My Ducky Life

One area where I've struggled off and on is keeping myself and my family organized. There are many plans, ideas, and products out there that promise to help. As I walked down the aisles of my local mega store I saw shiny new plastic containers for just about everything. Having bought some of these in the past I found that most times they didn't quite meet my needs. I'd need to buy 2 or more, they don't fit into the space I have in mind, the items they are intended for didn't fit properly, or the containers were poor in quality and didn't hold up to long-term normal usage.  I've listed below a few things that have helped me and are very easy to do. Most are re-purposed containers, however the few that I purchased have been well worth the money!  1. Pickle and Candy Containers For anyone who has ever purchased things like Claussen Pickle halves, assorted candies or after-dinner mints in bulk you know the kind of containers I'm talking about...

If anyone has a small child who attends daycare, I'm sure you understand what I mean when I say that my kitchen has been over ridden with art projects. Everything from scribbles on construction paper, to hand prints, to various things they're studying. To help combat some of this, I hit up my local Big Lots and was able to find a pretty neat looking storage/hat box that has a pretty good capacity for small papers. However, my daughter's art kept coming in, and I was hopeful I could come up with something neat to do with it instead of throwing all of it away.  While thinking randomly about what I could try, I ran across an old photo collage at my parent's house that I had put together for my high school graduation party. Something clicked. I had layered the photos, leaving only the focus of the pictures showing and secured them together with sticky tack so I didn't have to actually cut them up or glue them. This inspired me to try something different with my ...