Easy Bathroom Update

I was reading one of my many favorite blogs “Take the Side Street” and she confessed to being a terrible blogger (as in sporadic postings) and also confessed to always being cold.  I could have written those very same confessions, writing this with a space heater on under my desk.   With 2 teenage kids, 4 dogs, positions on the Middle School PTA Board and High School Cross Country Booster Club, along with a full-time job and a ton of DIY ideas, sometimes its a choice of just living my life and doing my projects or writing about it.  Most of the time, I can’t do both.

However, this weekend, I wrote up a big “To Do” list of all the projects that I have pending (meaning I have bought the supplies, just haven’t done the work) and I decided to start tackling them.  I even went as far as to estimate the amount of time I thought it would take to do the project so I could keep my expectations real.

Top of the list was adding storage to my bathroom.

My 15 Minutes of Fame

Its been an interesting few weeks, is all I can say.  One minute, I am minding my own blogging business, next thing you know, people want to interview me about my experiences as a DIYer and a Single Person.  I always knew my life was kinda interesting

And Now The Rest of the Floor-y

As spring was winding up and summer looming, I took an unintended break from blogging to finish up the many projects I tend to juggle.  Plus, I broke my expensive camera moving that Wall Herb Garden off the work bench ….. ugh!  (The garden still looks fabulous, by the way)

I have a tendency to walk away from projects

Wall Herb Garden

In celebration of Earth Day, April 22, I put together an Herb Garden for my little backyard space in the hopes of using fresh, organic herbs for my cooking (or just rub their little leaves so it will release their lovely fragrance).  Very Earth friendly.  Very Simple to make.

I’m Floored – Front Hall Makeover

I am back to share with you the ongoing front hallway makeover. To this point, I have shared with you the new paint color here, the new lighting here, and the removal of the tile here. The next step is starting the flooring installation that will eventually spread through the family room, bedroom and the bedroom hall.

It’s a Wash!

A few months ago I posted about my washer issue here and used RepairClinic.com to diagnose the problem and then ordered a new lid switch. All I had to do was provide my model number and chose from of a list of issues and viola!, I had a part on the way. (The advantage of RepairClinic.com is that you can return the part for a full refund if it turn out that it’s not what’s broken)

It’s Hammer Time! Demolition-Style

The front hall makeover continues with what turned out to be my most naive expectation and subsequently, my most challenging of DIY endeavors (to date).

I wanted wood flooring.

Spring Break 2014

Just taking a few days off from blogging, working and DIY-ing to enjoy a few days just living. Spring is teasing us Texans with some delightfully warm days and then a sudden cold and windy day. Such are the Ides of March.

Single Mom Living – 15 Minutes At A Time

If you are like me, you didn’t expect to be doing this Single Mom journey at all.  You thought you would have a partner in life that would be the Ying to your Yang and would always be there for the hand-off whether juggling household chores or managing the soccer schedules.

If a coat tree falls in the hall ……..

The front hallway makeover takes on the functionality and deadly threat of the hall coat tree, which makes a wonderful design element with its undulating curves and black wrought iron. Except for the part where it crashes to the ground when coats and leashes are heaped upon it in an unbalanced manner. Then its not so cute.