13 years and dollar deals~

So on January 2nd my baby turned 13!!  WHEW...unfortunately I was so sick that we could not take him out for his birthday shopping.  We finally went today and let me just say that when this time rolls around next year I think he and his father will be spending the day together and I'll just stay home.  We spent almost three hours in an archery shop....so boring.  Then it was lipping back and forth and the two of them acting about 5 most of the day...BOUT drove me crazy.  He ended up getting everything he wanted though and got to spend the day with both of us which oddly enough at 13 he still thought was cool!

In between me sneaking away and them finding me though I caught up with some really good deals.  I hit Hobby Lobbys Christmas clearance isle and found kick ass red felt stockings 25 of them.  I am going to embellish them and use them for the advent calendar!! YAY!!  Then at the Target dollar isle I found 6 storage containers that well I couldn't live without so they came home with me too.  The two mesh one have already been put to use in my bathroom closet.  It got cleaning out and straightened up as soon as we got home.  The other four I think I will use for project containers.  I have a bad habit of stretching out my projects because I never have everything at the same time.  With these containers though I can store my papers and the supplies for the projects in one spot so once I have everything I can just sit down and do it.  I actually thought this one through :)

SO....tomorrow is my last day to work on my project before I go into default!!  I'm cutting this one close....oh who am I kidding I am a terrible procrastinator and you should expect this every week.  I will have it done though I promise and pictures posted.

First five steps~

Okay so I was reading one of my favorite blogs today and Lisa was talking about organization and how as with anything you need to just start small.  She suggested that before this week is over you go through your house and find just five things that you have that are doing nothing but taking up space and get rid of them.  I am calling it the Lisa challenge and I WILL COMPLETE THIS TASK. 

I started thinking about all the STUFF I have in my house, I mean seriously stuff everywhere.  I have a hope chest full of "Tanner" stuff and he's only 13!!  I have a wardrobe full of stuff for the new house and we haven't even sold this one yet!  I have a closet full of craft stuff.....yeah okay I actually use that stuff but not as much as I should apparently.  I also have this old pie safe!?!  Hmmm!!  I had to take a picture and show you guys because this is where my Lisa challenge is going to come into play.  I have stuff I collect, stuff that was given to me, stuff that I decorate with, stuff that I haven't actually used in god knows how long.  However I must tell you I have issues.  I am not a hoarder per say, and I'm not a freak but I become very attached to items I own.  The cake stand, never used it but it was a wedding gift.  The two pixie lights, antiques and my very first purchases on ebay like what 10 years ago.  The shoe box, full of cups for the antique square punch bowl I bought several years ago and have never used.  The plates a small collection I would like to make bigger because I LOVE the color orange...love, love, love.  Okay do you see my problem here.  I might need to hit the closet with all the craft stuff to find my five items yet.