I've been avoiding you...
because as Randy Jackson likes to say...I blew my budget out the box. After going strong for the first two weeks of May, I needed 4 new tires for my car and our grill stopped working both in a matter of 2 days. I am not going to scare you with the cost and quite frankly I don't want to relive it. It's in the past. ;)
Then onto more bad news. I am a victim of the economy. I do not have a class for next year. There was talk of adding me as an extra to another classroom but that doesn't even seem likely at this point. The enrollment at school is so bad that I wasn't even needed for mini camp. Woe is me.
But, I am working on some things for the fall. Wish me luck!
And, in the meantime, I am getting busy on some redecorating projects. I need to focus on some positive things and since I will be doing them myself I will be saving some money as well.
I decided to share my projects with you because I feel like you hold me accountable and are great motivators. :)
To Do List:
-remove wallpaper from kitchen & paint it
-remove border from mudroom and repaint it
-remove border from kids' bathroom and paint it
*Starting to see a trend here?
-Spray paint my lovely faded green lawn chairs and table I bought espresso spray paint just for plastic. This will be my first project. I figure start with an easy one so I can finish it and don't get discouraged.
-repaint Natty's room. She is tired of the pink and to be honest so am I.
-Add some little touches to rooms that remain "unfinished"
My first order of business is my living room. It is completley furnished but there is nothing on the walls. I saw an idea online where they had a mirror above the couch and then it was flanked on both sides by framed photos. I fell in love with a sunburst mirror at Ballards but at $279.00 it was a bit more than I wanted to spend. So, after some searching online, I found this gem...
At $69.99 it is a steal.
I cannot wait to get it. :)
Then onto more bad news. I am a victim of the economy. I do not have a class for next year. There was talk of adding me as an extra to another classroom but that doesn't even seem likely at this point. The enrollment at school is so bad that I wasn't even needed for mini camp. Woe is me.
But, I am working on some things for the fall. Wish me luck!
And, in the meantime, I am getting busy on some redecorating projects. I need to focus on some positive things and since I will be doing them myself I will be saving some money as well.
I decided to share my projects with you because I feel like you hold me accountable and are great motivators. :)
To Do List:
-remove wallpaper from kitchen & paint it
-remove border from mudroom and repaint it
-remove border from kids' bathroom and paint it
*Starting to see a trend here?
-Spray paint my lovely faded green lawn chairs and table I bought espresso spray paint just for plastic. This will be my first project. I figure start with an easy one so I can finish it and don't get discouraged.
-repaint Natty's room. She is tired of the pink and to be honest so am I.
-Add some little touches to rooms that remain "unfinished"
My first order of business is my living room. It is completley furnished but there is nothing on the walls. I saw an idea online where they had a mirror above the couch and then it was flanked on both sides by framed photos. I fell in love with a sunburst mirror at Ballards but at $279.00 it was a bit more than I wanted to spend. So, after some searching online, I found this gem...
At $69.99 it is a steal.
I cannot wait to get it. :)
Comments
Onto greener pastures my friend. Keep your chin up and sunshine on your nose.
Love you,
So onward with the projects, my dear!!!!
Love that mirror too. So fun!
I'm sorry about work but I've come to find that necessity is truly the mother of invention. Amazing what you can do when your pushed. Besides I can give a 1st account of when you have more money you just spend more. i don't know why but it's true. i swear we have more income now that i am not working!
I can't wait to see all the awesome projects i know you will come up with b/c you always do! i love that starburst mirror! i just bought a mirror yesterday! i found similar to what you are getting but it wasn't going to fit. and i have the same orphaned walls in my living room! i swear we are living duplicate lives in some transverse universe and blogger is where we intercede! HA!