Friday Five

WHAT?! Two posts in one day??? Yup. Getting back on my game. I saw Shannon over at Life After I Dew had linked up with Julie at Ross Family Adventures to do the Friday Five!

The premise is... What FIVE things would you buy if you had $100 laying around?? Here goes.... 1. A Wine Fridge This one is $90... We're about to start renovating our basement and there's a built in bar. I'd kill for this. But for now, we have to spend money on paint and drywall and flooring. Bo-Ring.

2. New Tennis Shoes These Nike Shox are A-Mazing. I love the black. I'd kill for these. Hint Hint for a Christmas gift???

3. A New Silver Watch The battery in my old silver watch died. And I'd rather have a new one. The coating is coming off the inside of the watch and I'd rather just replace it.

4. Egyptian Cotton 1500 Thread Count King Size Deep Pocket Sheets (whew!) We have cheap sheets. Point blank. I wanna know what its like to sleep like a queen!!!!!

5. A Kick Ass Hair Straightener It doesn't have to be this one... just one who does its job flawlessly. I mean, I use the thing on a daily basis. Just straighten my hair well already!

Now who's gonna give me the money???

I'm baaaaaack!!!!!

Oh hi. Remember me? The girl who said she'd blog her little heart out and then hasn't touched it in months??? Well. I wouldn't say I haven't touched it in months... I open my blog list up and read all my favorites a couple times a week. But haven't touched the "Create New Post" button. Well, I'm back. And a lot has changed. I haven't posted since MARCH. Good grief. Over the summer: the dog decided to eat EVERYTHING in our house, I decided to take a summer class to get back into the swing of going to college, we got broker, we got fatter, I started sewing and decorating, my grandfather passed away, I enrolled in grad school, and I had a mental breakdown. First: THE DOG. I love this dog to pieces. But seriously. Earlier in the summer, in a matter of days.... he destroyed our window sill, a hole in the drywall, ate a baseboard, two rugs, 3 movies, his cage, the ignite button on our gas grill, etc. etc. I'm over it. He's pretty much quit chewing, but its still annoying. I'm ready for him to be out of the puppy stage for Pete's sake! He is super cute tho!

Second: School! When I received my bachelors degree in 2008, I swore I was done with school forever. SIKE!!!! Now that I work at U of L, I'd be an idiot not to go back and get my masters since its FREE!!! Let me repeat that. FREE!!!! So yes, I re-enrolled and took a summer class to get myself back in the swing of college life. Also because my office is DEAD in the summer. No students=no work. So I did all my school work while I was actually at work. NOW, I am enrolled in my first graduate class. I was super nervous, but it turns out that its almost easier than my undergrad classes were. However, part of my nervous breakdown included the fact that I have to take the GRE in October. It costs a whopping $175 to take!!!! So the pressure is on... if I don't pass the test and get the score I need for my grad program, then I've wasted $175. Which is a lot of money to me right now. Plus I have to purchase a program online to submit my papers for my class that is $98. And $66 in fees that aren't covered by being an employee at the university. So doing well in my classes is a MUST if I'm spending this kind of money on it. Wish me luck. And PRAY for me to have focus to study between now and October 10th, when I'm registered for the GRE! Third: We got broker and fatter. For sure. On both. My clothes don't fit. I'm over it. Diet starts Monday. I'm going for a lifestyle change. Then maybe this won't be such a problem anymore. And now that I have so many bills for school and stuff, I'm going to get much stricter on how we spend what little we do have. Nothing besides groceries, gas, and bills. Maybe spending less will have a positive effect on our diet too. No more going out drinking and stopping for WC or Taco Bell. While you're praying for my focus.... go ahead and pray for me to have self-control too. :) Fourth: I started sewing and decorating the house. I finished our Christmas tree skirt. And right now I'm working on a baby shower gift for this weekend. I'll post pics after the gift is given so I don't ruin it :) I've cut out a fall colored quilt...

I also found some bargains at the dollar tree for some fall decorations for our house:

We also broke down and got some fall scented candles from Bath and Body Works!

Hopefully with my overhaul on diet and stuff, I'll be more on track with blogging. Pray for that too while you're at it ;)

So What Wednesday!

Its So What Wednesday again!!! I kind of love it. I get to vent with a purpose. And once I actually get it out, I really do feel better! So here goes with my recent so whats....

**SO WHAT if the boyfriend and I didn't get many big projects on the house done this weekend. We didn't have our AC unit installed yet and it was H-O-T! Once we started working and realized we'd never cool down, we quit and took a trip to Home Depot.

**SO WHAT if I never go to Home Depot again by the way. They'll never miss my business and Lowes is a million times better. Prices are cheaper, workers are more helpful. Geez. And Lowes is just freaking BRIGHTER!!! Home Depot, to me, is the ugly step brother of Lowes.

**SO WHAT if I royally HATE the diet that I'm on. It sucks. Point blank. I want carbs.

**SO WHAT if I started this blog post this morning at like 11 and its now 3:45. I have ADD. lol

**SO WHAT if I'm starting to freak out that we only have 3 weekends between now and our housewarming party. I feel a small panic attack coming on at the thought that not one single room is totally finsihed in our house. Kill. Me. Now.

That's all for now :) Have a great day!

SO What Wednesday!

I was reading Shelli's post about So What Wednesday that she got from Shannon's blog. I love the idea. Maybe it'll help me get some stuff off my chest.



**SO WHAT if I'm in a bad mood today. I reserve the right to take a "bad mood" day and not want to deal with people in general. Bite me. I woke up on the wrong side of the bed today.

**SO WHAT if since I'm having a bad day, I needed lunch with my madre and a Shamrock Shake to make me feel a little better.

**SO WHAT if I can't bring myself to start a diet. I know I need to, I just don't want to right now. I've got too many other things to worry about. Someday the want and need will coincide with one another.... someday....

**SO WHAT if I keep saying I'm going to sew something and haven't done it yet. There's always tomorrow.

**SO WHAT if I've suddenly found myself obsessed with another book series. The Hunger Games has really gotten me hooked! Can't wait for March 23rd!

**SO WHAT if its nice outside?!?! My freaking allergies are on overload. Anybody found a way to remove the sinus cavity yet?!?!?!

**SO WHAT if you don't have anywhere you need to get to quickly. I DO! Get out of my way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**SO WHAT if I'm not as successful, make as much money, have the perfect looks, huge house, nice car.... blah blah blah as you are. I'm twice as happy. :)

That's all for now. I'll definitely be back to gripe some more next Wednesday.

Getting back into the swing of things......

Well, I'm starting to get back into the swing of things. We were really busy with working for my dad the past weekend and now that its all over, we're focusing back on the house again! Yaay! I'm ready to finally start getting things done so that we can have a housewarming party!!! This weekend, we finished painting the kitchen, painted our front door and moved the rest of the furniture in out of the garage.
Here's the new china cabinet:

and our armoire in the spare bedroom...(I think the armoire looks like one of the dancing pieces of furniture from Beauty and the Beast... lol)

My next task is to get my sewing room in order so that I can make valances for my kitchen and bathrooms... Here's the disaster that is my sewing room so far:

and the closet...

And yes.... that is THREE tubs full of fabric that I washed...

It took me 4 loads to do all of it! Then of course, I had to cut it all apart because of the frayed edges. At one point, with the living room chair, coffee table, side table, and couch covered in fabric.... my boyfriend looked around and claimed that "he didn't know what he was getting into." lol. Oh well. I'm all finished now and ready to get things organized.

I'm first going to make the valances. Hopefully that will make the house feel more complete. Hanging these two little things did wonders... It actually feels like I'm starting to get decorated!


(p.s. don't judge my dirty pot holder.... I stuck it in the pizza by accident while I was trying to cut it this weekend. oops!)

After that, I want to get back into quilting again. I got all my pieces printed for the Farmers Wife Quilt Along and I'm going to cut out templates soon. I've cut out fabric for 4 of the blocks. They're just waiting to be sewed up! Maybe I'll get a couple done this weekend after the valances.... Wish me luck!

New Beginnings

So, I've decided to start my blogging again. A lot has changed since I first started. So I deleted all those boring old posts. Starting over. :)

I've recently moved into my very own house!!!


It is still a work in progress and I've been reluctant to post the "after" pictures yet because there's still so much that's a mess and undone. We began replacing all the interior doors this past weekend so even doors don't have knobs right now!!! I never thought moving would be this complicated!!!

My biggest projects right now are the kitchen and spare bedrooms. There's still some painting that needs to be done in the kitchen and most of my clothes are in plastic tubs and all over the spare bedroom. I'm hoping to get those things done this weekend. Maybe things will start to feel more complete.

But the thing I'm most excited about is having a place to sew again!!! While I was living with my boyfriend and his roommate, there was no sewing to be done. Now, I share my sewing space with our "office." Which means one corner of the room has our computer desk and the rest of the room is comsumed with my sewing stuff. I never knew how much stuff I had, until I had to pack it all up. It took my whole car and my mom's whole car just to move my sewing stuff!!

SO.... I've been following Angela at Fussy Cut while she's doing the Farmers' Wife Quilt Along. My oh, so thoughtful mommy bought me the book for Valentine's Day!!!

I can't wait to start!!! Angela does 2 blocks per week. I think I might try to do that as well. That way, I don't get overwhelmed. But still get some sewing done each week too!!

That's all for now. Hopefully I can keep this up!!!