M. Suzanne Terry

Hello, there.

I really loved writing this series. My neuropathy and fatigue, however, had other plans.

Therefore, most of my screen time has been reserved for work the last few weeks.

But I think (I hope?) the fog is lifting a little, so I wanted to come here today to give it some closure and share my favorite thing that happened this month regarding the making cozy and keeping of the house.

Look at those glorious shelves.

I live in an apartment and it doesn’t come with a pantry, so I’ve had to create my own. I have a shelf by the kitchen that works well for most things. It’s very limited in space, though, and when I get the motivation to go grocery shopping, I go big so that I don’t have to do it very often.

So I needed more space. And this month, I got it.

Now, ultimately, I’m going to make it prettier so that there aren’t just bags of chips hanging out in the open. I have my eye on some cute boxes and other containers to help it look less cluttered.

But I love it.

And the best part? I got both these shelves (plus a third, smaller shelf for my office) at my church garage sale for $25.

I love a good deal that is also repurposing unwanted items within my community. Just a great solution all the way around.

Anyway, I hope you got something out of the series and enjoyed at least one of the posts as much as I enjoyed writing them.

I wrote about keeping house this year, and it was so much fun.