As is the case with every homeowner, my around the house to-do list is a mile long with both fun and necessary projects. Since we can barely keep up with grocery shopping, cooking, laundry and basic cleaning, the to-do list has not seen much progress since Natalie arrived and especially since I returned to work. I decided that in order to maintain a shred of sanity and at least a slight grasp on my illusion of being a productive human being, I needed to get at least a few small (and way overdue) projects crossed off the list.
I finally ordered some canvases of the kids! Steve and Joanna gave me a gift certificate for Christmas for one, and I decided I wanted to do a series of them and found some additional deals on Groupon and Living Social. I absolutely adore the way they turned out, and continue to be so thankful for Becky's photographic skill. www.beckyandersonphotography.com
For ages I have been wanting a sofa table to provide some extra storage and a place to set my water glass/wine glass while I'm sitting on the couch. I used some of my birthday money from Florence and Basil to purchase this one from Ikea, and I'm really pleased with how it's working out! If I were a fancy blogger I would have removed the breast pump, daycare bag and purse from the cubbies and accessorized the tabletop. Clearly I'm not a fancy blogger, and you can now see how I avoid at least some on-floor clutter. Although once Natalie gets mobile I'm going to have to come up with another solution.
I spent my Christmas money on this dresser for the landing to corral hats and mittens, as well as placemats.
I expanded my hallway art gallery of Becky's photography to include some photos from Natalie's newborn session--it's about time we got some photos of her on the wall with all of Nathan's pics!
Two years ago we repainted our bedroom. This summer I refinished the dresser. This week I finally hung up more photos, a mirror and hook on the wall. Perhaps next year the new headboard and mattress that I'm pining for?
Again, if I were fancy, I would have put some cute accessories on the dresser. Instead, I cleared off the clutter and dusted! :)
I picked up a $2.99 drawer organizer at Ikea and finally conquered the chaos of our utensil drawer!!
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These projects make me happy. I've decided I want to get some wall frames instead of the ones I have on our bookshelf to create a photo wall by our stairwell. I'm thinking my trip to Ikea may now also include frames!
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