Tricky Tuesday

Today, we spent most of our day installing a hitch on the jeep to pull a trailer of my stuff to my new residence. Poor hubby got very frustrated several times. Expletives were used. And yelled. The instructions said it would take 20 minutes. Ha! But he got it in. And we are ready to go in that regard.

I packed some more. 2 more boxes. All that is left is clothing now.

I rearranged the furniture in my bedroom to make the house sell better - take a look:

In order to make the room look bigger, I did the following:

• Moved the bed in front of the window. It was previously where the palm tree is.
• Moved the nightstands over with the bed.
• Pulled the dresser closer to the door, kept it on the wall it was on.
• Removed the mirror from the dresser, and moved it to the end of the dresser and leaned it against the wall for a decorative look.
• Moved the TV to the opposite end of the dresser so it can be used while lying in bed or sitting in the seating area.
• Created a seating area and brought in a floor lamp from the living room.
• Bought a palm tree to fill the blank wall.
• Rearranged the curtains to let more light in.
• Total cost = $30. Only had to buy the palm and its pot.

I love decorating! If I thought I could make any money doing it - I would. But, at least I love my day job.

Hope your day was great!


Much Love,

Modest Monday

I wore a short sleeve t-shirt today. Again. 63 degrees and sunny in January - so nice! Today, I went with a friend of mine to see the movie The Dilemma. It was ok, one of those movies that one should probably wait to see when it comes out on DVD. It was just good to spend some time with her before I leave.

I also did more cleaning and organizing. Today it was under the bathroom sink. Check out my situation:

Yeah, pretty bad.

Here is what it looks like now:

Much better.

All I did was pull out everything I was going to take with me when I leave for my new job and put everything else in little bins. I also threw away all old toiletries I haven't used in a year. I even cleaned out all the drawers and the medicine cabinet. And, I packed up all the stuff from the bathroom I am taking in a box. With shoes. One box down.

Hope your day was beautiful!


Much Love,

Sumptuous Sunday

It's January. It was 62 degrees today. Amazingly warm. Haven't had to turn the heater on in 3 whole days. Love it!

The hubby got himself his first project vehicle yesterday - check it out:

Towed from California by my brother-in-law and his diesel

Had to remove the hick lights on top so it would fit in the garage

Lots of work is needed, but it will keep him busy!

I made lasagna - check it out (click the link):

Best Lasagna Ever - it was yummy, but probably not the best EVER.


Re-filed the filing cabinet - check it out:

The hubby will be doing the bills from now on so I needed to re-organize all the files for him. He is VERY visual, so I color coordinated the different bills and cut the company names from the bill to use in the labels. Looks a lot better.

Hope your day was exciting.


Much Love,

Sunny Saturday

It is really really nice today. 50 degrees-ish and sunshine! I opened up the front door again just to let some fresh air in.

But I have a secret. A dark secret. To make my house look nice, I tend to throw things in closets. To the point where you may be buried if you open the door. I was thinking that potential buyers of my home would not appreciate that. So I fixed it in the office. Here is the before picture:

Pretty scary right?

This is a mish mash of my craft stuff, my books, actual office supplies and the hubby's architecture school supplies. Something had to be done.

So here is what happened:

Not perfect, but much better!

Here is the lowdown:

• All the books came off of the floor and went on the top shelf
• I bought four stacking cubes from Target and filled them (neatly) with office and craft supplies
• I took a plastic drawer and filled it with the hubby's school supplies
• I turned a box inside out and it is now used to hold rolled paper for architecture class
• The whole right side of the closet is now the hubby's and all he has to do is keep things in the drawer and box!

Hope your day was fabulous!

Much Love,

Fresh Friday

Do you see what I see?

I see out of my house into the cul-de-sac.

I see into my house from the cul-de-sac.

For 3 years I've wanted to shield my house from outsiders. I considered plantations shutters - too expensive. I considered blinds - too cheap. I considered fabric - too weird looking. It finally hit me a couple of weeks ago - frosting! So I rushed out and bought some.

Only problem? It has to be 50 degrees or warmer to spray it on. Today it was finally warm enough, so I did it. Here is the result:

Can't see through now!

Pretty sweet, right?

And here is another organized space in my house - the entry closet:

Again, I didn't take a before picture so here is what I did:

• Removed all pet toys/accessories from the floor (I could barely fit the vacuum in)
  
• Removed about 5 jackets
• Hung the vacuum hose up
• Moved the Bissel to the floor (we use it quite a bit)
• Put all vacuum and pet accessories in bins on the shelf

The result is a much easier to use closet!

It was a busy, busy day.

Hope your day was fantastic.


Much Love,

Washed Wednesday

Well, it's been a week since I've updated. We have been very busy getting our house ready to sell. Lots of scrubbing and washing and organizing and purging. I love organizing and purging. Seriously. Just ask my mother. She just adores it when I organize and especially purge her house. That was sarcasm.

I have found a new favorite blog. I have spent hours just looking at it today. It's called I Heart Organizing. Love, love, love it! In honor of my love of organizing check out my laundry room makeover:

I didn't take a before picture so here is the lowdown:

• Added green baskets to organize everything above the washer and dryer
• Added a chair and basket for removing shoes
• Added coat hooks so coats don't end up on the back of chairs throughout the house
• Removed dog crate
• Removed litter box
  

I wish we had added cabinets, but it looks 100% better than before. I bet it even gets Greg's approval without the cabinets.

My granny gave us a scare this week. I'm so glad she is feeling better. Hopefully her new medication will keep her heart rate normal!

I'll share another room tomorrow.

Much Love,