I don't remember nesting like this with the other boys... maybe I just am more aware of how little gets accomplished with a newborn and the drive is extra strong this time.
Whatever it is, I've liked how much has gotten done.
Things like putting dishes away and thinking, "This is not efficient. I need to change all of these cupboards" or "Those wires in the living room TV area drive me crazy. Has to be dealt with" or "we've been in this house two years and I never added the shoe shelves into the cubbies. Good grief it must be done today."
One project that I shoved forwards with was my closet.
I got a sewing machine for Christmas and wasn't sure what to do with it - to use it for little 4 minute repairs I need it to be easy to access. So I decided my closet was pleanty big enough for a sewing machine and clothing.
Within a week my closet was a crazy mess. Summer and winter things, sewing and craft and scrapbooking things, AND piles of maternity clothes stacked above the normal things I simply couldn't fit into. The closet which had once seemed large was now bursting like hoarders home.
It's not finished - but here is where I'm at.
And I got a baby cradle - my first, always wanted one, and arranged the bedroom to accomadate it. Got a new end table for $10 at Goodwill that would fit the printer underneith since we have to keep the router and printer and phone stuff all in the bedroom. It was time to hide all of that under a heavy square end table. I also got a $20 sheepskin at a overstock store in town because I wanted the baby area to feel special, even if it's not a full nursery. By the way, my bedroom walls are NOT green. They just look that way :)
I was going through the front door and realized how unhappy it was -
At one point it had been different, for one thing, I had a collection of lanterns. But I gave away some and moved some here:
So I decided to do a super cheap makeover of the front door. For one thing, I want to spend money on other things - like storage bins to clean and sort the attic (my next project).
I found these planters on the curb 2 years ago. So they were free. We have pleanty of hostas in the backyard. So those were free. I bought the rug on clearance for $13. And that was the end of that - something simple but at least crisper/cleaner.
I put the black piano bench out to see if I'd like to have some sort of outdoor seating but I'm not sure... the whole thing is, with a screen door, there is no wow factor for a front door anyway. So I'd sort of like to remove it. But it is functional I suppose. So for now I just wont care much about curb appeal. Maybe next year or something.
I had a hutch, the partical board painted black cheap one, on the corner wall in the family room. But I've been keeping my eyes open for sturdy quality wood hutch. I needed it to be narrow and have two glass doors and shelves... I saw a few on Craigslist over the year but they were always $150+ and I wanted under $100. Also, it was hard to find one that was tall and thin for that small of a wall.
Well, I found one at a church garage sale and so that got put into the family room, and then the cheap black one became a baby dresser once again (I don't have quality dressers so sticky drawers have always annoyed me. Thus I prefer having my kids clothes in bins on shelves instead of tucked inside an old dresser)
This is where I'll abruptly end because hubby is here and it's time for bed!
