Photo: K. Thomas

I found my solution in the crates that you get when you buy clementines. We love them, so I had a lot of the little crates stacked in storage waiting for me to come up with a use. I asked my handy brother to build me a set of shelves from some left over wood, tucked the shelves under the front edge of the table in the craft room and filled it with crates.

The first crate held every single Nintendo cartridge perfectly. (Yes, Nintendo. My brother brought his old system out, along with all of its games, to add to the other game systems in the play area.) Everyone loves to shoot the ducks in Duck Hunt or to take a trip back in time to when Mario first began to hop on mushrooms during his quest.) Another crate held the kids’ DVDs. A third held the handheld game systems. And so on. I love that we’re now super organized without spending a dime.

By the way, I chose the location under the table for the shelves because my brother told me that game cartridges shouldn’t be exposed to direct sunlight to avoid deterioration. Since the Nintendo game cartridges are the same ones we’ve had since the system first came out, I assume he knows what he is talking about.

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Game Cartridge Storage Solution

I do have some fun news to share with you. How many are familiar with Nintendo’s Wii? If you don’t have one in your house presently, good luck on making a reasonable bid as they are in high demand. Getting back to my point, Wii is now being prescribed as part of physical therapy for stroke patients and cardiac surgery patients. Heck… it is the bomb for anyone that wants a fun, exciting workout!

Robbie Winget, an occupational therapist who oversees use of the Wii at Dodd Hall, said news that a rehab hospital in Alberta, Canada, was using the popular new video game system sparked the idea. Winget played with the Wii at a friend’s house and was convinced that it could help patients build balance, coordination, endurance and upper and lower body strength.

I thik that it is a great idea. To combine 2 things that you enjoy into one and be able to compete against others all over the world definitely takes the seriousness out of the activity. And you run, balance, kick, punch and sweat yourself into having a kickin’ good time while keeping your physical exercise in check and progressing. It is a great sense of rehab! I want me a Wii!!!!!! But I won’t let my hubby pay more than $350 for one which will be the demise of my Wii situation but I can hold out I suppose.

The Wii fit game will be out early in 2008 via Joystiq.com. NintendoWii fan boy provided a demo and it is worth taking a peek at it. You will want a Wii too!!!!! It just sucks you in, haha.

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Nintendo’s Wii Proves To Help In Physical Therapy For Post Heart Surgery Patients