Closet

A while back (as in before pregnancy and subsequent motherhood sucked out all of my energy and spare time) I did a post on the start of me trying to make my itty bitty closet a workable space.

I haven't been a full-time mom for that long, so juggling work clothes, lounge clothes and "weekend" clothes were getting tough. Not to mention I hate throwing things away.

Well, it only got worse. I couldn't stand pressure on my stomach in early pregnancy, and maternity clothes were too big. Then those "in between" clothes were too tight and the wrong season when I first went back to work.

Point is, it still needs to be cleaned out AGAIN and is more crowded than before. But as I wrestle with what to throw and what to keep, I did pretty it up a little and added some organizational touches.

 The baskets are for socks, underwear, etc. My closet is in my bathroom, so walking to the bedroom for those items is over kill (and part of my storage problem). Pjs are kept on the left side in a large hanging set of cloth shelves bought at the closet section of target. The storage cube also doubles as a step stool to reach my shoes. My nicer handbags are on the upper shelves in dust covers.

 Back of the closet door has scarves, belts and a couple of awkward-shaped bags.

 Upper right shelf has short boots. I have still yet to buy shoe boxes for these.

These are my pumps, dress boots and nicer flats and wedges. That is a lone pair of tennis on the left, not sure how they snuck up there;-)

In the mean time, I am saving pics of other peoples closets from blogs and house listings b/c my next house will be much better!

Spring Break/Spring Cleaning

Our weekend was VERY laid-back. Quite nice, actually.

Friday we got pedicures, Saturday we had breakfast at Panera Bread (YUM) and did some shopping at Lowe's for the house.

After 2 years of living with the monstrocity that is this:

We have decided to update our lighting. And no joke, that is the exact same fixture in our dining room. We have a coordinating drop fixture in our entry and the ceiling fan in the living is in the same lovely shade of '80's gold.

So, this is what we will soon have:

this one for the dining

This basic style for the entry, but the scroll work will be like the above for the dining. I got tired of looking for the exact match on the internet;=)

And this is very similar to the fan for the living room.

We also bought new lanterns for the outside at either side of the garage, but if you've seen one lantern, you've seen them all! There wasn't a lot of variety.

But I have to admit, the thing I am most excited about are these bad boys:

I ordered a case of clear shoe boxes from The Container Store. I'm soooo excited about beautifying my shoe storage! But fear not, I do NOT have a hideous pair of CPA shoes to store like the ones pictured above;=)

The rest of the weekend was pretty relaxing. Bill golfed Saturday and Sunday after church. I got a facial on Saturday and then we had some friends over. I did not take pictures as I was red and bumpy from said facial. But it was worth it!

Well, I must begin my Spring cleaning/organizing! Have a great week!

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