6.09.2009

What I Learned From IKEA

I live in a tiny little house, more specifically a singlewide back in the woods. Yes I am a backwoods redneck.

One of the downfalls of my tiny shack in the woods is I have NO counter space. None. The little I do have is taken up by the microwave, toaster and dish drying rack. The space next to my stove is about a 2 feet wide and currently the home of my crock of cooking utensils, the tea maker, the coffee maker and the blender.

Space is at a premium.

Today I was looking through the IKEA catalog and saw this...



OMG! It's a whole SYSTEM of ways to hang stuff on your walls instead of on the counter!

Am I the only person who has never thought of this before? It's BRILLIANT! Kitchen organization is not something I devote a whole lot of brain power too. And the idea of being able to hang stuff on the walls instead of on my counters is a freakin' awesome idea and excites me more than I care to admit to.
If you had told me 3 years ago that ways to organize my kitchen would give me a thrill, I would have probably just now stopped laughing and rolling on the floor.

Of course there is no IKEA in Tallahassee because anything fun is not allowed within 50 miles of the city limits.

I was really surprised at the organizational side of IKEA. I think of IKEA as cheaply made boxes with names I can't pronounce. I'm not into a lot of sleek, modern furniture. I prefer stuff that looks a little more substantial, something I'm not going to slide off of. Something like this...


Purrrr.... this can come live at my house any time. I'm much more a Restoration Hardware girl. My stuff's gotta have character and curves, no hard lines for me.

But... once the cash flow gets a little more...uh....flowing?... I might actually put some time and effort into better utilizing the space that I have instead of using the top of the coffemaker to rest my pot stirrin' spoon.

Thank you IKEA.

In news that might interest someone other than me... I leave for State Finals tomorrow! Ahhh 5 days of barrel racing. Can't wait!

Bubba got 'Sherrie-d' on Saturday. His sacrum was out but his stifles did not read as sore. I guess we just overdid it a little last week. I haven't ridden him since just in case I did screw something up. So he should be well-rested and ready to buck me off.

See ya in Kissimmee!

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