linkville, usa

did you guys see this? the container store rocks out a narrow home office space in the september pages of real simple. 

holy moly! adam received a batch of cookies + milk last week for his birthday from here. and how lovely, the milk was from broguiere's (glass bottles that you return when done).

oh yeah... Bneato Organizing Boot Camp will be featured on BloomSpot this Saturday.

did you know you can use your phone to deposit checks if you bank with chase? yep, there's an iphone app for that.

DIY this

make your own bookshelves... using books! click here to find out how. (via Real Simple)

image: paul watson

reusing plastic bags

you've finally decided to getting plastic bags at the grocery store (yay) but what to do with all the ones that have multiplied at home? real simple has 10 ideas for reusing them before they're recycled.

image; carolina naftali

xmas wrapping tip and whatnot

this post is going up super late on a sunday because i got back from las vegas earlier this afternoon. a last-minute trip out of town ended up being quite the experience. the beau's mom put us up at the wynn and scored tix to Cher last night (uh-mazing). anyhow, on to organizing.

• i was reading through an old Real Simple magazine and spotted this tip which is a great solution if you've ever mixed up holiday gifts. "i wrap my holiday gifts in groups by paper: silver for my sister, gold for my brother, and red for my in-laws. i know exactly what to grab when we're heading out." --Jacqui Cooley
• on a side note (related to organizing) my apartment therapy post that i wrote last week about scoring free boxes when moving got picked up by lifehacker (rock steady).

(image: stephbond)

Recycle This

Where, how, what to recycle? Find the most comprehensive list here thanks to the folks at Real Simple Magazine. Our faves:

• Old Crocs get recycled and donated to underprivileged families
• Wire hangers (totally recyclable)
• Send old holiday cards here
• Earn 10% towards the purchase of a new iPod by taking your old one in for recycling