Operation Dog Station

We have a little wooden stand by our front door (Fred Meyer furniture circa 1995 - from my dorm at Linfield) that has become the dumping ground for all things dog. Leash, collars, brush, poop bags, balls, and gloves (for walking dog) are all haphazardly thrown in this region. Along with all things dog are some things human: a package of three deodorant sticks from Costco that need to be returned (wrong brand), a spare change dish, keys, receipts, books, and a few small photo albums. Messy, messy, messy.

Without leaving the house - since Storm Watch 2006 is underway - I was able to find a basket that I could use to help bring some much needed order to this chaotic space. All of the crap has been distributed to other parts of the house or thrown out.

What remains are the essential by-the-front-door necessities and appropriate dog owning accoutrements. This should work much better than the old method of throw everything everywhere we have been employing as of late.

Thankfully, Ellie MacPherson was there to assist in Operation Dog Station by using her cat-self as a measuring device to determine if the basket selected would hold the required items.