Sometimes you have to go backwards to go forwards....
Today marks the day where I look backward in order to make forward progress. The painting at the new house is all completed. The work order is in for some plumbing repairs. The refrigerator and stove are on order for future delivery. SO ... back to the "old" (current) house to start cleaning and packing because any day now. This blog will pop up with the title "MOVED!" instead of "Moving part 3,457,389"
In other news.... Russ joins the little boys in going back to school on Monday.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Friday, August 5, 2011
Progress Report 2.0
My hand may never be the same again.
I have another reason to love my dear friend, Angie. She is a WORKER!
My kitchen was already DONE!
My master bedroom is DONE!
My home office is DONE!
My bathroom is all primed and has at least 1 coat of topcoat.
SO ... what are we waiting for? Well we have a final spray for the flea issue on Tuesday, there's a small plumbing issue that needs looked into, and we need to paint half a bathroom.
I think that's everything!!! (then comes that oh so irritating and stressful moving of all our accumulated "junk" LOL!!!)
I have another reason to love my dear friend, Angie. She is a WORKER!
My kitchen was already DONE!
My master bedroom is DONE!
My home office is DONE!
My bathroom is all primed and has at least 1 coat of topcoat.
SO ... what are we waiting for? Well we have a final spray for the flea issue on Tuesday, there's a small plumbing issue that needs looked into, and we need to paint half a bathroom.
I think that's everything!!! (then comes that oh so irritating and stressful moving of all our accumulated "junk" LOL!!!)
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Progress Report
The master bedroom used to have hideous navy blue and baby pink floral paisley wallpaper. Gone! Walls are ALL primed and one even has top coat of a nice khaki.
The bathroom wallpaper used to have forest green wallpaper with tiny little flowers which wasn't bad, but some necessary electrical work damaged it so down it came. It is being cleaned, holes patched, some priming done, and soon to be "moon sail" blue which is a dreamy, serene blue/lavender/grey color.
The kitchen is .... DONE!!! It's Bonsai Green. Think a nice cozy sage.
The unexpected twist is that I'm going to have to do something with the office following all the electrical and consequential drywall work. I just don't yet know WHAT I want to do there. I really kind of wanted to leave it white, but ... what fun is that? ;)
Then my friend Angie and her 2 little ones came over and helped me clean up ALL the demo debris!! It looks like a home again! THANKS ANGIE!
and with that... I think I need a shower and a LONG nap!
The bathroom wallpaper used to have forest green wallpaper with tiny little flowers which wasn't bad, but some necessary electrical work damaged it so down it came. It is being cleaned, holes patched, some priming done, and soon to be "moon sail" blue which is a dreamy, serene blue/lavender/grey color.
The kitchen is .... DONE!!! It's Bonsai Green. Think a nice cozy sage.
The unexpected twist is that I'm going to have to do something with the office following all the electrical and consequential drywall work. I just don't yet know WHAT I want to do there. I really kind of wanted to leave it white, but ... what fun is that? ;)
Then my friend Angie and her 2 little ones came over and helped me clean up ALL the demo debris!! It looks like a home again! THANKS ANGIE!
and with that... I think I need a shower and a LONG nap!
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Moving Again ... Update 1.0
I live in Flea Central. Never before anywhere else I've ever lived have the little pests been such a HUGE problem that it feels nearly insurmountable. That being said, they're in our current home AND in our future home, so everything is at a stop until they're dead... oh yeah, and until the new house gets updated electrical. Yeah, that might be a big problem too.
So in the meantime and in between time (I think I got that phrase from Toby Mac) I've been cleaning, organizing, pitching, and donating nearly every room in my home. I've had graph paper and measuring tape out planning the new home! I've had paintbrushes out painting the kitchen, master bedroom, and bathroom. (There was some HIDEOUS wallpaper in all three rooms!)
HOPEFULLY there will be photos and an open house in no time!!
So in the meantime and in between time (I think I got that phrase from Toby Mac) I've been cleaning, organizing, pitching, and donating nearly every room in my home. I've had graph paper and measuring tape out planning the new home! I've had paintbrushes out painting the kitchen, master bedroom, and bathroom. (There was some HIDEOUS wallpaper in all three rooms!)
HOPEFULLY there will be photos and an open house in no time!!
Monday, May 16, 2011
We're Moving!!! .... AGAIN!
but no worries... we're moving EXACTLY one house to the left. :) for those with our address change the 163 to 175, BUT we're not moved yet! SOON!
Stayed tuned for further updates....
Stayed tuned for further updates....
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
The Right Kind of Proud
Proud is a word that is thrown around a lot these days. I don't always agree with the uses, and I was raised not to show it. My mom had a misguided sense of humility. She's not alone, but that's not what I want to discuss right now. I'm going to enjoy a moment of pure pride.
18 months ago ...I didn't like myself, and I convinced myself that if I was just thin again everything would be better. So I joined a gym and got with the trainer there. He's a patient man, but will NOT accept "I can't do that" as an answer. It's exactly what I needed. I started SLOW. I couldn't do much. 25 pushups sounded like Mt Everest. Mike didn't care, he just helped me find what strength I did have and just a little I didn't know I had.
12 months ago ...I didn't like that I wasn't losing weight at the gym and I got discouraged, but Mike wouldn't accept that. He quietly waited for me to come back to my senses. I was starting to be able to do pushups, crunches, lift weights. Mike pushed me toward 50 pushups in the course of a workout. Even a month ago, I struggled terribly to get 100 push ups. They were even broken up in many, many sets. So today when Mike said "500 pushups, 500 squats." I caught myself thinking THERE IS NO WAY. I *might* get to 100. There is no way I'll get 500.
I got 500! Proud of me?
18 months ago ...I didn't like myself, and I convinced myself that if I was just thin again everything would be better. So I joined a gym and got with the trainer there. He's a patient man, but will NOT accept "I can't do that" as an answer. It's exactly what I needed. I started SLOW. I couldn't do much. 25 pushups sounded like Mt Everest. Mike didn't care, he just helped me find what strength I did have and just a little I didn't know I had.
12 months ago ...I didn't like that I wasn't losing weight at the gym and I got discouraged, but Mike wouldn't accept that. He quietly waited for me to come back to my senses. I was starting to be able to do pushups, crunches, lift weights. Mike pushed me toward 50 pushups in the course of a workout. Even a month ago, I struggled terribly to get 100 push ups. They were even broken up in many, many sets. So today when Mike said "500 pushups, 500 squats." I caught myself thinking THERE IS NO WAY. I *might* get to 100. There is no way I'll get 500.
I got 500! Proud of me?
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