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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

its wed-nes-day

Hey it's "hump day!" I always hated that saying it makes me cringe for some reason. I'm going to work on a birthday gift for Lucy while she naps and do some knitting for the baby.

What are you up to? I'd love to hear!

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

martha's lemon cookies

After spending yesterday afternoon in the kitchen, here's what I have to show for it...

in addition to the mess, I also made these...

glazed lemon cookies.

They are every bit as good as they look too. A little crisp on the bottom and soft on top. Just the right amount of lemony goodness. Lucy gobbled her's up and asked for seconds. I followed this recipe to a T. So thank you Martha for a new keeper!

Monday, January 9, 2012

new year, a little organization

I have a small space in the house reserved just for "my stuff." It's located in the closet of the kids playroom. {pssst I can't wait to one day take over the whole room} But since that's years and years away I figured I may as well make the most of what I've got for now. As you can see from the before photo I had the whole back wall that was screaming for some storage.

I started by painting the wall "ballet white" by Benjamin Moore. I also took a trip to Lowes and bought three wood brackets and a stair tread of all things for the shelf. {the tread was the perfect size and I liked it's finished rounded front edge} After whitewashing all the pieces they were hung and more storage was born!

I picked up a small linen ribbon board from Michaels.

Pens, pencils, brushes and cutting instruments found their way up high safely away from tiny hands.

The new shelf space above the desk helped to unclog my side shelves.

The white boxes from IKEA hold things like glitter, glues, stamps, punches, ribbons and paints. The white can on the floor is filled with fabric remnants and yarn.

All in all it feels like a fresh start and I can actually find the things I need a little bit faster. It cost me around $50 including the shelf and items from IKEA.

Happy Monday and cheers to a new week!