Ben recently said that he likes reading my blog because it makes him realize that I don’t just sit around. I was contemplating having a Twilight movie marathon on this cool foggy day, but then I got a second wind and knocked a bunch of stuff out. Here’s a glimpse into my life:
7:30 Roll out of bed, throw on clothes, pick up the house and take Ben to work.
8:15 Try to figure out a way to fix a frame. Ben put off hanging my dining room frame collage until last night and immediately ran into a problem. The first frame he tried to hang was a B&W print we got at IKEA several years ago.
Unfortunately, when he put it up all the little clips that held the back wood piece to the frame popped off and we have no earthly idea how to fix this. You can’t hang it by the frame itself because it’s too flimsy. Ugh!
8:45 Give up fixing the frame, go to Sam’s to fill up with gas and pick up pics.
9:00 Go to Target and grab a no-water chai latte, floss, brownies and an anniversary card for my rents.
9:30 Stop by Hancock Fabrics for some cute fall ribbon (got super excited when the cashier gave me a 20% off coupon to use).
10:00 Get home, change into work-out clothes, wash make-up off and get a text from a friend asking if I can stop by to see some staging she’s done in her house.
10:15 Project Brownies
I knew I didn’t have time to bake a dessert for a women’s retreat I’m going to this weekend, so I did the next best thing. I bought some two-bite brownies from Target and decided to make them pretty.
I don’t have a fancy sifter, so I improvised with this egg separator to sprinkle powdered sugar over these babies and it worked like a charm!
It’s amazing what a pretty plate (which I got at Williams-Sonoma Outlet awhile back for $5) and some powered sugar can do for some store-bought brownies!
10:30 Project Fall Ribbon
Remember that ribbon I picked up at Hancock’s? I recently made a mossy T that I hung in front of a mirror in our living room. I wanted to step it up a notch by changing out the gray ribbon with some cute paisley ribbon for fall.
Here’s a wider shot and I love how that little touch makes it look warmer. Of course, in like 2 seconds I’ll have to switch it out again for Christmas:)
11:00 Realize that there is absolutely no time for working out or a shower.
Throw on some clothes and decide it’s going to be a mascara and lip gloss day!
11:15 Jump in the car and drive to my friend’s house.
Walk into her gorgeous new house with this beautifully staged entryway. Her hubby found that branch in an alley behind a store. Love that orange chair paired with the turquoise vase! She’s debating painting the wall black.
Next, she showed me the fireplace in their master bedroom (so jealous!). She borrowed the pear candles and artwork from other rooms they had them in at their old house. She also wrapped an old vase in burlap and used some ribbon given to her by her grandmother to keep it in place. Repurposing at its finest!
12:45 Sat in my car, transferred the pics from my camera to my laptop and filled out my parent’s anniversary card.
1:00 Ran by the bank to deposit a check for Ben and the post office to mail card.
1:15 Finally made it to McAlister’s to eat lunch and blog – whew!
When I recently blogged about my career change and not knowing how to explain to people what I do, this day is a perfect example of that! I. Love. My. Life. Now, to see if I can squeeze in a work-out and a shower before the retreat:)
Any tips on how to fix our sad IKEA frame? Who else out there loves staging store-bought food? What would be your perfect day?
The original plan was to hang the missing shutter, wash off the others on Saturday, and then paint them on Sunday. I ended up being paralyzed with fear about picking the wrong paint color in a hurry, so (to the horror of our neighbors) this mismatched look is what’s going on right now.
My initial thought was to paint the shutters a neutral color (like muddy brown or gray) and then paint the front door a fun pop of color. I like the muted yellow.
If we went red again, I would want something more like this fire engine red. I’m not sure if it would work with the muted red stones on our house though.
I’ve also been drawn to blues a lot in my Pinterest searching. I think it would be a nice complimentary color for the stone.
I’m also keeping in mind that it would be nice not to have to repaint when we put it on the market someday. I could go with more of a muted tone of a color I like such as this soft turquoise – love it! I think ultimately I’m going to have to paint the porch a neutral color as well so it doesn’t clash with my vision.
