In Knots

1.19.2012

'E' for Effort

No one can say we don't have sweat equity in this house. Photo recap of last weekend's accomplishments... Go!

Morning trip to Home Depot for paint

Nate & his dad tape off the 2-story entryway

Tucker takes it all in from the stairs


color going on the entryway walls via scaffolding

snow continues to fall on the back yard

guest room #2 gets a coat

the color of the guest rooms

'Gazebo Gray' entryway! Look at the ceiling for contrast.

No one fell off the 20 foot ladders, only one extra gallon of paint had to be run out and purchased, and although I failed to get a picture, the giant master bedroom also was taken to task with a smart coat of Behr Premium 'Blue Fox', and both the upstairs and downstairs hallways as well as the stairway itself was liberally doused in the same 'Gazebo Gray' that graces the entryway.

Aside from a moment when I jumped about 3 feet in the air and about peed my pants thinking God was talking to me thanks to Nate, who didn't tell me he was 20 feet in the air on a ladder when I thought he was upstairs and stood nearly under him asking a question, all went smoothly.

And the tears of hilarity from my seemingly literal come-to-Jesus moment were a nice break too, once I recovered.

1.18.2012

Because It's Pretty

Taken last night.

A Day of "Rest"...

Monday was a regular work day for me, despite the MLK Jr. national holiday, but I managed to get the day off anyhow.

Snow Day!

But don't take too much pause - It wasn't all scenery and hot cocoa.
I earned my keep by packing (and packing, and packing...), cleaning (and cleaning, and cleaning...), and determining that dust bunnies can be large enough to potentially develop nervous systems and be a threat to society as a whole.

Image courtesy of neatorama.com

1.17.2012

Juggling Act

It's been a struggle to switch gears the last few weeks between Homeowner and Bride-To-Be.

Image courtesy of theclassywoman.blogspot.com

Planning and crafting for the wedding have pretty much been put on hold for the month of January, which I've been able to come to terms with, but in my mind that means that everyone around me should have come to terms as well.

Come on, people. Telepathy is the new black.

So getting a question about which dress should be worn in 3 months while trying to decide on which room needs to get painted today and where to get carpet and which fixture finish to get and what hole still needs to be spackled and hurry up because we have to actually move IN..................................

It's ugly, alright? So to all you wonderful, well-meaning, utterly lovely people in my life who've had their adorable little heads bitten off on the phone or in person by yours truly of late : Enter Official Apology Here.

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.....But wait to bring it up again until after January 31st. Fair warning.

1.13.2012

Work It Out

The one positive tie-in between moving and getting married (in what's becoming extremely near time frame!!), is that work outs are happening without having to really try.

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I'm too busy hauling furniture, painting, tearing out carpet, and hoisting bins-o-crap up and down stairs to sit down and eat, and too focused on whatever task is at hand to care how much I'm sweating.

I'll take it!

Although here's hoping we're not so tired we look like this in April....