My Updated Laundry Room

Well, after some thought and alot of discussion, we'll be installing the same carpet that's in the living room/dining room throughout the rest of the house. The installation will be done on Monday and Tuesday of next week. Footprints or not, it's just too expensive to start over. I've decided I can live with footprints more than I can live with carpet that doesn't seam well. I'm also thinking about it in a more positive way. I'm thankful that we're able to walk and get around without any difficulty. At least we are able to leave footprints in our carpet. Also, my blogging friend Wendy mentioned that having footprints in your house means you're sharing your home and life with others. I like that! And truthfully, I'm also very thankful that in this economy that I'm able to get new carpet period. It's a luxury and I'm very aware of that fact.

The painting is done for now too. We've got more to do but need to give ourselves a little break...and save up some more money! Painters are expensive! We've always done our painting ourselves but we just don't have the time and energy anymore. It would take us months to accomplish what the painters can do in a week or less.

I thought I'd show you my laundry room since it's the one room that's finally all put back together. It's a small room but functional. The cabinets have all been painted, walls painted, and new hardware has been put on the doors. The granite, new sink, and faucet were installed last year. You can't tell from the pictures but the walls are a light beige and the cabinets are antique white.

Blue Monday

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I am a lover of anything with the blue and white design and have been for years. I have blue and white plates, vases, pictures, umbrella stand, and even one or two of these...


Recently I decided I need to stop buying any more blue and white...I think I may have a sickness!

Happy Blue Monday!

(If you want a good laugh, read my post from yesterday!)

Nip It In The Bud

Oh my goodness this guy is LOL funny! I wish he'd come speak at our church!



Have a wonderful Sunday!

Woe Is Me And An Easter Craft

We are so short staffed at work I decided to volunteer to work today. We need 9 nurses to staff our unit properly. Today we had only 4 on the schedule! Working 4 12-14 hour days in one week is not my idea of fun but I felt bad for my co-workers. It's very frustrating to say the least. To top it off, we got a new phone system at work this week too. They've cut back on the hours for our secretaries so we all are answering the phones alot. I can't tell you how many calls I accidentally lost when I tried to transfer them...oops! Hey, I'm a nurse not a telephone operator!

On those rare occasions when I wasn't working this past week, I was busy, busy, busy at home. Still so much going on but the painters finished today. Now to just put this place back together.

I did do a few crafty things this week and I thought I'd share one with you...


I took a piece of scrapbook paper that I had cut down to size, sprayed it with adhesive, and stuck it onto the glass from a frame. I had already spray painted the frame black for this project. I then just placed the glass back in the frame. The little "Happy Easter" plaque was a magnet that I found at Joann's for about $1.99. I took the magnet off of the plaque then sprayed it with adhesive also and stuck the plaque directly onto the scrapbook paper. Super glued a bow on it and that's the extent of it. It doesn't get any better...quick, easy, and cute!

Have a great weekend!

Thrifty Thursday

My husband and I were doing some running around this past weekend and I asked him if he'd make a quick stop by the goodwill...to my surprise, he said yes! It's only been in the last year that I've started thrifting and he's just now warming up to the idea, so needless to say, I was happy he agreed.

I walked through the store and didn't particularly find anything until I was heading out the door to leave. I glanced over and saw such a treasure, I couldn't believe it! I made a beeline and snapped up my find and hubby said "ya, I just watched them put that out there!" I was so lucky to grab it before anyone else did. Take a look at what I'm doing the happy dance over...


A little sanding and a few coats of paint and I'll have a beautifully detailed, sturdy shelf. I think it will make such a statement don't you!? Now I just have to find the perfect place to hang it!

One quick question...do you think I should keep it black or paint it another color?
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It's Time To Update

With the home updating that we've been doing lately, it's given me a chance to do some deep cleaning at the same time. Certain rooms have been cleaned from top to bottom and I've done some rearranging as well. I'm the type that once a nail goes into a wall, it's there to stay. I don't move furniture around alot or change out pictures with the seasons so this has given me the opportunity to move things around and change things up a bit.

I've always had a welcome type sign near our back door that goes into the garage but I saw the cutest frames with keys inside of them and thought they would look good there instead. I was really drawn to these two frames. I hemmed and hawed at the store but finally just bought them and I'm so glad I did.

I hung them and liked them immediately but thought they needed just a little something extra to dress them up...


You can never go wrong with ribbon! Of course, hubby thinks it's to foo foo. I'll leave the ribbon there for a week and see if it grows on him (although, regardless, the ribbon will probably stay if you know what I mean!)

Do you like to foo foo things up with ribbon too?

Blue Monday

I always thought it would be fun to have a round ottoman in the bathroom where I could sit down and put my stockings on or lay my clothes out on for the next day. You know what I mean right...those cute round ottomans that are in the bathrooms of all the fancy homes.

Well my house isn't all fancy but I got my cute round ottoman when we bought our house 12 years ago. I had it made and just used a matching sheet from my bedding as the fabric. It fits perfectly right smack dab in the middle of my bathroom and I use it everyday...and guess what, it's blue!


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