Dramatic B&W is the theme this week...he's into the drama :)
Monday, March 29, 2010
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Food
"When baking, follow directions. When cooking, go by your own taste." ~Laiko Bahrs
"It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato." ~Lewis Grizzard
"What is patriotism but the love of the food one ate as a child?" ~Lin Yutang
"As a child my family's menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it." ~Buddy Hackett
I've talked before about how important we feel it is for Thomas to love food: real food. We talked about this long before we knew he was even on the way. I know it's because both BT and myself grew up in homes with parents that cooked: cooked fresh ingredients, cooked from scratch, and even when they didn't they made sure we developed an appreciation for good, wholesome ingredients. My parents made my baby food from scratch. I'm sure they mixed some jarred baby food in there somewhere, but for the most part, my dad cooked and pureed all vegetables, fruits, and meats that I ate. He told me the other day that I loved pureed roast beef. I mean, he pureed everything.
We pulled out the Beaba Babycook tonight and started the process. We bought four sweet potatoes at the store today, on sale, and those four potatoes were $1.04. That breaks down to twenty-six cents per potato. One potato steamed and pureed made three servings. Which means one serving of potatoes (ie: equivalent to a 2oz jar) cost 9 cents. A jar of the organic babyfood we buy Thomas costs .69/jar. That's a sixty cent savings. So YES, it is cheaper too.
It was so easy, and so fun! Of course we're also very grateful to have gotten this little handy contraption from a friend for a baby shower present, but you could also just as easily regularly steam and blend the foods with the kitchen equipment you have on hand.
Cut to the chase...with five minutes of peeling and dicing, fifteen minutes of steaming, and two minutes of pureeing, we have fresh, homemade baby food for our little guy! Our plan is to do some serious cooking next weekend to stock the freezer with the essentials. Of course, we'll still use the jarred food too, but this just makes me feel a little better about the food he's getting, and in my mind, I hope that it will help him develop a love for fresh, pure, natural ingredients long-term.
"It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato." ~Lewis Grizzard
"What is patriotism but the love of the food one ate as a child?" ~Lin Yutang
"As a child my family's menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it." ~Buddy Hackett
I've talked before about how important we feel it is for Thomas to love food: real food. We talked about this long before we knew he was even on the way. I know it's because both BT and myself grew up in homes with parents that cooked: cooked fresh ingredients, cooked from scratch, and even when they didn't they made sure we developed an appreciation for good, wholesome ingredients. My parents made my baby food from scratch. I'm sure they mixed some jarred baby food in there somewhere, but for the most part, my dad cooked and pureed all vegetables, fruits, and meats that I ate. He told me the other day that I loved pureed roast beef. I mean, he pureed everything.
We pulled out the Beaba Babycook tonight and started the process. We bought four sweet potatoes at the store today, on sale, and those four potatoes were $1.04. That breaks down to twenty-six cents per potato. One potato steamed and pureed made three servings. Which means one serving of potatoes (ie: equivalent to a 2oz jar) cost 9 cents. A jar of the organic babyfood we buy Thomas costs .69/jar. That's a sixty cent savings. So YES, it is cheaper too.
It was so easy, and so fun! Of course we're also very grateful to have gotten this little handy contraption from a friend for a baby shower present, but you could also just as easily regularly steam and blend the foods with the kitchen equipment you have on hand.
Cut to the chase...with five minutes of peeling and dicing, fifteen minutes of steaming, and two minutes of pureeing, we have fresh, homemade baby food for our little guy! Our plan is to do some serious cooking next weekend to stock the freezer with the essentials. Of course, we'll still use the jarred food too, but this just makes me feel a little better about the food he's getting, and in my mind, I hope that it will help him develop a love for fresh, pure, natural ingredients long-term.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Wow
My little sister got engaged yesterday. We all knew it was coming, but still doesn't take away from the moment. I was 11 years old when she was born. I felt many times like I was the third parent with that little baby girl. She's 20 now.
Makes me realize how quickly time flies.
Congratulations, Mally & Josh! Can't wait till next March 12th.
Makes me realize how quickly time flies.
Congratulations, Mally & Josh! Can't wait till next March 12th.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Weekend
Had a great weekend over here.
Friday took T down to meet his grammie and aunt chandra in Clanton, and he went down to Montgomery with them Friday night for some grammie/gramps and aunt/uncle/cousins time. Hear he didn't sleep too great, but sounds about right based on his week last week. Thankfully last night, he slept all night once again, which we needed desperately.
We had a great night out with friends Friday night, then Saturday morning, slept in, went out to breakfast, and got tons of yard work and Home Depot time in. It was really good time just the two of us. By the way, we officially bought the paint for our bedroom and bathroom. It's called "still moment," and I totally love it. Also bought some pansies for the flower bed out front. Hope to have said pansies and paint planted and put on walls by the end of next weekend.
Took some cute pictures of T this weekend, but they're at home on the camera. I'll get them on here eventually.
Have a great Monday!
Friday took T down to meet his grammie and aunt chandra in Clanton, and he went down to Montgomery with them Friday night for some grammie/gramps and aunt/uncle/cousins time. Hear he didn't sleep too great, but sounds about right based on his week last week. Thankfully last night, he slept all night once again, which we needed desperately.
We had a great night out with friends Friday night, then Saturday morning, slept in, went out to breakfast, and got tons of yard work and Home Depot time in. It was really good time just the two of us. By the way, we officially bought the paint for our bedroom and bathroom. It's called "still moment," and I totally love it. Also bought some pansies for the flower bed out front. Hope to have said pansies and paint planted and put on walls by the end of next weekend.
Took some cute pictures of T this weekend, but they're at home on the camera. I'll get them on here eventually.
Have a great Monday!
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
(almost) Wordless Wednesday
Thomas' reaction to finding out it's not only St. Patrick's day, but that he also tested NEGATIVE to all seven allergy tests (soy, milk, rice, eggs, carrots, dog, cat)!!
Bring on the food!
Bring on the food!
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
Update
For those of you curious, Thomas is all clear of eczema. So we know it isn't the formula, because we never switched him after the first night's drama. Then we didn't have to try it again the next day because the next morning, the eczema was gone! Since we switched the dish soap, the eczema has not returned. I also took Anna's advice and went ahead and got him some California Baby bath wash and lotion for sensitive skin. I know T will be thrilled to get to eat baby food once we get the all-clear from the allergist on Wednesday, because he really looks cute doing this:
Today, we had a great visit from my Grannie and Aunt Becky, who drove down from Memphis for the day to visit with Grannie's sister, and then came over to our house tonight for some Thomas-time and dinner. At first, T wasn't so sure what to think of his visitors:
But he warmed up quickly after they pulled out the multiple toys and presents they brought him. We enjoyed a great dinner and some good talking and play time before it was time for bed. Thomas loved seeing his great-grannie again and finally getting to meet his long-lost Arizona great-aunt!
Besides that, it's been life as usual. BT started playing in a softball league, and even though I told him I wouldn't put it on the blog, the picture is too cute not to. This was before he left for his first game of the season.
Lots of busy stuff around here for me too! Extreme makeover: master bedroom & bathroom edition is underway. We officially have new bedding, new bath rugs, new shower curtain, and more importantly the plastic framed poster prints in the bedroom are gone and replaced with much cooler looking pieces. Will post pics once we get the rooms painted and the new bed.
Today, we had a great visit from my Grannie and Aunt Becky, who drove down from Memphis for the day to visit with Grannie's sister, and then came over to our house tonight for some Thomas-time and dinner. At first, T wasn't so sure what to think of his visitors:
But he warmed up quickly after they pulled out the multiple toys and presents they brought him. We enjoyed a great dinner and some good talking and play time before it was time for bed. Thomas loved seeing his great-grannie again and finally getting to meet his long-lost Arizona great-aunt!
Besides that, it's been life as usual. BT started playing in a softball league, and even though I told him I wouldn't put it on the blog, the picture is too cute not to. This was before he left for his first game of the season.
Lots of busy stuff around here for me too! Extreme makeover: master bedroom & bathroom edition is underway. We officially have new bedding, new bath rugs, new shower curtain, and more importantly the plastic framed poster prints in the bedroom are gone and replaced with much cooler looking pieces. Will post pics once we get the rooms painted and the new bed.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
GRRR (long)
Some of you have heard me ramble on and on about this, some have not.
Around mid-February, Thomas developed a pretty mean case of eczema around his face, on his forehead, and around to his cheeks. It then spread to include the tips of his shoulders, and the occasional spot on his torso. However, it came and went. We have been back and forth, here and there, trying to figure out what's causing it.
When we went for his four month checkup, the doctor saw a correlation between when the eczema appeared and when he started rice cereal. So we took him off rice cereal, started an antibiotic ointment, and waited to see if that would help. The same time, however, we took him off his thrush medicine because his thrush cleared up.
The eczema cleared up.
Fast forward about a week and a half, and last Friday, daycare said they thought his thrush was back. We still had the medicine in the fridge, so we decided to give him the medicine again to clear it back up. We started giving him the medicine on Saturday. Sunday morning: eczema returned.
We stopped giving him the medicine, thinking it must have been that.
Eczema cleared.
Good, I think, it's not the food. Doctor agrees. Must be a sensitivity to the Nystatin. Continue foods, she says, stop thrush medicine. Put him on probiotic drops and that should clear it all up.
We eat peas. We love peas.
Two days later, we eat carrots.
Yesterday afternoon, this was my little boy, back at the doctor:
By the end of the appointment, we had two doctors and a resident in the room checking him out. The picture doesn't do it justice because you also can't see his entire face, or his body, which was all extremely spotty. Daycare called freaking out because his eczema was 'weeping,' which prompted doctor's visit #2 for the week.
We all sat in that room wracking our brains trying to figure out what is causing it. They couldn't come to a great determination and finally decided we should try switching it to....alimentum formula, thinking possibly he's developed a milk protien allergy.
Have you ever priced Alimentum? Well we have, and it's $26 for a 16oz. can.
And besides that, we JUST. DON'T. THINK. IT'S. THE FORMULA.
We came home ready to fill out our applications for food stamps and welfare checks to cover the cost of this stuff, and in the meantime had samples, luckily. But good luck, that kid wouldn't TOUCH it. we got an ounce down him while he screamed bloody murder the entire time.
We kept trying to think, WHAT WHAT WHAT did we change environmentally since mid-February???
Then, a little light went on in my husband's head.
The dish soap.
The dish soap.
We were using Simple Hypoallergenic non-toxic dish soap to wash his bottles and nipples.
In mid-February I went to Sam's and just grabbed a big thing of Palmolive.
If you have ever googled Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and eczema, you should. I didn't realize how this stuff is in EVERYTHING. We've always used free & clear laundry detergent, because BT's skin is so sensitive to regular detergent, that if he uses it, he breaks out in a rash. There are multipple variations of the detergent compound: sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium laurate sulfate, etc.
How did I not connect the dots?
I don't know this is what it is, but we're about to find out. Getting all new bottles and non-toxic soap. I'll tell you one thing, though: it's a much cheaper solution that that Alimentum formula, so i HOPE HOPE HOPE that's what it is.
T has an appointment with an allergist next Wednesday just in case, but my hope is we'll discover he has baby-soft sensitive skin like his daddy.
All that said, look at the ingredients in your household products at how much stuff has detergent in it. I found out this morning that even my shampoo has detergent, and so does our hand soap! thanks also to www.solveeczema.org for even more information on the topic.
Hopefully we will be able to solve this with our bank accounts still intact!
Around mid-February, Thomas developed a pretty mean case of eczema around his face, on his forehead, and around to his cheeks. It then spread to include the tips of his shoulders, and the occasional spot on his torso. However, it came and went. We have been back and forth, here and there, trying to figure out what's causing it.
When we went for his four month checkup, the doctor saw a correlation between when the eczema appeared and when he started rice cereal. So we took him off rice cereal, started an antibiotic ointment, and waited to see if that would help. The same time, however, we took him off his thrush medicine because his thrush cleared up.
The eczema cleared up.
Fast forward about a week and a half, and last Friday, daycare said they thought his thrush was back. We still had the medicine in the fridge, so we decided to give him the medicine again to clear it back up. We started giving him the medicine on Saturday. Sunday morning: eczema returned.
We stopped giving him the medicine, thinking it must have been that.
Eczema cleared.
Good, I think, it's not the food. Doctor agrees. Must be a sensitivity to the Nystatin. Continue foods, she says, stop thrush medicine. Put him on probiotic drops and that should clear it all up.
We eat peas. We love peas.
Two days later, we eat carrots.
Yesterday afternoon, this was my little boy, back at the doctor:
By the end of the appointment, we had two doctors and a resident in the room checking him out. The picture doesn't do it justice because you also can't see his entire face, or his body, which was all extremely spotty. Daycare called freaking out because his eczema was 'weeping,' which prompted doctor's visit #2 for the week.
We all sat in that room wracking our brains trying to figure out what is causing it. They couldn't come to a great determination and finally decided we should try switching it to....alimentum formula, thinking possibly he's developed a milk protien allergy.
Have you ever priced Alimentum? Well we have, and it's $26 for a 16oz. can.
And besides that, we JUST. DON'T. THINK. IT'S. THE FORMULA.
We came home ready to fill out our applications for food stamps and welfare checks to cover the cost of this stuff, and in the meantime had samples, luckily. But good luck, that kid wouldn't TOUCH it. we got an ounce down him while he screamed bloody murder the entire time.
We kept trying to think, WHAT WHAT WHAT did we change environmentally since mid-February???
Then, a little light went on in my husband's head.
The dish soap.
The dish soap.
We were using Simple Hypoallergenic non-toxic dish soap to wash his bottles and nipples.
In mid-February I went to Sam's and just grabbed a big thing of Palmolive.
If you have ever googled Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and eczema, you should. I didn't realize how this stuff is in EVERYTHING. We've always used free & clear laundry detergent, because BT's skin is so sensitive to regular detergent, that if he uses it, he breaks out in a rash. There are multipple variations of the detergent compound: sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium laurate sulfate, etc.
How did I not connect the dots?
I don't know this is what it is, but we're about to find out. Getting all new bottles and non-toxic soap. I'll tell you one thing, though: it's a much cheaper solution that that Alimentum formula, so i HOPE HOPE HOPE that's what it is.
T has an appointment with an allergist next Wednesday just in case, but my hope is we'll discover he has baby-soft sensitive skin like his daddy.
All that said, look at the ingredients in your household products at how much stuff has detergent in it. I found out this morning that even my shampoo has detergent, and so does our hand soap! thanks also to www.solveeczema.org for even more information on the topic.
Hopefully we will be able to solve this with our bank accounts still intact!
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Monday, March 8, 2010
Why Can't We Have Whirrled Peas?
This was T's reaction to peas.
No worries, they grew on him and he scarfed down an entire jar in no time.
No worries, they grew on him and he scarfed down an entire jar in no time.
Extreme Makeover: Step One
Old Sofa:
*Note the sheet on it to cover up the multitude of stains, dog hair, etc. A red, fabric sofa does not work with a shedding lab.
New Sofa:
*Thanks to my best cousin Angela for this great deal (and of course, to our dealmaker, grandmother!!!
*Note the sheet on it to cover up the multitude of stains, dog hair, etc. A red, fabric sofa does not work with a shedding lab.
New Sofa:
*Thanks to my best cousin Angela for this great deal (and of course, to our dealmaker, grandmother!!!
Dinner Party Guests
BT and I were talking last night about who we would invite to a dinner party if we could invite anyone currently alive in the world. Really, I was talking, and he was looking at me like I was silly talking and talking, like he does alot :)
It's one of those questions that I can't stand when they're asked at Miss America pageants, and I can't stand it even more when people say Jesus or Mother Teresa, or Martin Luther King. It just seems so self riteous, like, 'look at how deep and spiritual I am, that I would invite Jesus to my dinner party..."
So my rule is this: ten people to a dinner party.
They all have to be alive, and if you say someone that I think is you trying to sound deep, then I'm going to call you on it, and I expect you to do the same. For instance, please don't say your grandmother, or your uncle will, or something lame like that. You can eat dinner with them any time you want. Oh, and don't say your kid either. That's lame too.
Here's another rule: if you want your BFF or your significant other to attend, then they use up one or two or more of your spaces at your dinner party. You can't add them on top of the ten, they have to be included in the ten. You, however, are not included in the ten, thus the total for your dinner party will be eleven.
Here are my ten:
1 - BT, because he would cook the dinner, and it would be delicious.
2 - Charles Barkley: what's not to love about this guy? He's crude, he's hysterical, and he's super entertaining.
3 - Conan O'Brian: I would sit these two across from each other so I could be totally entertained by them bantering with each other the entire time.
4 - Sarah Jessica Parker: because let's face it, she's just absolutely fabulous.
5 & 6- Bill & Hillary Clinton: did I vote for either of them? NO. is there any denying they are two of the most interesting people alive right now? NO.
7 - Simon Cowell: Don't I think he would be a complete elitist jackass, you ask? Absolutely! Why else do you think I'm inviting him???
8 - Dolly Parton: two words: Bill Clinton
9 - Paula Deen: because she loves rum and butter just as much as, if not more than, the rest of us. And hopefully she would bring dessert.
10 - Cheryl: because, well, if I had all this fabulousness at a party and didn't invite her, then she would never forgive me.
Make up your own dinner party list!
Sorry you weren't invited to mine :-)
It's one of those questions that I can't stand when they're asked at Miss America pageants, and I can't stand it even more when people say Jesus or Mother Teresa, or Martin Luther King. It just seems so self riteous, like, 'look at how deep and spiritual I am, that I would invite Jesus to my dinner party..."
So my rule is this: ten people to a dinner party.
They all have to be alive, and if you say someone that I think is you trying to sound deep, then I'm going to call you on it, and I expect you to do the same. For instance, please don't say your grandmother, or your uncle will, or something lame like that. You can eat dinner with them any time you want. Oh, and don't say your kid either. That's lame too.
Here's another rule: if you want your BFF or your significant other to attend, then they use up one or two or more of your spaces at your dinner party. You can't add them on top of the ten, they have to be included in the ten. You, however, are not included in the ten, thus the total for your dinner party will be eleven.
Here are my ten:
1 - BT, because he would cook the dinner, and it would be delicious.
2 - Charles Barkley: what's not to love about this guy? He's crude, he's hysterical, and he's super entertaining.
3 - Conan O'Brian: I would sit these two across from each other so I could be totally entertained by them bantering with each other the entire time.
4 - Sarah Jessica Parker: because let's face it, she's just absolutely fabulous.
5 & 6- Bill & Hillary Clinton: did I vote for either of them? NO. is there any denying they are two of the most interesting people alive right now? NO.
7 - Simon Cowell: Don't I think he would be a complete elitist jackass, you ask? Absolutely! Why else do you think I'm inviting him???
8 - Dolly Parton: two words: Bill Clinton
9 - Paula Deen: because she loves rum and butter just as much as, if not more than, the rest of us. And hopefully she would bring dessert.
10 - Cheryl: because, well, if I had all this fabulousness at a party and didn't invite her, then she would never forgive me.
Make up your own dinner party list!
Sorry you weren't invited to mine :-)
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Busy Weekend
I am just now sitting down today for the first time. It's been one of those weekends that has been super busy, but absolutely fantastic, fun, and much needed. This weekend, my sorority chapter from college celebrated its one hundreth anniversary. So there were tons of girls in town to celebrate.
I started off the weekend by picking up T from daycare early around 2:30 on Friday to go over to my friend Kerry's to have some girl talk time with her and our friend Taylor, who was in town. While we enjoyed some much-needed catching up, T had some good playtime with Kerry's little boy, Allan. Allan is 31 days older than T, and they have so much 'fun' together. We've taken them on some great walks, and Friday they got to play with all of Allan's toys. Thanks go out to Kerry's mom for playing with the boys while we caught up! How cute are they?
Then last night, we had a great girls' night with some from our pledge class and the pledge class after us. We started the night over at our friend Anna's house for drinks and appetizers, and ended the night with dinner at Village Tavern. I had all intentions of pulling my camera out of my purse to take pictures, but we were having so much fun catching up, I never got around to it. Mad props go out to Ellen, who came for the weekend with her adorable three week old baby boy in tow!
Then today was the actual luncheon celebrating the Centennial. We had a fantastic luncheon at Ross Bridge. The entire luncheon was beautiful, and there was a good three hundred plus people there. It was SO good catching up with folks and seeing everyone. Again, I was not so good with the camera, but here's a picture of a few of us from our pledge class at the luncheon.
Then, tonight, we had some close friend time with just me, Taylor, and Kerry at Mexican. I am so happy all these wonderful friends continue to be such big parts of my life. And even MORE thankful that I have the greatest husband ever who happily had major parenting duties for the better part of the weekend and kept telling me over and over again to 'just enjoy myself.' I am very lucky.
I started off the weekend by picking up T from daycare early around 2:30 on Friday to go over to my friend Kerry's to have some girl talk time with her and our friend Taylor, who was in town. While we enjoyed some much-needed catching up, T had some good playtime with Kerry's little boy, Allan. Allan is 31 days older than T, and they have so much 'fun' together. We've taken them on some great walks, and Friday they got to play with all of Allan's toys. Thanks go out to Kerry's mom for playing with the boys while we caught up! How cute are they?
Then last night, we had a great girls' night with some from our pledge class and the pledge class after us. We started the night over at our friend Anna's house for drinks and appetizers, and ended the night with dinner at Village Tavern. I had all intentions of pulling my camera out of my purse to take pictures, but we were having so much fun catching up, I never got around to it. Mad props go out to Ellen, who came for the weekend with her adorable three week old baby boy in tow!
Then today was the actual luncheon celebrating the Centennial. We had a fantastic luncheon at Ross Bridge. The entire luncheon was beautiful, and there was a good three hundred plus people there. It was SO good catching up with folks and seeing everyone. Again, I was not so good with the camera, but here's a picture of a few of us from our pledge class at the luncheon.
Then, tonight, we had some close friend time with just me, Taylor, and Kerry at Mexican. I am so happy all these wonderful friends continue to be such big parts of my life. And even MORE thankful that I have the greatest husband ever who happily had major parenting duties for the better part of the weekend and kept telling me over and over again to 'just enjoy myself.' I am very lucky.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Great Expectations
For those of you not living in Birmingham, you may or may not have heard of the trial, conviction, and as of today, sentencing of our mayor. He was convicted of accepting bribes, corruption, etc. etc. In his history of political service in Birmingham, both on the County Commission, and as mayor, he has served as an ubelievable example of hypocrisy, deviance, and arrogance.
In case you can't tell, I think this guy is the ultimate sewer rat.
He was sentenced today to 15 years in federal prison.
I think he got off easy.
There's a part of me (and for those that know me well understand why) that is utterly heartbroken and sympathetic for him and his family.
Then there's the other part, that regardless of my own personal history, I know that there need be no exceptions: you do the crime, you do the time. Or in American government's case, you get convicted of the crime, you do the time.
But he did get off easy. The man has spent his life expecting great things of those surrounding him, expecting to be treated like a mighty politician. For those that expect great things, great things are expected, and YOU SIR, let us down.
So as you enjoy your cush federal minimum security prison sentence, with its vending machines, work-release, and cable tv, this county will be digging itself out of bankruptcy, debt, and despair.
Thanks for nothing.
In case you can't tell, I think this guy is the ultimate sewer rat.
He was sentenced today to 15 years in federal prison.
I think he got off easy.
There's a part of me (and for those that know me well understand why) that is utterly heartbroken and sympathetic for him and his family.
Then there's the other part, that regardless of my own personal history, I know that there need be no exceptions: you do the crime, you do the time. Or in American government's case, you get convicted of the crime, you do the time.
But he did get off easy. The man has spent his life expecting great things of those surrounding him, expecting to be treated like a mighty politician. For those that expect great things, great things are expected, and YOU SIR, let us down.
So as you enjoy your cush federal minimum security prison sentence, with its vending machines, work-release, and cable tv, this county will be digging itself out of bankruptcy, debt, and despair.
Thanks for nothing.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Thursday Update
Been off the computer a good bit this week, since I've been at a conference for two days.
Looking forward to a FANTASTIC weekend seeing all kinds of good old college sorority friends. I wish all could make it for the weekend, but looking forward to the ones I get to see, even still.
It's supposed to be so nice this weekend, so when I'm not busy doing the above, I look forward to spending lots of time with my three guys (husband, baby, and dog, for those trying to do the math) taking walks in the park and working in the yard. My only sister at home, miss kitty, is very content staying INDOORS and sleeping, but I'm sure she'll enjoy the weather from the window...
Been pricing and mapping out my plan of attack for Extreme Makeover: Bedroom Edition, which as it turns out now, has turned into Extreme Makeover: Master Bedroom, Master Bathroom, and part of Living Room Edition.
I can't wait.
Looking forward to a FANTASTIC weekend seeing all kinds of good old college sorority friends. I wish all could make it for the weekend, but looking forward to the ones I get to see, even still.
It's supposed to be so nice this weekend, so when I'm not busy doing the above, I look forward to spending lots of time with my three guys (husband, baby, and dog, for those trying to do the math) taking walks in the park and working in the yard. My only sister at home, miss kitty, is very content staying INDOORS and sleeping, but I'm sure she'll enjoy the weather from the window...
Been pricing and mapping out my plan of attack for Extreme Makeover: Bedroom Edition, which as it turns out now, has turned into Extreme Makeover: Master Bedroom, Master Bathroom, and part of Living Room Edition.
I can't wait.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Extreme Makeover: Bedroom Edition
Remember a while back when I talked about the natives feeling restless, feeling the need to declutter and simplify?
Well, I've decided we're going to start with our bedroom. Our furniture in there is officially ten years old. To say we've put our bedroom on the backburner when it comes to decorating, making it aesthetically pleasing, is putting it mildly. The furniture itself is in decent shape, minus one piece: the bed. Our bed has officially had it. First off, the giant lab that sleeps at the foot of it has scratched up the footboard to where it looks like a scratched up piece of driftwood. Then, to top it off, the bed has broken on the side, to where if you move at all in there, the headboard bangs against the wall. Needless, to say, this is not ideal. So all that said, it's time to just bid farewell to the bed. We have a queen sized frame we are going to use for a while, then eventually just get a headboard. But right now, I sort of like the idea of a queen frame, sort of matches up to that simple thing I'm trying to embrace.
Second thing I hate about our bedroom, and this is totally our fault, none other: the two main pieces of wall art we have in there are seriously poster prints that are still in plastic frames that I got in college. NO JOKE.
Do you see why it's time?
So my plan is this: to prime the one wall with color on it now (the brown accent wall), and paint our entire room a very cool blue color (totally inspired by this house I went to yesterday for a shower). I'm thinking this.
Then, once we get the bed frame out and simplify that, I'm planning on getting a new bedding set. Off the top of my head I'm thinking creamy, dark brown simple paisley designed. Yes I have seen it, but i'd rather wait until I know that's what I'm going to get.
As for the walls, I want something simple to put over the bed (any suggestions are welcome), and then plan on getting some simple cool looking frames to do some black and white prints in them on the other wall.
I guess I'm sort of thinking shabby/chic. I would love for it to be all 'chic' and no 'shabby,' but since our budget doesn't allow us to buy ALL new furniture, then I can use the 'shabby' excuse like I meant to :)
Anyway, it's high time for us to have somewhere nice to retreat to, and I'm ready for a more grown up feel.
I will take pictures of the before & after. Extreme Makeover: Bedroom Edition planned for March 12-14!
Well, I've decided we're going to start with our bedroom. Our furniture in there is officially ten years old. To say we've put our bedroom on the backburner when it comes to decorating, making it aesthetically pleasing, is putting it mildly. The furniture itself is in decent shape, minus one piece: the bed. Our bed has officially had it. First off, the giant lab that sleeps at the foot of it has scratched up the footboard to where it looks like a scratched up piece of driftwood. Then, to top it off, the bed has broken on the side, to where if you move at all in there, the headboard bangs against the wall. Needless, to say, this is not ideal. So all that said, it's time to just bid farewell to the bed. We have a queen sized frame we are going to use for a while, then eventually just get a headboard. But right now, I sort of like the idea of a queen frame, sort of matches up to that simple thing I'm trying to embrace.
Second thing I hate about our bedroom, and this is totally our fault, none other: the two main pieces of wall art we have in there are seriously poster prints that are still in plastic frames that I got in college. NO JOKE.
Do you see why it's time?
So my plan is this: to prime the one wall with color on it now (the brown accent wall), and paint our entire room a very cool blue color (totally inspired by this house I went to yesterday for a shower). I'm thinking this.
Then, once we get the bed frame out and simplify that, I'm planning on getting a new bedding set. Off the top of my head I'm thinking creamy, dark brown simple paisley designed. Yes I have seen it, but i'd rather wait until I know that's what I'm going to get.
As for the walls, I want something simple to put over the bed (any suggestions are welcome), and then plan on getting some simple cool looking frames to do some black and white prints in them on the other wall.
I guess I'm sort of thinking shabby/chic. I would love for it to be all 'chic' and no 'shabby,' but since our budget doesn't allow us to buy ALL new furniture, then I can use the 'shabby' excuse like I meant to :)
Anyway, it's high time for us to have somewhere nice to retreat to, and I'm ready for a more grown up feel.
I will take pictures of the before & after. Extreme Makeover: Bedroom Edition planned for March 12-14!
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