cleaning the closet

image via ikea.

The picture is a beautiful PAX closet system via ikea.  A walk in closet was created by separating a space for a closet from a small bedroom.  WANT THIS.

Since I am getting ready to move soon, I've been working on cleaning out my closet. for real.  I always say I'm going to clean it out, yet end up hanging on to things that I don't wear ("maybe I'll wear it one day...") or that don't fit me anymore ("maybe one day I will fit into this again...").  It's a very annoying trait of mine.  BUT I came to the realization the other day (don't laugh that I'm just getting this now) that I may as well get rid of stuff because it is just taking up precious space in my closet AND I will want new things later anyway.  Duh, Erin!  Not sure why it took me so long to put this together (I blame my packrat of a father!) but I'm so glad I came to this realization.  I literally have hugggee bags of stuff that I will be trying to sell on ebay or donate.  And now there is plenty of room in my closet for new stuff! :)


ps - shout out to my awesome friend eab for helping me declutter my closet! :)

diy {gold elephants}

During my HomeGoods, Goodwill, Michael's (etc...) shopping excursions, I've been looking for some sort of animal figurine (preferably a pig or elephant) that I could paint gold and use as decoration on my book shelf.  I spotted these cardboard elephants while at Michael's ($0.99 each!) and decided to give them a try.

Now here's what they look like:

I need to style them up, but for now, I like them!  What do you think??

My roasted potatoes :)

I made these potatoes the other night.  I love making a larrrggee batch of them, because they reheat really well (and I am verrry picky with left overs!).  They are super yummy!  Recipe below.

To make: 
-large bunch of small red potatoes, quartered
-drizzle of olive oil
-sea salt to taste

I usually put the cut up potatoes in a bowl, pour some olive oil & sea salt over the potatoes, and mix with a fork.  Then I spread the potatoes out on a baking sheet (usually covered with aluminum foil for easy clean-up), add a little more salt (I lovvvee salt), then throw them into the oven.  I usually do 325 degrees F for 20-30-45 minutes.  Cook times will vary due to the size of your potato pieces...basically you want the potatoes to be soft and slightly browned on the tops! :)  Easy.  Trust me, I am no cook!

happy birthday, little sis.

It's my little sister's eighteenth birthday today.  Can't believe it!  love you ahc!

diy {paper covered box}

Found this ugly red box in the $0.99 bin at Staples.  WIN!  I immediately thought of covering it in some beautiful paper.  So, here's the before and after.  With a glue gun and some pretty paper from Papyrus, I turned this:

into this:

Now I just need to decide where to put it! :)