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!