Crazy? Perhaps.

January 31, 2012 in Adult ADHD Isn't a Bad Thing, DIY Life, Just Life

In my experience, there are at least two common themes among DIYers– the desire for nice things/surroundings and the inability (either tangible or mental) to fork out wads of cash to do so. For yes, declareth the masses– she embodied all that was Cheap and Skin-Flinty. But, lo, she couldn’t deny the appreciation of the expensive items she scorned. And I’m not talking Home Depot/Pottery Barn expensive. I’m talking custom-made, one-of-a-kind, hipster-magnet-boutique. I’m not a [...]

Kitchen Remodel: Phase II

January 29, 2012 in Adult ADHD Isn't a Bad Thing, DIY Life, It's Easy Being Green, Just Life, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle by Upcycling

Remember the Phase I post from a few days ago? You wonder– is she actually done?! Done is often such a subjective word, don’t you think? It’s like perfect– can the pure meaning of those words exist in the world of paint or furniture placement? No, really– JB wants to know if done exists in someone else’s house. Ahem. So the answer is no, I’m not done. But I’ve met the first major milestone– a [...]

Kitchen Remodel: Phase I

January 25, 2012 in Adult ADHD Isn't a Bad Thing, DIY Life, It's Easy Being Green, My Disorganized Mind, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle by Upcycling, Thoughts from a SAHM

Yes, it’s Phase I– of Version 4. This isn’t the first transformation for our kitchen and all the big ticket items (new floors, cabinets, appliances that aren’t brown) have long been paid for. But thus far, the total investment in Version 4 of Redesign That Kitchen is $56. $50 for low VOC Benjamin Moore paint + $6 for sponge rollers. Everything else (to include the materials for the building projects) existed down there in the [...]

The Beauty of Love

January 18, 2012 in Adult ADHD Isn't a Bad Thing, Just Life, My Disorganized Mind, Pinterest, Crafts, and Home Decor Projects, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle by Upcycling

This was the little story that JB and I (snort, who we kidding, it was I, all I) included on our wedding announcement. Sweet, hunh? Now, that I rediscovered the thing a few hours after screeching for him to bring me crowbar? Just amusing. That he brought me the crowbar, with the only comment delivered being a reminder to not accidentally knock a hole in the wall? That’s trust– trust I haven’t necessarily earned. But, [...]

Bunk Bed Tents

January 4, 2012 in Just Life, Pinterest, Crafts, and Home Decor Projects, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle by Upcycling

Before anyone starts doing the cough-laugh thing whilst whispering “bless her heart” to themselves… I know. I feel the same way about the tent portion of the bed tent. The images on the inside? I traced what they wanted from that google place onto leftover scrap material, added some acrylic paint (and some glow in the dark paint) and was done in an hour. JB did the Millennium Falcon, after he fell to the floor [...]

Can’t call it a bucket list…

January 1, 2012 in Just Life, Raising these kids

Because, as my DH pointed out– we don’t plan to die in 2012, thus a kick the bucket list isn’t really appropriate. I don’t want to call them resolutions, because those are 1) what everyone else is doing, and 2) has, in the past, represented a list of things for which we eventually fail. JB and I tried for all of 5 minutes last night, (while watching South Park reruns; we par-tay on New Year’s [...]