Back to the Land of Living - de nouveau

Wow....it's been three weeks since my last blog post and I can't say I felt any better in the past three weeks than I did in my last post.  That "left arm/elbow/hand" thing that I mentioned in my last post ended up being diagnosed as herniated disc at C6-C7.  :(   It took two urgent care visits, one neck x-ray and a cervical MRI before we figured out what it was and it hasn't been fun.

The herniation could be worse and at this point I've decided to go as conservative as I can with treatment ONLY because I actually think my arm is getting getter, little by little, day by day.  I'm dealing with it as best as I can with medication and will probably start some type of physical therapy and massage therapy soon. 

I've really been trying not to let the injury debilitate me because it's gardening season and my project list keeps growing, I just have to take frequent breaks and know what my limitations are.  2015 might not have started out well for me but I'm confident that the rest of the year will be much better.

Since my last post, we did get the cabinet that I showed you in my last post re-fitted with sliding drawers and its working out very well for us.  Fred built us one of these type of cabinets in our first home and we liked how functional it was.

Before -

I actually re-purposed that sliding wire basket on the left by installing it in another base cabinet and it works perfect for holding a basket with various kitchen gadgets.

After -

With our pots, pans, lids and wood planks -

 

When I took this picture I still hadn't put down drawer liners but you get the idea AND I can use my foot to pull out the bottom drawer.

 

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Here's a sneak peek of part of my next project, but it's in line after the master bathroom get re-painted.

 

and just because.....some kitty cuteness......KirbyKat love.



Back to the Land of Living

Not going to sugar coat it....I've felt like crap the last couple of weeks.  Not only dealing with an elbow/arm/hand issue but the much loved young adult in the house decided to share his upper respiratory crap with me a couple of weeks ago and it kicked my butt!  My energy level has been non existent....I've had just enough energy to do my college class work, keep the house in order and cook some semblance of dinner for the family, everything else got pushed aside.

So, I've been neglectful of my blog and I'm getting to get myself back on some type of schedule, not just with my blog but with my life.  :)

I have lots of things on the horizon to manage.  My husband is leaving next week to visit his ailing mother in North Carolina and the young adult and I are staying home because of college and work (young adult).  I'm visiting some old friends next month in Houston and before I leave, I would really like to have our master bathroom re-do almost done but with my college class wrapping up and a final project due also besides the final exam before I leave, I not sure if it's possible.

As much as I want to completely rip out our master bathroom and re-do it, we can't afford to, so I'm going to just update...it's been 10 years since I painted and the floor has taken a beating also.

The re-do consists of:

• Completely repainting bathroom
• Framing both wall mirrors over the vanities
• New flooring
• New light fixtures
• New faucets
• and maybe painting the vanities

I'd like to get the painting done while the husband is gone and won't be using the room so that's how I'm going to approach it.....baby steps....

One thing I'm super excited about that is happening next week is the custom cabinet pull outs that I ordered for the base cabinet in our kitchen that houses our pots and pans.  I came across this local company EZ-Gliders at the Home & Garden show I went to in February and I had them come out and take a look and give me a quote.   It's not a cheap enhancement, but for us it's worth it because it's the one cabinet we are in and out of the most of all and it's not awful trying to find what you want.  We even tried a cheap wire pull out for pots and a wire coated plate rack to stand pans in but it's not working for us anymore.

I'm also contemplating tile choices right now for our fireplace surround.  It's the most ugly boring beige tile you have ever seen and it's crying for a make-over also.  :)

AND in addition to all that....I have our everything on our deck in disarray while I'm repainting and freshening up some things...too many things....how in the hell did I ever work 44 hours a week?

So....stay tuned....lots to share.....hopefully I'm over the hump with this creepy crud I have and I'm ready for spring, house projects, gardening and some outings!