I'm calling it. My room is done. Finally!! It only took me just over a year, but it is done! Where it started: The Plan: The Final Result: This has been one hell of a journey and an epically ambitious project, but I pulled it all off. I'll say it until everyone is sick of… Continue reading Craft Room Project: The End Result – Before And After
Craft Room Project: Final Steps
I got the final door hung yesterday. The reaction I got when I showed BG and then Hubby after they got home yesterday was hilarious and also why I am not currently posting new photos of the progress. Each one of them, on their own, walked into the room, looked around, and then asked what… Continue reading Craft Room Project: Final Steps
Craft Room Project: 1 Year Mark
The other day I had a memory pop up in my FB feed. It was from the day I had posted a photo of when I bought my counter tops for my room. From a year ago. Never in my wildest imagination did I anticipate that a year later I'd still be working on this,… Continue reading Craft Room Project: 1 Year Mark
Happy Fall!
Bring on the colors, open window weather, pumpkins, falling leaves, and cozy days!
Going With The Flow
I've been quiet on here lately. Mostly because I really haven't had much to say, but also because my brain is in a weird place. I'm having a lot of really good moments I want to squee about and not so good ones I want to whine about. When I think about coming here and… Continue reading Going With The Flow
Switching It Up
I have, yet again, moved my work area to a new location. After putting in the last transition piece for the flooring, I am no longer really able to keep working in the basement when it comes to building. That means moving all the rest of my tools out of the area. This is both… Continue reading Switching It Up
Brief Project Break
The office swap and repaint is done. I'm exhausted. I started the whole thing on Saturday and just finished putting the last things away last night. That is a whole lot of painting and moving of furniture and shampooing of carpets in that time. I'm going to take a small break today and be lazy… Continue reading Brief Project Break
Yet Another Side Project
I think it is becoming glaringly apparent that I'm am utterly incapable of doing a project from start to finish without getting pulled off on a side project, because here I am, starting yet another project instead of finishing off my room. This latest side project is a huge office swap that also includes getting… Continue reading Yet Another Side Project
Craft Room Project: Drawers Installed
I was so incredibly intimidated by these drawers. Especially after the epic failure of my attempt at the kiln shelf. I was so worried I'd run into similar issues with something not being square and off enough that I just couldn't make any of it work. The first one was a bit of a pain,… Continue reading Craft Room Project: Drawers Installed
Last First Day
Today is one of those life milestones that you can't decide to be happy about or cry about, but always feels like a mess of both. It is BG's first day of her senior year. Her last first day of school. It is even harder because she is my baby. The last one to do… Continue reading Last First Day
Craft Room Project: Getting To Play A Bit
I took a couple of days to shift my focus in my new space to doing a little decorating. From the time this project started, I had been tossing around different ideas and plans for what I wanted on the walls that weren't going to have cabinets on them. I'd been itching to get those… Continue reading Craft Room Project: Getting To Play A Bit
I Knew, But…
I was wary of putting any piece of finishing off my room on hold, knowing it might be hard to get back the motivation and drive to finish, but I thought I'd still be able to pull it off. It is proving WAY harder than I anticipated. It probably doesn't help that I have so… Continue reading I Knew, But…
Checking Off That To Do List
The last several days have been hectic. There have been so many different things I've been dealing with or trying to get done, it has been a kind of musical chairs of tasks and trying to shift everything in a way to actually get any of it done. My room is completely finished except for… Continue reading Checking Off That To Do List
My Superpower
I'm pretty sure after the last several months that my super power is being able to get into unique, problematic, complicated, and convoluted situations when things really should be simple and straight forward. I'd much rather have my husband's superpower of being able to fall asleep at the drop of a hat. My lovely stove… Continue reading My Superpower
404 Error: Brain Cannot Be Found
With this stove debacle going on, I've had to really try and get creative on meals since I don't want to eat out for days on end. We spent dinner last night (frozen pizza, which is another I don't want to live on for days) discussing meal options for the next several days, which is… Continue reading 404 Error: Brain Cannot Be Found
And There’s The Other Shoe
This whole thing really is hitting that "laugh or cry" button something fierce. We had our plumber out to cap our gas line today. They were awesome. In and out, no problem. Except... They pulled out the stove and we discovered that we are hardwired in. This is a no go for the delivery guys.… Continue reading And There’s The Other Shoe
Summer Sunset
I actually took a moment to grab my camera the other day. It's kind of sad that doing so is on the rare side for me right now. I am SO close to being done with my room, which I hope means I'll get back into some kind of a normal routine, but I'm just… Continue reading Summer Sunset
I Will Never Understand
For the last several months, on top of me building my room and getting ready for MCG, I've been dealing with attempting to get a new stove. I say attempting, because, like everything I try to do it seems, it has been a bit of a cluster. I currently have a dual fuel range that… Continue reading I Will Never Understand
Never A Moment
You'd think I'd have learned by now. Things never really slow down around here. I'd really thought I'd have at least a week of uninterrupted time to work on my room this week. I stupidly forgot to look at my calendar, which was packed full of things I had to do, mostly shifting into back… Continue reading Never A Moment
Craft Room Project: Shelves Are Done!
This was another big piece that needed to get done that's finally completed. Of course, it had to be a challenge, because that is the ONLY way this project can go. I'd forgotten about the bowed back wall. Or, more accurately, didn't consider that what made my counter tops difficult to fit would also impact… Continue reading Craft Room Project: Shelves Are Done!
New Resident Arrival
We officially have a new resident in the house! Hubby and MC ended up having to make the trip to pick up MCG without me because my stomach decided to try and secede from my body the night before we were supposed to leave and there was no way I could sit in a car… Continue reading New Resident Arrival
TJ Fox: Sharing the Experience 