Throughout the ages, many famous figures have proclaimed that nothing is certain but death and taxes. This seems to me either a poorly thought out remark on the part of Daniel Defoe, Benjamin Franklin, Margaret Mitchell and others credited with its pronouncement, or it indicates that these people ran around naked and did all their reading at the library. Because what is inevitable for me, along with most people I know, are laundry and a shortage of shelving.
You know it’s true. Hands up everyone who’s never, not once, discovered there’s just not enough room on the shelf for all your books, DVDs, CDs, video games, model cars, trophies, knick knacks, crafting supplies etc. If you put your hand up just now you’re either lying or a freak of nature. Unless you’re, like, Mother Teresa or something.
Anyway, the whole point here is that last week I was organizing my crafting area, lamenting a lack of storage space for all my little crafting bits and pieces and wishing for a tiny shelf to store them on. While doing so I came across a cigar box (I have many – they are great for storage & interesting to look at) with a broken lid. And because I have one of those special needs minds of great weirdness wisdom, I immediately realized that these two things – the desire for shelving and a broken cigar box – corresponded with beautiful symmetry and purpose. I have no idea how to achieve world peace, but I can help with your storage problems.
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