Pinaholics Anonymous - Charter Member!

Hi. My name is Martha and I am a Pinaholic. I confess that I have used Pinterest several times every day. I'm sure I could stop - cold turkey - at any time, but please, don't require it of me. This is a helpful addiction. Pinterest has helped inspire me and given meaning and structure to my day. It is both a blessing and a curse - a blessing of encouragement to change the things I can, a curse because I whine about things I cannot change, and wisdom........well.......the jury is still out on that one.

Pinterest has taught me that I can learn new things. It is teaching this "old dog" new tricks in cooking, organization, repurposing, saving money, crafting, sewing, decorating, and dreaming. I am beginning to feel a sense of pride again in the way my home looks. How and why I lost that pride is a long story for another time. Suffice it to say that it feels good and feeling better to think I may host guests in my home again in the near future.

To keep me motivated, I'm posting photos of my projects. I'm too embarrassed to post any "before" photos. Yes, it has been THAT bad. Just rejoice with me over the changes I'm making and the baby steps of progress to find the old me that has been in hiding for awhile.

This is a cabinet that Steve built before I met him, which means it is probably 30 years old, and it has been used in different rooms for different purposes. I decided Steve should paint the interior and use it as open shelving. I love how the red pops against the green, don't you? I will call the arrangement Revision 1 since I'm sure I will be tweaking the what and how on those shelves. Ignore those lumps on the right. I couldn't keep the animals out of the photo.

My pantry closet is not very large and it was in great need of organization. Dollar Tree baskets fit perfectly - 4 to a shelf.

Don't judge me for the contents of this pantry! And, yes, those are tags tied to each basket with twine. Cute, huh?

Stay tuned as I tackle the unruly and unlovely!