Gettin' My Geek On At The Container Store

Friday morning I was dressed and ready to run on my treadmill. My hair was in a ponytail, my new running shoes were on my feet, and I had already selected my 'Cheesy 80s' playlist on my iPod. I was only lacking one thing needed for a successful run: the motivation to get on the darn treadmill.

Instead of just sucking it up and starting my run, I texted my friend, KP (not her real name, but her initials. I always call her KP), for inspiration. She suggested that we ditch the exercise altogether and hit The Container Store in Indianapolis instead.

Did I put up a fight? Heck no. I couldn't agree to the road trip fast enough.

Oh hons, The Container Store is amazing. For those of you not familiar with The Container Store, it is a store dedicated to selling products to organize every area in your home from the kitchen to the closets to the bathrooms. This store appeals to the organizational neat freak in me. The 'a place for everything and everything in it's place' part of my heart sang out with joy. I darn near wept with gratitude when I first walked in the door.

In short, The Container Store soothes my soul. And yes, I took pictures.

Behold.





KP and I were absolutely giddy when we first laid eyes upon the desk storage aisle. I swooned. Isn't it beautiful?

Sigh. I just love those colors.

All the different sizes and shapes of storage boxes were pretty spiffy. I have no idea what kind of stuff I'd put in them, but I'd find something. Or, if I couldn't find some treasure to store, I'd probably just use those boxes as 'art'.

And I fell in love with these metal drawer cabinet thingies. I think I need one in every color.

At some point during the three hours KP and I were in The Container Store, I leaped up and clicked my heels together.

Wow. I had no idea that my heinie was so large. Must be a weird angle or something. Yep, that's it. Clearly it's a weird angle and not all the butter I've been eating lately.

KP felt the need to do a leap o' joy, too.

It was a moment.

I can now say that I'm the proud owner of mustache shaped paper clips.

To be honest, they are page markers, not paper clips. I have no idea how these are going to help me be organized, but they amused me and when something amuses you this much you simply have to make the purchase. It's one of the laws of retail or something.

My favorite photo of the day was this one that KP took with my phone. No idea how it happened.

No, it's not 'art'. It's the parking lot and KP's right foot.

Three hours later, I can confidently say that I saw every aisle, every shelf, and every item up for sale. It's a minor miracle that I only spent forty-five bucks.

I told KP that I'd glimpsed heaven that day and it was in the form of The Container Store.

She agreed.

'Cause it's true.


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