(function($){
  $.fn.sidetoggle = function(options) {


    var settings = $.extend({
      moving : null, // which object to toggle?
      direction : null // toggle from this side of the window
    }, options);


    return this.click(function(){

      var thisdir = {};

      var movethis = settings.moving;
      var dirpos = parseint($(movethis).css(settings.direction), 10);
      var menuwidth = $(movethis).outerwidth();

      if (isnan(dirpos)) {
        console.log("please define the object's position in the css.");
      }

      if (dirpos === 0) {
        thisdir[settings.direction] = -menuwidth;
        $(movethis).animate(thisdir);
      } else {
        thisdir[settings.direction] = 0;
        $(movethis).animate(thisdir);
      }
    });
  }
}(jquery));