tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19095662003184608252024-02-20T05:25:05.970-08:00Our Little Place Called HomeHollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12218695479077072481noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909566200318460825.post-54788114943321728992013-07-09T06:00:00.000-07:002013-07-09T16:21:07.493-07:00Front of the house after<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We still have several more outside projects to do in the back yard. I hope to be able to tackle them soon, but have to work around the weather! But, I'm considering the front done for now!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Reminder of what we started with when we first moved in:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And at the first of June:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wish we could have mowed the grass, but I still think it's come a long way! Eventually I want to replace the 2 outside lights and add some garage door accessories. Other than that, I really like the front of our house now. I still love the yellow door!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Oh, and our Crape Myrtles stated to bloom, so I had to get a picture of them:</span><br />
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Linking to iHeart Organizing's Monthly Challenge!Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12218695479077072481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909566200318460825.post-15822448779609779762013-07-08T06:00:00.000-07:002013-07-08T06:00:08.551-07:00Flowers and Mulch<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love the way flowers and mulch brighten up a yard. The mulch makes a flower bed so much more noticeable and professional looking. Of course, are plants still have a lot of filling in to do, but it looks a lot better.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I got a bunch of flowers at Wal-Mart on clearance. Three of the plants are perennials, so if I can keep them alive I won't have to keep replanting every year! Here's what I got:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The pink flowers were called "Hot Pink Jazz", but I think they were Wave Petunias mixed with something else. They were $2.99 each and they went into the hanging pots. They were nice because they just popped right in to my existing pots. No planting required! These are the only annuals I got.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The brownish plant are Hens and Chicks and they were $2.68 The ones to the left of those are Upright Stonecrop. I got 2 of those. They were $1.66 each. They are starting to bloom now and they are yellow which is perfect against the front door. The last one at the bottom is actually a shrub - Japanese Pieris for $2.88. That is going to go behind our lilies where another shrub died</span>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My son loved helping me plant these! Here's how they look now:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And, we planted these 2 weeks ago and they are still alive! I think all this rain has been their saving grace. I really hope I can keep them alive!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">You can see in the picture above to the right that I had started laying landscaping fabric in our other flower bed. We made the mistake of mulching last year without laying anything down. The grass just took back over. So this year we took the time and laid the fabric. It looks so great with fresh mulch!</span><br />
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Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12218695479077072481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909566200318460825.post-9593413454142613042013-07-07T13:56:00.002-07:002013-07-07T13:56:38.913-07:00Under Pressure<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sorry to get Queen stuck in your head :). A few weeks ago my wonderful hubby pressure washed the house and drive way. It is amazing the difference pressure washing makes! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And here's a shot of the driveway before and after:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of course it was still wet in these pictures, so it lightened up a bit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">So glad to have that really bad spot cleaned up. It bugged me every time I pulled in the driveway! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The front of the house is officially done. It's taken me a while to get pictures because it's been the rainiest 2 months ever here! We even laid mulch in the rain. At least it wasn't hot though!</span>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12218695479077072481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909566200318460825.post-75030166689653038842013-06-28T06:00:00.000-07:002013-06-28T06:00:06.146-07:00Front porch railingsOur front porch rails had been looking bad since we moved in. It was finally time to get them fixed. I already had the exterior white paint that I bought long ago, but I never used it. This was a long process. I've been working on it for about 3 weeks off and on. It's one of those things that can't be done when there is so much rain! But, I finally finished and it looks so much better. It's amazing the difference when you walk up the porch.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">See the cracking, peeling, and general dirtiness? Also, see that adorable photo bomber?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Then, I sanded everything I could get to with the electric sander. Mostly the tops of all the rails. I didn't worry about sanding in between all the rails. The paint wasn't chipping in between and I wasn't switching colors or anything.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also painted the trim around the door because it was looking really rough. This is an older before picture I had:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's so much nicer walking up our stairs now!</span>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12218695479077072481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909566200318460825.post-5300630999962174632013-06-26T06:00:00.000-07:002013-06-26T06:00:03.887-07:00Trimming the treesOne of the first projects I did was trimming up the Crape Myrtles lining our driveway. They can get out of control if you let them. We like to keep them trimmed for several reasons. One, we don't want branches hitting our cars every time we drive in and out. Two, the last one can make it hard to see on-coming cars when we are backing out. And three, it's easier for hubby to mow around if he isn't getting hit in the face. LOL!<br />
<br />It isn't a hard task at all, just a little sweaty and time consuming. I used Friskers tree trimmers and trimmed any branch that would hit me if I didn't dunk. <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Isn't that so much better! It is so much nicer backing out of the driveway -I can tell you that. And, it makes the front of our house look much more polished too.</span> Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12218695479077072481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909566200318460825.post-5302290014499091502013-06-24T06:00:00.000-07:002013-06-24T06:00:09.781-07:00Outside befores<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have been as busy as we can be working on outside projects. Unfortunately the weather has been against us. It has been super rainy here. It either just rained or is about to rain most evenings and almost every weekend. It makes it hard to do outside stuff! But, the front of the house is already looking tons better.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are going to keep this one knockout rose if we can dig it out.</span> <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It will move up front somewhere.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is supposed to be a grilling area, but we never finished it.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Look at the mess our puppy made!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The final part of the back porch that was never finished. - Oops! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">So the outside definitely needs a lot of work! The front should be done by the end of the month. The back will take a bit longer.</span>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12218695479077072481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909566200318460825.post-36225768988312435202013-06-18T06:00:00.000-07:002013-06-18T06:00:03.989-07:00Look at our crazy lilies!<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Right after we moved in (2011) I posted this picture when we planted these lilies:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We bought 6 small lilies that were sharing 1 pot originally. I think they were like $15. This is what they look like now:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They have gone crazy! Our property used to be farmland -maybe that has something to do with it. They are so heavy a lot of them are falling over, which is kind of sad. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And with our adorable 4 year old in front for perspective:</span><br />
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Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12218695479077072481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909566200318460825.post-63655598677853143052013-06-17T06:00:00.000-07:002013-06-17T06:00:10.855-07:00June Challenge: Outside task list<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are just going to jump right in with the list of things we want to do to the outside of the house.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pressure wash the house</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sand and repaint the porch railings</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stain/seal the back deck (we built it last year, but haven't sealed it since the waiting period for pre-treated wood)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finish the back deck handrail (We put the first post up and never finished)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lay weed block on the "new" flowerbed out front</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mulch the flower bed</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Demo "rose garden" in the back (we inherited it and it's just too much work for us. We don't like the landscape timber border and the roses are too sticky for the kids. We are going to demo the vines and replant the knockout rose bush we planted last year)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Replant knockout rose in a planter on the front porch</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Burn our burn pile</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finish setting up the grill area in the backyard (We bought stones last year to make an area, but just put them down and nothing else happened. We need to level the ground, lay weed block, and probably lay sand, then relay the stone)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fix gate (I have no idea how we are going to do this or how much it will cost. They are too heavy. I know we have to level the ground, but I don't know what else we need to do yet.)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Make a place for the hose</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Get outdoor table from my mom (my mom wanted to get rid of her outdoor table and chair set. I'm so glad to inherit it. It's in great condition - it was on a screened in porch.)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">DIY or buy new chair cushions (because Kody, our puppy, tore them open :( </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Replace bush that died in front bed (behind the lilies)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paint back door</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">DIY some table décor</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, that's it. Should be enough to keep us busy for the month. I don't think all of these things will be done by the end of June, but I want to get all the front of the house stuff done at least</span>. <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh, and we were going to paint the outside of the house. I'm very sad to say, that's a no-go. We did some reading on the Sherwin Williams Vinyl Safe paint and it's got really bad reviews. Apparently you can paint a darker color on your vinyl, but only like 1 shade darker. So, we couldn't go dark blue like we wanted. We are thinking of painting the shutters blue instead, but we aren't sure. </span>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12218695479077072481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909566200318460825.post-41158178539821988022013-06-14T19:50:00.000-07:002013-06-14T19:50:20.394-07:00Short garage update<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We succeeded in painting the garage last weekend! I'm kind of shocked. LOL! It love it! Even though it's just one wall, it makes a big difference. It will be even better when we completely finish the garage and I start parking in there. It will be great to walk through there every day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our plans have kind of changed for the garage. In all the moving and cleaning and painting we saw tons of crazy bugs out there (spiders of all shapes and sizes, centipedes, and others I don't know the names of) and rat pellets...ewww. It got me thinking that I really don't want to store the diaper bags and our shoes and jackets out there. We plan to spray for bugs and set some mouse traps, but even so, I just don't want that stuff out there. I'm coming up with a new plan for a "drop zone". And it will be even more space. I'm really excited about it although I'm not sure when it will happen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, here's how things are looking with our garage list:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <strike> </strike></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><strike>Move storage items to papaw and mamaw’s attic (We are very thankful to have a huge area to store items for free at my grandparent's house)</strike></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8. Cover/paint steps<br />9. Welcome mat at steps<br />10. Install cat door and <strike>create pet area</strike><br /> a. <strike>Storage containers for both foods and litter</strike><br /> b. Move litter box and food bowls out<br /> c<strike>. Crate</strike></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">It feels so good to mark things off a list, doesn't it! The cat door installation is in progress. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The rest off the garage is being put on hold for a bit. The outside of our house has been bothering me for a while. Neither of us loves working outside and when you have small kids the only time to get stuff done is when they are in bed. And, when they are in bed it's usually dark. So, the outside gets neglected. But, we really wanted to tackle it this season. It also helped that iHeart Organizing decided to make June's Challenge the great outdoors! And another motivator is I decided to have an Origami Owl party at our house the first weekend of July. So, the outside is our priority for the month of June. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">But, here's a snippet of the garage paint job as promised!</span><br />
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Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12218695479077072481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909566200318460825.post-39435840792077255032013-06-12T06:00:00.000-07:002013-06-12T06:00:02.979-07:00Mission Organization: Bedroom Bathroom CabinetsThe bathroom in our bedroom is "Michael's". He keeps most of his bathroom stuff in there and uses that shower. He doesn't really require much. I was looking for a place inside the house to keep all our paint. It's not supposed to be kept in the garage and we needed it to be stored else where. So, I decided to purge hubby's stuff and take over the rest of the bathroom cabinets! He was totally cool with it by the way.<br />
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Here's how they looked before (I went ahead and organized the drawers while I was at it)<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There was quite a bit of trash in there. Like the other bathroom I pulled everything out- threw things away and made piles. Larger items were put in the right cabinet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The middle cabinet became storage for paint cans (they are all small cans)</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The left cabinet is my spray paint and a few mason jars of paint for touch ups - I didn't want to keep the large cans. I only kept gallon size can that was full and it's in the back.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The left drawer is all the extras of items.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And the right are his everyday items.</span> <br />
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<br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was such a quick project. It took less than 15 minutes to organize! And now we have a good place to store our paint.</span>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12218695479077072481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909566200318460825.post-4814224725138363452013-06-10T06:00:00.000-07:002013-06-10T06:00:07.006-07:00Inspiration's new day is Monday!<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I decided to try something different this time and take an object that wouldn't usually be considered for decorating inspiration and make a mood board inspired by it. My mom gave me this reusable bag from Joanne's and I love the colors.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Wall color: Sherwin Williams Silver Peony</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Flower vase from Anthropology</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Grey curtains from Target</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Bike pillow from World Market</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Purple leaf throw from Wayfair</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. Sheet set from Target</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7. Grey pattern rug from Target</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you wanted to get really fun you could also throw in pops of pink and teal!</span>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12218695479077072481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909566200318460825.post-44312494446352581202013-06-07T06:00:00.000-07:002013-06-07T06:00:08.961-07:00Weight loss journey<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am a horrible dieter. I'll just put that out there for you to know. I will be totally motivated and then 10 minutes later I'm eating a candy bar. I'm horrible at resisting temptation. Also, I don't have a ton of extra time and I hate spending that time exercising. I'm not even going to lie and say I don't have time because I sitting here typing a blog post and I've been doing organizing projects - I have time. I'm not perfect. I'm not going to come in here saying I've stuck to my plan 100% and lost 10 lbs in a week. Even though I would love for it to be fast, I'm coming at this realistically. I will make mistakes. I will choose to skip a workout and cuddle on the couch with my husband and watch a movie. I will eat a piece of wedding or birthday cake. It is going to be about a lifestyle change, not a quick fix diet. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My plan is to cut back on my portions and try to watch my calories. My goal is 1200 calories a day, but I won't starve myself. I also want to work out a couple of times a week. I'm trying not to drink my calories. Mostly drinking water and green tea with diet soda occasionally. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I would like to reach my goal by September which I think is achievable. I'm probably not going to weight every week. We'll see how it goes. But I do want to post an update every week with how I'm doing. Possibly good recipes I've found or workouts I don't totally hate. If you want to join me, please do! Link your blog posts in the comments! It would be great encouragement.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also, we have started working on painting the garage and hope to have it done by the end of the weekend!!! So excited to get to the fun part of painting and adding fun decorative touches.</span> Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12218695479077072481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909566200318460825.post-18809174370706659102013-06-05T06:00:00.000-07:002013-06-05T06:00:07.569-07:00Mission Organization: Middle Bathroom Cabinets<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I keep all of my stuff in the middle bathroom and it was driving me crazy lately! I had to tackle it over the weekend. I'm so happy with the results. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I started by taking everything out of the cabinets. I grouped items as I was going. Then I had this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had a huge trash pile in the top right hand corner and I also had a big pile of baby stuff that I decided to move to Benji's closet. After bagging the trash and moving everything that wasn't staying I had this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Looking better already! I bought these from Wal-Mart ($5 each pack of 3). Also, you can see the 2 baskets to the left that I already owned.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Right cabinet: Straightener and curler, Harrison's bath toys, and hot curlers way in the back (I don't use them much).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Middle Cabinet: Humidifier in the back, Trash can, air freshener, yellow box holds shaving supplies, brown basket holds first aid items.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And my favorite cabinet: All my bins filled with organized goodness!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Right side drawers: one hair drawer and one tooth/Michael's stuff drawer (most of his stuff is in our other bathroom, but sometimes he gets ready in "my" bathroom if Benji is still asleep in our room)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I like how organized the drawers are, but I need to get some clear trays to keep them organized. Everything slides around right now. Especially my makeup. I want to get clear so I can spruce them up with fun scrapbook paper.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I decided to move all my nail polish to this cool box. I got this box with nothing particular in mind- I just loved it. It was at Home Goods. I had it in the bedroom, but moved it to the bathroom. It also has some sample face stuff in it.</span><br />
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Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12218695479077072481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909566200318460825.post-6031363891562100772013-05-24T19:12:00.002-07:002013-05-24T19:12:31.170-07:00New Series: Weight loss journey<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am starting to get serious about losing my excess weight. The main focus of this blog is decorating and organization, but it's also about my life in general too. This is going to be a big part of my life, so I wanted to blog about it. I will share more about what I'm doing as I go. For now, here are my starting pictures - blah!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm glad we are making some progress.</span>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12218695479077072481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909566200318460825.post-47446283005554619952013-05-20T06:00:00.000-07:002013-05-20T06:00:00.786-07:00House Tour: Baby Benji's nursery (Part 2)<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's time to show off the rest of Benjamin's nursery! I am so excited to share this room because I'm so happy with how everything turned out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To the left is his dresser and closet. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This dresser has been in our family for many, many years. It had a very dark stain on it when I received it. It needed to be restained or painted badly, but the solid wood frame and drawers were in excellent condition. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Originally I was going for ombre drawers, but it didn't work out. First the Lowe's paint guy gave me 2 of the same color paint pots. I mixed 2 colors together to get an in between color, but it didn't work quite right. Then, even though I was careful to keep the drawers in order, appprently I didn't do so well and the darkest drawer wouldn't fit in the bottom slot. So, we decided to just mix them and I really love how it turned out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I reused the original pulls, but touched up the brass a little with some Rub n Buff.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The painting was done by my sister off an inspiration piece I found. Didn't she do a great job!!! The owl was my mom's when she was a kid. The lamp and gray bowl are from Target. The white pot is from Ikea. The deer is from a store in the mall.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next wall over is our wood wall! I can't even say how much I love how it turned out!!! I sewed the curtains myself (fabric was purchased from fabric.com).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I found this pillow on Pintrest (<a href="http://www.notjustahousewife.net/2013/01/decorative-pillows.html" target="_blank">here</a>). It describes perfectly why I love our little house. I know one day we will move into a bigger house, but I always want to have a modest sized home. I love being so close together.</span>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12218695479077072481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909566200318460825.post-24519420840438774962013-05-15T06:00:00.000-07:002013-05-15T06:00:13.965-07:00Mission Organization: Jewelry Box<div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's still pretty full, but the right side of the necklace section is a lot better and it's easier to get a bracelet off too! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I knew before I was even pregnant that if we had a boy I wanted to do a wood accent wall and a woodland animals theme. So, when we found out we were going to be welcoming another boy, I got to work determining how we would create our wood wall. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">We mostly did the same thing as seen <a href="http://www.sweetpickinsfurniture.com/2012/05/plank-wall-before-after.html">here</a> (except our plywood was 1/4" thick because Lowe's pulled the wrong boards). There are many ways to do a wood wall, but we picked this way because it was about the cheapest option. The only cheaper option was using pallets which I could get for free, but it was a lot of work. Being pretty pregnant when we started, I didn't want to deal with the pallets. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><br />So we bought plywood from Lowe's and had them cut it into 4 inch strips for us. Then, when we got them home, I did some calculating. To avoid having to run out to the garage to make cuts at the end of every row, I planned all the rows ahead of time and the lengths of boards we would need. Then, as hubby cut them, I would mark the length on the side I didn't want to be facing out. We cut the boards at all different lengths so the seams would be staggered. Then, we moved all the boards inside and let them sit for a few days.<br />
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We borrowed my dad's air compressor and used a staple gun to attach the boards. For the most part the boards were pretty smooth, but I sanded boards as needed. I used the side that had the best grain or knots because I was going for a rustic look. I would hand hubby the right length of board and he would attach them. We opted not to use glue because we didn't want to totally ruin the drywall. So far, only 1 board has come loose a little. After several nights of work, we had this:<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1. It is water based. Since I was having to stain inside I really wanted to have as few fumes as possible. Not only because I was pregnant at the time but just because we all (especially our 4 year old) didn't need to be breathing that in. Stain fumes stick around forever!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I came across this picture on Pintrest (from </span><a href="http://pinsforyourhome.com/2013/01/24/great-color-combo-i-love-the-blue-walls/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">) and fell in love. Our bedroom walls are already that color and I love them. But, the pops of coral make it even better! Since I found the picture I've had my eye out for coral sheets, but no luck yet.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will definitly keep looking and will be adding some coral to our bedroom!</span>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12218695479077072481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909566200318460825.post-61640327880378263162013-05-08T06:00:00.000-07:002013-05-08T06:00:07.551-07:00Mission Organization: Harrison's Closet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> When I started organizing the linen closet last week I ended up working on Harrison's closet too. I had worked on it not long ago, but it gets messy so easily! It wasn't as much of an undertaking though. I didn't take everything out. I just rearranged a little to make it look nicer and make it easier for Harrison to get to his toys and for us to get to his books.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Top shelf was too-big clothes, jackets, box of coloring books. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next shelf: box full of candy that I have no idea what to do with, books, diapers (for nighttime), Awana's bag. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Third shelf: games. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fourth shelf: large toys and a box of outgrown clothes (I toss stuff in there as I come across it in his drawer. Once it's full I fill a large tubberware container to store for future use.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Top shelf: Too big clothes</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next shelf: Books and that stinkin box of candy. What do you do with candy that everyone buys for your kid? Harrison gets tons and tons of candy and he never eats it! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Third shelf: blocks, puzzles, Alphie, and coloring books</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bottom shelf: bigger toys and the box of outgrown clothes</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It makes me so happy to have a freshly organized space!</span>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12218695479077072481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909566200318460825.post-72412873685169408282013-05-06T06:00:00.000-07:002013-05-06T06:00:05.476-07:00Promised Pictures of the Garage<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm warning you...It's bad. You can turn back now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Boy, do we have our work cut out for us. It wasn't this bad not that long ago, but we started dumping stuff out there instead of bringing it in. And then puppy dragged stuff out everywhere. I'm very excited to get started! See the toolbox in the picture above? That wall is going to become a "mud" area. I can't tell you how excited I am for that!</span>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12218695479077072481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909566200318460825.post-4249387115770600992013-05-03T06:00:00.000-07:002013-05-03T06:00:12.484-07:00Inspiration Fridays<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have some very OCD tendencies, so I'm really having to fight my inner self and not have a specific posting schedule. I don't want to box myself in. I want to be able to blog about whatever is going on. But, I would like to start a weekly post for Fridays. Just a short and sweet post - one picture that has inspired me during the week and a short explanation. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love every single thing about this. It makes me smile! I want our kitchen to have a farmhouse feel and this picture is just perfection. I even have a wall about this size that I'm not sure what to do with. I don't want to copy this completely, but I'm getting some ideas. <br /><br />I love the color - the green with pops of yellow and orange. I love the wire baskets and the wood crate. I love the functionality of all the food storage, but that it fits in and looks good too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> It was raining this weekend, so we didn't get to work on the garage. But, I still tackled some organization projects. I've learned that whenever I get an itch to do a project I better do it because the motivation doesn't usually last long. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I took on the linen closet first because it has been bothering me for a while. Since our house is so small we have to make every nook and cranny work well for us. The linen closet has a ton of jobs. It holds games, towels, craft items, pictures, a box of cables, and hubby's shoes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> And the bottom 2 shelves before:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first thing I did was take everything out. I weeded out trash and items that could be donated. We had a ton of gift bags, so I kept some and passed the rest to my mom. Then, some items got moved to other locations. It's funny how one organization project usually turns into several. Like wanting to move the printer paper into the desk brought on organizing the desk drawer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then, I took a look at everything left and worked out how it would work for us best. I worked on Harrison's closet at the same time (post to come next week) so that I could keep like items together. Before the adult games were in this closet and his games were in his closet. I decided to keep them all in this closet and I moved coloring books to Harrison's closet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To the left are all the boxed adult games and to the far right are all of the boxed kid games. The middle basket is full of smaller (cards) or odd shaped (bop it) games and play doh. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next shelf is for towels. The left is supposed to be where the regular towels go, but we are out. Oops! The middle is hand towels in the back and wash clothes in the front. The white container is baby wash clothes and beside it are hooded towels. In the back are beach towels.</span></div>
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Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12218695479077072481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1909566200318460825.post-43428422923745143992013-04-26T13:26:00.001-07:002013-04-26T13:26:09.612-07:00Game plan: Tackling the garage<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So life has been a little crazy - we have a new baby! Benjamin was born February 7th and we couldn't be happier. He is the perfect additon to our family! We also have a new puppy. Yes, we are totally crazy! LOL </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now that we've been a family of 4 for a few months, things are starting to get a little easier. Things are still crazy busy and we are tired most of the time (Benji still eats every 3 hours most nights), but it's settled some. And I've been itching to start some house projects. Like I said in my home goals post, we want to get some stuff done this year, but we are being realistic about it. Not only do we not have a lot of time, but money is also a little tight this year with hospital bills rolling in. So, I'm just going to concentrate on one room/area at a time and do what I can to make it work for us using free or low cost items. Our house is decorated for the most part, and I keep it tidy, but what it isn't is organized. And, you can organize on a budget. So that's my goal: total home organization. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Right now, the area that is bothering me the most is the garage. It has always been a dumping ground and right now it's a diaster area. But, I have a list of ideas that we can incooperate to get it manageable. A long term goal is to get a storage building for our lawn care items and outdoor toys- maybe later in the year. But for now I know we can get it looking and working better. Here's my to-do list:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Transfer leftover paint to smaller containers<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Install hooks to store items on the wall: power tools, bike, weed eater, etc. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Paint the door and add vinyl saying<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Clean the floor really well<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Create “mudroom” area<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">a.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Paint strips on the wall to match door<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">b.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Mirror<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">c.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Shelf for keys, wallet, piggy bank, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">d.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Hooks for jackets, backpack, diaper bag, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">e.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shoe storage<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Cover/paint steps<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Welcome mat at steps<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Install cat door and create pet area<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">a.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Storage containers for both foods and litter<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">b.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Move litter box and food bowls out<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">c.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Crate</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm hoping to get a little start this weekend! Before pictures to come, but I'm warning you - it's bad!</span><br />
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