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End of Year Purge
We still aren’t fully settled into our house (a year and a half later…). But we’re close!Last year, we took advantaged of the Container Store sale on their closet system. We also paid for them to install it. Even with the sale, it’s still an investment, but I highly recommend it if you’re working with a limited amount of space. Having closet systems maximizes every crevice, and the Elfa system is incredibly flexible and can adapt over time to meet your changing needs.[end of unpaid endorsement!]I’d like to use the winter break to really go through everything in our house, get it organize, and set up systems… Read More -
Brainstorming: Writing & Art Center
I’m eager to turn the table in Henry’s room into a writing and art center.
In order to best know how to organize the space, I need to think through everything it will contain.
Some of the things I would like to include:
- Different types of paper: plain white, construction paper, story writing paper, water color paper
- Envelopes
- Scissors
- Pencils
- Colored pencils
- Stickers
- Glue
- Water colors
- Paint brushes
- Stamps
- Ink pad
- Scotch tape
- Washi tape
I’ve thought about trying to purchase some kind of storage unit to slide under the table.- This one from IKEA is really expensive, but it’s short enough to slide under the table
The downside of… Read More -
Holiday Countdown
We started a Holiday Countdown calendar a couple years ago, but now that we have young children, I want to add some additional activities that are more relevant to them (while also keeping it simple, since weeknights are already pretty hectic since we try to get everything done in time for a 6:30pm bedtime). Here are some things to add to our list:- Drink eggnog
- Drink hot chocolate
- Visit the Zilker Tree
- Visit 37th Street lights
- Visit Christmas house at 1912 Crystal Shores
- Go ice-skating (we won’t do it this year, but I’ll go ahead and make a tag for it for future years)
- Attend the Cherrywood Art Festival
- Making
