Bathroom towel stroage

How awesome is this? We have a linen closet, but we are the type of people who forget to get a towel BEFORE we get in the shower. LOL So, this works for us.
It took all of 2 minutes to hang the baskets.

Trash bag container

Take a Lysol disinfectant wipes container and peal the label off and use it to store small trash bags or plastic grocery bags.

Cleaning the Stove

Ok, so this DIY project didn't go as I had planned. I was hoping to get better results. I took this DIY project 

http://behindthestudio.com/2011/06/15/how-to-clean-your-glass-cooktop/ and did exactly what they said. In fact, I even reheated the towel and put it back on the stove for 10 minutes longer. It did not take off the black rings around the burners. But it did make it nice and sparkly clean. End result: very shiny! But you can still see bad black circles around the burners.

Cleaning the Master closet.

 

It's terrible right??? Soooo messy. Disaster!

So I took this idea   http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/113856696799184641_JBsyBa9k.jpg           and ran with it. I had to make it my own, because I didn't at the time have $30 it takes to make the laundry sorter (pictured in the pinterest link above) When I see a DIY project that I would love to do, (And this may sound really strange to you) but I pray about it and ask God to give me an idea on how to "tweak" it and make it my own. Especially when I can't afford the way that the original user had intended.
So I took this project and I prayed about it and made it my own.

This is what I came up with. I used  storage shelves that I already had (I think they were $14.) I split them in half (they are the plastic storage shelves you can find them at Walmart) I took 4  laundry baskets and made my own laundry sorter. Whites, lights, darks and dry cleaning.

Then I did a bunch of sorting of my own in the closet and tidied it up.

Wallah!

Cleaning the fridge.

I am so addicted to Pinterest. I love finding that perfect DIY project and tackling it.
So, when I saw this project, http://amandathevirtuouswife.blogspot.com/2012/01/pressn-seal-fridge-shelves.html, I had to do it right away. My fridge was calling me. It took me about an hour or so to scrub the fridge and lay down the pres'n'seal, but so worth it! It's been about 2 weeks now and I'm so glad I did it. The fridge has stayed clean and tidy. Although, I have to admit, laying the pres'n'seal down is not fun. If you are anal like me and need it perfect.

Now that it's clean, it's time to go grocery shopping and restock!

Boys Bedroom 1-15-12

2 projects today. Cleaning my boys room and making a cool "fort" for privacy for each boy. It's a disaster right now. We've had kids most of the weekend and yesterday was a half day at school, so the kids destroyed the house. It's a mess, but someone has to clean it up and I'm not waiting till the kids get home from school. I want it done. Now. I will not let my ADD get the bet of me today. this has to be done.

This is before...
It's a wreck! There are DVD strewed all over the floor too. Ugh. What a disaster. Not for long! Better get to it!

Half way done. One fort down, one to go..

 Done with fishing wire, shower curtain rod, 1 twin sheet folded, hooks and more hooks. I already had the sheet. I had to buy fishing wire ($3.00), Hooks ($5.00) and the hook up in the ceiling was 8 for ($.97). The shower curtain rod was ($12.00).

 A really cheap and very easy project. Tons of fun for the kids. What kid doesn't want a fort?? Both my boys do! They love the privacy when they need it.

Done! The sheet gives them privacy. And let's face it, It's just plain FUN!

Above: Curtains closed.

Above: Curtains Open.

This project took me 2 & 1/2 hours. It took a while longer because I washed the sheets and bedding while I was moving and cleaning and putting up the sheet-curtains. I also put away everything that was on the floor and vacuumed. And moved the posters.

The Finished Project. Wallah!

I have my 2 boys and then we're always having the kids friends spend the night, so we need an air mattress.

The sheet-curtains make it look a bit messy, but they'll have tons of fun. I'm okay with slightly messy. :)

My DIY project for today:

My DIY project for today: Clean the vacuum cleaner. The Dyson guy is totally right. Vacuum's do lose suction. However, you don't need to go and buy a brand new dyson to get clean carpets. All you have to do is take 20 minutes, sit on the kitchen floor (or outside) and use another vacuum to suck out the hair and stuff you've vacuumed off the floor and cut it out with scissors. I took one piece apart with a screw driver and vacuumed it all out and cut the hair out of the brush. It's pretty nasty, after 6 years of not doing it, but it saves you money AND the best part is I have a new vacuum cleaner. Or at least my carpets think so.