Small Random Storage Containers

Fall Cleaning/Organizing strikes again!

Here are a few random things that got a tweaking.

Gift wrap/Bags/ribbons/tags and everything else that was crammed in this box.  It is a great storage box when used correctly.  Before, I couldn't even shut it.  I save every gift bag ever given.  I don't know the last time I bought a gift bag!

Rolls of paper fit nicely in the bottom, along with a few small boxes, larger bows/ribbon.

I got wise and stored all of the gift bags in a larger gift bag which containerized them!

Two little "shelves fit on the top.  This one holds ribbon/tags/scissors/tape.

This shelf holds tissue paper and small scraps of wrapping paper.

The box actually closes now and stores nicely in my basement closet.  Imagine!

My other random container is my greeting card box.  This actually is such a no brainer, but I tried so many different other options over the years.  I love to have cards on hand to send out (Yea! for Dollar Tree...great cards/great price!) I had them in a binder and it just wasn't working, but it was out of site out of mind.  Well, as were strolling through Meijer the other day, I saw this box built just for cards and it was 40% off. So, I snagged it up and came home and joyfully transferred all of my cards over. It is so beautiful! :)  This is housed in my laundry room closet.

Lastly, I had so many random pictures that haven't been put into albums/scrapbooks.  Several are ones that are given to me by other people.  I love looking through them, but they were just shoved in memory boxes or photo boxes that didn't really house them well.  I had looked online for some photo boxes and saw one I liked for $16.99, but that was just too much as I knew I would need at least a couple, maybe more.  

So when I was out and about running errands, I hopped on into Tuesday morning and they had the exact photo box I was looking at for $5.99!!  I bought two red ones and the rest was history!  I brought them home and sat in the living room with my photos spread out in front of me, sorting and making piles.  What I really love about these boxes are that they have separate little boxes within so each small box has a specific category.  I really like that.  If we are looking for a picture or specific frame of time, it's right there.  

I think these are marketed towards scrapbookers to organize as they are making their books, but I really like the organization it provides for my random photographs that have no where specific to go right now!

Here's to the random little storage ideas that make things happier and easier!

MouseWorld Radio

So, you know when you have to have some background noise playing?  For cleaning or projects or folding laundry or cooking, etc.  I love tuning into this app!  And bonus...It's free!

I suppose if you aren't a Disney park fan, it wouldn't mean to much to you, but for us Disney lovers, it brings some magic right into your home/car!  The music they play is from soundtracks that you might hear as you are strolling through the parks or ride queues or eating a meal somewhere.  We just love it around here!  When you can't be on vacation, this brings back some memories!  Tons of fun!

5% off Disney Gift Cards

Here is my running stack of Disney gift cards!

Using my Target Red Card to buy my Disney gift cards at 5% off.  No, it may not seem like a lot, but what we save will pay for our gas for the trip down to Florida and back for our Thanksgiving Disney cruise.  In my mind, that is totally worth it!  Plus it makes me so happy doing two things at once that I love...saving a buck and planning a Disney trip!  I have a few more to buy before the cruise, but it's fun to order them online and run into the store and get some.  Addie and I just bought some tonight after her ortho appt. 

It may seem like a lot of work, but I actually enjoy getting onto Dreams Unlimited (travel agency) and logging into my reservation and applying these one by one.  I'm actually really fast at it now, clicking and typing in just all the right places.  Then seeing the "total due" drop. 

Ahhh palm trees and flip flops!

***Update:  We canceled our cruise!  But, in it's place is a summer trip to Walt Disney World with my in laws!  Shannon and I will be celebrating our 20th anniversary and his parents will be celebrating their 50th!  We thought it would be great to spend 9 nights/10 days at the happiest place on Earth.  But financial wisdom required that we cancel this cruise.  I am posting this update on November 23...the day we were supposed to be boarding the ship.  :(

Retro Wallet

So, I love Disney and I love Retro.  I had my eye on a wallet for some time.  When we took our girls Fall trip to WDW, I basically knew what souvenir I was going to buy...

Love the Retro Disney signage!

Once I bought it, I couldn't stop looking at it and rubbing my hands all over it.  No buyers remorse whatsoever.  I will love whipping this out of my purse whenever I need it!

There is even a purse to match, actually a couple different styles, but I wasn't in the market for a purse. 

I will love whipping this out of my purse whenever I need it!

Mickey Meeting Memories

It's no secret that our family loves Disney vacations.  We had a very special time at WDW last summer with our good friends, The Lopshires.  In anticipation of our trip, we had monthly Mickey Meetings to plan our days and just have fun talking about what we would do. 

In June we tried our hands at making matching shirts.  The process was the most fun.  Check out this link: http://scrapinspired.com/2012/11/diy-disney-shirts-magic-kingdom-day-2/

We used our popcorn bowls as the hard, round surface we needed.  The markers bled through onto the bottom, and without even knowing it at the time, left a lasting memory of that meeting and the trip itself. We use the bowls tons so I wash them often and get that tingly feeling. Every. Time.