Happy Saint Patrick's Day

Remember the old Shamrock stations growing up?  Well they still exist in East Texas.  I took the back roads through Kaufman and found two of them within a 5 mile distance. 

My friends all know I'm a Maxine fan, and I got this from several of them today via email.  Here's my favorite

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alYZklUQNww

 

                      

Latest Closet Update...SHOES!!

I'm super bad about dumping my shoes in the middle of the closet floor at the end of the day because I'm too lazy to put them away. Several months ago I posted a closet update  blog where I added shelves for my shoes.

Today, I took it one step further because I was falling back in to my undesireable behaviour of not putting my shoes away.  I visited a friend of mine a few weeks ago who had a closet organizer person come to her home and organize her closet for her.  I was literally drooling!  I decided that I too, could be as organized if I put my mind to it.

I have tons of shoes that I just can't seem to part with.  Most of them I have purchased at thrift stores for a ridiculously low price.

I got these for just $3.99 a couple of years ago and I have gotten many compliments.  They are super tall, yet super comfy.

I went to the local 'Orange' store and bought a bunch of plastic shoe boxes for 99 cents each.  I photographed each and every one of my shoes, went to a photo kiosk and printed all of them.  I attached a photo to the end of each box and placed the shoes inside.

  WOW!!  What a difference!  I can easily locate the shoe I need at a glance.

I found the perfect solution for all the flip-flops I have.  ( A girl can NEVER have enough flip-flops,,,,,,REALLY!)  I found this little flip-flop 'tree' that I hung on the side of the existing shelf.  I've always had the over-the-door rack, but today decided to put my dressier flip-flops inside for easy access and removal. 

I always feel so good when I get organized, even though I have to work very hard at staying that way.  At least this will keep me motivated. 

I'm in the mood to cook....maybe the next post will be a super recipe..  I'll dig.

FAT TUESDAY (aka MARDIS GRAS)

I found these awesome masks at Pier I Import last week while shopping with my sisters.  This is just a sampling of what they had, but these were a few of my most favorite.  They were a little pricey, but so fun to try on.

We had King's Cake at work today and had a few beads scattered around for fun. 

I've never been to Mardis Gras, but I can only imagine how colorful it might be if these masks are any indication. 

I had to try them on and take self portraits with my IPhone 4.  Thank goodness for the reversible camera.

Have a nice week.  Spring is almost 'sprung'.