Small project, turned BIG! Part 2

Yesterday I shared with you how I decided to do a quick makeover in my master bathroom cupboard, that turned into three more spaces being dealt with! Here is project #2. Our 2nd bathroom {guest/kid's bathroom} has two cupboards, so each of those got a new look as well. I was in a hurry to deal with this issue and forgot to take before pictures, but they looked much like the master bathroom one. Piles of stuff. Ugh. 

So here is the new, organized look at the first side: 

The kids have a step stool now, so I needed to keep that tucked away some where.
This worked perfectly. 

Doesn't that seem to work so much better? :) I'm very happy with it. Although, again, I was really annoyed by the plumber's lack of concern for my need to organize these cupboards! 

The other side was full of my cleaning supplies, which turned into project #3, again, I'll share that one tomorrow. ;) But the overflow from both the master bathroom and the other cupboard in this bathroom needed a place to go, so this cupboard was where they needed to be. The benefit of freeing up this space was making room for other things that were always "out." The kid's bath toys now have a home and so do their toothbrushes, toothpaste and mouthwash. I also can stash away extra bottles of toiletries upstairs now, rather then having to keep them in the basement. All around this little makeover has been a HUGE improvement to our use of space in both bathrooms.

View of the 2nd cupboard:

And remember this? 

 Now it looks like this:

Are you starting to see why this took me a lot longer then the time I was thinking?!?! ;) This brings the count up to 4 cupboards getting a makeover. AND, I'm still not done...one more tomorrow. Don't you want to know where I moved all those cleaning supplies too?

Small Project, turned BIG!

Do you ever start a project thinking, "oh this will be real quick." Then a week later you're still trying to finish that really "quick" project. No? Oh, well, it happens to me...all. the. time. Maybe it's because I get too easily distracted by other really "quick" projects that I should do. You know, while I'm there, I might as well change up a few more things, right? My other "excuse" are the two little people that live here, for whatever reason, they seem to need my attention, a lot! Is it normal that they think they need to eat at least three times each day!?!?  Just wondering... ;) Okay, all kidding aside, this really does happen to me and it just happened AGAIN this week. Let me share {hey, it's my blog and sharing is what I do on here! ;)}

It started out as a quick project to re organize the bathroom cupboard in our master bathroom. For one main reason, I was sick of looking at this every day:

Ugh! Piles of stuff every where!

Or this problem...constantly a cluttered counter.

This unit was a clutter collector.
*I actually want to get rid of it, but for now, can't replace it.
Gonna have to deal a little longer.

I found some more organizers at the store and figured I'd give it a QUICK makeover! The makeover part worked out really well, just not the quick part. :)

All the hair "stuff" put into ONE bin.

A look at the new cupboard. Everything is neatly placed in it's place. :) 

The other side. 

By the way, a little side note here. Is anyone else annoyed by the GIANT pipes under their sinks?!?! I guess they do serve a purpose and it wouldn't be a sink without them, but really, did they have to be so big and so obnoxiously placed?!

Look at how much space is being taken up by that pipe.
I can't put anything near it because NOTHING fits around it well! :-/ Ugh!!

Okay, moving on. The end result has been lovely.

The finished look! :)

This cupboard by itself wasn't what took me a week to finish. It actually only did take me about an hour, but the mess that was left from all that didn't fit back into this neatly organized space, created project #2, which led to project #3. I'll be sharing those with you in another post! :)

Is it always like this?!

The first day of preschool for our oldest has come. Is it always this bittersweet? I'm guessing yes. It's the story of every mother.

She is BEYOND excited and has been telling everyone {even strangers} how many days until she goes to school. It's such a fun thing for her and I'm so happy for her. This is a BIG milestone in her life and it's meant to be celebrated. There is so much to be thankful for. She is healthy, smart, loveable, social and SO ready for school.

I'm actually really ready for her to go to school on some level too. Mostly because I know it'll be good for her, it'll help her grow and she'll have a chance to explore and use her little brain in ways she just can't do at home. It'll also give me the chance to have some one-on-one time with my little man, which I'm excited for. He's never really had all my attention to himself on a regular basis, so this will be good for us too. Of course, I'll also be back to having just ONE child to keep track of for 3 hours every other day! :) Do you think that should double my productivity level again?!?!

Then, I look back at her sweet little baby pictures and I'm just not ready for her to be going to school yet. Really, how did she go from that squeezable, pudgy cheeked little bundle of pink I was carrying every where to a little girl!? Her cute little pig tales sticking straight out the side of her head had to have been one of the cutest things ever! I'm just not sure I'm ready for her to be out in the world all on her own yet. She's still my baby girl.

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Happy Friday!


We are busy this week with all sorts of happenings. We're still working on getting ready for our vacation. It seems the more people you have in your family the longer it takes! ;) Either that or I just start earlier and earlier because I'm so excited! :) No matter the reason, it has been another full week of preparations. 


Added to the week were a few hang outs with girlfriends for play dates, a little more preparations for Miss Princess to go to start school next Monday, having a little good bye party for my sis who will be moving overseas for a year (sad, but exciting for her), and all the usual "stuff". You'd think the kiddos could go a few days with out having to eat at least 3 times, but for whatever reason, they don't really go with that idea too well! ;)


So in honor of Friday and a crazy week, we'll do a Five Question Friday day! :) 

1. Did you make any fun purchases this week?

Yep, a bunch of stuff for our trip. For the most part it was food/snacks sort of things since we'll be making most of our own meals there to keep the cost down for both families! I did get a few little travel surprises for the kids though, so that was fun. I rarely, rarely buy the kids toys or fun things like that, so this will be a special treat for them. Of course, I have some selfish reasons too, I'm hoping they'll be more likely to entertain themselves with some new toys and let me get a little vacay in too! ;) Wishful thinking?!

2. If you could go to any musical concert, what would it be?

I'm not a huge concert type girl, but I've always wanted to go to a concert at Red Rocks in Colorado. So if/when I go to any kind of concert {other then my hubby's}, it'll most likely be there. 

3. What is your least fav/ most fav house chore?

Only one?!?! Haven't you all heard me tell you yet that I really want a cleaning service?! :) If I haven't said it on here, let me just say that again. I could SO use some help in the cleaning department. It is NOT  my thing. I can organize and put things away, but cleaning, ugh! But, since we're choosing our least favorite, I'd say its a tie between washing the dishes {I just hate putting my hands in that dirty, floaty-filled water, ick!} and putting away clothes {seems like I'm ALWAYS putting clothes away--not fun}

4. Would you prefer new appliances or clothes?

For now, clothes. I always love a new outfit. I think at some point, we'll be getting new appliances, but I'm not feeling anxious to do that any time soon. Well, except for the dishwasher. It's a piece of junk. Note my last answer: dishes. It doesn't help when you have a dishwasher that doesn't actually DO it's JOB! But, I'd still take a new outfit for now! ;)

5. Miracle Whip or Mayo?

Mayo. 


I hope you all have a fantastic weekend! 


P.S. I have NO idea why this post is in two fonts. It's annoying, I know. Sorry. Can't figure out why it's doing that. 

Ways to Save this Month!

I found this chart from LearnVest to be really helpful, so I'm sharing. :)

What to Buy in August

	Trees, shrubs, plants Prices decline steeply after midsummer, so go toward the end of August to get great deals. Store your plants according to package instructions so you can plant them next spring. Otherwise, consider buying bulbs, which you can plant at any time.
	MP3 Players Some stores may put these on sale to make way for the latest models. They’ll want to sell the current models before October, when the holiday rush starts.
	Flip-Flops Even if you wear flip-flops inside the house all year round, they’ll be harder to find later in the year—buy them now, when retailers still have tons of cheap flip-flops in stock.
	Camping Gear This usually goes on sale in August and September to make room for next year’s items. Look for good deals on folding camping chairs, tents, camp stoves, lanterns and other outdoor gear.
	Lawn Mowers And Swing Sets These are summer items, so stores are trying to get rid of them now to make room for fall products.
	Dehumidifiers Dehumidifiers typically go on sale in August, just as the heat and humidity begin to calm down.
	Athletic Shoes Back-to-school sales offer good deals on tennis shoes for children and adults.
	Linens And Storage Containers These tend to go on sale for the off-to-college crowd.
	Computers As back-to-school sales begin to take root, you’ll see more and more sales on computers.

What I'm Diggin' Today

Photo Credit

In honor of the "What I'm Diggin'" Blog hop, I'm going to tell you all what things I'm really enjoying right now. I've had a full week with all kinds of great things going on around this house, but I'm really digging right now is that it's going to be in the low 90's all week. Yes, I know some of you think I'm crazy, but I LOVE it! L.O.V.E. summer weather. I have so many things to do this week, but I can promise you I'll find a way to get outside as much as I can every single day this week to soak up the sun for as long as I can. You can call it end of summer all you want, but when it's still in the 90s, I call that summer weather and I'm SO digging it! :)

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What are you diggin' this week?

Round Bouquet

When I decided to paint my daughter's room, several other projects made the list too. One of them was to make some decorative balls to hang on her wall. This weekend, I took on the last one and it turned out to be easiest of all! 

Here's how I did it.

1. Gather the materials needed

1 bunch of artificial flowers
1 styrofoam ball

2. Pull the flowers off the stem.
3. "Pin" the end of the flower into the styrofoam ball
      By pin, I  mean you just push the end into the ball, like you would a push pin.
4. Continue around the ball.
5. Attach ribbon to one end of the ball using a corsage pin.

The project took me less then 5 minutes!

Finished Ball of Flowers

All three of them hanging on the wall
(they are actually all different, but it's hard to tell in these pictures)

White one is done with white tissue paper
The middle one is the flower ball
The one on the far right is a store bought ($0.88!) wood flower arrangement

A closer look at the store bought one.

There you have it. A real simple project to dress up any wall! :)

Linking up to all these parties!