First, some housekeeping.
1) I do know that one ties a "knot" rather than a "not", so I'm a bit embarrassed by the typo in my last post ~ but for some unknown reason blogger will not allow me to edit my posts. Ask me how happy I am about that!
2) I linked up the Christmas Printable and the organization posts to the weekend wrap-up party at TT&J, which you can find here....
Now onto the {fun} stuff!
I struggle every year with what to give the Hubband for Christmas. He's one of those people who has a lot of hobbies and interests...and pretty much everything he could ever want or need to enjoy said hobbies and interests. Making things even {more} difficult this year is the fact that, within the last 6 months, we've had to purchase replacements for our dead dryer, our dead microwave, and our dead flat-screen TV. So, yeah ~ you could say there's a bit of a budget. Which is why I decided to do this:
That's right ~ a full {year} of pre-planned dates! I tried to come up with things that I know the hubband will enjoy, and peppered in a few that could be daytime dates for while the tiny people are at school, thus eliminating the need for a sitter.
The gift itself will be delivered in the form of 12 4x6 photo prints. Total cost = under $2. I'm debating about running out and picking up a couple of movie passes, as motivation for the January date. We'll see if I get that far!
First, this....
You may remember when I bought these magazine organizer thingies and covered them in paper. Well, I swiped 2 of them from my craft room and moved them into the kitchen. The first holds all of those huge, unwieldy barbecue tools ~ spatulas, forks, tongs, etc. ~ in a semi-upright, yet contained position. It's sooooo nice that they all stay where they're supposed to be now! The second box holds our tinfoil, freezer paper, plastic wrap, and all that good stuff. So far, we're {loving} this arrangement!
The next thing is also kitchen-related...
After shuffling tiny person #1's lunch box from spot to spot on my counters, I decided I had to find someplace where it could {belong}. So I picked up a pair of itty bitty command hooks and put them on the inside of the cabinet door. Now it has a home, and it's right next to the container that holds all of the plastic bowls that I use when I pack her lunch! Perfect. I put the second hook up, too, so it will be ready when tiny person #2 has a lunch box, too.
Next up, a quick and easy tip for the bedroom! Not {that} kind of tip! What kind of blog do you think this is? ;)
I love having a down comforter. It's....well....{comfy}! What I don't love is having to struggle with the darn thing to keep the comforter's corners in the corners of the duvet cover. So, a while ago, I sewed some ribbon (in a bright, easy to find color) into the upper, inside corners of the duvet cover, and onto the corners of the comforter.
I've tried tying them a few different ways, but what seems to work best is to put both ends of the "V" shaped side through the loop on the comforter, then knot tie a not. Or 2. ;)
No more fighting with my comforter, or waking up in the middle of the night with hot feet and a cold upper body.
So, there you have it! Nothing earth-shattering....but these few little things sure do make my life easier.
