New toys that make me feel so much more organized.

This is what I'm playing with this week.

We made a trip to the thrift store and came home with 8 little cups to store in my dry goods. I'm always looking for one and one half cup measuring cups for a few pennies but I never have much luck. These cups almost exactly equal one cup so they'll work fine.

How I organize my measuring cups.



I also came home with this $8 bench for my bathroom.



I think it's hideously ugly but I love it! My closet is in this bathroom so the bench will give us a place to sit while we dress and dry off after a shower or bath. Originally I thought I would paint it and just use it until I could find or build something better. I wanted some kind of bench with a drawer for storage. But this one is so perfect that I think I will just make a cushion and skirt for it and store baskets under it full of towels. The transformation will be fabulous. At least it is in my head.



If you've ever been to my house before you will notice something different about the front bathroom. A mirror! Now the whining can stop. I don't know what the deal is with people who think they need to look at themselves.

It almost looks like a real bathroom now and someday way in the future it might not be so boring and plain. I bought the mirror at a garage sale years ago for a couple dollars and painted it white. When we moved here last year a gust of wind blew it over as it was sitting in the hall and the glass shattered. It cost me $15 to replace it but I think it was worth it because I like this old mirror.



A new $150 faucet to replace the one on the garage sink. The first one froze and cracked when our builder left the water on in our garage. No, he didn't replace it and we have finally got around to doing it ourselves. Hopefully Stranger will get it hooked up this week.



And how exciting is a new bug sucker hose cover? I knew you'd be happy for me. Now there will be no more saw marks on my corner baseboards. If you have a central vac then you understand.