Clearly it’s not my fault…

by Laura on November 12, 2008

in My Life

Ever wonder where this organizing junkie gets her crazy out of control over the top container obsession from?

Meet my mother’s bathroom closet:

Is it all making sense to you now?

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1 Dot November 12, 2008 at 9:01 pm

That looks like MY bathroom cabinets! I’m a container junkie too, you know?! LOL

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2 se7en November 12, 2008 at 9:39 pm

This is so funny, my mother is not like this at all – crammed chaos as far as the eye can see… but in response and in my great rebellion (!) my cupboards do indeed look like this.

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3 Phoebe November 12, 2008 at 10:11 pm

It looks like heaven!

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4 jadekitty November 13, 2008 at 12:00 am

That is awesome!

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5 Avlor November 13, 2008 at 4:06 am

Indeed. The best obsessions are inherited. ;)

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6 Rebecca November 13, 2008 at 4:54 am

Oh My, This is something I’m going to pass down to my kids? Cool maybe by then they can keep there own homes clutter free. LOL

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7 Kristy Miklas November 13, 2008 at 5:46 am

That would drive me crazy though since the baskets are not all matching. I would have to have all identical baskets to keep myself sane :)

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8 Theresa November 13, 2008 at 7:47 am

I am enthralled…now if I just had a cabinet to put the containers in! :( (sigh)

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9 Jerri November 13, 2008 at 7:58 am

You mean eventually our kids could inherit organizing tendencies??? Yay!!!

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10 susieshomemade November 13, 2008 at 8:01 am

It’s all crystal clear:-) Hee, hee, hee.

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11 Downshifting Diva November 13, 2008 at 8:13 am

I love that they are all white but in my obsessive little mind they need to be the same…I know they have to fit but I want that magazine look!

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12 Lori L. November 13, 2008 at 8:25 am

ha ha, too funny. Like mother like daughter.

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13 Cindy November 13, 2008 at 8:29 am

It looks like my closet but my oldest daughter didn’t get the organizing bug from me. My daughter got it big time and is very particular about how she stores things! Go figure!

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14 Debbie November 13, 2008 at 9:22 am

Oh my goodness, that is FUN-NY!

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15 Kim November 13, 2008 at 10:11 am

Ah ah ah……..I am laughing out loud right now! That is tooo funny sista! There really is no possibility of you recovering — what if it gets worse? What if there isn’t ever a cure…..EVER…….

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16 Kim November 13, 2008 at 10:26 am

Your a closet snooper aren’t you? You are one of those people who look in other peoples closet when your baby sitting lol. Just kidding.
Well at least now you know lol
Hugs.
Kim

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17 Oh2122 November 13, 2008 at 12:27 pm

It makes sense, but it’s still unnerving.

Not because of you, but because I can identify the origins of some of those containers and tell you where they are in my own house!

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18 Lady Ozma November 13, 2008 at 12:45 pm

*SWOOOOOOON* I <3 your mom! If only I were so lucky!

One day my new bathrooms will be that organized! (I just moved into a new home and as usual, it’s an experiment to figure out what to do in the new place.)

That is my dream!

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19 Amanda November 13, 2008 at 12:52 pm

just thought i’d feed your obession some moree.. today posted on the oprah show they have a 20% off coupon to the containor store.. For online orders:
Use promotion code CLUTTERCREW at checkout. expires nov 19th

i love baskets too!!

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20 Susie November 13, 2008 at 1:00 pm

I am organized but haven’t caught the container bug yet. Will look next time I am at the dollar store

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21 Heather November 13, 2008 at 1:32 pm

Ohhhh. I will probably dream about that tonight.

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22 Nicole November 13, 2008 at 2:28 pm

This picture is pure bliss…love it! I’m gonna show my husband this one so that he understands that I’m not the only crazy one out there!! I should own stock at The Container Store!! Ha ha ha!! :)

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23 Heavenly Homemaker November 13, 2008 at 2:48 pm

Aha! It does all make sense now. Sounds like you’re having a WONDERFUL time!!

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24 Organizing Mommy November 13, 2008 at 3:17 pm

Great minds think alike! Good for your Mom; she has duplicated herself.

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25 The Happy Housewife November 13, 2008 at 5:44 pm

Wow, what a great closet! Does she do home visits, my bathroom cabinet needs a makeover!
Toni

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26 Susanne November 13, 2008 at 6:20 pm

Well that apple didn’t fall from the tree did it? LOL.

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27 Sandy November 13, 2008 at 6:34 pm

Ahhhh, yes, now I understand YOU! ha ha.

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28 Forgetfulone November 13, 2008 at 7:29 pm

I love it!

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29 The Roost November 13, 2008 at 7:31 pm

A mom after my on heart :)

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30 Katherine November 13, 2008 at 8:29 pm

I don’t see anything wrong with that at all. What does that say about me? =)

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31 Queen B November 13, 2008 at 8:43 pm

It is beautiful.

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32 Alicia November 14, 2008 at 3:45 am

Lol! Yup, I get mine from my Dad!

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33 SheilaG November 14, 2008 at 5:16 am

So you inherited from your mother? My mother inherits from me. I’m constantly buying her organizing stuff for Christmas!

She’s constantly bringing over stuff from her house that she wants to get rid of, “just in case you need it.”

I think what she means is, “So you can take it to Goodwill so I don’t have to.”

Visit To Love, Honor and Vacuum today!

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34 Carolyn November 14, 2008 at 6:16 am

The mother-daughter link is alive and well!

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35 Erin Craig November 14, 2008 at 10:03 am

Hope you had a great birthday!

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36 Nikki November 14, 2008 at 7:01 pm

gosh, I wish mine looked like this! :)

Oh, and I am having a giveaway over at my blog, I would love for you to come check it out! :)

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37 Jessica November 14, 2008 at 7:31 pm

haha same here…. I just found out there’s a store called… The Container Store. I know, apparently I’ve been living under a rock because I never knew this… I haven’t been to the store yet, it’s probably a good thing. I might have a stroke. :)

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38 Martha November 15, 2008 at 6:55 am

Now that’s funny! :-)

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39 Blicky Kitty November 15, 2008 at 4:11 pm

Oh I am so impressed! It makes me want to run out and buy containers. I’m an organization Flunkie though!

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40 Jen D. November 16, 2008 at 9:12 pm

Wow! That is funny! It is not bad. At least you got something useful from your mom. My mom is a worrier, what am I? Yep! I wish I got the organizing gene.

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41 Renee November 17, 2008 at 6:20 am

Check out this post on my blog. I go crazy over organizing my closets, too.

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