1. Start Small - Think of one area in the house you want to get done first and don’t start anything else until you are finished with it. It doesn’t have to be that day, this could happen over multiple weekends if that’s what it takes to get it complete. Hey, you only need to do this twice a year so make sure it’s a job well done right! ​

2. Ask For Help- If you live with a spouse, or kids or heck even a roomate, make sure that you are able to get advice or even assign jobs to those that can assist you. This helps it go a lot smoother and efficient if everyone is willing to pitch in! WINNING

3. Gather Cleaning Supplies - Make sure you always have a good playlist when it comes to cleaning. This keep your motivation going when you’re really not wanting to get the job done. Also, make sure you have some easy prepared meals for those that are helping you out. This helps keep everything moving so you don’t have to take a break in the middle of cleaning to prepare for the meal. Another thing that helped was picking up a label maker and markets. This helps label everything that you have for trash or keeping.

5. Organize Your Items- Once you have everything ready to go, purchase bins, basekts, hangers and anything else you need to store the items! Keep your boxes and go through them. Clean anything that needs to be cleaned and discard what you don’t want. PUt all the bins, baskets and hangers away. You can’t put things into drawer or shelves because you’ll forget! If you need to store on the floor, set that aside until the floors are cleaned!

6. Finishing - The last few things you can do in each room is replace the linens that are freshly washed, vacuum the carpets, sweep the floors and give the proper floor treatments to the various floors you are working with. Also, make sure to put away any items that are still out and plug in or spray an air freshener in the room to give it that nice clean spring smell!

It’s finally that time of year again folks!!! Spring weather is finally trying to make its presence here in WNY, which can only mean we here at The Trophy WifeStyle are ready to get our travel on!!! Winter weather is just too unpredictable in these parts. You never know when the next blizzard will hit. So we tend to hibernate until the open roads are clear! Once Spring hits, it’s fair game and we try to travel as much as possible as a family.

Most of these trips are long weekend getaways, so we hate to overpack. Over stuffing the car is never fun! And that $25 luggage fee on flights really does bite. Long story short, the lighter our luggage and carry-on the better. That even means must have items like laptops.

I love unicorns! There is something so fabulous about them that draws everyone to them! I just can’t get enough of these mystical creatures.


I’m always in need of jars to hold everything from pens to straws and silverware for parties! Then it hit me one day. Why not make unicorn jars? The most fabulous way to store anything if you ask me!

2.Take your white piece of paper and cut out two unicorn ears.

4. With your leftover pink sparkle paper, cut out two small circles for cheeks.

5. Take your white ears and glue the pink sparkle portion of the ears onto the white section.

6. Next, it’s time to glue the unicorn horn and the ears onto the jar. Glue them inside the ring of the jar.

7. After your horn and ears have dried, it’s time to glue on those paper flowers. I suggest laying your flowers out ahead of time to space them out perfectly!

8. Once your flowers have dried, it’s time to draw on those eyes and eyelashes. I suggest practicing on a piece of paper to perfect your technique since sharpies are permanent. You only get one shot!

10. Let your jar sit and let that glue dry.

11. And there you have it folks! Your very own Unicorn Jar!

The first neat fact about this American-made mattress is that it ships compressed in a box right to your door! That’s right! No need to hire delivery folks to carry anything inside for you since everything you need is stuffed in this handy dandy box!

My daughter has a twin bed and I was able to easily lift the mattress out of the box and set it up myself!!! I may be rocking sneakers, but there is nothing #FitLife about me. So if I can take this out of the box with ease, so can you!

Set up is as easy peasy as it looks! You literally just take the Leesa mattress out of the box. Lay it on to your bed foundation. (My daughters bed is a foundation-less bed, meaning you cannot use a box spring or a foundation for this particular bed frame, so please keep this in mind when viewing my set up photos!)

Once you have your Leesa Mattress positioned in the right spot, remove all of the plastic wrap. Once the plastic wrap is removed, you will gradually see the mattress fluff out and rise to the width of any other mattress! And just like that, your mattress set-up is complete and ready for those sheets and blankets!

This bed in a box has a patented Universal Adaptive FeelTM designed for ALL types of sleepers! It also features 3 premium foam layers:

2-inch AvenaTM foam top layer for cooling and breathability

2-inch memory foam middle layer for body contouring and pressure relief

6-inch dense core support foam for durability and structure for sleepers of all sizes

Now tell me that doesn’t sound like a bed that will keep you snoozing away all night long!

If making sure you and your family get the best night sleep isn’t enough, Leesa also gives back! Driven by the mission to provide “A Better Place To Sleep for Everybody”, Leesa donates one mattress to a shelter for every ten they sell through their One-ten program. Leesa has donated over 22,000 mattresses so far!!!!

And that’s not all!
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Leesa also plants one tree for every mattress sold AND donates 1% of each employee’s time to volunteer for local causes. Nothing better than a company that truly cares about not only their customers, but EVERYONE world-wide!

Leesa didn’t stop at just matresses! You can also scoop up The Leesa Hybrid Pillow, Blanket, Sheets,
Foundation, and Frame all on their online shop with free shipping!

​The new Leesa Hybrid Pillows adjusts to the way YOU sleep. A pillow insert sits between the quilted pocket and cool layers can be removed with a simple zip to change your support level to fit how you sleep!!

If everything I mentioned above sounds beyond dreamy, you’re in luck! Leesa Matresses are available online for all of you online shoppers like myself, or at the Leesa Dream Gallery in SoHo NYC and Virginia Beach. You can also try before you buy at over 80 West Elm stores nationwide.

Still undecided?

Try the Leesa Mattress in your own home for 100 nights risk-free AND with free shipping! Don’t like it? Simply return the mattress. That’s how confident Leesa is that you will fall in love with your new mattress. Once you enjoy your firsts nights sleep, you will question how you ever lived without a Leesa Mattress!

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Review Wire Media for BlindSpotz.

Ahhhh Western New York! The home of freezing cold, lake effect snowy winters! Originally from the south,I literally freeze to death year round!!! I left Florida 6-7 years ago and I’m still not used to the cold weather here in NY. And to make things worse, I live in an older home with some areas that are a tab bit colder regardless of the season.

My kitchen has THREE doors that lead outdoors & in the winter it’s especially frustrating because I end up walking around my house in layers because I will be shivering in my kitchen & then sweating in my living room! I have no clue which door or maybe even window causes this cold issue!

Unfortunatly getting an energy audit through a contractor to figure out this cold spot issue is just not in our budget this year. I was convinced I would just have to deal with guessing where these cold spots were originating from, but then I stumbled upon a very simple way to find out if your house is energy-efficient: BlindSpotz.

What are BlindSpotz?

BlindSpotz are easy-to-use, removable home sensors to detect, diagnose and fix cold spots.You simply stick them on your wall next to any spot you feel the cold maybe seeping in from such as windows & doors and after 48 hours you’ll be able to tell the temperature in that specific area. Finding out the temperature will allow you to see if that specific area of the house needs to be more insulated, or if anything else can be done to prevent heat from escaping.

Here’s how BlindSpotz work

Each package of BlindSpotz comes with 8 sensors. On a colder day when the temperatures are below 32 degrees outside, you just simply peel the sensor and stick them in certain areas of the house that feel colder to you than others. For example, near windows and door frames, the basement entrance, near closets, cabinets, the attic and the garage. Once you stick the sensor in the cold spot, use your finger to rub the surface of the sticker until it is gray. This will activate the sensor. Once it’s gray, leave it in place for 48 hours.

Once 48 hours has passed, check the sensors to see what the temperature in that cold spot reads. Take a photo of any sensors measuring 50 or 55 degrees and email those photos to fixthecold@blindspotz.com. You will then receive various solutions to help keep that area warmer, as well as coupons that can be used at participating retailers and/or contractors.

Like what you see? Enter the giveaway below to win your own package of BlindSpotz!

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