Ready to head out with the girls!
A few weeks ago, I was reading the LA Times Travel section when I saw a little blurb about a collapsible crate. I checked out the website and decided I had to try them. I like my reusable shopping bags, but I would like my own shopping baskets much more- especially ones that collapse when not in use. I ordered 2 baskets and started using them the moment they arrived. They are only 15″ long by 10″ wide but they hold more than I expected. I use them every day now for multiple things. I love them! My kids love them! People who see me with them are impressed and ask where I got them.
Here is how I use them:
- Shopping– in the grocery store for small loads, I get to use my basket from start to finish. A gallon of milk, 4 boxes of yogurt, and some fruits and vegetables all fit in my basket at my last visit to Trader Joes. The cashier thought the basket was cool. For big loads, I just have them collapsed in the cart for check-out.
- Farmer’s Market– no need for any bags or worrying that my strawberries will get squished. All my fruits and vegetables fit perfectly.
- Errands– library books, dry cleaning, merchandise returns, letters to be mailed. It all goes in a basket and then into my car for doing.
- Kids– waters, snacks, sweaters, toys, books- it all fits in the basket. My daughters already know if they want to take it in the car- put it in the basket. When we are leaving the car- everything that came out of the basket goes back in it and we take it in the house.
- Home– toys migrate to every room. We use the baskets to return toys to their correct home. When my older daughter cleans her room, she puts all her little sister’s toys in a basket to put back in the right room.
What fits inside with room for more!
Clever Crates also come in larger sizes (without handles) to use for your other storage needs. There are many sizes and colors to choose from. They are all portable and stackable. I have been using these for bigger jobs and they are great too!
I haven’t had these baskets long- and I wonder how I lived without them. There is something very comforting about having a place to easily put everything I need to remember for the next day. It is a portable launching pad. A convenient way to shop. An easy way to carry more than can fit in your hands. I bought two- and I need more. At $9.99 each- they are well worth it. I think I’ll be giving away a lot of these around the holidays!
e she wrote sentences and we let the rest go. She focused on the art work and what she wanted to send to grandma. She even said that this was fun. (She is an organizer’s daughter after all =) The sort pile dwindled and we were done in 45 minutes. We ended up with a small envelope of memories, an envelope to mail to grandma, and a big pile of paper to recycle.
have a lot of cables plugged into my laptop. When I want to grab it and work somewhere else, I have to unplug all the cables and hope none of them fall behind my desk. I tried one of these cable holders that I found at Target, but soon found that it didn’t always work. It was as if the cables move on their own sometimes and fly off the desk to hide from me. And it certainly didn’t hold any of the increasingly tiny USB Bluetooth inserts for mice, keyboards, and Fitbits that are very easy to lose track of.
anization System. It is pretty nice. It forms a secure seal with your desk with suction- no need to install it. And things just stick to it like magic! OK. Like magnets! It is fun to drop your cables on it and have them stick so easily. They include 3 magnetic cable ties in case your cable is not magnetic. I don’t lose the cables anymore and all the tiny USB inserts have a place to stay put so I can always find them. I even throw my earrings on it! I kind of wish I had a big super strong MOS that would work for keys and all the loose change my husband seems to leave everywhere =) For now I am very happy to have something that keeps my computer cables secure and right where I left them!
