Sold by the basket, not by weight

This one was so cute....



I just couldn't resist!

I don't know what possessed her to climb into this basket, but it was one of the moments where you hope you can get to the camera in time. I caught these shots just before she tumbled over.

Etsyhappiness

So a little bit of happy made it's way to me from the UK....

this little "Paris Streets" messenger bag and



this crazy-fabulous corduroy bag with retro Scandanvian trim (oh, I wish it were fall so I could carry it now!)

I love to stalk a bargain, and Etsy makes it so easy. Once you have an account, you can bookmark a seller or just an item as a favorite. I had this corduroy bag bookmarked for months, but couldn't justify it for $75. Slowly, the price crept down and I snatched it up at $30. It's awesome with it's requisite key fob and contrast brown & white gingham lining. The seller even threw in a little zippered bag as a thank you. The messenger bag was bought on a whim (but also on sale- why not take advantage of one item being shipped anyway?) and though it is small, it helps me shed my mommy bag backache for those rare times that I travel childless.

A little bathroom organization

One of the many thrills of having your house on the market is keeping all the "draws" neat and tidy. Madeline attempts to help:

"You see folks, there's plenty of storage here. Just move aside the clutter baskets...



climb on in...



humpf, let me just get situated here....

and voila! plenty of room to store away those little things that can often get in your way!"