Pinning It Down ~ Snack Attack!

Today, we are over at Pam's Pinning It Down!  Join us!

Well, I accomplished a "little" project that I had pinned on Pinterest.  For those of you who don't know, I have joined Sarah and Pam in their endeavor to actually get those projects completed that they have "pinned".  Everything looks great on "pin" paper.  Let's get them done!

After seeing this pin, I decided that I was not ready to tackle the lunch caddy.  We usually have leftovers or hot lunch since we homeschool, but we definitely had a need for a Snack Attack basket for those times when the littles are hungry, no starving and can't wait for a meal.  What to eat?  Look here!

It's a Snack Attack Basket that is sitting on a pantry shelf.

This basket is filled with fruit cups, applesauce, popcorn (healthy kind), fruit leathers and granola bars.  This way, they can go to the basket and get a snack with out asking "can I have this, or that or the other thing?"  If it is in the basket - you can eat it! 

Happy Pinning!

Pinning It Down Tuesday

Okay, so I have discovered Pinterest. After many months of trying to resist the urge to check it out, I slipped and checked it out after the insistence of Sarah over at Amongst Lovely Things.  Today I am joining in on their Pinning It Down Tuesday.

In January I am all about organizing, so I was so excited to have the ability through Pinterest to put all those great organizing ideas in one place.  This week, I choose to organize the area where we seem to dump all of our stuff when we enter our home through the garage.  We don't have a formal mud area, so I wanted to make one.  Using this pin for inspiration, I created this space.  I would love to get the piece from Ikea that I have pinned here, but until the budget allows, this will have to suffice. 

I know that the area I created doesn't look nearly as wonderful as the pin, but I did get the ball rolling.  I think that is what it is all about. 

Pinned anything lately?