Grace-Full Goals: Organizing
SIDENOTE:
The other morning we woke up to a THICK frost over everything. The more I thought about it, I had to look at our new temperature gauge and sure enough…this explained why. (Yes, we like it cold when we sleep – we sleep at 55 degrees :)).
The other day Dan and I were heading into town (that would be Willmar…if I ever say “in town,” I mean Willmar), the blue sky was such a contrast to the crisp snow. Plus, you could see for miles – unexplainable!
Typical view on a Minnesotan road by us
While setting up our house, I have tried to think of different ways to organize (shocker, huh?) I have always had a hard time finding my spices. We got a spice rack as a wedding gift and loved it for the first few years, but as I began to cook/bake more, I realized I just didn’t use many of the spices on the rack. So I end up with a drawer-full, but have NO idea what is in there! Do you have that same problem? Because I didn’t know what we had, I would end up having doubles. I had thought of the idea to put labels on the top of each one and then organize them alphabetically. You may be thinking “that is WAY too much work,” but my mother in law was kind enough to label them for me, and then I organized them. I was SO worth the time! Now when I need a spice, I know EXACTLY where it is b/c they are alphabetical and I know if I am missing a spice too. If you are looking for an easy way to hide your spices, yet keep them organized, I would recommend this!
I have done posts on how to organize pictures before, but here is how I organize my “loose” pictures (not pictures on cds). I used to have boxes full of random pictures, going all the way back to my childhood. It would stress me out to even LOOK at the box. So, I created this organizational system. Again, it may not work for you, but this has been the easiest way for me to know where to look to find a certain picture.
Had a photo box sitting around…
Used 6×4 envelopes that I use for making cards and labeled them with the year.
All the pics from that year are in one envelope!
Of course as I got older I took WAY more pictures, so with those I just put the year and then list the events on the envelope as well, so that I know EXACTLY what is in the envelope. So instead of having pictures everywhere, I now have 1 box and half with organize pictures. It’s a good feeling!
Tonight Dan and I hope to go exploring around the area! We have only been to the two towns, so it’s time to venture out. We are excited to see what else this area has to offer! If you live in Minnesota, we’d love to hear suggestions on cool places to visit!
