~ I've got the Fever~

Dish fever!

Have you ever bought something that you had to have and it caused a snowball effect....
Here is my story.


For months I have been oohing and ahh-ing over the tablescapes featured all over blogland. I pay a weekly visit to my close blog friends....Shelia and Lynne and have day dreamed about doing my own tablescapes. I always had 'tea parties with my 'play dishes' growing up so it's only natural that I want to play with real dishes now. I've even started having night dreams about tablescapes. Dreaming of centerpieces, what candles to use, napkins etc....then wishing I had already painted our kitchen table. Not to mention that I still haven't been brave enough to tackle painting the kitchen cabinets. I have spent the last two days { I'm slower than normal } reorganizing my kitchen cabinets.

So most of ya'll know we live in a touch over 1,000 square foot home....we do not have common things found in a house...like a entry or hall closet...not to mention a pantry. There is absolutely no storage...anywhere in this house. I'm not complaining though...I love our home.
Our kitchen is small to say the least....

This is one of my favorite little spots....the coffee station :)

Warning....this is not for the squeamish....{ I know the cabinets are U-G-L-Y.}

But try to look at the big picture here....the countertops have been updated and I so love our back splash. :)

See the upper cabinet above the dishwasher? That's our "pantry"~

All pretty and organized....in a space this size we really to have to stay on top of the organized thing...because if you blink wrong or get carried away at the grocery store....it will literally burst at the seams.

NOTE TO SELF: Although clean ( I know it doesn't look like it but it is....) the inside of the cabinets need to be painted as well as the outside. There is that snowball thing, again~GRRRR.

To the left of the microwave is all our glassware.....it's FULL. The cabinet on the right holds our spices....cake mixes etc.

The spice holders have been a life savor....this cabinet was ridiculous before. :)

The upper cabinet on the far left houses our dishes....which have grown over the last few days. I managed to accommodate the new dishes and brought all ( okay some ) of the linens inside and cleared a drawer to hold the linens and napkin rings etc. The linens were previously in a storage bin in the garage. Many of the linens came from Mammaw ( I have recently realized she is a dish- a - holic too....she prefers China and crystal....which I have inherited some but unfortunately they too are in the garage in storage bins....but you will see them in the near future. :)

ALL of this started because of these......I nearly fainted when I saw them reduced to $2.00 for the salad plates & bowls and the dinner plates were $3.00 a piece at Marshall's. Do you see the all white dishes on the 2nd shelf? I found those at Marshall's the day before my procedure. I needed some basics to work with....at least that's what I keep telling myself. { winks }

Dishes should come with a warning label....don't you think?

Aren't they gorgeous? The Genius' loves them too.....we had looked at them before but they were much higher priced....this price....I couldn't resist. I thought about what Mister would say....keep in my mind I already bought a 30 piece set last week and now wanted to add another 16 pieces.

Should I write my last will and testament?

To Whom It May Concern:

I, Jessica { insert last name } being of sound mind { maybe not...lol } and body. Hereby leave all my dishes to ______________. Just kidding.

With sweaty palms and a high pitched voice...I called Mister.....I told him the most beautiful dishes found me....and I couldn't leave without them { at this point I was already at the register...hee hee} I kept babbling on uncontrollably about them being an early birthday present and something like I vowed not to shop { did I really say that? } for at least 2 weeks....I kept hearing a faint ' babe, are you listening to me? in the background....so I finally stopped my plea and do ya'll know what My Mister said? If you love them....get them....I know you will find a place to store them. He is such a good Mister. :) Yes~ he is the best....in so many ways.

I also found these beauties...$2.00 a piece. I thought they would look great mixed in with the black and white dishes.....oh, I can't wait to play with them!!

What do ya'll think? Have I lost my mind?

I'll be by for a visit soon....going to physical therapy this morning....then coming home to play.

Have a beautiful day.

Love~ J