Random....

I've been neglecting my blog and I apologize. Work has been beyond crazy and has consumed a lot of my time lately. I'm also working on all the paperwork needed so that I can begin volunteering at one of our major hospitals. I formerly volunteered at The Ronald McDonald House and I miss volunteering! A lot!

So, what have I been doing? Working and ORGANIZING my new apartment! I have been driving myself crazy with organization lately. I just can't seem to get things exactly like I want them. By things, I'm speaking of my storage room, spare closet and the area under my kitchen sink. I want them to be perfectly organized and for me to be utilizing the space I have to it's full potential.

Yesterday, HPB and I went to Old Time Pottery, Pottery Barn, Garden Ridge and Marshall's Home Goods to get more things for me to organize with. I found these great collapsible baskets for $3 at Garden Ridge.
I only bought 3 but, I wish I'd bought several more. I'm going to have to get some more....soon. They are great, and I've used them to organize my spare closet. Here is what my spare closet looked like before:
Here is after:
I'm still not completely satisfied with it. It just doesn't seem organized to me??? Anyway, I'm using the collapsible basket on the left to hold extra bathroom items like shower gels, hand soaps, toothbrushes etc. I like to keep things stocked up, so I just put the new ones in the basket so they are ready when I run out of the current things. The other basket holds all of my Velcro rollers (do people still use these?), my curling iron and extra hair items. The baskets will have labels after tomorrow. I took my label maker to work, so I have to bring it home.

Also, here is a picture of my "new" coffee table/TV stand.
My sweet mom painted it white for me. It's a table that is about 20+ years old. Very heavy and sturdy. The bad thing is, it was painted BLACK before. My mom did a great job and I love it! I was going to put some baskets underneath it, but I think I've changed my mind. For now, at least. And, yes, I'm still using the dinosaur TV until the flat screen comes in!

One more thing, at Kohl's I got this adorable fish candle holder!
It was originally $40 but I got it for $7. The candles were $1.30 each!!! I bought about 10 of them.

So....that's about all the random for now. As soon it stops being cloudy, I'll take some pictures of my bedroom and continue the home tour. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
Kisses,
~TPO