Five Favorites. Keeping me organized.

It has been a year (a whole year!) since I did a Five Favorites post so I thought it was about time to share some of my favorite things with you. 

I'm not a super organized person but I do have a few things in the organization department that make me smile every time I see them neatly doing their job.  And here they are:

Fave #1:  My jewelry hangers.  Earrings, bracelets, and necklaces are all hanging neatly in my closet.  I love how handy everything is and how it's all right there together.  Having those big bulky necklaces make it hard to use a normal jewelry box but these hangers do the trick.

Fave #2:  My junk drawer organizer. I have several junk drawers in the kitchen but I recently purchased these cool dividers from Bed Bath and Beyond and now whenever I open this drawer, everything I need is right at my fingertips in it's own compartment. 

Fave #3:  My scarf hanger.  I had been throwing all my scarves on a coat hanger but every time I would try to pull one off, all the others would come off with it.  This hanger has holes for each scarf.  And notice those empty holes?  I think I need to fill them up!

Fave #4: My spice rack. I've had this spice rack for a couple of years now and I love it. It holds over 36 spices.  It's labeled and each shelf pulls out and down so you can grab what you need. 

Fave #5:  My recipe binder.  Several years ago, I put all of my frequently used recipes in a binder that I have broken down into categories: beef, pork, chicken, side dish, dessert, appetizers.  Every Sunday when I'm making the grocery list and weekly menu, I pull this thing out. 

And that's what I'm digging these days.  For more Five Faves, head over to Jenna's!

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It's Wednesday so I'm playing along with Hallie...

1.  Lately I've been on a BLT kick.  But frying bacon is such a greasy hassle and the precooked kind is expensive and just doesn't cut it in the taste department.  But thanks to Pinterest, I discovered baked bacon!

Just throw the bacon on a cookie sheet.  Place it in a cold oven.  Turn the oven to 400 degrees.  The bacon should be ready in 18 - 20 minutes.  So easy.  So delicious. No more frying bacon for me.

2.  While we are talking about food, I'll mention my Pepper Jack Pimento Cheese Toast Recipe that I posted yesterday.  These little buggers are so good.  My husband and I can eat 30 or more at a time.  We usually both end up eying the last one on the plate but he's a gentleman and always let's me have it.

3.  I love The Power of a Praying Wife and The Power of a Praying Parent by Stormie Omartian. These books are filled with prayers for you to pray for your children and your husband.  She covers almost every topic you could possibly want to pray for them. The prayers are beautiful and scripture-filled.
























If you want to pray for your family but have a hard time knowing exactly what to pray and feel like the normal prayers you rattle off quickly just aren't having the desired effect, please check out these books.  I don't think you'll regret it!

4. My Keurig coffee maker. 3 years ago (maybe 4) my parents got me a Keurig coffee pot for my birthday and I have used it multiple times a day since then.  Dan likes his coffee strong and dark.  I like mine a little less bold.  Before the Keurig I had to endure multiple complaints daily that the coffee I brewed wasn't strong enough or I had to brew it super strong for him.  Now with the Keurig, we both have our coffee just exactly how we like it!

5. Awesome Screenshot.  Recently I was right clicking an image on the computer screen to attempt to save it and I noticed at the very bottom of the right click menu that popped up the words Awesome Screenshot.  I clicked it since I was trying to get a screen shot.  Several options popped up and I was able to quickly crop the portion of the screen shot I wanted, save it to my computer and even add text, circles, lines etc.   Not sure how this magically appeared on my computer.  Maybe during a recent Firefox update?  Anyway, I'm glad it's on my computer now.  I quickly cropped and saved the images of the books and the Keurig in this post and now that I know I've got it, I'm sure I will find other uses for it.

Head on over to MoxieWife to see what everyone else is digging this week.

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I'm finally linking up with Five Favorites which is being hosted today at Camp Patton.  So, what are my Five Favorites this week?

1.  After this incident last week, I painted my toenails my all time favorite polish color - OPIs I'm Not Really A Waitress.  This color is perfect for fall and really any time of the year.  It's a nice change from the Wild Strawberry I've been wearing all summer and has me in the mood for cooler weather.

2. These Lauren Conrad flip flops from Kohl's have been my favorite pair of shoes this summer.  The silver color is perfect.  It goes with every thing and is so much cuter than a plain black pair of flops. (Although I do have a pair of those as well.)  I love them so much in fact, that I just ordered another pair from Kohl's because they are currently on sale for only $12.99!  I'll have a brand new pair ready and waiting in my closet for next spring!

3. Last year, Sarah had to memorize all of her multiplication tables.  And she did a great job - she got a 100 on every test!  However, she then proceed to "forget" them over the summer.  Now that school is back up, she is being tested weekly on her math facts so we are having to review them.  Her test consists of completing 100 or more problems in 5 minutes.  So I've been using this website:


MrKent


to generate math problems for her. It's quick, it's easy and that's all I can ask for during homework time!

4. As an early birthday present, Jennifer got me a Ninja blender.  I have used this blender every day since she got it for me a couple of month ago.   I use it every morning to make my Purple Monkey smoothie.  This blender chops through frozen bananas and frozen blueberries like butter.  And the best part?  It comes with a single serving size blender cup so I can make just enough for me without having to dirty up the larger blender cup!  Best. Present. Ever.

5. My husband!  Okay, I'm sure everyone would include their husband in a list of favorite things but y'all, isn't he just the cutest thing?  I snapped this picture of him last night.  The kids had just gone to bed and he got on his phone to FaceTime with Sarah.  I just thought that was the cutest thing.  (They both think they're pretty special with their iPhone and iPod.  Peter and I think we're pretty special with our Android devices.  Whatevs...) He misses the kids when they aren't with us...even if they are just upstairs in bed.  I on the other hand... ;)

To see what everyone else is favoring this week, head over to Camp Patton.