Genius

I know, I know.  I should remember my reusable shopping bags when I go to the grocery store.  But I must admit, between juggling to toddlers and rushing out the door, I don't always remember to be earth-friendly when I'm shopping.  In fact, maybe I'll just plain blame it on me-I'm forgetful.

In light of that forgetfulness, I sometimes have a stash of plastic bags under my sink that make me want to close my eyes when I open the cabinet. If only plastic bag holders weren't so yucky looking and still disorganized feeling (for my taste).  Enter:

It's brilliant.  Fold the bags like I used to fold notes in middle school and now the 20 or so bags fit into a shoebox that fits neatly under my sink!  Now I can see what REALLY needs to be cleaned under there.  And I still can find the bags that are useful when taking our sweet Maple out on walks.

Want to know how it's done?  Check out this SUPER EASY and FAST tutorial here.

Falling for Fall All Over Again

Despite the warmer weather today and for the next few days, last week had me falling for Fall all over again.

Summer has been a whirlwind this year.  It has stolen away our time and landed us here in September happy, tan, tired, and with more experiences and stories to take us through that sometimes dreary season that sneaks up after fall.

One of our best memories of the summer will be letting the three cousins spend some time together as the four Gubser kids descended on my parents' house to celebrate my oldest sister's 30th bday.

I'm definitely in the fall mood now though. Weather in the 70s, cool breezes, the smell of fall in the air...makes me think of pumpkin bread, corn mazes, fall festivals and plaid shirts.

So here we come, we're riding into Fall in style.

I'm curious. What's your favorite thing about Fall?  (tommie's is pumpkin lattes) And what will you miss most about Summer this year?