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I may have gone crazy today. I *love* storage containers. The problem is, I always forget to buy them OR I think they are too expensive when I’m in the mood….yeah, I’m that cheap and I’m okay with it. Anyway, I was in Wal-Mart the other day when I passed an endcap with 18 gallon storage containers for $3.40. I thought either it was a mistake or that they were the mainstays (aka. walmart) brand and made out of cheaper plastic. Not so, they were Sterelite (?) and of a nice hearty plastic. Then I was convinced it was a pricing error, but I put four in my cart and went on. Imagine my delight when they really were just $3.40 each. Yippppe!!!

Flash forward to today, I finally get around to putting the stuff from the top of my closet in the containers. (um, what you don’t see here is all of the stuff on the FLOOR that when into the containers.)

Before:

After:

And, yes, that really is the label! ( know when to open this one–and when not to!)

Then I went a little nuts. I started freaking out that I may not be able to get more and, man, did I need more. In my head I was thinking all the places that i needed these in my life and how they would make me feel better, etc….seriously, I was on a mission. BUT, its like the coldest day in forever here and with a baby thats already been overcoming I couldn’t take her out. What do I do? Call MIL and have her watch the kids so I can run to Wal-Mart and get more $3.40 containers before they run out…not lying I felt like a mad woman at one point.

MIL gets here, I run to Wal-Mart dash to the end cap, load my cart and think….I’ll just look over there too. Um, yeah, TONS. DUH! All $3.40. So I guess this is just the price…and I thought I was getting a great deal. Not even a “Rollback” sign. **blushing** {Yes, I saw the clear ones too, but i need sturdy. Who cares if these aren’t all that cute and attractive…they work for me! }

So to continue on with crazy, I decided that I had to do the garage TODAY! Yes, 30* and all.

Feel so much better!

Okay —off to read and relax!