Why I love being a teacher? FREE STUFF! I asked my maintenance lady for some old locker baskets, and she delivered!
Don’t mind the crumbs on the counter. Apparently, my husband hasn’t learned how to clean them yet.
Yes. That’s all I’ve got tonight. I just spent 14 hours in high heels, and I shook 60 parents’ hands. You guessed it—conferences! I came home to messy counters. Did I wipe them off? No. I took pictures of an old basket.
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i love the old basket!
i can think of a billion things to do with them!
I love those old baskets, was actually just admiring some this weekend. Enjoy them!
Cool!
I’m thinking that I was smart to time it so that when I start teaching, I won’t have to go to my own kids conferences anymore.
Maybe I’ll ask at the kids school if they have any of these laying around…
I have the same baskets. I saw them one day while at the school. Asked if I could buy some, they said take all that I wanted. I took about a dozen, for free. I’m down to about 4, my friends keep hitting me up for them.
Awesome basket!!! You could do so much with it!!!
Crumbs? All I see from crumbs is hubby must have fed the family while you were on a marathon high-heel wearing day, ha ha. Good for hubby and yea for you for being finished with conferences!
Love the basket and your blog!!!!
Oh my gosh I love the basket…totally didn’t see the crumbs 🙂 Can’t wait to see what you do with them!
-Hayley
Love the basket!!!!!!! Post what you do with it!
Great baskets!
My husband can’t clean counters either. Or tables. His version of cleaning the table is brushing the crumbs off it. When I want him really to clean stuff I tell him he can’t do “guy cleaning”, he has to do real cleaning.
~ Sarah
wow i am so jealous, i love those baskets and for free? score
That basket is AMAZING! And definitely warrants NOT wiping the counters. I am so jealous of your high profile job and all it’s perks!
I love the baskets!
How fun is that basket!!!
WOW!! I LOVE those!! You are such a lucky lady.
Oh wait!! My hubby is a teacher….hmmmmm………
I’m on a mission now!
sounds like you deserved a cool basket! what will you put in it??
Love that basket, and you probably already have a home picked out for it too.
ove those!
I love the crumbs…they share the reality of Motherhood (smile). Oh yea, the basket is nice also.
Love the basket! Hate conferences! I remember those days before my temporary mommy retirement 🙂
Too Cute! I have one in yellow. You can never have too many.
I have 2 of those type baskets here at my office. I haven’t decided what I want to do with them so they haven’t made it home yet. I can’t wait to see what you do so I can get a little inspiration.
Also let me know how you get the crumb leaving husband to clean up that mess — I need to teach mine as well.
I love it! I have one that I just love.
I love those baskets! I used to teach before I had kids, and the free stuff was so minimal. I’m glad you scored.
I am SOOOO jealous! Love those old locker baskets :)!! Have fun with it!
I love old locker baskets! How fun for you!!
J.E.A.L.O.U.S.
You lucky duck, you!
🙂
Layla
The Lettered Cottage
So neat! I can’t believe they actually still had these at the school.
lol at no you didnt wipe the counters but you took a pic.
Oh. I. Love.
-Jill
I love em’! I have one and Im always on the lookout for more. You just gave this girl a good idea! SCHOOL~ Wont hurt to ask,right~
Those are very cool. I can’t wait to see what you do with them.
You are soooo lucky…I love those baskets! Can’t believe you stood in heels at conferences…you’re good!
Hugz,
Michele
FREE!!!! I can’t belive you got them for free. I just came back from Warrenton,Tx where they have a week long antique sale and paid 11.00 for each basket for which I came home with 6. I have also bought some on ebay but paid way more for those. Free you lucky duck.
Oh, my word, this is awesome! And free! There are so many things you can do with those… you lucky woman!
Very cool!
I just bought a wire basket at Pier 1 for $12.99. It’s pretty cool, but it’s no locker basket!
Humm… what are you going to do with the baskets? I can hear your brain working. Those are neat. I love ANYTHING organizie!! You know me. Always a place to put stuff huh? In the mud room for the kids gloves??? Ideas are starting to roll in.
Mom
You lucky girl!
Wow…I love that basket. What a great find…the janitor Rocks!!!
What a fantastic basket! I can just imagine all the fun things you’ll find to put in there…
Cool basket!
I don’t think men can actually SEE crumbs on the counter or other things we notice.
The baskets are wonderful!
LOVE the basket!
I love vintage stuff like that!! awesome!!
Oh it is fabulous–just the rigth amount of rust (no doubt from sweaty clothes Ü).
We must have gone to the same school. 🙂
I love these old baskets. Used to teach myself and never saw these around our building. Hmm…have to check some antique and resale shops
Love the basket!!!!
Crumbs…I didn’t see any crumbs!
Wow! So many possibilities!
Wish we had cool things like that at my school. 😉
~Heather
Haha! You are such a "craft-geek." See, I even invented a new word to describe your obsession. 🙂 I hope you'll create something amazing with that old basket.