Change, Change, Change!

Okay, so I loved my first blog background, but then I found another cute one....so I had to change! This need for change, I think, affects lots of aspects of my life...I constantly flip flop from one project to another (unfortunately without finishing the project first), I am constantly looking at new paint colors to paint my house (fortunately for my husband, we have no money to buy paint, so he's off the hook for having to constantly repaint the house!), and I constantly have really great ideas that I want to try, but don't usually have the time (with 2 crazy boys) to use those ideas! Well, at least with this blog I hope to keep a record of all those great ideas I find and one day, when my kiddos go off to school during the day, I might get a chance to try them out! (But no need to rush that...I am blessed with the chance to stay at home and chase those little guys around each day!) :)

I'm Turning Green!

I was NOT brought up to be a "tree hugger" (that term alone is evidence!), but, despite what my house looks like with two little boys who feel that every toy they own should end up on the floor, I really hate clutter! I'm really starting to notice the amount of "clutter" we have building up, with all the stuff we bought and used once or twice (or not at all) and all the stuff we throw away each day (like multiple plastic baggies for the snacks the boys feel they must have each time we get into the car--apparently car rides and snacks are required to go together!).

I love my cute new reusable grocery bags from Albertsons and am really trying to remember to bring them with me each time I shop (I'm getting better at it!). I'm also loving that my grocery bag stash is dwindling (and maybe sometime soon I won't really need them anymore, when we finally stop using diapers!). :)

In my blog reading today (I needed some stress relief...my boys are both sick), I found some really cute "reusable" items I plan to make to maybe cut back on some more of our waste. (Oh, and I found another new blog I absolutely love -- http://makeitandloveit.blogspot.com/

I've seen these before, but they're always made of such cheesey fabric prints. I can handle one of these made out of super cute fabric like this! You can find this plastic grocery bag holder and the directions for making it at Make It and Love It's blog.

My other finding was these super cute Snack Bags by Boogaboobabies.com. This would definitely cut down on all those baggies laying on the floor and shoved under the seats in my van!

And, speaking of all that trash all over the floor in my car, look at this cute little Trash Bag, also from Make It and Love It!

Okay, must go to bed now! Good night! :)