Why I Only Grocery Shop at ONE Store

      

Can I I just say how much I dislike loathe Walmart?  I walk in that store and I immediately feel like a crazy person.  Droves of people are there, I am almost guaranteed to see someone I know-especially if I'm there without having fixed my hair or done my makeup, and there is just a general since of chaos.  But alas, if you live anywhere like we do, then Walmart has become a necessary evil.  If I need anything other than groceries, I almost always have to go there or drive 45 minutes to the nearest point of civilization.  About 99.9% of the time I choose Walmart because I don't want to spend the gas money to drive somewhere else.  While I don't have the luxury of choosing from many stores to shop around at for most items, I can at least choose a different place for grocery shopping!!

I have found that deciding on one place to grocery shop consistently really does make sense for us when trying to save money.  I don't have the time or desire to drive around to different stores trying to snag every little deal.  Time is money people!!  So here are my Top 5 reasons to stick with only one grocery store.  Drum roll please...

1.  You can shop faster.  

      I know where probably 98% of the items I need are located at Food Lion.  I can arrange my grocery list according to the path I take in the store and really streamline the whole process.  If I have ever been in say, Walmart (again, my own personal Hell) to pick up medicine or something else and decide to do my grocery shopping-it takes me at least twice as long!  I walk up and down the aisles, back and forth, crisscrossing my way between people in a desperate search for sugar.  I can't hardly stand it--wasting time is a major thorn in my side!  SO, when I shop where I know where things are located, I feel at peace.  I can concentrate on what I'm doing and get out of there rather quickly.

DIY Coat Tree in 3 Simple Steps

Why aren't there any closets in this house??  How did I overlook that in the blueprints?!?!  You build a house and think everything will be perfect, only to move in and realize there is NO storage space. Aaaahhhhh...if only I could be mad at someone other than myself....

I love my house, I really do, but I get so frustrated that we didn't account for a bigger entry way or hall closet.  I've had to get really creative when it comes to storage.  I cannot stand to walk in the front door and see a mess of coats piled up.  I racked my brain...well let's be honest, I searched Pinterest, to see what I could come up with.  Hours of searching led to some good ideas that I could meld together.



Here's how I did it:

1.  Ordered this tree wall decal from Amazon.  Gotta love Amazon Prime to quickly ship all of my DIYing needs without changing out of my PJs.  (No, not a paid plug, I just LOVE it!)


2.  Apply decal to your wall.  Make sure you plan it out before you peel off the backing to make sure it everything fits right!

3.  Once this is done, attach any simple coat hooks.  I chose to put them on the end of the branch to make it like you were really hanging the coats off the tree.

Viola!  A perfect solution that doesn't take up any floor space at all!!  And so much cheaper than purchasing an actual coat tree.

Now, any simple vacuum cleaner storage solutions???