Get Organized, Baton Rouge.

Closet Craze is the All the Organizing...Well Craze!

Have you ever experimented with one of your Pinterest projects only to find yourself covered in paint, saw dust, or glue 2 hours later with a bigger mess than when you started with? And I'm not just talking about the "chic-chalkboard paint-no primer-BS" we have all pinned to our boards. I'm talking about the organizing stuff. You know... it's that "Organized/Cleaning" board that you keep telling yourself "Next weekend, I'm totally having a re-organizing of the house." Ladies (and some gents)... You're kidding yourself. And I'm only saying this as your friend. Even if you DO get around to it, it will not look like the nice picture on your Pinterest board. Now don't click off yet because I have now insulted your DIY-natural born skills. It's just some things are best left to the professionals. See the picture above? Probably have something similar sitting in one of those lovely Pinterest boards now, huh? What if I told you there is a local company right here in Baton Rouge to make your closet make Carrie Bradshaw's closet look like a swamp.

Meet Katie Holt and her business Closet Craze. 

"I created Closet Craze about a year ago to offer my organizing and designing services for those who really just don't have the time to get to their closets! I always had a niche for closets so one day I thought, "Why not let others know I can help and turn this into a little business?!" There is no job too messy or too small! I receive feedback of clients fearing I will judge their messy closets. NEVER!  Not only does the end result look great, it becomes more user friendly!

I offer free consultations where I speak with the client and see what they're looking for! I take inventory of supplies needed (which I go out and get) and determine time and cost.

As for designing, the same consultation process applies. I outsource a carpenter to build and I come in and finish with organizing! The customer will deal only with me and I will communicate with the builder behind the scenes.

I can also provide wardrobe consulting...but this is a fine line that really depends on the customer! You don't want to dig deep and overstep as I've realized everyone is unique and sensitive when it comes to their style:)

I think that's a wrap! A basic summary of what Closet Craze offers!"

-Katie Holt, Closet Craze

So we can't have the Matching Outfits Computer Software from Clueless, but who cares? Now Baton Rouge has Closet Craze!

Go check out more about Closet Craze here and go like the Facebook Page Here!

Art Melt is an Event for All.

Dancing, Local Art, Baton Rouge Culture..It was all there

Children dancing, Local Artist mingling with the viewers, cocktails, and...wait for it...Food Trucks. This event made my heart melt. I got to GeauxOut, GeauxEat, and GeauxShop. It was great to see a big crowd, and an intrigued crowd. It is refreshing to see how many talented artists live right here in your own back yard. Did you miss it this year? Don't kick yourself in the butt yet. This is an every year event, so make sure to attend in 2015. It will be here before you know it. But let the pictures speak for themselves on how fun this event is for the whole family...after all, that's what art is about right?

Photography in Baton Rouge

Wedding coming up?? Did your precious little one just turn one? Or maybe just graduated? 

This are precious moments...Why not freeze them in time? My sister got me a session with Rachel Erin for Mother's Day. Now as a mother of a toddler, you get really excited about this things. Why wouldn't you? Your kid is the cutest thing in the world. Or your wedding is going to be the best wedding since the Royal Wedding, right? Toddler pictures are the hardest to shoot. And I'm here to tell ya...Rachel can handle it. So I know if she could get snaps like the ones posted below of my busy-body toddler, I know she can capture your wedding bliss seamlessly. Visit her sign at rachelerinphotography.com and go check out her like page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rachel-Erin-Photography/292848644081250 . Tell her I sent you!

 

  

Healing Place Church

Healing Place Church

I was brought up in the Church. My grandfather was actually a Music Minister for a while there (until he became a successful men's clothing store owner...That man could DRESS!) My first mega church experience was in Houston, Tx. I was in awe. Having grown up in a smaller city in Mississippi, I belonged to the biggest Church in my adorable little town. But bands on stage?? Church go-ers wearing jeans on Sunday Morning? Coffee Shops inside the church? I was in Heaven. (No pun intended.) 

Now Church is church. But as Christians, we still need to attract people to the Church. And what better way than to make it an inviting, non-intimidating environment. And Pastor Mike Haman and his wonderful staff and family have nailed it. Meet Healing Place Church. From the first service I went to, I felt home. Sometimes more at home than my own home. I usually arrive just in time to go check my daughter into the FAB-U-LOUS kids' area. Then I enter and find my sit in the arena that is fully of so much energy, I swear sometimes the roof could blow off.

I dare you...Go try it out one Sunday. Just one. Services are at 9:00 a.m., 11:15 a.m., and 5:00 p.m. on Sundays. For more information go to www.healingplacechurch.org. Ohhhhh...did I mention the online sermons and podcasts.

www.healingplacechurch.org

Lil Bambinos Playtorium in Gonzales

So it's a rainy day, and the kids are running around the house restless huh? Or maybe it's Mid-August and just too hot to go outdoors. Then you need to make the drive to Lil Bambinos Playtorium in Gonzales. 

For just $10 a child and $8 for additional siblings, you can spend all day...ALL DAY...at the Playtorium. You children can enjoy the moonwalk, the play grocery store and kitchen, or the HUGE playground full of obstacles and slides. My lil' CP cannot get enough of this place. Not to mention the staff is so sweet and friendly, and I cannot wait to hold CP's birthday party here next year! It will be hard for you to leave this place without purchasing a monthly package. Go visit lilbambinosplay.com and when you go visit...Don't forget to tell them I sent you!