Don’t you just love it when you can find a new use for something of which you have a surplus supply? We have tons of those old plastic magazine holders; I blame it on Matt and his copious magazine collections — mostly because it’s his fault. But I digress, because this turns out well. Read on.

I also had a hot mess of tall wrap boxes in my upper cabinet — you know aluminum foil (does anyone else besides me still call this tin foil?), cling wrap, wax paper, parchment paper, freezer bags, and on and on. I wish I had taken a “before” photo, but I didn’t, so you are going to have to use your imagination. The boxes were stacked high on the top-most shelf, one on top of the other in a teetering heap. Whenever I wanted to get something specific, I either couldn’t even see it or could spot it but not quite grasp it. More than once in grabbing a box, another came toppling down on my head. So out would come the step-stool. In a normal household this isn’t a huge deal. In a house with a toddler, it is a major fight to wrest it away once you are done so that it is not co-opted to aid in illegal activities.  Mostly it was a pain.

Enter this nifty idea I pinned 10 weeks ago. Oh yes, I had something similar to that. So, I sent Matt to fetch a couple from the boxes in the garage, cleared off a space in a tall, lower (child-proofed) cabinet, and set up my stash. Bliss. And a big, “Why in the world didn’t I do this sooner. This was soooooo easy.”

 I just love reaching in and easily grabbing what I need.

Sarah is hosting Pinning It Down this week, the Procrastinating Pinterest Phan’s Kick in the Rear (That’s not really the tag-line; I just made that up.) To play, pick something you have pinned, do it (I know!), blog it, and head on over to link up and share. Hope to see you there!

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