Nope... I refuse to admit I have a shopping problem!

FIRST WORLD PROBLEM!  I ran out of closet space for my dresses.  Now that you have read those first two sentences, please don't think I am completely vain.  Some think I have a shopping problem and I refuse to admit I have one.  I like to think of it as a hobby.  Yes,  a shopping hobby! 

The thing is, when I am out looking around I dont see just a shirt, or pant or scarf.  I see the whole canvas of art that I want to make my master piece and I get inspired.  However, my inspiration has left me with very little room.  So, the person that I am will find a solution to any problem.   I create my own space.  All I needed was some ribbon and a curtain rod.  Simple!

 First, hang ribbon from ceiling. Then measure both sides and make a knot.  You want to make sure both sides knots are the at the same length so your rode wont be crooked.

 Then loop through your curtain rod.  I made a little bow because they're just too cute!

Lastly, place the clothes you want on.  I also added an additional center ribbon for support.

One other thing I did was take out my closet doors and hang curtains with some pull backs.  This gave me more room without having lost space when the doors are open.

Creativity was knocking on my door...

So, I moved over a year ago into a new home and I still really wasn't unpacked.  All I really had unpacked were my clothes and other necessities.  That was for a couple of reasons: first, I wasn't sure if I wanted to stay in Calgary and thought of moving somewhere spectacular, and second, I hate unpacking. 

However, there was something inspiring about this year.  I felt motivated and tired of the couch potato life style and knew I needed to do something.  I am a Gemini, so it was so unlike my character to be so lazy.  During this "rediscovery" of myself and remembering what I like, I fell back in love with the city that once had my heart.  So, it was time to commit to where I was and unpack because I am not going anywhere.

My china hutch sat empty for a year.  It collected dust like all the books I was attempting to read.  Due to the lack of space, I knew this gorgeous storage space would no longer hold the Kate Spade crystal it once had.  This time it was something else.  It is now my space for all the beautiful things that longer collected dust.  Just because it has the title "China Hutch" didn't mean that that's all it was going to be in my vocabulary.  It holds things from my travels, places and things that inspire my "bucket" list, photos and memories.  Its my motivational shrine now!