Inspirations (edited)

I could not work on the house today and I probably won’t get back to it until Friday.  I have school I have to deal with and staying on top of that is a priority.  So is the kitchen but school is a higher priority. In the meantime I went to World Market today getting … Continue reading →

Taking a Day off

I did get out the driveway to go to church this morning after maneuvering around the debris.  I have to check the roof real good and make sure there is no damage that I can claim on my insurance before I clean it up.  🙂  I mean I have a new roof but what if … Continue reading →

What Happened Last Night?

Yesterday I went to get me something to eat and when I came home instead of parking in my usual spot I changed where I park.  No particular reason really except that I have a lot of parking spaces and I like to change where I park once in a while.  It turned out to … Continue reading →

The floor…part one

Okay so I decided to go ahead and do the floor today as well.  I really wanted to have the demo finished but the electricity going out for 4 hours hurt me. Bad… Okay so the floors I had were those tile looking vinyl.  It looked really pretty but in spots the top layer peeled … Continue reading →

Did I say 2 Steps Backward?

9:15 AM Silly me in thinking this was only going to be 2 steps backward.  I started work at 7:40 this morning.  Not exactly the crack of dawn as I said. Right now it is less than 2 hours later and I got all the drywall down, the cabinets down, the rangehood box dismantled, and … Continue reading →

Ten steps forward- two steps back

I came home changed clothes so I can start work in the kitchen and ate my supper, a delicious salad from Arby’s.  After I ate I decided I can’t do anything in the kitchen tonight.  I am aching so I figured I better take a break tonight.  Its raining cats and dogs and I suspect … Continue reading →

Back to the Logs

I can no longer ignore the log wall.  It’s the surprise wall because you will not be able to see it until you move around the fridge but the wall has problems I been trying to figure out how to solve. Behind the counter I put the drywall to meet the bottom of the stone … Continue reading →

Paint can set the tone for your day…

I was losing hair thinking about that horrid Army looking color combo colors in my kitchen. I couldn’t imagine living with that. I am Navy not Army after all. I kept telling myself “oh it’s not really camouflage…besides the only time you will go in the kitchen is to pass thru it” But all this hard work to not like the results seems kind of self sacrificial to me. I tossed and turned last night thinking about this because it’s now or never. If I paint later I am bound to mess up some stuff. One thing I am celebrating since I turned 50 is if there is something I do not like, something that makes me feel uneasy, and/or makes me question my decision…I do not have to put up or live with it I can scrap it and move on to something else. So if I don’t like the paint, repaint and have a nice day. It’s a Continue reading →

Let the Pics Speak for themselves…

Use Styrofoam to spray paint  brackets (and knobs).  you can stick a nail in the mounting hole to hold it in place and then you can spray all sides that will be exposed!  I am a friggin genius LOL I love the look of smooth sanded wood but this shelf has to be painted took … Continue reading →

Scenes From My wreck of a House

You know I haven’t gotten my door fixed just yet and so bugs think this is the new hotel round here and they must think I am offering a free promotion.  Bugs are dying to get in here.  LOL. What in the heck is this??  Super Fly?? This is my topsy turvey planter. I was … Continue reading →

My cousin Derek

This is my favorite cousin, Derek.  He is an actor and  a magician at the Magic Castle in Los Angeles so if you are ever in the area make sure you look him up. I think he is also a shoe in to play Obama and I hope he gets his big break so he … Continue reading →

Reply from Cricut & Paint Progress

Tonight I was sitting here fooling around on the computer looking at die cut machines and Moroccan Lanterns.  I narrowed the die cut machine down to two , one of which I HAVE TO HAVE so I can give this crappy behind Cricut to my daughter.  She might like it till she finds out how … Continue reading →

painting has started

I was determined I was NOT going to bed without getting some paint up on these walls I did not care how long it took me! I am going to bed now but a sneak peak for ya.  remember the paint is still wet so it is not going to look even a couppla hours … Continue reading →

Letter to Cricut

Dear Customer Service, I never heard of a company whose main goal is to rip people off.  I brought the cricut machine and no where on the Internet or on your site or on the box or on the infomercials does it tell you how frick fracking expensive it is to use the darn thing,  … Continue reading →

Reflections…Lessons Learned

I woke up bright and early.  Not as early as I had been getting up BUT I went to sleep late so what could I expect?  First thing I went to tackle is that drywall.  O-M-G I am so tired of drywall it’s not funny.  Right now as I sit here typing I am realizing … Continue reading →

Not Killing Myself This Weekend!!

Okay so its time to get to work.  I asked a friend to help me this weekend but they are spending the weekend having fun at the beach.  I can understand that I mean who in their right mind wants to spend their summer helping me fix up my raggedy old house?  Well today I … Continue reading →

Taking a break from painting!

YES YOU READ IT RIGHT I AM PAINTING!  Well I just painted the insides of my shelves but its color!  I am realizing I stole Momma Goose’s colors.  LOL oops.  It wasn’t intentional I swear it wasn’t.  They are not exact but very close. I am not sure I am feeling this green.  It is … Continue reading →

It Might Not be Much to You but it is to Me!

okay so yes I did work today but soon as I got home I changed into my work clothes and tried to get busy .  I was hell bent on getting some paint on the walls TODAY. So here is what I got done…and what got done: Electrician came and wired in the wires for … Continue reading →

Nothing Like a Man Who Makes a House a Home

Those of you who don’t know, I am an Appraiser and I look at houses and place value on them for a living.  I love my job because aside from the challenges in this dry market I get to see how people live.  I see the good, the bad, the ugly and the unbelievable.  I … Continue reading →

Soreli Range Hood Installation

One of the most important parts of my renovation was getting a range hood in the kitchen.  I was tired of the smoke detectors going off every time I cooked and I was tired of the kitchen being full of grease every time I fried fish on Fridays.  Everything in the kitchen was sticky. I saw this kitchen on Gardenweb by a … Continue reading →