Because I’m So Prompt

Remember back in June when I posted about several areas of my house that I wanted to get organized? So I posted pictures of the areas and stuff to motivate me to actually get them cleaned up?
Riiight.
Well, I am embarrassed happy to report that a mere 4.5 months later, I’m finished with that little [...]

Subliminal Messages

Er, not. This isn’t exactly subliminal…
Meet my new kitchen decor!
What I’ve really wanted to find for a while now are vintage sign letters. But, they are hard to come by. I’ve monitored etsy’s vintage section for a while now for letters big enough to use, and I don’t really have time to [...]

Washing Machines

So, remember just a couple of hours ago, how I blogged about digging myself out of a mountain of dirty clothes? Yeah, that’s not happening anytime soon.
I went downstairs to move the load from the washer to the dryer, and it was still full of water. But the cycle was done. Basically, [...]

WFMW: Organizing Photo Albums

I take a lot of pictures, and while I’m trying to get better about printing fewer (partly so that I can actually keep up with getting them in albums…I’m currently, ahem, a year behind), I still do have a lot to put in albums.
Since I prefer my albums to be pretty plain, it can be [...]

The Finished Product!

Part 1 of the living room redo is here.
I am so, so happy to report that the living room redo is finished! Well, almost. There is a bit of minor accessorizing to be done yet, but that will happen as I find things I like.
I approached this project like a house flipper would, [...]

How To Unload a Dishwasher (With a Toddler in the House)

This may or may not have come from personal experience with my own almost-2-year-old.
Step 1: Tiptoe to kitchen.
Step 2: Open dishwasher as quietly as possible, so as not to alert the almost-two-year-old to your presence.
Step 3: Begin in earnest to unload dishwasher, starting with anything that can maim toddler.
Step 4: Four seconds later, force smile [...]

This Fireplace is Ugly.

I have a bad attitude about my living room right now…the color is getting on my nerves (it’s been the same color for 4+years; I’ve never loved it, but for some reason, now I can’t stand it).  I hate the window coverings, but we aren’t going to be changing those.  And the fireplace…
I planned to [...]

The Big Chill Spill

Oh, I love that movie! Now I’m going to have to rent it. But that’s not what this is about.
Yesterday afternoon, I got showered and ready to go (in plenty of time!!) to Effingham for a very quick trip for the visitation of my lifelong friend Kim’s dad, who passed away last week [...]

Pigsty.

OK, it’s not THAT bad. But this is waaay too unorganized for my taste. So, I thought that posting a picture of this extra cabinet space in my kitchen and my “Tupperware” cabinet (none of it is really Tupperware) in before/after mode will maybe help me keep it tidy.
Also, I’m going to post [...]

Catching Up

So many random thoughts to share…
On moving day for Zach and Michon:
-I didn’t take ANY pictures yesterday…bummer. Will was adorable as always, and it’d been nice to take a picture of me with the boys since it was Mother’s Day and all, but it didn’t happen.
-They are all moved in! Not settled, but [...]