Okay, the only reason I went with that blog title is because honestly, doesn't Maddy just seem to be saying that exact thing with her
flirty blue skirt and infectious grin. This photo just makes me smile, so I thought I would post it. It has been SOOO long since I posted. Well it feels like it to me anyway. I have lots to tell. So hopefully you'll like it. I'll try to keep it spicy/interesting with witty writing and
impressive cell phone pics. That's right, cell phone pics--be still your hearts! lol
So what I've really been busy with besides Christmas and New Years and all of that stuff is projects galore. For those of you that are also projects fans you might love this as much as me, since I personally love getting ideas from other people's blogs. So here we go. PROJECTS! woo hoo!
1. I decided that I needed a vanity. Why? Because apparently
I'm not vain enough, and I need a special station to just contemplate how gorgeous I am. (if you don't know that that is sarcasm, I'm not sure how we're friends). Anyway, part of the reason why I had this brainstorm is that John got me the
best Christmas present ever this year. This is the bragging portion. He made me an appointment with Clinique to get a makeover, and then let me buy whatever make-up I wanted!! I felt so wickedly
spendy and spoiled. I almost took the whole lot back as soon as I bought it because it was so expensive, but in the end didn't lol! So I figured that instead of paying huge bucks for a new vanity, that I would keep my eye open for a desk at the DI and do my own version. Low and behold, a perfect desk arrived for twelve bucks and I snatched it up. It was wood colored and in not that great of condition, but I spruced it up with some creamy white paint. What do you think?
2. I also needed a chair to go with said vanity. Again I scoured DI for a few days and found a very stable brown chair with really ugly upholstering on the seat. I decided that I would take a deep breath and try to do what all of my
TLC and HGTV heroes do all of the time--recover a chair. And I did it! (and I didn't even have to google how to do it). I found the fabric at DI too. I think it was supposed to be something like a
baby burp cloth or something, but it was brand new and I thought it was cute. But you can decide what you think. :) Just keep in mind that the fabric was only a buck and the chair was about four bucks. (Oh and if you're wondering the desk was twelve). You might think it's tacky to tell how much you pay for things, but since they are from DI, you know I can't be bragging about being rich lol! I'm just always curious how much people pay for their projects. Anyway, here comes the chair. John tried to capture the
"play by play."
And the finished product? Here are those pictures (please pretend like I'm not looking overly proud and
overly nappy). Focus on the feat of extended design show watching!
3. Yes, there's more. But doesn't the numbering make you feel like it's going so much faster? I thought so. This is a fast one. Since I had my new makeup, I needed an organization system that adequately reflected it's
Steel Magnolia roots. So I got various glassware/trayware from DI as well.
4. I should post the picture of me post make-over, but I don't love you all that much. I would have to drink some sort of
alcoholic beverage before feeling brave enough. That means never in mormon speak. :) Mostly because it's a bad cell phone pic too. lol.
5. I made this sort of random wall hanging because I wanted to get Madeline's handprint. It was supposed to be something out, but I'd have to explain how that project
went horribly wrong and I want you all to think that I'm a perfect projecter (and this post would be too long and boring anyway). So here it is.
6. Okay last picture. I think. This is just a picture of little Madeline while I was painting some of my projects that are still being worked out. I bundled her up in a little plastic bin filled with blankets that I had down in the basement (where I do my painting) and she fell asleep.
Poor baby, Mommy needs to get a new hobby! Projects in the works? A child-sized table and chairs (DI find), bench for the end of the bed (didn't fit in original place lol) and the elusive toy chest/window seat that I've been searching for!! We just found it at DI and talked the price down to ten bucks. It is a little rough, but you'll see the before and after photos
hopefully soon. And then after that I have
no more room in my house!! So I really do need a new hobby. I'll probably just work on re-working stuff that I already own. Pathetic, but it is fun!
Okay, so you probably are blogged out, but that is all just projects, and I've had some interesting things happen to me lately too. I should probably do it as separate posts but oh well. :)
Something funny/sad happened to us recently while John and I finally went out for a
date night this past week. We went and saw a movie. We got there a little bit early and there were quite a few seats still to be had in the middle so we were excited. We found seats that we thought were pretty good and sat down. Suddenly I hear from directly behind us, "Wow, why are some people so rude! Millions of seats and they have to sit right in front of people!" The lady said it really loudly behind us, so that we (and everyone else apparently) could hear her. I was shocked! (okay, and really mad!) I turned around and said, "Oh I'm sorry, are we blocking you?" To which she innocently said, "No it's fine." And then she made her two kids get up and move over a seat! lol! I was so mad and uncomfortable. She just kept talking about it behind us. I finally just told John to get up and we moved to different seats a few rows up and asked if we could sit there and if we would be blocking anyone. The people around us were awesome! They had heard the lady and the guy behind me said, "Oh if you get in my way
I'm going to throw candy in your hair and be really mean and mad at you!" LOL it was seriously hilarious. The lady just pretended to ignore everyone and moved back to her original seat. Wow, I really couldn't believe it. Some people really must be unhappy. It was hard for me to be civil to her. I had to keep thinking
W.W.G.B.H.D--aka What Would Gordon B Hinckley do lol. I couldn't do the WWJD because I was already feeling too much rage and didn't want to bring Jesus into it--so I had to bring someone a little less perfect to mind. Ha! Anyway, beware the
Tooele Movie Theater Grinch. She won't steal your popcorn, but she'll try to still your
cinema loving soul! :)
