Simple Saturday: Dirty Little Secret

I have a dirty little secret:

I HATE TO CLEAN.

ugh.

 I would much rather 

spend my time

playing,

cooking,

shopping,

reading,

teaching,

you name it...

just NOT cleaning!

 

 

Forgetting the Before: Medicine and First Aid

Organizing our medicine drawer and first aid kit has been on my list for awhile...then I read this post on IHeart Organizing a few months ago. Soooooo, organizing the drawer became purging our medicine, creating a first aid kit, and finding a new home for them.

 
If you remember last week, I posted about our newly organized coat closet. The majority of our medicine and our first aid kit was moved to the top shelf. 


In the picture above, the box on the left is first aid supplies, the middle box is baby medicine, and the right box is adult medicine.


We also have a few more-often-used-bottles (ibuprofen, acetaminophen, and allergy relief) in a kitchen cabinet. 

I was able to find boxes around the house to use for all of them...so yay- I didn't have to buy any new ones!


This post is a part of the 52 Weeks of Organizing challenge I am doing with I'm an Organizing Junkie



 

Thankful Thursday: Kid-less

"YAY!"

for mommy pool play dates!

Don't get me wrong,

I have fun going to the pool

with SBJ.

But, yesterday 

a friend and I went to the pool

kid-less!

It was wonderful...

We just enjoyed the sun,

a relaxing swim,

a good book,

and

 uninterrupted adult conversation!

Want it Wednesday: Hot Air Balloons

I know that Summer is

just barely starting...

and I just started on our 

Summer Bucket List

but I am already putting

this

on our Fall Wagon List!

...and I will continue to be 

on the look-out for
things to put on our

Fall Wagon,

Winter Stocking,

and Spring Basket Lists!


Have any ideas to share??

Tasty Tuesday: WOW!

Words cannot describe

the INSANE goodness of these cookies.

So I will not try...

 That's right folks...

OREO STUFFED CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES!

Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 sticks (1 cup) softened butter
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon pure vanilla
3 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
10 oz bag chocolate chips
1 pkg. Oreo cookies
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Cream butter and sugars together with a mixer until well combined.  Beat in eggs and vanilla.
In a separate bowl mix the flour, salt and baking soda.  Slowly add to wet ingredients along with chocolate chips until just combined.  Using a cookie scoop take one scoop of cookie dough and place on top of an Oreo Cookie.  Take another scoop of dough and place on bottom of Oreo cookie.  Seal edges together by pressing and cupping in hand until Oreo cookie is enclosed with dough.  Place onto a parchment or silpat lined baking sheet and bake cookies 9-13 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool for 5 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.

Forgetting the Before: Coat Closet

I am mostly finished with our coat closet...enough to share.


So...let's start with what I like about the new, organized closet:
~ I made use of the empty space under our coats for our winter comforter in a storage box, extra sheets and blankets in a plastic storage drawer, and our shoes in a plastic bin on top.
~ We have too many jackets. I did get rid of a few, so that helped make some room.
~ SBJ's umbrella stroller is stored on the side of the closet.
~ My MOPs bag, current purse, and Howey's leash are stored on the over-the-door hooks.
~ On the top shelf I have our medicine (more on that next Friday), a battery-powered lantern, and a box of cleaning supplies.

Speaking of the top shelf! That is that last part of the closet I am hoping to improve. There is SO much empty space up there, what a waste! I am hoping that my dad will build us another shelf up there for more storage space! I will let you know when we get a chance to do that.
The other part of the closet that I still want to improve is the hangers! Remember this Want it Wednesday? Well, I still want to switch out all of our hangers!


This post is a part of the 52 Weeks of Organizing challenge I am doing with I'm an Organizing Junkie

Want it Wednesday: GOT IT!

So, I have been talking for awhile

about wanting some

COWBOY BOOTS.

Weeeeeeeeeeeeell!

My wonderful hubs was in Texas

a few weeks ago

and BOUGHT ME SOME!

woowoo!

I am so excited.

{Except I cant wear them now bc my feet are so HOT}

 I was wearing them around the house the other day 

and SBJ wanted to put his boots on too...

his SNOW boots! Silly boy!