Spice Turn-About

Among other things, I'm an Independent Consultant with The Pampered Chef. When I got my new paperwork and catalogs for Fall /Winter 2010 and saw the new Spice Turn-About, I knew it would be something I'd have to get for myself right away (because my cupboard looked like this, only worse):

When I got it, my intention was for it to sit on the counter next to my Tool Turn-About - not a big deal, but I would rather keep my stuff in the cupboard if possible. Imagine my surprise when I loaded up my Spice Turn-About and thought "hmm, I wonder if this will fit in my cupboard?" So I try it, and it did! The cupboard that I have it in is only 12" wide so it really doesn't take up much room at all.

Not only does it perfectly hold the yummy sprinkles, seasonings and rubs from The Pampered Chef, but it can also hold many other brand spices as well:

(PS I was not paid by The Pampered Chef to do a product review, just wanted to share my love for a great product - let me know if you'd love one too!)

CSN Stores/KidKraft Primary Sling Bookshelf Review

It took me awhile to decide what I was going to get and I went back to the CSN website many times to browse. They have so many great items, it was getting hard to decide because I kept finding something else I wanted/needed!

At one point, though, I went to the site and at the bottom there is a section called "See What Customers Are Buying From Our Stores!" and it must feature 4 products that are top sellers, or on sale, or maybe even just recently purchased. When I saw the KidKraft Sling Bookshelf on there I decided that is what we (my kids) needed. The fact that it was on SALE was even better!

Pros:

*List price: $66.99 - Sale price: $39.95

*I placed my order on 8/19 and received it on 8/25 - 6 days is great if you ask me!

*Easy to assemble - all screws and wrench were included. The kids were very excited to get it put together.

*Sturdy - right now we have 36 books of various sizes and I think we could safely add a few more.

*Organization - before we had a basket for our books and they rarely made it back in the proper place. So far, and maybe just because it's still new, the books are going right back in the bookshelf.

*Variety - they come in other colors to match your needs (the one we got is Primary, there's also pastels. You can also have them personalized with embroidery.

Cons:

*I'm glad that CSN Stores had this on sale, there's NO way I'd spend $66.99 on this item.

*This isn't a huge con really, but I was a little worried when I ordered because it didn't say how many books it would hold.

I'm trying to organize a lot of different areas in the house so I may head back to CSN Stores and see if there are any other great deals in the storage and organization area. Tell me, what's your best/favorite organization tip?

Upcoming Product Review

Yay! I was contacted by someone at CSN stores to do a product review!

CSN stores consists of 200+ online stores where you can find anything from dinnerware to kettlebells to flooring - quite the assortment, eh?

A couple of my favorites from dinnerware:

There are so many things to choose from (and I do get to choose what I review) that the task of picking something is a bit overwhelming. I do think I'll manage to find something though!

Does the cat get a new litter box?

Do the kids get a new play tent?

OR - does mama get a new pair of shoes?

Do you know what you would choose? Stay tuned to find out what I choose and read my review!