I Had Plans

I had plans that day.  Big plans.  There was all kinds of cleaning and sewing to be done.  It was going to be a productive day.  And I was going to look like Super Homemaker Woman by the time the man of the house got home from work.

Had...

Was...

It seems God had other plans for me.

First, as I posted my link to the Proverbs31 Ministries Online Bible Study weekly blog hop - the thought occurred to me "You should read all these".  Um... what?  I'm a busy woman!  Read all these?  Do you have any idea how many links are up there - with more being added every minute?  Maybe just some of them?  Nope... you should read them all.  (sigh)  Alrighty then.

Finally... I made it through almost all of the links posted.  (I confess - there were breaks in there to change the sheets, do some laundry, dishes, and watch the grand baby while his mommy ran an errand)

Now.  Now I could get back to my To-Do list, right?

And then the thought came... No.  Now you need to finish that painting project you've been dragging out for months.

Say... WHAT?

C'mon!!  That cabinet has been half painted for weeks and weeks.  What's a little longer going to hurt?  I could do it tomorrow.    No?  Today?  It has to be today?  (Another confession.  I tried my best to ignore this thought.  But it kept nagging at me until I gave it and dragged the cabinet outside to paint)

What was the point?  Who knows.  But now, as I type this, the cabinet sits outside with the primer drying - awaiting a coat of paint.  And I realize that even with the unplanned interruptions - I still got a LOT accomplished!  Maybe not the sewing I had planned.  But in the end, it was a pretty productive day!

Living Room: Painting

The living room is finally painted!  Whew... that's a lot of work!  Even the dog got a little paint.  ;0)

Loving the pale gray walls and the darker accent on the wall with the fireplace!

Living Room: Another Weekend of Work

This past weekend was spent finishing up with the priming and beginning the painting process.

Hallway: pre-primer

And post-primer

With the ceiling painted and the trim primed - the walls look so yellow and dingy.  Ewwww!

Priming the entry way took a LOT of work!

Painting the ceiling

First coat of pale grey paint on the living room wall



You can see the new color a little better in this picture contrasted against the old color



Living Room - Days 11 to 20: Prime Time!

The remodel came to a bit of a crawl for about a week - life just got busy and slowed us down. Things are still moving along though - even if it's a little slower than the first week.

We've been taping and compounding the new 1/2 wall at the top of the stairs.

Priming the new drywall around the fireplace

Taping and priming windows (taping is slooooow work!)

And priming various trim around doorways

Stay tuned!  Next up is ceiling paint - which should prove to be highly entertaining...

First To Do's of November

To Do List for November 5 - 9:

1. Work on priming/painting in living room
2. Work on Christmas presents
3. Work on project for Queen B's Busy Work
4. Do something nice for myself (such as bubble bath, mani/pedi, etc)
5. Walk

A New Week, A New List

To Do List for October 29 - November 2:

• Finish grand baby's halloween costume
• Work on Christmas presents
• Start priming newly installed drywall
• Make final decision on paint colors
• Pick up some coffee mugs for project
• Finish "About" page for Queen B's Busy Work
• Finish reading atleast one book (hopefully 2)
• Do something nice for myself
• Walk 2 times (weather permitting)
• Have a happy birthday

What's To Do: Update

I am quickly finding that since I am watching the grand baby in the afternoons while his mother is in classes, I am not getting much done at all.  I have to hurry to get the day to day things not on these to-do lists done in the morning.  And I'm not doing so great at that either!  Yikes!!

• Tape and compound new drywall to get ready for painting next weekend   Well, someone did it.  I'm not going to pretend it was me.  I helped a little. 
• Take down pictures, clean and spackle other walls for painting  Yep.  And I just realized this morning I missed an entire wall.  What?
• Work on Christmas present  My crochet focus this week as it turned out was helping with the grand baby's halloween costume. 
• Walk 2 times   well.....   1 time.....
• Pick up some mugs for new project  Nope. I looked at some mugs.  And decided a trip to the dollar store is in order.
• Figure out where all the note pads for my To Do lists keep disappearing to!  NO clue.  None.  I think all my notepads are in cahoots to run off together.  Somewhere there is a happy little land full of my notepads. 

What's To-Do: October 22 - 26

The To DO lists for the next few weeks are going ot be mostly focused on the living room remodel we began this weekend. 

To Do List for October 22 - 26:

• Tape and compound new drywall to get ready for painting next weekend
• Take down pictures, clean and spackle other walls for painting
• Work on Christmas present
• Walk 2 times
• Pick up some mugs for new project
• Figure out where all the note pads for my To Do lists keep disappearing to!

A Brand New Week: Update

Ok, let's review.  Since I hardly even left the house this week, you would think I must have gotten a lot accomplished inside, right?   Yeh... you would think that. 

To Do List for October 15 - 19:

• Write everyday Check!!
• Work on Christmas presents Well, I started to work on a Christmas present.  And quickly realized that I needed a crochet hook size I didn't have (as impossible as that seems, it's true!)  I do have the hook now, and am ready to roll!  OH... I did pick up a Christmas present.  Does that count?
• List a few new items on Queen B's Busy Work CHECK!!  (please check them out at Queen B's Busy Work!)
• Start painting projects on dining room furniture I took some "before" pictures and took the hardward off one piece, so I am counting that as "starting".
• Catch up on laundry  Still working on that one.  The laundry pile seems to grow as fast as I can wash it (or faster)  I think it may be regenerating on its own.
• Walk at least 2 days  Nope.  Walked one day.
• Go to library  I didn't personally go to the library. But the female offspring took her brother and picked up my hold, so I'm calling it done.

 

"Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise." ~ Philippians 4:8

A Brand New Week

After the last two weeks, I am determined to make this week a good one.  I'm no longer assuring myself that nothing else can possibly happen.  When I do that - something else seems to happen.   Instead, I am keeping the To Do list short, sweet, and do-able. 

To Do List for October 15 - 19:

• Write everyday
• Work on Christmas presents
• List a few new items on Queen B's Busy Work
• Start painting projects on dining room furniture
• Catch up on laundry
• Walk at least 2 days
• Go to library

"Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise." ~ Philippians 4:8