DIY cell phone charging station...

Hey all!  I did a very simple DIY project that I'd like to share with you.  After scouring the internets trying to find a suitable charging station for my various electronic devices, I found that I didn't have either the space or the tools to accomplish what I saw.  So I headed to the ¥100 store to see what I could find that would help me organize.  (Note: if you can't find exactly what I did, look for something with some kind of holes in it.)

Here are the materials:

This is a shoe organizer.  My goal was to find something with a hole in it that I could feed cords through.

Next, I was in a hurry so I kinda just threw this together:

It's kind of a mess and doesn't look very organized.  When I got back from lunch I sat and figured out how to make it better.  I found I could wedge the sockets into the opening in the pink container.

I also used twist ties to keep the cords neat (except I wish they were white and not green).  Much nicer.

I made two so I could charge various devices:

As you can see, this container is big enough to hold a regular sized iPad (so by default you know the mini will fit too).  You can also get a good look at how I wedged the sockets in.

Anyway, my life feels less cluttered and tangled now that I have a place to store everything I need to charge.

I hope this was helpful and can give you some ideas of how to get out from that pile of cords.  Happy organizing!

Tales from The LG 12th Floor Garden...

Well things haven't been so peachy these days.  Had some really high temperatures and I lost two plants.  The cilantro and the cranberry plant died.  I also lost one bean plant (three remaining).  :( 

Aside from that everything is growing well and bigger each day.  The blueberry even sprouted some new leaves.

Also, look at the mint's progress:

I recently pinched the top so it would grow out.

In other news I am going on vacation soon.  I won't be gone long but I don't want my plants to die.  The internet has many solutions for keeping plants alive.  So far only one has been successful.  The create-a-greenhouse method.  Basically, you wrap your plants in a plastic bag which acts like a green house.  Water condenses inside the bag which keeps your plant from drying out.

Testing:

The plant on the left has been wrapped for almost 3 days now.  I haven't watered it since it's been in there and the soil is still damp.  I count that a success.

I just wrapped this today:

It's not sealed as tightly as the above two plants so hopefully it will work.

*Edit*
Both plants I wrapped this morning have a nice layer of condensation.  Excellent.

This is a huge weight off my shoulders and now I feel like I can enjoy my vacation without worrying if my plants will die.

That's all the news that's fit to report.  Happy gardening!