Sometimes Boring is Fun

Yesterday evening was boring...and I loved it!!  We cooked dinner.  The husband grilled the drumsticks I marinated and I think he secretly loved it.  I asked him what he was doing on a Monday night and he said (with a smile), "Grilling in my backyard".  Okay, so maybe not secretly.  I made zucchini and Spanish rice (nothing fancy...straight from a package) to go with our chicken.

Yummy.

Then I measured the living room to make sure this little gem would fit where I wanted it to.

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It is a storage bench which I think will look much better than the basket I have in the corner now.  Plus it is extra seating!  It is only offered online, so I hope I like it as much when it gets here as I do in the picture.  I would like to have seen it before purchasing, but I went ahead and took my chances.  It was on sale and exactly what I was looking for.  I ordered it this morning.  I would have ordered it last night, but our power went out.  It wasn't raining or anything in my area.  Just click...gone.  I found it very rude.

I hope you have a terrific Tuesday!!  It isn't Monday anymore!

Smile!  This picture is compliments of my niece.  This is one of their new kitties.

Controlled Chaos

In an attempt to control the chaos around me in my home I have been working on my happy now list.  I mentioned it in my Weekend Recap three weeks ago.  It is a list I keep of things I can do around the house right now that make me happy...little progresses.  This weekend I tackled some clutter that had been stacking up in our limited usable space and did some organizing.

I heard about Huggable Hangers on HGTV and I found some at Target and thought I would give them a try.

I bought two 10 packs...one of black hangers and one of off-white.  They have a felt feel to keep clothes from slipping off, I was sure that would work.  I was mostly curious about how much space they would save in my closet.  I went from an apartment with a walk in closet to an older home with a look-in closet; so needless to say closet space is very important to me now.  I decided to do an experiment.

I lined up 20 shirts between this support and a line I drew on my closet bar.  Yes, I drew directly on the closet bar...we haven't freshly painted in there so why not?  I expertly circled my marker on the closet bar in Photoshop...yes, I am super talented.  Then I replaced the regular hangers with huggable ones.

It saves me almost 3 inches of closet space for every 20 things!  That is significant in a small closet.  I will be replacing all my hangers now...or eventually.  I was very impressed.  And yes I sort my shirts by color, don't judge.

I leave you with a picture of a cute cat who is after my daisy loving heart.

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Go forth, organize and love kittens!  Have a wonderful Tuesday!

Do you have any small space organizing tips for me??  Do share.