I will admit that I have a problem. I am addicted to everything that has anything to do with organization. And, I love taking an organizational tool and making it into something pretty. That is where my problem comes in. If I would just make something and use it, that would be great, but I have to make it pretty before I can make myself use it.
A couple years ago, I got the idea to make a menu board for the kitchen. I like to cook but I struggle with the planning ahead of time. I thought if I had a cute little board hanging in the kitchen, I would want to plan meals. I got a magnetic white board and used the "Eat" Decor Element across the top. I then put a piece of DSP on the bottom, tied a ribbon around it and hung it in the kitchen. Well, the board was cute but it wasn't practical for what I wanted to accomplish. For the last couple years, it has served several purposes. At Christmas, it has held up cute pieces of artwork made by the boys. At other times, I have hung recipes that I want to try and sometimes it holds coupons that I want to be sure to use. I have looked at it over the last couple weeks trying to figure out how to make it more useful. I think I finally have it and finished it over the weekend.
I'm really happy with how it turned out but, more importantly, I'm hoping it will help me plan a weekly menu. I used the Sycamore Street DSP for the background on the board and my meal strips. I went through and typed out my family's favorite entrees and sides so that each strip is a complete meal. I did that in Microsoft Word with some fun fonts to make them appealing to look at. If I had more time, I would have made them in MDS with a picture of the entree but I decided I needed to just get them done. For the magnets, I used the soda pop tops, round disc magnets and DSP punched with the 1" circle punch. I used Crystal Effects to put them together. So, now it is up and I have to actually use it. We'll see how it goes. Happy Monday!
