February 3rd, 2010
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So back in this post, I discussed some goals for this year, and one of the areas was our master bedroom. It’s pretty pathetic to be honest. It had off white (pink?) walls, and the ceiling is not white with splotches of white paint around one edge. It actually used to be a porch, so there is a sub-flooring in the room but no flooring. We’ve been trying to take it in small doses.
Right now we’ve mostly just been living in the house to get a feel for things that we thought we hated that we actually like, and things that we thought would be fine that are actually a nightmare. I’m just glad that we decided to be patient, so that we could discover them. If we’d started tearing in right away, we might have made some changes that were not necessary or neglected problems that would annoy us down the road.
Ah, so the bedroom, here it is in all its glory (or lack of):
This is right before we started painting the bedroom, so we had moved a lot of the furniture out. Here are our goals for this room: paint the ceiling, add flooring, finish drywall, and add crown molding. Once we’ve completed those things we’ll really start to focus on furniture. I like to take things in stages with this house, so that we have time to see what will really mesh together.
I created a mood board a while back for this room, and most of it still applies. We’re a bit unsure about the wardrobe at this point, but we’re going to revisit it once we finish the projects and get the bed.
January 31st, 2010
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January 4th, 2010
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I don’t post about them often, but we have gerbils, too. I think they’re just the sweetest things, and I know they’re not for everyone. Elway loves to stick his head in their cage when I’m cleaning it and lick them. All of mine are females, and I just love when they sleep in their little piles.
January 3rd, 2010
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January 2nd, 2010
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I normally don’t do resolutions, but I do always have goals for the year or things that I intend to complete. So here they are in all their glory, and I organized them by my most popular topics.
SCHOOL:
- Register, Take, and Pass the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam
- Get through Winter Quarter
- Get through Spring Quarter
- Do all the required hoop jumping, and successfully GRADUATE in June!
- Find sweet job between now and graduation.
HOUSE:
- Finish the bedroom: paint ceiling, add flooring, finish drywall, add crown molding
- Make utility room more functional: get other dryer working, add wall, close in dryer & washer, add storage
- Finish bathroom: find-purchase-install flooring, paint, add tile (remove junk that’s there now)
- Build porch swing for side porch
- Fence: move fence back, paint fence, add in front flower bed, install privacy fence where needed
- Vegetable Garden: remove gravel, add “good” soil, plant
- Detached Garage: power wash, seal, paint, install flooring, add fridge & stove, put up for rent
- House warming party in March!!
BUSINESS:
- Do more on foot marketing at local businesses
- Promote, promote, promote
- Get website up and running tomorrow (woohoo!)
OTHER GOALS:
- Run Half-Marathon
- Run Marathon
- Go to Gatlinburg, TN for the first time for vacation with Steve and camp-depends on the season haha
- Go on a cruise/long vacation
- Learn to sew
Whew! That about covers it. I think all are reasonable, and they’re all things I was planning to do since about November.
December 30th, 2009
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So for Christmas I asked for a sewing machine. I really wasn’t specific because I could find no one who really sewed that could lend some information or teach me. Steve purchased and wrapped a wonderful new Singer, and after a horrible first five hours I am now actually threading it properly and using it.
In my attempts to teach myself, I knew I needed a support system, so I found an online board (Sewing Mamas) that would accept a non-Mama and help. I am so grateful I did, because they were such a help when I was trying to figure out why my stitching was looking nice and pretty on one side and a hot mess on the other.
In fact, as I was rereading and trouble shooting, I realized I made the mistake of calling the bobbin a bobber, so I was in all kinds of a crazy state trying to get the dohickey to latch and the tension to pull. Eventually though, I got it, and I created this simple tote bag that I’m not sure what I’m going to do with it.
However, my next few projects are a bit more complex, and I can’t wait to use the fun fabric I found to use on my beginner projects.
I’m going to have to unplug the iron and sewing machine for a while though because we’re about to tackle painting the bedroom.
