- I planted no less than 75 separate plants. Mostly perennials, but some annuals for a touch of color.
- Weeded and fertilized our yard.
- Got my first official sunburn of the sunny seasons. Please refer to aforementioned bullet-point...
- Removed the unwanted or dead landscaping from our yard.
- Took the kids on their first ever fishing trip.
- Spent some time with family.
- Painted my bedroom. I seriously wish I had before and afters. And before and afters. How many colors did I try? Probably at least 5 or 6...
- Began decorating my bedroom. Mostly with stuff I already had - but please pay specific attention to what is on my dresser!! I'm a spoiled brat!!
- Got our bedroom ceiling fan hung, courtesy of my hunny. That marked the removal of the last pink flamingo from our home - sigh... Have I ever told you about the vibrant color choices of the previous owners? heheh I think we found around a dozen different pink flamingos.
- Polyurethaned my dining room table - finally. I had stained it, but never put on the topcoat to protect it. Silly, I know - but I like to live dangerously with two small children. :)
- Hung some shelves. And my bathroom towel bar. Woohoo! Our towels now have a home that IS NOT the floor!
- Got the tile that we will install during the summer ordered.
- Did not suffocate under oppressive amounts of laundry.
- Survived spring break and my to do list.
- Played with my kids and got gruff with them on a few occasions.
- Tweaked lots of little things around the house not really worth mentioning but that made me feel swell.
I feel like I am risking 'persecution' by talking about decorating and keeping my house just the way I like it. Maybe persecution is a strong word, but goodness - I like it better when I can know that the people who are reading my blog are going to use their words constructively and to edify. I am thinking about making my blog private because I don't want to feel like I have to censor what is going on in my world or the telling of it.
(For those of you who are completely confused, I feel I should mention that someone did use some pretty harsh and anonymous criticism toward a good friend of mine because she had expressed a desire to redecorate her bedroom while keeping expenses to a minimum.)
Here are some pictures of my nearly finished bedroom. Please note that the color of the carpet is a point of much dissatisfaction for me. And no, you do not need to adjust the color on your screen... It is strawberry pink.
14 comments:
You are amazing. All I did on Spring Break is watch too many episodes of LOST online in HD streaming. Your bedroom looks mauvalous, darling. (Spelling intentional, Wendy.)
LOVE it!!!
You are truly amazing!!!
And for all that work, it looks like you deserve what's on your dresser!!!! =)
OMG-that looks like the color I painted my bedroom over the Christmas break. And guess what???
My carpet is that color too-it's the armpit isn't it?!!
Except I used deep plum accents for curtains and comforter.
It looks great!!! I LOVE it! I wish I could see the wall behind your bed in person - what color is it? And when did you get a flat screen??? And way too behind....
Your checked list puts mine to shame. I am proud of you! At least you *smirk* didn't have to water all of those lovely plants this weekend! :)
yeah, i still like the carpet color. like, a lot.
It looks great! It looks like a romantic get away room, like on HGTV! Wow!
hmmm...is that lip gloss i see on your new comforter?? no, wait a minute, i think it's "spider web"!! lol ;P
luvs ya!
O.K. I thought I already commented.
It looks fab. Love the ceiling fan. I have to say the picture does not give the brown wall its full justice. Isn't it amazing how long it takes to make a home feel like 'you'?
That carpet is where all the pink flamingos were laid down, wasn't it? I think I figured it out finally.
your room is beautiful. and so are your plants. i know this because i saw them. saturday afternoon, i had to take a short "sanity drive" while we were all hanging out at delana's. i think e's ear infection is coming back, and her whining was intolerable. everyone else was otherwise occupied so i was handling all of it. i calmly told landon, in that calm-because-if-i-don't-force-calm-i'll scream, that he needed to take a break from helping his dad or i was gonna lose it. i drove around, praying, with the windows open for about 15 minutes. i saw your plants. they are outstanding... i think i need you to come help me paint. you seem to approach the task like it is as easy as putting a fork in the dishwasher. no hesitation. i have to contemplate ANY chore - even putting a fork in the dishwasher! - for 100 hours before i do it. sorry... rambling comment. i think this means we need to hang out...
ps. the censorship? was it something I said??? :( If it was, i promise i won't do it again!
and if u need to yell at me, here's my email: rrweaver@comcast.net
girl, you are ridiculous. i don't know how you get it all done. i do love your room! that wall looks so beautiful!!
It's fabulous! Good job! You can come over and finish mine!g
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