. I make sure to mention every blog at LEAST once a week (unless in the twitter mention spots, then it's 5 times a week) so having a place to check those tweets off makes life so much easier. I'd be happy to make these pages up with your logo if anyone is interested. Just email me at heatherdraney@gmail.com and I'd be happy to talk with you about getting it set up! 

Well, that's basically it! It's not too hard to get organized, and it's much less stressful to manage the spots. It leaves more time for writing my own posts, and for hanging out with my family. Though, it seems no matter what I do and how much time I spend with him, my little guy Dakota can't seem to let me work in peace :)

That's all I have for you guys today! Thanks again Paige for letting me drop in, it's fun to visit other blogs :) I'd love it if you'd drop by and say hello!! You can find me at The Life Unexpected

Alright guys, I will hopefully be back up and blogging and with good news next week! But, in the mean time, tell me,
How do you organize your sponsors?

Free Blog Post Checklist Printable

Here lately, I've realized that I blog in spurts and I always do different tasks. One day I may spend the day editing pictures for a ton of posts but another day I don't want to look at my photoshop at all and I'll write all day. As you can imagine, it got pretty confusing. So, I made a system in a notebook for keeping track of what's done for each post. Mine is handwritten, but I decided to develop a typed version that you could print for yourself! As I come up with ideas for a blog post, I write a short description of the blog post and then simply checkmark when I've had the pictures taken/picked out for the post, then when I've got them edited and then when I've actually gotten the post written and scheduled and ready to go! To download, simply click the link below the image. You'll be taken to a page of the printout. You can either print it from there or just click the little "save" icon that pops up in the bottom right hand corner.

These printables are to be used for your own personal use. Please do not share them and claim them as your own. If you'd like to share with friends, please link them to this post. Pinning it is fine as long as it is pinned from this page. 

Also, these printables are available as they are. At this time, I do not edit these for individuals.

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Top 5 Time Management Tips for the Woman That Does It All

While I was in school, one of the questions I got quite a bit was "How do you do it all!?" So, I thought I'd share my top 5 time management tips.

1. Schedule everything
At orientation for nursing school, they had someone speak about how every hour of our life needed to be scheduled. They gave us a sheet and showed us how to color code our day so we knew what we were doing at all times. At the time, I thought they were crazy, but now I'm totally for it. There have been times I didn't need to do this and was able to keep track of it in my head but it calms me down to pull out my planner and map out my days so I know what is going on.

2. To Do Lists
I make lists all the time. I usually make them for multiple days at a time and at the start of each semester, I made a list of all assignments and their due dates. It's satisfying to be able to mark it off and it helps me keep track of all tasks, even small ones.

3. Keep It Stocked
This one is mostly blog related but there were semesters that I didn't write a blog post at all and you're probably about ready to go through my archives and find out when. It'll be hard to tell because I still had posts scheduled. I'd spend my Christmas break/Spring break/whatever brainstorming and writing blog posts. Then I'd schedule them out. When I'd start to run out, I'd post three times a week, but I always had something up. This also helps just to keep from getting burned out because I only wrote when I was relaxed and it was fun. 
I've also known women that will cook a week's worth of meals on Sunday and freeze them so that making meals throughout the week was a breeze!

4. Prioritize
This is a must for everyone! There were many days when I'd have to decide that the house could be a wreck and me and Cody could eat Wendy's because I had a test coming up and had to study. Even though I like a clean house, it just wasn't the most important thing at the time.

5. Make Time for Fun
There are times when having fun IS the priority. You have to make time to relax or spend time with loved ones, even if you do have something big coming up, just make sure to get your obligations taken care of before their deadlines!

What is your top time management tip?

Free Blog Statistics Printable

I like to track my statistics for my blog as much as I can. I like to see the growth and development of my blog, if for nothing else than it's fun for me.
It's hard to keep track of everything I like to keep track of in my planner though, so I usually rely on handwritten sheets. 
Not anymore! I created a printable for myself to track my stats monthly and I thought I'd share with you guys!
To download, simply click the link below the image. You'll be taken to a page of the printout. You can either print it from there or just click the little "save" icon that pops up in the bottom right hand corner.

These printables are to be used for your own personal use. Please do not share them and claim them as your own. If you'd like to share with friends, please link them to this post. Pinning it is fine as long as it is pinned from this page. 

Also, these printables are available as they are. At this time, I do not edit these for individuals.

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Free Blog Post Promotion Checklist Printable

Let's face it, remembering to promote our blog posts to the fullest extent can be hard. I always forget to pin that post or shout that post to twitter or what have you.

So I created a printable for it! It has space for five blog posts per page. Since I usually post at least five times per week, this covers me for the week. 

To download, simply click the link below the image. You'll be taken to a page of the printout. You can either print it from there or just click the little "save" icon that pops up in the bottom right hand corner.

These printables are to be used for your own personal use. Please do not share them and claim them as your own. If you'd like to share with friends, please link them to this post. Pinning it is fine as long as it is pinned from this page. 

Also, these printables are available as they are. At this time, I do not edit these for individuals.

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