Simple but perfect

Ok, so let's flash back a decade or so. My parents have been divorced for forever basically and my dad is well...messy. He owns his own car dealership/shop so he is always covered in grease, working long hours, and his home isn't exactly his priority. Because of all this I have never been as comfortable at my dads as I am at my moms, which is decorated nicely, ALWAYS clean and is just generally nicer. Now don't get me wrong, I love my dad and I love spending time with him, his place was just never as nice.

Fast forward to Summer 2009. My dad had a stroke. A big one. Sad, but he came out ok. Actually, the doctors said he made a miraculous recovery; the only downfall is that he lost too much eyesight to be comfortable driving. So we moved him to a extremely nice apartment near his business so he can walk there and I do all of his shopping (grocery, Costco, etc) since his vision makes crowded places overwhelming. Recently, we moved him from a one bedroom to a two bedroom apartment so that I have a place to stay. This new apartment has been my new project. I have been cleaning it, decorating it, cleaning it, organizing it and making it nice. Have I mentioned cleaning it?

Anyways, this is where the Pin that I used comes in. Finally, huh?
I needed a way to keep all of the receipts that I bring back organized. He normally pays me ahead of time and then I put the change and receipt in a bowl that he left on the counter. In the revamp of his apartment, I have tried to get around this stupid bowl. I rather there be fruit or something in it so it looks pretty but how could I make receipts look pretty? This is how!

 

Simple but perfect, huh!? I like to think so.

So I went to Target and spent something like...$7 or so on a jar. Filled it with all of the receipts. And TA-DA!

Now in this picture there are clearly not enough receipts but it's a start!

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