The Black Hole

I refer to several things as "the black hole." The first one being my purse...always. I love HUGE purses...remember folks...I'm 4'11" and 100 lbs...I really have no business carrying HUGE purses but I can't help it. I get rather irritated when I can't find my car keys, cell phone, pen, and sometimes my wallet! So I just refer to my beautiful chocolate brown Coach purse as "the black hole."

I also call my backpack "the black home." I have so much junk in that thing...no wonder it weighs more than me!


And the worst black hole ever is WAS our bedroom closet. I really wish I would have taken a before picture but I was on a roll! On Saturday the hubs was working his normal 24hr shift at the fire department and after doing homework all morning and the kiddos being cooped up in the house because it was raining...we decided to take a trip to Target. I really wanted a bookcase to put in our bedroom to put all of my school books in...I have tons of them...you know, since I'm a career college student...and our closet was about to burst at the seams. I found a nice "Espresso" colored bookcase..and the box said "No Tools Assembly." Hello?! This is the bookcase for me! Um except weighed about 50lbs and was on the top shelf....see the purse comment...I REALLY had no business trying to get this box...it also said "Team Lift." The only team I had with me were 6 & 7 year old girls! I really didn't want to call for help because that just how I am...so I didn't...and let me just say...the bookcase made it home with me...it really doesn't matter if my back is aching today. =) I waited until Sunday to put it together, all by MYSELF. I wanted to show off for the hubs and let him know I can do some things on my own. ;) I put that bad boy together in about 30 minutes...remember, no tools needed!! It is still standing...even with the books on it! I'll take a picture when I get home this evening for proof!



So after I get the bookcase together I move on to the closet...oh my word...there were shoes, purses, books, backpacks, shopping bags full of stuff I forgot I bought, gift bags, wedding gifts, and so on...I decided to take it one step at a time. Purses were first...10 Coach purses isn't excessive, right? Ok, good! Because it was more like 15 before I put 5 of them in a pile to give away. I put all of the purses I chose to keep in a big Rubbermaid box and up onto the shelf in the closet. I then started with the shoes....why do women insist on so many shoes?? I'm proud to say I got rid of 7 pairs...just ignore the other 20 pairs that are still in there! I *might* need them one day...even though half of them hurt so bad. I then moved all the books to their new home...threw out stuff I deemed as trash...put all of the gift bags, tissue paper, and ribbons in a plastic box...unwrapped some wedding gifts and set them out where they belonged...and cleaned out my clothes, a little bit. I can now actually walk in my side of the closet. I didn't touch hubby's side. His is already nice and neat...he's Mr. Neat Freak...and I'm Mrs. I-Wish-I-Was-A-Neat-Freak.

I did notice though...as soon as I removed my wedding gown from our closet I immediately had a lot more room! This is my dilemma peeps...What do you do with your wedding dress after it's all over with?! I mentioned selling it on this website I had found but then I started getting weird reactions from friends and family members. Like, "You would actually sell it!?" Well, what am I going to do with it?! Not like our daughters will wear it...because they're NEVER getting married. ;) I scratched that idea because I don't want people to think I don't love my husband..haha. I can't keep it hanging in our closet forever...there just isn't enough room. Our coat closet it small...and stuffed. The girls closets are stuffed..ridiculous, I know...but I can't help it. So, please....tell me what you did with YOUR wedding gown!! I looked into having it preserved...it starts at $200...but then it's just in a HUGE box...where would I put that? Please help me ladies...before I sell it. ;) Just kiddin.

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