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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

I have a tiny problem...

I can't sit down when I have other people in my house...

My normal routine has been off now for a week in a half...

all because I have other people in my house...

doing great things

that have me clapping and ahhhhhing over their craftsmanship....

dust is flying...

the building smell is in my home...

visions of what I'm going to do with this "space" has me not sleeping...

which has hubby not sleeping for other reasons...

he sees my mind turning ideas over...

around and around...

I keep adding to the list of "hey while you're here how about this...."

so all is good,

but

I can't sit down....

out of guilt that people other than myself are working in my home...

as crazy as it may seem I just can't sit which is seriously effecting my blogging...

and I want to blog...

so I actually have 2 problems....

sitting and blogging...

i can't do...

how am I blogging now....

really fast

while they are sanding and painting

i checked

and up I ran to quickly post....

now I'm off to "stand" because ....

I can't sit

just had to tell you

Missing You all very much....

Here's to a great not sitting kind of day

with thoughts of sitting in this fabulous Anthro chair!!!

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Friday, January 22, 2010

I'm the first to admit

I started more than one project....

now I'm stuck...

on my daughter's room

on linens...

especially curtains...

phooey

stuck I tell you...

s t u c k

so many choices...

solids

floral

strips

checks

What's a gal to do?

Well, I'm telling you this gal is not giving up...

it's Friday after all

It's a make a latte extra early kind of day

select the perfect bottle of wine for our "take out" pizza

kick up our feet

and be thankful for being stuck

yes,

you read that right

be thankful!!!

cause just think of the celebration I'm going to have when I become

u n s t u c k

P.S.

I have 2 projects in the works...

besides the room redo...

and I had to call in "power tool" professionals

cause I know my limits...

however,

I've mastered my espresso machine...

so, if you feel like a delicious Cappuccino, latte, Caramel mocciato,

tall

grande

vente

come on by...

{lovely linen image from Country Living}

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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

It feels like I've been away a rather long time...

but really it's only been 4 days...

but a lot has happened in those days that left me feeling every emotion possible.

I went from painting bliss to sadness from news events...

to the phone call that I "felt" was coming just didn't know what day the phone was going to ring...

well it rung...

and I knew when I picked it up what I would hear.

My Mom's sweet voice filled with sadness laced with fatigue to tell me my Grandfather passed away on Saturday night....

exactly 72 days from the day my Grandmother passed.

I went from tears to seeing the silver lining in this passing...

my grandparents are together again...

dancing in heaven.

And I reminisced with my chickadees about what a wonderful man my Grandfather was and how much he did and how the world has changed in is 93 years of life.

So here I am, with half the week behind, me seeing everything around me and feeling so blessed...

my heart is so full

and as I was going about my cleaning, decorating frenzy which becomes more frantic when I am hit with sadness...

I thought of my grandparents, their love, their devotion to each other as I hung the curtain panel that finally arrived...

together again....

a perfect fit.

See you tomorrow...

and I'll tell you what else I've painted, taken apart and the new mess I've made...

it's big...

bigger than the last one....

and one that I'm sure has my grandparents looking down on me laughing...

saying "that's our LuLu"

xoxo,

sweet moments

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Friday, January 15, 2010

Wishing you all an extra sweet weekend!!!

With plenty of sprinkle moments that warm your heart....

and last a life time

xoxo,

{image found here}

navigating my way...

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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

{image from Coastal Living}

around what feels like a barrier reef...

it took me a few days to find the right inspiration for my oldest daughter's room

I had no problem prepping her room for the makeover...

she was completely thrilled with the aspect of her "mom" cleaning out her closet and drawers...

I hit the "reef" when it came to the right color...

I walked in circles...

looked through my entire stack of magazines for the one photo to scream at me...

mind you, many did scream at me and have me oohing and ahhhhing...

but they weren't right for my daughter....

who is 13...

Have i ever told you 13 is tricky...

3 is my favorite number but I'm not loving 3 with a 1 in front of it....

they are a bit prickly at times...

I sailed right through her sisters room

but this one is taking a bit more consulting...

I want this room to be her...

so we are negotiating together...

as we were in our 10Th discussion about color...

{I really think I lost her after the first discussion but you know me I can't start a project until I "feel it"

I gotta love IT!!

I finally had it!!!

my inspiration for the right color for her room...

I couldn't believe the right color for her room was literally staring at me in the face this entire time...

I felt my feet begin to dance...

I hugged my daughter {she was not really hugging me back}

thanking her for finally giving me "inspiration"

she was saying,

oh mom please stop hugging me and must you always get so excited, just tell me what color you are painting my room!

I ran to grab my car keys to head out to the paint store before she could stop me

just before I closed the door I yelled,

the color of your eyes!!!

Here's to smooth waters and finding inspiration from the ones you love so much...

{lets just hope she sees it the way i do}

Labor of Love...

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Monday, January 11, 2010

so long pink room...

it was time for a change...

you've been such a joy to my little girls for the last couple of years...

but...

they wanted a change...

and change is good...

I'll always remember that their first room together was pink!

I've been going non-stop...

completely in my element...

decluttering, sorting clothing, organizational bliss...

You can probably imagine how much "stuff" came out of this room...

more stuff than I thought....

Here is a picture of the closet doors before I removed them...

and one last look inside the closet before the painting began...

After one week of work...

here is their new room

{still have a few things to add, but until they arrive this is how it looks}

wall color Pale Sea Mist

and the ceilings are Dark Linen {one shade lighter than the wall color}

my small touch of grey from their headbands

I told you I was determined to find a way to add grey into their room!!!

and every room needs a touch of ruffles...

besides the paint I did buy new curtains for the windows and the closets and bedskirts...

{they had to match.... which my accountant completely understood, he's a keeper!}

New look for the closet...

2 panels of ruffle dot curtains added...

and they can be held back or closed depending on the day

a peek inside the closet... the curtains close to cover off the entire inside...

I'm short one curtain...

waiting for it to arrive...

now the Build A Bears are back in their room with a much better view...

You know all the rooms in my house have to have vintage elements...

I found a second dutch shoe rack, but smaller than the one in my room...

which turned out to be the perfect size for their closet!!!

There you have...

a fresh room ready for new memories...

lots of giggles and late night talks shared between 2 sisters.

I hope they love it as much as I LOVED doing it for them!

It's a new week....

I'm ready for another room...

big sister is next...

I'm just as excited to do this room...

my oldest...

so she gets an older look...

Hope you join me on this next adventure!!!

Here's to a fresh start... fresh week!!!

I'm ready

I can't wait to see what it has to offer,

where things stand....

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Wednesday, January 6, 2010

it's official...

I've made a very big mess...

that is slowly spreading to every clean room in the house...

my son almost refused to go to bed last night...

because his sisters "girly" stuff was all over his room...

and i have to admit i didn't sleep well last night either...

I felt like I was sleeping in the Build A Bear Store, all the furry animals were staring at me...

That being said...

I'm quite gleefully...

weird I know...

but as long as I made the mess it's all good...

Now here are a few details regarding my daughters room...

closet doors are being removed...

I've always wanted to do this...

for every time you open the double doors they hit one of the twin beds...

well can you guess what that means?

The closet is getting painted too...

and because it's 2010...

I am embarking on a first...

hold on to your coffee or tea...

I'm painting the ceilings in both the closet and their room!!!

Let me just say my husband is rather happy this week he is married to me...

the thought of him having to do this would make him run for the hills...

he is safely away from the home while I fling paint all around...

and am rather giddy over the whole thing!!!

Oh, how can I forget the most important thing to tell you...

I'm on a budget...

their quilts they have a still in great condition..

therefore, are staying in the room

okay, if you must know it wasn't really an option to change them...

my accountant said... no!

And I have a huge crush on my accountant, so I of course took my sadness over this devastating news, made a latte, and felt so much better...

would you like to know the names of the paint...

for the closet and ceiling...

Dark Linen

and

for the walls in their room...

Pale Sea Mist

I'd love to sit a spell and share more with you and another latte, but paint is a calling...

and time is ticking...

Oh, one last thing...

my daughters told me to set up a snack bar for their brother so he would be distracted so I can paint!

Happy Wednesday

See you soon, with pictures!!!

Just a little project...

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Monday, January 4, 2010

Two weeks....

consumed with all things holiday....

Christmas vacation for the girls...

enough hot chocolate to fill our pool...

more than one latte a day...

lazy family days filled with board games and DVDs...

Vacation time is over...

I couldn't get home fast enough from dropping them off...

cause something happened at precisely 4:35PM yesterday...

I left the kitchen to run upstairs to take a book to my daughter's room and I never returned...

my family came looking for me...
their stomachs were rumbling...

and what they found was not pretty...

they all stopped in their tracks...

horrified and speechless...

I, on the other hand, was s m i l i n g .....

huge, big ol' s m i l e...

energy and excitement pouring out of me...

I greeted them with a "hi"...

why such the shocked look...

The simple task of taking a book to my daughter's room turned into a major endeavor...

one that after two weeks of rest has left me a bit energized....

okay a whole L O T...

something over came me...

I took every stitch of clothing out of not one daughter's bedroom, but all 3 daughters bedrooms and it's all in our upstairs hallway!!!

Now, you see I really have a very good explaination for this occurance!

My 6 year old and 9 year old share a room and all Christmas vacation they have been pleading

for me to paint their room a new color...

I told them as soon as Christmas is over I'll get right to it...

and I couldn't do it until everything was organized...

decluttered...

fresh slate!!!

Can you tell I'm so excited!!!

And just for the fun of it I added my oldest daughter's room into the redo...

why not...

it's 2010!!!

One request...

no grey.... can you believe it!

They still wont let me paint it grey...

geesh!!!

I'm going to work it in somewhere....

someway...

Happy Monday!!!

I'm back and ready!!

It feel's so good to be starting a New Year!!!

{all inspiring images from Cottage Living and Country Living}

HOPE...

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Friday, January 1, 2010

{image found here }

I start 2010 with such h o p e ...

I awoke to a feeling of excitement for what the year has in store...

i feel hope surrounding me like a soft blanket...

hope for all the possibilities life has to offer

hope for new discoveries

hope in my chickadees {for their growth, knowledge} for they continually amaze and teach me!

I am deeply, madly hopeful that I will dance and sing out loud and make my husband laugh...

I have hope for the future...

the days, weeks, months that are ahead...

and sharing them with all of you!

With a hopeful heart I bid you a very haPPy NeW YeaR!!!

can't sit down....

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