Right now I am currently working on putting a pantry in our hall closet. We used to have a decent sized stockpile in our garage, on a cheap-o book shelf we put together ourselves.
I had recently asked my husband to bring it into our closet inside the house (the garage is not insulated, everything was just WAY too cold, and I wanted easier access to our food! lol) When he went to start moving the unit, it broke in half. *sigh* the bottom part got moist and the wood kind of rot out. If you want to call it wood. I think its particle board maybe? IDC, either way, I was bummed. I do not want to go out and buy another one.
SO... we had to make do with what we have. My husband started to take the unit apart, to throw it away and noticed it was only the bottom half that is ruined. Take that off, and the top part was still a solid piece. YAY! So, we still have a couple shelves for pantry purposes.
Right now I have a very mixed up closet, just random pieces of rescued furniture, re purposed for storage.
My mish mosh, not organized yet, pantry. If you see on the left, is the broken in half bookshelf, but hey, it works! In the far back is just an old plastic shelf we had around for quite a few years. It has been re-purposed several times. Up until yesterday, it was a DVD rack lol. On the right, is a broken dresser. Yep, I kept that too. I took the drawer fronts off, and laid them down, on the runners. (I think thats what they are called.. ) It works!
Sorry, I don't have any other pictures to show off today. I want to make it nice and organized first. I only started this yesterday. Stay tuned, next week I will have much prettier pictures. Some of the stuff in here needs a new home too. (games do not belong in here anymore ;p )
One of my New Years Resolutions involved my entire family. Each week, we are to have the youngest (2) draw a name out of a bag (for right now, I will think up something else soon, lol)
The person's whose name is drawn, gets to pick the game, or games depending on how long it takes to play that night. That persons name will not be put back into the mix until all names have been drawn.
It works out too, as there are 4 of us who choose, since the 2 year old really doesn't care or understand, he just likes to sit and watch, and is generally on mommies team. ;)
Family Game night is done on Monday nights, as the husband is not working that night, so its something to look forward to each and every week.
This was the first week for game night. The 4 year old picked so we ended up playing a game with a gross title, Bed Bugs. Remember that game?
*note to self* Make sure you specify GAME when searching images on google. *gag*
We then proceeded to play Operation Buzz Lightyear edition.
It was fun, but not really for a 4 year old.. he enjoyed it but gets really frustrated with it at the same time. Its all about fun though right?
Its not just Mondays that hog all the fun though. Tuesdays are also daddy's day off, so we have a separate drawing for Movie Night.
As long as the movie is family appropriate, the person's name who was drawn can pick whatever they want and whether the rest of us like it or not, too bad. We are to sit as a family and enjoy the whole film.
Last week was week one for Movies. The movie chosen was The Avengers.
A couple of the kids were NOT interested at first (blasphemy!) But didn't move an inch the entire time. THEY LOVED IT. Not surprised. :)
I haven't really come up with dedicated things to do for the rest of the week, but the kids won't sit home bored.
Anyway, so far, we are really enjoying dedicated family time. It is something everyone can look forward too, and doing things together is proving to be a really great experience. We have spent time together before, but now that it is slated, its much more often. The kids are much happier, and in turn, so are we. :)
I recently asked for some suggestions, on what to title my posts for whatever book I am reading at the time of that post.
If you look on the top left of this page, you will see a little poll I put up with some options.
If you would like to vote for the title you like the most, It would be great! I could use any help in making my blog just a little more interesting. Thanks in advance!
Yesterday I logged onto Pinterest to find myself a dinner idea. I am SO BORED with boring and bland and have decided to try at least 1 new recipe per month.
I of course, forgot to photograph my food. I was hungry. No time for pictures. Sorry! But it looked much like the picture in the original post.
HERE is the link to the recipe I used.
Pinterest really is a wonderful thing. I am sure a lot of bloggers are very happy with the thought that their work can get more recognition because someone (or themselves) have "Pinned" their work. It really does bring in more traffic. I know, because I had a few page views on a post from 2011 just a couple days ago, directed from a pin!
Thanks to pinterest, now this recipe blog I found (with a YUMMY recipe) now has a new follower. ME.
Here is a picture from the original poster, of the really EASY and delicious meal.
Santa Fe Chicken
I didn't have scallions, so I just used chopped onions. And Also.. no cilantro (BOO!) but it was still really good. I suggest this for a simple, light but filling dinner.
I am trying to figure out a catchy title for the current books I am reading each time I update. (likely bi weekly) Any suggestions are welcome!
I am involved in an online book group, which is made up of a few of the mommies I met when I joined ivillage several years ago, when expecting my 4 (almost 5 *gasp*) year old son.
This week I am reading January's book of the month:
So far, I am only about 5% into it, according to my kindles little ticker. So far, I am really enjoying it, and hoping to get a good chunk of it read this afternoon, if the kids allow it. :)
HOPEFULLY I can get this book done by weeks end, so I can attempt my goal of at least 2 books per month. Once upon a time, I read much much more, but my kids keep me busy. Most of my books are children's books these days, which isn't so bad either. My kids love to be read to, and I hope their love for books carries on into their teen years. I HATED reading as a teen so I aim to keep them interested.
I have been on a very long hiatus, as I wasn't all to happy with my blog. I never know exactly what to share, and I feel like I am under too much pressure to actually DO stuff to show off on my blog. I read a TON of different blogs and they are all SO good that I feel mine is not really worth a second look. Maybe I set the bar way too high for myself. After a few weeks of pondering, I decided, what the heck. I will just start fresh for 2013. So, as one of my few New Year Resolutions I will try to make 3 posts per week my goal. If I do more, great. Less, no big deal. I won't only be doing 'crafts' anymore. That was one of the reasons I had a hard time actually coming up with posts. Felt like to much 'work' when blogging. To me, is supposed to be fun. So I have decided to make my posts more diverse. Some crafts when I feel like it. Other times, organizational tasks. Some recipes, and some DIY tips and tricks I might find in the world of Pinterest. I will also share whatever book I am currently reading and whether or not I am enjoying it. (another goal I failed last year was my goodreads 40 books read by end of year.. whoops) I will also share in some of my motherhood moments. In those motherhood moments, this year I will be going through potty training (fully) my 2 year old. That will start in the spring when its above freezing so he isn't always bundled up lol. There will be lots of boring housewife random posted this year. I want my blog to be more exciting, and not so restricted to just 1 thing in-particular. This is my life and I want to share it all. I hope you all had a wonderful start to 2013 so far.
So, I've been seeing this technique for years.. covering an old diapers box with fabric, paper, or any other textile you have at hand, but have yet to give it a go. Well tonight I finally have. I happened to use an old dress I had on hand. The zipper was broke. Yes, I could have replaced the zipper, but I don't wear dresses often, so instead I cut it up. It was pretty fabric, and will now be on display. Here you have it, my version of a fabric covered storage box:
not sure what I actually want to put IN the box yet, but there will be more to come. I have 3 more dresses to cut up. I may embellish this one too, if I find something else I don't want/need anymore, and can re purpose.
