Monday Update

What a fun weekend! I worked Friday night, so I decided to take it easy and stay in and read. I am currently in the middle of A Game of Thrones and am utterly addicted. I have been watching the TV series and decided I needed to read the books because I am dying to know what happens next. Definitely a good night end.

Saturday I worked all day but then when out with friends to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Had a little too much fun perhaps. 

And Sunday was your typical lazy day. Sat around the house, ordered in Mexican food, watched Sex and the City, played with the dog, did a little shopping and then a little crafting, curled up by the fire to continue reading and then went to bed.

All in all a spectacular weekend!

Kel and I getting ready to go out for Cinco de Mayo

Nothing like a fire on a rainy sunday

Kingston modeling his new bandana

Current book I am reading (and TV series I am watching

Rowena enjoying having both her Mom and Aunt Kelly at home.

Fun new box I picked up at Michaels!

My other purchases from the weekend. Teal shorts, lace top, striped tied shirt all from T-J-MAX. Fox mini wallet from Target.

Sneak preview of a shoe refurbish.

Another project I am working on.

Crocheted Crochet Hook

I finished this project a couple of weeks ago and am now finally getting around to posting it. It is part of my lets get organized binge. My crochet hooks seem to be everywhere. I will find them in the most bizarre places: on my desk, under the bed, in the couch, I wouldn't be surprised if I found them in the refrigerator. Originally, I was going to buy a hook holder but they are expensive. Therefore, I decided to make my own. I found the pattern from The Crochet Spot.  It was super easy a worked up pretty quickly. I also made a few extra pockets for scissors and such. For the smaller hooks I actually weave them into the pocket so they don't fall out as easily.

Finis!

Ahhh, I finally done with my spring cleaning/organizing!!! It took me forever but I am so glad I did it. Here is how everything looks!

Bathroom: I posted about my organized vanity here but I just wanted to share two additions I made that help keep me organized. For any bows or barretts I have I attache them to a piece of ribbon that hangs from the wall. This way I have easy access and they are organized. For claw clips I put them on my hand towel rack.

Clothing Closet: I arrange all my clothing by style and color. So it goes plain t-shirts, dressier t's, tank tops, dresses, sweaters, long sleeves. In winter I will rearrange it so that I have easier access to things I wear often. Instead of using a traditional dresser I use wire mesh baskets . I like having more drawers in less space. I store jeans, sweats, work clothes, tank tops, tights and things like that it them.

 I then use the brown baskets for bras, underwear, socks, belts, gloves and hats. Finally I have a few plastic bins for random things.  I like to keep my shoes organized so I keep the boots on the top shelf, shoes I wear frequently are in a rack on my bathroom door and those that I don't wear go in the sweater rack out of the way. 

Crafts Closet: I am lucky enough to have extra storage space that I can convert into a crafts closet. I organize things by type and put them in cheap plastic bins from the dollar store. I also have a few nicer boxes that I picked up from Michaels that hold things. Can you spot my two upcoming crafts in these photos?

Bookshelf: I read a lot and therefore have a lot of books because of this my bookshelf is often overflowing. I have found that if organize the books by size and then stack some of them I am able to fit a lot more books onto the shelf. It is not an ideal system but until I have more room it will have to do for now. 

Oh and those post its you see on the shelf. I write down things I want to accomplish for the week and when I finish the task I rip it off and through it away! I always fill very accomplished when all of the post its are gone!