I decided to re-organize some of our summer & winter items and try to find more space for things we use daily or weekly. Yeah right, it just isn't happening the way I wanted. I bought the vacuum storage bags - twin size blankets & bedspreads do not fit into the medium size bags and then I tore one with my fingernail. I ended up still using tupperware boxes and put things in the bags that we haven't used in over a year or seasonal decoration blankets, etc.  It's not organized like I thought it would be but I supposed it's better. Of course I do have a larger pile for the goodwill stores than when I started.  We just have too much stuff and too little of a house for it all to go in.  I started boxes for the boys with keepsake stuff that I had stored in my cedar chest, that freed up some room in the chest so I could put the blankets we use on our beds every winter in there (the thought process was they would be handy for sleep overs also to make a pallet on the floor).  I decided I need about 4 more of the large bags to take care of the winter snow gear, one for each person, maybe then that box wouldn't be such a mess. Has anyone tried putting shoes in those bags, wonder if that will work or not?  My attempts have only made more work for me in the long run and while standing on the ladder getting into closets I've noticed spider webs have formed these pretty little hammocks all over the place - more work to be done!

Tyler's gotten into something in the kitchen, better go check on him.