Good Old Dollar Store!

The Mr. just celebrated his 40th Birthday!!!  We (the girls and I) wanted to do something fun for his birthday, the big 4-0!  We found 40 gifts to give him for 40 days leading up to his birthday (one gift each day).  We had a blast finding funny and great gifts that he loved.  We also did a few homemade coupons.  One of our favorite gifts was Pin The Tail On The Donkey!  This game was awesome.  It came with a poster, mask, and 12 stickers (so we played it three times).  We had a blast.  It was by far the best Dollar Store find of the year!

What's For Dinner?

Can't decide what to eat for dinner?  Sick of the same old?  I found thefoodnanny.com at Swiss Days this summer.  I purchased her book and was a little skeptical.  I LOVE IT so much. Check out her website, it is awesome.  Go to nanny plan beta...there you can choose what to eat for 2 weeks.  Then print it out and if you want you can print our your grocery list too (of course you need her cookbook-I would recommend buying it for sure). 

*I like to incorporate my recipes too so I printed out a blank one and laminated it.  I use a wet-erase marker to write on my 2week menu. 

E-6000

This is my FAVORITE glue ever.  It has an amazing hold.  It can hold everything: fabric, wood, metal, glass ect. This is a must to always have on hand.

Entry Way

This is my new entry way.  I love it so much.  Our nephew, Chase, is amazing with the mitre saw! 

This is the pic that I sent him from my phone saying "Can you build something to help me organize this mess?"

Still not complete...

 

Done. 

Thanks Chase, I LOVE IT!

{FYI - This was a bugger to paint}

*I put a remnant of carpet over my linoleum for the winter to collect the snow and ice melt. I am tired of ruining rugs! I think I might leave it - I actually like it!

*baskets are from Target

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Nesting?

What is it with the after Christmas organization?  I literally have tossed/donated  9 garbage bags of junk.  Where does it come from?  When I go through my home, I like to imagine that I am moving.  Do I really need it?  Is it worth saving?  I tell my girls that everything has a spot.  If it wont fit on the shelf or in a drawer then it must go.  I literally am turning into my mom (this is a good thing)! 





I needed a drawer in my bathroom
(for the little stuff) so this is what I came up with!



*One thing that I like to do with my clothes, is turn all my hangers backwards.  When I wear something I turn the hanger around when I hang it up.  If after 6 months the hanger is still backwards obviously I don't like it so it is donated. 

Now I have to finish what I started. 

{Checklist}

Girls room - done

Playroom - done

Bathroom - done

Laundry Closet -          

Master Bedroom - 1/2 way

Kitchen - done

1/2 Bath - done

Pantry -     

Living Room - done

Entry Way - done

Over the next few weeks I want to share my results. 

I found this amazing blog, iheartorganizing.blogspot.com.  I heart her blog!  She has great ideas. 

I am off to organize!
{no, I'm not pregnant}

Today'z Deal

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New Camera Toy

I purchased this tri-pod ($7) at Ross right before our trip to Chicago. It came in handy. It is small enough to fit in my purse and can wrap around anything. It is perfect for travel.