excited

Excited is not a word I often, or really ever, use to describe myself.  If I’m happy about something that happened or looking forward to something and someone says to me, “Are you excited?”, it never really feels right to say “Yes!”  It’s just not me.  But I love to solve problems and get organized so when I do both at the same time, well let me tell you, that is about as close to excited as I can get.

So here was the problem…

  Specifically this area…

And here is the solution…

I love baskets but my baker’s rack was out of control and the baskets just weren’t cutting it.  Some were storing things I just didn’t need and others just weren’t big enough to store what I wanted.  So, I got rid of two of them, threw out some stuff that I didn’t need anymore, relocated some things and most importantly, found this AWESOME shoe storage bench online to solve the problem of the kids’ shoes.  That mess of shoes on the bottom shelf had been killing me for months.  As much as I tried, I could not keep it organized and I could never find the other shoe when looking for a pair.  This bench is the perfect solution because it’s practical, functional and it’s orderly…just like me! 

So after my purchase (props to my wonderful husband for putting it together for me) and some time spent reorganizing the area, here is what it looks like now…

I am pretty close to excited! ;)