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Getting A Life
Hi everyone! Hope you all had a good weekend!
I’ve told you in the past that I am very blessed that I get to work from home. I have no set hours, I can be with the unnamed child and pups more, and I don’t have to put real clothes on unless I leave the house.
The downsides to working at home are you never buy new clothes because you rarely need them, your house is constantly a mess with tools and chalkpaint dust everywhere, and the worst is that you are always surrounded by your work. When all of your unfinished projects are always staring you in the face, you tend to work all of the time.
The only way I don’t work is when I physically have no access to paint supplies, crafting materials or a laptop. That is why cruises are great for us. In order to have internet access, I have to pay a bajillion dollars, and we all know that I am way too cheap for that.
Topher and I had a talk a few weeks ago and decided I need to get back some resemblance of a life. I need to take at least half of one day a week off, get out of the house, and do something I actually enjoy doing. If I think really hard, I can remember going to a thing called a movie theater, going to antique stores, buying something for myself, and sometimes just take a long bath and read a few magazines.
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Sizzlin Summer Giveaway
I’ve got exciting news this morning!!
Number one is that today is the very first day of summer!!!
Number two is that today kicks-off the Sizzlin Summer Giveaway where you can win a $400 Visa Giftcard!!!!
My blogging buddies and I have teamed up to bring you guys this amazing giveaway!
Just click the Rafflecopter at the bottom and it will walk you right through it!…
Buffet Gallery Wall
It’s been a busy week so far around here.
Being in DC last week has put me behind on all of my projects, and I have family coming in town today and staying through the week. I’m super excited they are coming, but it means the last minute scramble of getting my house in order.
Constantly staging furniture for photos means that your house is constantly in pieces from tearing your normal decor down and stealing pieces from here and there. So my buffet really hadn’t been put back together since my Easter decorations were up, so I knew it finally had to be done.
For Mother’s Day, I received this pink deer head (which I am totally in love with), so I knew this was the perfect home for it.
I took some old mirrors I picked up at yard sales and a bust I found on clearance at Hobby Lobby, and I threw it all together.
I am really happy with how it turned out!
I still have half a day left until my family arrives, so we will see what I can throw together in a few hours tomorrow!…
Polka-Dot Ceramic Pot Makeover
Hi everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend!
Last week, I went with Topher on a business trip to Washington DC. It was a great trip, and I will be sharing more details on that later in the week. If you want a sneak peak of some pictures head on over to my Instagram account.
Since I was gone, I was really behind on my projects, so I spent all day Friday through Sunday painting.
The unnamed child and I took Topher out for lunch on Father’s Day, and I made a big dinner for him and my dad that evening.
Last week I shared with you my Burlap Wreath for the front door….
French Decoupaged Bottles
I’ve got a treat for you today! One of my best blogging buddies Jen from Girl in the Garage is here to show you an easy way to turn something you have ready for the garbage into a pretty vase for the summer. Jen is a furniture upcycler just like myself so if you get a chance you really do need to check out her fabulous makeovers.
Hi everyone! This is Jen from Girl in the Garage sharing a simple DIY project with you today. (Thanks for having me, Shanna!)
I wanted some new decor for summer so I went to the store one day looking for glass to decorate. I planned to buy empty vases or carafes, but didn’t see any I liked- and they were more than I wanted to pay anyway. Then I happened to find these mineral water bottles at the grocery store for less than $1 each – score!…