look what we did all for under $10!

Howdy. Happy New Year and all. It's been a crazy few weeks in our house, as I'm sure it has in yours as well. This week, I've taken inventory and realized that the toys outnumber the humans at a ratio of about 35:1. But given that we've spent lots of extra cash on said toys, there's not a lot in the budget for storage. Enter a stroke of genius. It all started with a Pinterest pin called "10 Things You Can Make from Cereal Boxes."

Just look what it sparked...

 

I have an obscene number of corrugated cardboard boxes around here from all the things that small people need to exist. Of course, I enlisted the help of 2 of my favorite girls, my mom and my daughter. All said, it was pretty easy. Just a bit of spray paint for the insides of the boxes, some pretty fabric, some spray adhesive and Aleene's Tacky Glue, and a few extra pairs of hands, and VOILA...instant cute storage. I think I spent a whopping $7 making the three boxes because I already had the 2 types of glue. I'm already looking around the house for other places that need a splash of color and a bit of storage.






Sigh. I love Pinterest.

In other news, my New Year's Resolution is to get back to blogging. Well, not really a resolution because I don't really believe in them. More like a promise. But I need to be realistic. I'm still doing travel planning (insert shameless plug here- email me at alisong@mei-travel.com for your next getaway!), AND teaching 4th grade AND am a mom of 2 action-packed kiddos, AND I try to get a bit of sanity from time to time. But blogging is on the priority list, so fingers crossed, I'll be back in 2012.

Until next time-