Even though I would like to think of myself as a fairly  organized and neat person, I know a truly organized person would have an anxiety attack in my house (I’m looking at you, Amanda).

It’s not that I’m messy. It’s just a little…cluttered?

Maybe it doesn’t seem so bad to me because my collections are shoved into their own shelves or corners and those shelves and corners are spread throughout the house, sometimes in rooms I only visit to get to the mailbox. Thus, I only think I am organized and neat because I rarely have to see my STUFF all day, every day.

The real culprit, the real tell-tale sign that I have no idea how to organize other than to stick dusty objects next to objects of the same dustiness together, is my fridge.

Exhibit A:

And this, fine folks, is only a small fraction of the fridge (but it holds the point of this post so let’s keep going).

Among my many collections is a small but impressive stack of photobooth pictures. Ben and I have thankfully captured the important moments in our relationship – first date, anniversary, wedding day – because that only sounds like a great idea and all when I see it in a Real Simple project but I never think about applying it in my own life until it’s too late.

It was fine for the first couple of photo strips to live on the fridge, but as our collection grew I realized they needed a more permanent home when the Pet Smart coupons began to overcrowd them. This collection was somehow, miraculously, a really good one that showed I actually remembered to remember the occasion since DAY ONE, people.

So I bought a frame and scrounged up a few supplies around the house:

1. Posterboard

2. 11″ x 17″ frame

3. Gift tags from The Gilded Bee

4. Photo strips

And then I set about to memorializing our silliest moments.

I really should have used (one of our five) typewriters for the tags, but if I didn’t think of this project at 10pm and demand that I complete it RIGHT AT THE VERY MOMENT…I would have cleaned them up. And I still might, one day, when I get an itch at 3am to fix it.

That picture looks a little crooked but I’ll have to wait for Amanda to come over to fix it.