Last night Tim, my nephew and I went to supper at Longhorns. Then we stopped by Books A Million to read books and drink coffee! I never actually BUY anything… I just like to scan the tables of contents and then read what I feel is pertinent to me! As I was in the mood to organize, I stopped by a section that had ideas on how to organize a kitchen. Most of the book, however, was about CABINETS that are available, not the actual organization skills of how to take a crappy kitchen and make it functional! And, if I had the money to plunk down on a new kitchen, I sure would not need the book. I’d just rely on the bells & whistles of the cabinets available nowadays. (I found a perfect set of cabinets once that had a built in espresso maker. Tim said NO.) Heck, instead of trying to buy a new functional kitchen (at least $10K), let’s just scrap it all for a $4K espresso machine. That would make me happy. I wouldn’t even have a clue as to what brand to buy for $4K! But, I did find this online: Kuppersbusch Coffee Machine for $3899. I guess it would suffice.
Back to my story! Today we had breakfast, then ended up at Walmart and Big Lots. Wally World ended up with about$85 (not all of it belonged to me!) but I did get a plastic storage container with wheels to put my summer shoes in and store under the bed! Reminds me of that Michael Jackson song, “Farewell, My Summer Love”, only its “Farewell, My Summer Shoes.” We escaped Big Lots after spending about $95. I must admit, I got quite a bit of plastic storage goods there. Unfortunately, I got home and tore the entire kitchen all the pieces, and realized I needed MORE plasticware! I traveled back to another Big Lots the opposite direction as its closer, and spent another $25. I think my job is done, for now… or at least I work with what I have and figure out that I’d be better served with more plasticware!
I must tell you all that I’ve been a pretty unmanageable individual these past few days: irritable, cranky, moody, biotchy, whatever word you can conjure up… but through it all, I found that I have the best man in the world. Tim tries his best to make me happy, and he (God love him) does a terrific job. He has the patience of a saint. I informed him this morning, “I’m a very special person.” And he said, “Really…? And why is that?” I said, “Cause I have you!”
So let’s get a recap of what I did this weekend:
- Put new shelves in my closet (equipped with shoe racks, belt hanger, and a necklace rack!)
- Cleaned out the closet, have a nice pile for Goodwill (or as they say in the south, “Gootwill”)
- Cleaned out the entire kitchen cabinetry
- Got a new cabinet in the laundry room and cleaned/organized it
- Laundry
- Have to mention shopping (Big Lots, Lowes, Walmart & yard sales)
- I did sneak in a trip to Vitamin Shoppe!!
No wonder I’m tired! I’ll be glad to get back to work tomorrow to get some rest!!
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