Bathroom project update

My hubby saved our bathroom cabinet today!  He got home from work just in time.  I was finishing up the project and trying to put the shelves back into the cabinet.  The shelves wouldn't fit in like they did before (yes I tried putting different ones in different spots, thinking maybe parts were warped or something).  In the process, I broke the ends off of three shelves and scraped the paint on the shelves and on the cabinet - so now I have to touch it up.  And I had NO luck at getting the shelves into place.  When Hubby walked in the house, he knew something was wrong because I (having a very low frustration threshold - and yes, I'm working on it) was throwing the shelves and the 'L' brackets in the bathroom, saying a few choice words and making a HUGE commotion with it all.  He came in and saved the day though!  He pulled me back and into a hug and then asked me to show him how they were supposed to go in :)  When he got the first shelf in place, he asked how mad I was at him for getting it in and I replied, "Not mad at all, you saved me from taking a sludge hammer to the whole thing!" :) Then he proceeded (with me helping) to get the other 4 shelves into place.

 not too much visible damage - at least the broken parts of the shelves are in the back where you can't see them :)

This is what the cabinet looks like above every shelf in every corner!  Scuffed up from having to bang and force the shelves into place.

THANK YOU, HUBBY!!!

CAKE SMASH!

This weekend, I took a break from household chores to go spend the weekend with family in Lake City!  Saturday, my brother and his wife and my one year old niece came over to my parents' to celebrate her first birthday.  We did a cake smash photo session and then enjoyed a family dinner and more cake and ice cream.  Here are a few of my favorite pictures.

Bathroom Linen Cabinet

So I decided on Monday to start painting our bathroom linen cabinet.  It was a yellow oak cabinet that didn't match our bathroom anymore.  We installed a new vanity last winter that is white so I knew I wanted to paint the cabinet white to match, but never did. 

Here is a way before picture of our bathroom, before I painted and before the new vanity.

 This is the cabinet in its original form

 this was the old vanity as we started tearing it out.  I was going to just paint it, but when I took the doors off, the facing came with them.  The bottom of the vanity rotted out on part of the edge that the facing was glued to.  I was really bummed... okay, not really :)  I wanted a new vanity all along and this made it a necessity :)

 Here you can see the new vanity in place along with my paint job :)  Notice in the mirror the cabinet behind?  I took the doors off and we decided to keep it open instead.

 Different view of the bathroom, and the paint job of course :)

Today, my goal is to finish the cabinet.  I already have it sanded and primed, I just have to actually paint it.  Although, my hubby wants me to just leave it primed because he thinks it looks 'artsy' :)  Maybe I'll post a picture before I paint and see what everyone else thinks!
Okay, so here is another up close before of the cabinet.  And you can see how disorganized it was too!  This is also going to change with the make-over.  The big open empty shelf is where our towels usually go, and it's supposed to be two shelves there, but one was missing 'L' brackets to hold it up and we never bought new (until now) :)

This is after being primed.  This is how hubby wants me to keep it :)  Let me know what you think!

New Week

I took a break for chores or cooking today, and I loved it!  Yesterday I managed to finish 3 loads of dishes and 4 loads of laundry and I still have more to do!  How do I have so many dishes to do?  Well, it's because I started cooking, lol.  I realized how many pots/pans/casserole dishes, not to mention utensils, I use when I cook!  But I still love that I'm cooking a new dinner almost every night and will continue to do so, even though it warrants more dishes to be done!  Tomorrow I'm contemplating with activity I want to tackle.  I know I have regular chores to do, but I really want to finish some project so when I look at said completed project, I remember the accomplishment.  Looking at completed chores doesn't give me that sense of accomplishment like it used to, because it just piles up again later in the day :)  I'll update as soon as I know which project I'm going to tackle!

Detergent follow up

So, I absolutely LOVE the dish detergent!  I have to use more than what the recipe calls for, I have to use 2 tablespoons instead of 1, but even so, so much cheaper than buying ready made detergents :)  As far as the laundry detergent goes, it freshens up the laundry as well as pre-made, but I didn't have any stains or 'dirty' laundry to compare.  So for us, both work wonderfully!

Fun Mail - Denver, Here I come!

I'm so excited!!!  44 More days until I get to see my sister, brother in law and two beautiful nieces (along with cousins and possibly some friends)!!  Today, the reality is starting to hit as to how fast it's going to get here!  I got my tickets in the mail!!!

3 for 3

So, today is 3 for 3 in making dinners for the hubs and me to eat together!  I love LOVE LOVE being able to stay home and create menus and make sure that hubby and I are both eating healthier (and cheaper)!  Tonight we had Cheddar Chicken & Rice Casserole - loaded with veggies and a caesar salad!  It was so good, I'm eating leftovers for my late night snack ;)