Ah, Sweet Organization

You might not guess it from a quick walk-through of my house, but I'm actually a very organized person. At least I prefer to be. I've discovered since having kids that maintanance is sometimes all I can manage. Damage control. Basic tidiness. But my heart's desire, if time and children were no object, would be to spend my time at home organizing. I absolutely LOVE stores like The Container Store, and the aisles at Target, Lowe's, etc., where they keep bins and shelves and drawers and other organizing mechanisms. I can walk up and down them for hours (Ok, minutes) and just dream of how organized my house might be if I had all those storage containers.


When I see ones like these, my heart beats faster...







And ones like this make my eyes twinkle with excitement...






And these just might make me slightly weak in the knees....






I actually own this one, and it is one of my prized posessions...




So the other day, when it was warm and my kids were outside playing, I took a rare moment to orgainze. I had a bowl where all my hair accessories were kept: headbands, little clippies, big clippies, alligator clips, bobby pins, ponytail holders, and a bunch of other junk that got thrown in there. I could never find anything and would have to wade through all the headbands just to find one tiny alligator clip.



So I got my old jewelry carousel and....

Voilà!


Sweet Organization. A place for everything, and everything in it's place. It may have been a small thing, but I was high on the feeling of accomplishment for days. And I still smile every time I easily grab a clippie.