Hi there!  It’s November!  How ARE you?  It feels like, well, since October since we’ve talked. So much has happened.  We had Halloween.  I raced through the neighborhood following a local Dad who was determined to hit every porch lit house, do both sides of the street simultaneously, cover every inch of the neighborhood, cut through alleys to avoid “traffic”, and take no prisoners.  It was awesome.  We did in one hour what normal people do in two.  I’m looking for a patch that he can wear (you know like cub scouts) so people are aware of his candy prowess.  We had family visit for the weekend.  Then there was the silent auction I went to where I entered about 45 (seriously) “raffles” and won NOTHING.  A Christmas craft fair that was HUGE.  (What happened to Thanksgiving?) A Hallmark Christmas movie marathon (again, Thankssssgivvviiingggg?  Hello?) Wrapping it all up with little boys running here, there and everywhere and then the last minute homework.  It’s going on now.  I’m hiding.  Now we are caught up.  Let’s get down to business.

I found a swell 1950’s kitchen cabinet for my sister in law and her beau.  I freshened it up a bit with some paint but there was still a void.  No dazzle.  We needed a little dazzle darn it.  Which brings me to one of my favorite things—unexpected awesomness.  The Peeky Peekerton kind.

I know.  It’s dazzling isn’t it?  I mean who would expect to open a drawer and see so much style?  It makes me smile.  It’s going to make them smile.  It’s peeking at you every time you open the darn drawer or cabinet.  All it is are old calendar pages, a map, and a razor blade. I stuck those bad boys in, creased it into the edges, pulled a razor blade out and sliced it.  It’s not perfect.  It’s not centered.  It took 5 minutes.  It looks better than old wood.  I’m sorry!  It looks AMAZINGly better than old wood.

I keep a box of cool paper, old road maps, old calendars, magazine pages with coolness, and whatever else calls my name that can “tear” and it always comes in handy.

What drawers and cabinets can you awesomify?  Life’s too short to be boring.