I wish I was motivated to blog more, looking back on posts is a fun little reminder of where I've been. It seems like life has just gotten a little crazy busy and the blog has fallen into the permanent "to do" pile. Along with that pile is my sadly forgotten kitchen, my diet & exercise program and the eCards website. Slowly I'm trying to get back on top of things.
Classes started up again this week and it's going to be a long semester - my accounting instructor is about as lively as someone that has a masters in finance from Cal could be, and my eCommerce instructor spent four hours talking about the engineering structure of the internet, illustrated with a lot of evil little WAN clouds. Should be interesting.
Last night was the boys birthday party, which was supposed to a bowling bash but due to some very shady business practices, we ended up at the Alibi for karaoke and cocktails. Today I spent most of the day relaxing on the sofa watching TV, downloading spreadsheets for accounting and now we are heading to X's for a dinner party. Since I had an eight hour class yesterday I don't feel like I had much of a weekend - how do people keep their houses clean?
I'm rambling, but the goal of the week is to start back on the exercise regime and to do some work on the eCards. Maybe I'll even manage to wash some dishes!
Showing posts with label house. Show all posts
Showing posts with label house. Show all posts
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Monday, September 1, 2008
House Photos
Yesterday the girls and I went to Ikea where I spent a lot of money I shouldn't have. But, if I am to be a student and a freelance designer, I need an office, right? And I need to get my beauty rest too, so I needed a bed, right? I think one of my most charming qualities is my ability to justify ludicrous purchases.
I know I promised pictures of the new kitchen, but I'm procrastinating. For now, and in honor of the 1200 hours I spent assembling furniture with little tiny screws, you'll have to make due with a few more before & afters. It's a work in progress so ignore the clutter.
The living room before:
And after, complete with sleeping dog and semi-working fireplace:
The other side of the living room before:
And the new office - my ode to Ikea and Target:
The bedroom before:
And with the sassy new bed and bathroom passthrough:
The view from the bed - I'm so proud that I managed to hang these buggers strait:
I want to repaint the bedroom sometime in the next year. The Khaki is a little more yellow than I'd like. And eventually I will need to repaint the living room with something lighter. But it's still better than the old paint. Did I mention that the previous tenants were flamboyant young men, one of whom was an acrobat, who had a penchant for really bad paint? Eeek.
Hope you all had a wonderful long weekend!
I know I promised pictures of the new kitchen, but I'm procrastinating. For now, and in honor of the 1200 hours I spent assembling furniture with little tiny screws, you'll have to make due with a few more before & afters. It's a work in progress so ignore the clutter.
The living room before:
And after, complete with sleeping dog and semi-working fireplace:
The other side of the living room before:
And the new office - my ode to Ikea and Target:
The bedroom before:
And with the sassy new bed and bathroom passthrough:
The view from the bed - I'm so proud that I managed to hang these buggers strait:
I want to repaint the bedroom sometime in the next year. The Khaki is a little more yellow than I'd like. And eventually I will need to repaint the living room with something lighter. But it's still better than the old paint. Did I mention that the previous tenants were flamboyant young men, one of whom was an acrobat, who had a penchant for really bad paint? Eeek.
Hope you all had a wonderful long weekend!
Monday, July 28, 2008
On and On
Short Version:
Not much new to report, just been working on the house, looking for a new job and enjoying the heck outta the sunshine while we have it.
Long version:
House
Thanks to some much need help from the girls, the kitchen has been primed and I've started the actual painting. I've been eyeballing new pre-fab countertops from home depot and spending a lot of time on home improvement sites looking for things I can do myself for cheap. My kitchen is going to totally kick-ass by the end of the year. Of course, the minute I finish the kitchen there will be another major project to take on. It never ends people- don't but a house by yourself! Before you know it, you'll be spending all your time dreaming about crown moulding and asking the dog if she thinks Robin's Egg or Ocean Sparkle would be a better accent color.
Diet
Just over two weeks ago I signed up with a weight-loss clinic and made some major changes to my diet and lifestyle. I'm down about 6lbs and a pant size so far. This morning I realized I already have a better view of my toes! On Friday I took a yoga class and I didn't even feel like an Orca trying to dance- it was totally awesome! I'm spending more money than I would like on protein supplements and yummy fresh foods, but it'll be totally worth it when the weight is gone.
Job
Nothing particular has changed over the last few weeks, I'm just so burnt out that I can't seem to motivate myself to do the simplest of tasks. Even pissing off my coworkers doesn't bring me joy like it used to. Usually, I'm pretty quick on the draw but lately I find myself putting things off until I absolutely have to do it. And no matter how fun and exciting my weekend is, I'm always drained the minute I walk back in the door. I hate Mondays.
I'm not exactly Mother Theresa, but listening to the Head Honchos gab about how many million more dollars we need to make this year kinda makes me ill. Apparently $3 billion is not enough. We must make $3.5 billion! And we will do it with 6 people in each department! And then we'll slash benefits and see if they notice! And we'll secretly switch to Folgers Crystals... **edited for content**
I've also been seriously considering putting in my notice and doing temp work while I look for a real job. I get my bonus check on Friday and have some savings and freelance gigs that will be bringing in some money. It would be a HUGE leap of faith and could be completely disastrous, but sometimes that is the best thing... afterall, that's how I ended up in Portland in the first place. I'll keep you posted- I'll probably chicken out anyway.
Life
Two of my close friends recently announced that they are pregnant and I'm so happy for both of them!! But now it's even more important that I go visit and those dang airline tickets are expensive! You want me to pay $450 to squish between two fat guys for 3 hours? I'd rather go to the State Fair, thank you very much. When are those little Jetson's hovercars going to come out? Wouldn't that be fun??
Not much new to report, just been working on the house, looking for a new job and enjoying the heck outta the sunshine while we have it.
Long version:
House
Thanks to some much need help from the girls, the kitchen has been primed and I've started the actual painting. I've been eyeballing new pre-fab countertops from home depot and spending a lot of time on home improvement sites looking for things I can do myself for cheap. My kitchen is going to totally kick-ass by the end of the year. Of course, the minute I finish the kitchen there will be another major project to take on. It never ends people- don't but a house by yourself! Before you know it, you'll be spending all your time dreaming about crown moulding and asking the dog if she thinks Robin's Egg or Ocean Sparkle would be a better accent color.
Diet
Just over two weeks ago I signed up with a weight-loss clinic and made some major changes to my diet and lifestyle. I'm down about 6lbs and a pant size so far. This morning I realized I already have a better view of my toes! On Friday I took a yoga class and I didn't even feel like an Orca trying to dance- it was totally awesome! I'm spending more money than I would like on protein supplements and yummy fresh foods, but it'll be totally worth it when the weight is gone.
Job
Nothing particular has changed over the last few weeks, I'm just so burnt out that I can't seem to motivate myself to do the simplest of tasks. Even pissing off my coworkers doesn't bring me joy like it used to. Usually, I'm pretty quick on the draw but lately I find myself putting things off until I absolutely have to do it. And no matter how fun and exciting my weekend is, I'm always drained the minute I walk back in the door. I hate Mondays.
I'm not exactly Mother Theresa, but listening to the Head Honchos gab about how many million more dollars we need to make this year kinda makes me ill. Apparently $3 billion is not enough. We must make $3.5 billion! And we will do it with 6 people in each department! And then we'll slash benefits and see if they notice! And we'll secretly switch to Folgers Crystals... **edited for content**
I've also been seriously considering putting in my notice and doing temp work while I look for a real job. I get my bonus check on Friday and have some savings and freelance gigs that will be bringing in some money. It would be a HUGE leap of faith and could be completely disastrous, but sometimes that is the best thing... afterall, that's how I ended up in Portland in the first place. I'll keep you posted- I'll probably chicken out anyway.
Life
Two of my close friends recently announced that they are pregnant and I'm so happy for both of them!! But now it's even more important that I go visit and those dang airline tickets are expensive! You want me to pay $450 to squish between two fat guys for 3 hours? I'd rather go to the State Fair, thank you very much. When are those little Jetson's hovercars going to come out? Wouldn't that be fun??
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