Raise your hand if you want more pantry storage. 

Or  just "better" pantry storage. 

I hear ya. 

After seven (seven!) long years, we finally got around to turning our pantry/utility room into a room we aren't ashamed to show off! 

A lovely, organized pantry that looks so clean. And has plenty of  (smarter) storage!

I promised myself this year that I would not only get a lot more DIY projects done, but I would also document them and blog about them for inspiration. 

I did (sort of) document the making of my new floor-to-ceiling bookcase (if a few hasty photos count), but I'm only just now getting around to sharing. 

Because, I'm busy trying DIY projects! Or at least researching which ones I want to do and trying to convince my husband they are all a good idea and need to be done today. (It's a full-time job.) 

Coming up with fun designs for goal trackers is one of the best parts of bullet journaling. 

However with soooo many things to track, it sure is easy to get stuck on the layout sometimes. 

Of course, we can always fall back on a simple grid when we run out of inspiration. But wouldn't some happy raindrops be more fun? 

Looking for something green and lucky to doodle in your bullet journal for March? How about a splash of fun shamrocks? 

The great thing about these magical little plants is that they are timeless. They can be enjoyed all year and make a great filler for any floral drawings. 

Can you draw one? Sure! If you can draw a heart shape and a straight line then you can draw a shamrock.

​They don't have to be perfect because real plants are never perfect either. They just have to be FUN!

Raise your hand if you like to read! Awesome. I love meeting new bookworms. 

At the first of the year, I decided my "theme" for this year would be books and reading. I always read, but since my kids were born I haven't really set any reading challenges or added to my book collection. 

​I have some good reasons for making this the year of books (and knowledge). Also the year of building up my home library.

If you have a blog, then you've probably said, or thought or read the words "a blog is like my baby".

​Like anything we create (artwork, handcrafts, books, actual babies) we love our blogs and only want what's best for them. 

​(And we want them to make us proud of all the sacrifices we endured, the little free-loaders.)  ​Over the last couple of years, I stopped being a "strict" blog parent. And some amazing stuff happened.