Organizing Dressers

 I have to admit, I hate dressers! That is up until recently. I can never find what I want without rummaging through the whole drawer making it look, well, like this:

Before

 So I started making them easier to see everything. Like this:

After (plus a few more shirts from laundry)

 It is so nice to be able to see everything in the drawer just by opening it. No rummaging, no digging, no unfolding. Its just all there. Plus you can get more in each drawer than the old way of folding.

Start with this

 Take your shirt

Folded in half

 Fold it in half hot dog style

Fold the bottom up

 Fold the top of the shirt up

All folded

Then fold the bottom down over the top, you should have a nice square like this. 

side view

Before

Plus this.

After

Pants and jammies are done much the same way. If they are too long to fold in thirds, I fold them in fourths by folding both ends towards the center and then in half. What you are going for is for everything to be a uniform square. Then line them all up so that you can see the fold on all of them from the top. Makes finding things much easier.

My new favorite drink! (Better than Starbucks)

I am in LOVE!!!

I have a slight addiction to Starbucks blended coffee. I could, if I  had the money, drive through everyday. I love them so much, but am not so in love with the price tag. They keep going up in price. And at $4.25 a piece, I could easily go broke just on them alone. 

So I needed a way to replace my new love. I have tried so many times to make them with varying combinations of coffee, ice, creamer, milk, syrup. All with little success. They all were just a bit off. 

Then I got to thinking, "What if I were to freeze the coffee and not use any ice cubes, but instead us frozen coffee cubes?" WHY has no one thought of this before????? It works great. And while it melts rather than watering it down you just get iced coffee. 

How you ask do we make this nectar from heaven? Well let me tell you, couldn't be much easier.

First you make SUPER strong coffee. I actually used my espresso maker and made it strong. 

The pot my espresso maker uses. It was FULL

Then pour your coffee into Ice Cube trays. And if you put it straight in the freezer it works great because it crystallizes and makes a light ice rather than a dense ice. 

The coffee ready for the freezer

The next step is to wait. This is the hardest part of the whole process. Tick Tock...Tick Tock...Tick Tock...

I usually do this step overnight so it is ready for me in the morning. Plus one tray makes enough for 2 days. (next time I have free time, HAHA, I am going to make extra and keep them in a ziploc in the freezer)

Frozen to perfection

Once you have Coffee Cubes take 6 of them and place them in the blender. I then place about a cup of creamer mixed with milk into the blender. The ratio of milk to creamer is your choice. If you like it ultra sweet do about 1/2 and 1/2. If you like a little less do about 1/3 creamer and 2/3 milk. If you like it much less sweet go ahead and do 1/4 creamer and 3/4 milk. The ratio is all up to you. 

Milk & Southern Butter Pecan creamer

Ready for the blend

Then set the blender on ice crush. and blend until smooth. The nice thing about using coffee instead of water for the ice is that is breaks up in the blender much easier.

Blended To Perfection

 Now that Makes a very happy MAMA

ME enjoying my coffee that I can afford.

 Now enjoy your homemade, very cheap, blended coffee. And another perk to making them at home is that you get to choose the flavor! 

Yes that is my coffee I am drinking while writing this!

MIA and Strawberry Patch

Ok so I know I have been MIA for a while. It was completely unintentional. We ended up moving very last minute. We found a house that was beyond perfect and jumped at the opportunity. We as a result of the move my computer got shut off for a while and all creativity stopped. 


Well computer is back on and creativity is working again. 


We have had a blast in the new area. Me and the bestie took all 5 kids to the strawberry patch. Yes we are insane. But it was so much fun. 

Bestie showing Cherry Pie how to pick

Monkey was not content staying in the stroller

Cherry Pie picking

Mattie with a shadow

All 4 of the older kids picking

So proud of his bucket "full"

Yep I'm helping!

The result of the exhausting morning of picking.

And we ended up with VERY dirty feet.

Come back tomorrow for a post on my new favorite drink. (better than starbucks)