Paper Boxes

I love organizing; I love making things. Recently I learned how to make little boxes out of paper and really like this concept because I use these petite boxes for baked goods, candy....anything I can think of really. I just wrap up my goodies, place them in the paper box, drop it in a cellophane bag, tie with pretty wire lined ribbon and hope it will put a smile on someone's face!

I found another use for these paper boxes...organizing. I was in need of some compartments for my desk drawers for items such as paper clips, thumb tacks, rubber bands and the like and didn't want to spend money on plastic containers. They aren't ever the right size anyways it seems [for those types of things], so I thought the paper boxes would work perfect. They did! Not only are they perfect, but every time I open my drawer I get to see the decorative paper that holds my office items [I love, love, love scrapbook paper!]. And I love this new use for my petite boxes.


Here is a link on how to make these boxes. Super easy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBf957XC-4k

My Civic Duty

I did my civic duty and voted yesterday. I really wrestled with whether or not to vote because generally I do not like most politicians, no matter what party they belong to. Corruption, misrepresentation and double lives seems to flourish in that arena. Furthermore, I really find myself annoyed at campaign ads. Instead of stating what issues they will stand and fight for, it just seems like a never ending, childish and immature attack on one another. In fact, after all of the campaign ads, I still know little about what the candidates stand for. I find that I generally have to do more intense research [which isn't a bad idea anyways]. I decided that there are some issues certain candidates will fight for that I feel strongly about, so I should embrace my right as an American, bite the bullet and vote for [I know this sounds strong], the "lesser of two evils." Moreover, there was a time that women were not able to vote, and as I contemplated voting yesterday I remembered this, hence deciding to hit the polls.

My point for this post: something happened at the polls that really baffles me. I have voted in the past and this has never happened. As I was voting, a man working the poll came up to me, looked over my shoulder and proceeded to tell me how I can vote straight ticket if I wanted too. I was so taken back that he interrupted me AND looked at my screen [which was already marked for who I was voting for], that all I could say was, "I know how to vote, can I please have some privacy while I do it?" I am perplexed as to why he did this. It's not like I was looking around for help. My eyes were fixed on the screen the whole time. Isn't it against the rules to talk to someone as they vote? Stephen and I talked about it afterward, and we remember that one time we were talking to each other while voting [in booths next to one another probably] and we were told not to do that.

So I am wondering if what he did was wrong. It's baffling...