I came home from errands this morning with a car full of boxes and crates. Ben rolled his eyes but unloaded it anyway. Did I mention that I also had 200 lbs of sand in there? Mmm, sandbox. But that’s another story. It feels good to have gotten this shelf straightened out. It was a horrible mess and an eyesore for a long time. I’m hoping that just keeping the stuff contained will help to keep it organized over the long haul. I find that once the bags start to get shuffled around on the shelf it’s the beginning of the end. Things only get worse from there.
I don’t know if using the fabric boxes is a smart idea but we’ll see. They’re mostly filled with dry goods so hopefully they stay as pretty as they are now. I was going to go to IKEA but we had a visit from Ben’s sister today and so there really wasn’t time for all that. It’s probably a good thing too since this way I only got the boxes and not a cart full of other stuff that I really didn’t need. The boxes are unfinished crates from the craft store. I used my 40% off coupons and got them for 5 bucks a piece. The fabric boxes were a little more expensive but I like the little pop of color.
We had visitors today and that was a lot of fun. Ben’s sister and her bf gave Chase a new Hello Kitty radio for her room! She’s over the moon. I showed her how to turn on the music which she found thrilling. We visited the zoo and had a nice dinner out. Lots of fun. The zoo has these rides that cost a couple of bucks. We went on the zoo equivalent of the tea cups ride. Chase was laughing and screaming and having a blast. The attendant let me ride with her for free but the truth is I’m a weenie when it comes to rides and I actually really had a lot of fun on it too. The best part was that our Science Center membership got us in for free. Bonus.
man, that’s abazillion times better. now it’ll be easier for me to find snacks for my bus ride home.
Okay – you got into the zoo for free because you belong to the Science Center? How can I figure out which of these things are connected? Did you get in once for free and have to pay next time? We are Aquarium members until June, but are thinking about getting a Zoo pass for a year – but if Aqua gets me into the zoo…
Organizing is good! We were forced to, and it was the best thing ever!