A change here and a change there (boredom alert John)

Somehow the year has just flown by...can't imagine why! ;)  So, it is difficult for me to believe how many months ago I posted on Facebook that we were rearranging furniture to have a friend ask for pictures. I had yet to get pictures on, but there were a few reasons why.

First, a couple of months ago I posted a picture of the white table, in the kitchen, for our pots and pans. Well, honestly I was never happy with the end result. I tried desperately to come up with a fix, but failed. The problem was the bread. Such a simple thing, but such a big deal. You see the bread was in one of the drawers of the kitchen organizer we removed. All of a sudden the bread was living on my counter top, something that drives me nuts! Everyone in the house knows if I'm standing in the kitchen, with something in my hands, and no where to put it down then I'm about to erupt. The spewing is close at hand and something needs to be done. Well, that was daily with the bread all over the counter next to the toaster.

The end result is the white table needs another home, and the kitchen organizer is back in the kitchen. We did change it up a bit. We left the microwave on the counter top and put the pots and pans on the top of the organizer. I'm happy. The bread is no longer in my way every day. The pots and pans are still easily accessible. And there was a bonus! The bonus is I had purchased a red container to put onions and potatoes, because they too had lived in the organizer. Now the container is free to hold small items, so when cleaning I pick up one container rather than five, or six, smaller items. I have even purchased a white container for the remaining items.


Something old, something new.



This makes me so HAPPY!!!

The living room is very different than what we are used to, but we are loving it! The old TV was above the fireplace (still is until I figure out how to get the 100 lb item down), so your head was always looking up. Way up! Now, the new TV is just across from the love seat and the sofa. There is a comfy feeling now.


The living room from the foyer.



Can you find our new recycling center? Love that too!!

The living room.

 We've also been discussing our desire to never be home. Yeah, we get the urge to leave frequently. My new opinion is this: We are seeking fun! Yes, we have all kinds of fun things to do inside, and outside, but the ambiance sucks. Yes, I said it! It sucks! I think I figured it out a few weeks ago when were looking at hotels. John loves to go on Groupon and look at the hotels. We seem to be drawn to color. I have finally, I can't believe it, talked John into painting our living room. It probably won't be until this fall but I really cannot wait!!

The blue is the shade we have picked for the living room. :)

I thought our bedroom was done. It is organized now, mostly, but I really thought besides painting we were done. But just before our beach trip John asked me what I thought about a new headboard. A BIG headboard for our bed. Love it! Ours bumps me just at the base of head, before my neck, when we are sitting in bed watching TV. I wind up with a soar neck from holding my head weird, so I won't have a sore head. I don't know when we'll get it done, but I'm excited.

I also finally found a fabric for my Grandmother's rocking chair. It is a red toile with an off white background, and I love it. The only problem. It is $27 a yard!!! Ouch!! And because the bottom of the seat, and the front and back of the back need to be covered, I'm looking at about 2 1/2-3 yards. Painful! Maybe next year.

Right now Jesse's room is under construction. It even says so on the sign she made for her room. ;) We decided a month ago we'd paint her room. She wants yellow, Funshine yellow to be exact.  This week she talked her Dad into taking down all the shelves he put up in her room a couple of years ago. So, this week John has been filling in holes. So many holes! I'll post pictures once we are done. I want to get her a new bedspread too; hers (and Chloe's) I bought when she was two! She finally wants a new one (she is very sentimental about things).