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Giddy over having a pretty good weekend! It was filled with relaxing with movies, furniture shopping, dinner at a restaurant, and drawing! I actually felt kind of productive!

Smiling at the memory of our dinner at Applebee's on Saturday. As CJ and I sat down at our table, he actually asked the host if we could have crayons and color the leprechaun drawings they had for the  kids! I was so surprised he did this, but absolutely loved it! So we got a little coloring practice with our dinner :)

Working on creating an imaginary city drawing for my class. The project is designed to have us work with perspective, which I am finding I actually really like! Let's hope this will turn out well enough for me to actually share!

Looking forward to receiving our new dining table tomorrow! After searching 3 stores this weekend, we finally found one that was the appropriate size, comfortable, and most important within our budget!

Searching for new recipes to try! Though delicious, I've been making pretty much the same few meals every week. I'd love to have some new recipes in my repertoire. Any recommendations?

Creative Shoe Organization

Happy Friday Dinosaurs! Today I'd like to share with you a little organization project I came up with this past weekend. If you know anything about me, you'd know that I absolutely love organization! My husband often likes to tease me about how intense I can get about my organizing (guilty!). I am so much more efficient and feel so much better when I can clear my space and life of clutter.

So when my shoes were wreaking havoc in my closet, I knew I had to take order! While I had thought they were sitting neatly, lined up against the closet walls, I was still kicking them and making a mess during my daily rummaging through our tiny closet. So I made a plan for something much more practical, with a little creative twist!

I spotted these storage boxes at A.C. Moore, commonly used for photo storage, but are also the perfect size for shoes! I loved the assortment of patterns and snagged up as many as I could when they were on sale (4 for $10)! But since these weren't clear boxes, I didn't want to have to open each box just to find a particular pair shoes. Thus enter the Fuji Instax Camera.

I used my instant camera to snap a photo of each of the pairs of shoes.

I used Scotch double sided removable tape (in the scrapbooking department) to place 2 strips on the back of each photograph. I then simply attached it to the front of the shoe box, covering the little metal plate. The great thing about this tape is that it's removable, so if you decide to change the pair in the box, you can remove the picture without damaging the box!

Place the appropriate pair in your box, and voilà! You now have a lovely set of shoe boxes and know exactly which pair is in each box! You can stack the boxes wherever you need to in your closet and keep everything tidy! My closet already feels so much more organized!

I hope some of you will find this little project easy to recreate and useful  for the needs in your home!

How do you keep your closet under control?

Have a wonderful weekend! Thanks for reading!

<3

Stripes and Polka Dots

Dress (as top): Charlotte Russe | Skirt: Target | Tights: Target | 

Socks: France | Shoes: Blowfish | Hat: France | Scarf: France | Watch: Japan

Hey Dinosaurs! I apologize for my absence this Monday! I had a full on snow day so I was catching up on work and taking advantage of spending time with the husband while he was home too :) It was a wonderfully relaxed day off, which I was grateful for!

So, even though the weather has decided to be a jerk and confuse us all, I've decided I will just adapt accordingly! Even though it's great to just lounge in sweatpants when you're snowed in, when I actually leave the apartment I don't want to let the weather keep me from wearing what I want! Adding layers works perfect for days like this! I grabbed my usual tights, layered with knee socks for extra warmth! Toss on a warm hat, scarf, and boots, and you're all bundled up! I decided to have a little more fun with it by mixing stripes and dots, which this scarf worked perfectly!!

How did you spend your snow day and stay warm? And if you're lucky enough to be in a location not burdened by snow, what were you able to do?

Thanks for reading!

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