A long time ago, when Eric and I were first together, he realized something about me and has teased me about it ever since. I’m not talking about my inability to jump. (That’s another story.) And some like-minded women might even related to my obsession. Men will most likely understand why Eric thinks it’s so funny (or cute, right?). Ahem…. I have a fascination with cubbies.

If money were no object, my house would be full of cubbies. The closets would be cubbied. The pantry would be cubbied. The laundry room would be seriously cubbied. In my mind, there is no greater or higher form of organization than cute, square cubby holes. Money is an object, so I have settled for the 9 cube block in the living room and its matching set in Micah’s playroom, both of which are used to store toys and books. Both have adorable canvas totes in assorted colors.

Where am I going with this? Oh yeah… I picked a new theme for my blog a while ago when I switched to self-hosting. It was pretty bland for my tastes, but there was something about it that struck a chord with me. Yesterday and today I spent some time redesigning the theme’s colors and details, and slowly but surely it is beginning to reflect my personality and design tastes. It’s not quite there yet, but I’m no Michelangelo when it comes to web design, so it will take some time. I love the cartoon of my family, though. I should really start drawing more – it is a nice little stress reliever.

I was staring at the screen this afternoon, trying to brainstorm about things I could change or add, when all of a sudden, it occurred to me what it is that I like so much about this theme.

It has cubbies.

And then I went back in my mind and visualized all of the favorite blogs I’ve ever owned or designed, and I realized they all have one thing in common. They are very modular. They are very organized. They have lots and lots of cubbies.

I like my posts organized in neat little boxes, I like square pictures in my sidebars, I like everything having its own border and section and title. I’m a cubby fanatic and it has manifested itself in my blog design.

I’m sure I’m not the only one. I have a theory that we are a certain breed of women: we like cubbies, we shop at Target, we have a blog, we like design projects. It’s also highly unlikely that our walls are left white. What do you think?