Bless His Heart

I recently had to face a harsh reality – I’m a halfway-er.  Or maybe it would sound nicer to say that I’m a project hopper.  As in I LOVE to start projects and leave them only halfway finished for months on end.  :)

The point was really driven home at HomeGoods awhile back when I pointed out two fabulous X-benches to my husband and explained that I wanted to buy them, paint them, and recover them for either our den or our master bedroom. He looked at me patiently and said hopefully, “Maybe you might want to finish up a few projects before you start new ones?”

Bless his poor little heart – the man practically lives in a war zone of my incomplete projects. The dining room is littered with chair parts . . .

Dining Chair Parts

. . . the guest bedroom has become a landing pad everything that has been displaced by baby stuff (example here), the hallway has empty and crooked frames hanging everywhere waiting for me to print photos for a new gallery wall, our master bedroom just looks sad and has a broken curtain rod, the nursery curtains are made and hung but not hemmed, and our master bathroom has a big gaping empty space above the toilet because I stole our wedding photo for the new hallway gallery wall.

As I said, bless his little heart.

Tell me I’m not alone in this – please?!?  :)

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My New Gig on Centsational Girl

Exciting news, peeps!

I’m sure you’re all faithful readers of the fabulous blog, Centsational Girl – Kate’s DIY spirit and eye for design are always so inspiring.

My New Gig on Centsational Girl

Well, I’m giddy that today my new gig as a monthly contributor for CG officially started – my first post, Choosing Cabinetry in Kitchen Renovation, just went live!

My New Gig on Centsational Girl

I hope you’ll head on over there and leave a little comment love.  And if you’ve made your way over here for the first time from Centsational Girl, welcome!!  Glad to have you.  :)  I hope you’ll poke around the blog, maybe check out one of our flips or a recent project we’ve tackled in our home, and stay awhile!

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Bits & Pieces

bits & pieces

I’m excited about today for 3 reasons:

(1) A photographer is coming to the flip at 9am to take shots for the listing – which means that the flip is about to hit the market!

(2) We have our 38-week doctor appointment – eek!  All of our ducks are in a row and we’re ready for our daughter’s arrival, but it’s still a little crazy to think that she could decide to show up at any moment.

Bits & Pieces

Any last-minute advice for us?

(3) The movers are arriving between 3-5 to deliver all the staging furniture!

Our Flip: Sold!!

You might be wondering why we’re taking un-staged photos in the morning – we like options.  :)

I’m excited about tomorrow as well, for 3 reasons:

(1) Our fifth flip is getting inspected!

Further Proof That We Are Crazy

Once we get the report back we’ll have a concrete idea of unknown issues that we’ll need to tackle during the renovations.

(2) We’re taking that opportunity of having a few hours in the house to measure and photograph anything in the house that will stand still (for floor planning, permit and design purposes).

(3) We’re listing the flip for sale! Unless something crazy happens we’re going to have this puppy on the market by the end of the day.  I can’t wait!

In other fun news, there’s really no better feeling than someone saying, “I think you’re cool!”  That’s why I was so stoked to receive two blog awards recently – so fun!!

Leibster Blog Award Versatile Blogger Award

Thanks to Samantha for giving me the Liebster Blogging Award and to Susannah for giving me the Versatile Blogger Award – you chickies rock!

Remember those Ikea slipcovers in our breakfast nook that I painted awhile back?

Tutorial: Customizing Your Ikea Slipcovers

Well, Lisa started her own version, and they’re turning out great – check’em out here!

Painted Slipcover

And last but definitely not least, my friend Lauren wrote an eBook about flipping!!  How cool is that?

How to Love Your Ugly Baby

Go on and get you some right here.  I guarantee you’ll learn something in between all the chuckles.

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