Anything GOES!!!!

Party Time!  Missed me?  I've been crazy busy.  I'm working on out sourcing my life.  REALLY.

I've been talking to movers, cleaning folks, landscaper, seamstresses, contractors, day care providers, camp supervisors, and doggy day campers....yes you read that correctly doggy day campers.

I really feel over whelmed, but in a great way.  We got a verbal from the bank that the short sale is ours, and our financing company has also given us a green light.  Looks like we are actually getting this house.  Whew.  That's a relief. 

Now life gets crazy, as if the last 2.5 years haven't been crazy enough.  I get to move out of this place, get it rented and get the new place remodeled and moved in all by MYSELF.  No pressure.  Hence all the outsourcing.

I plan on moving the majority of the furniture and decor myself, but I will have to hire movers for the really big stuff.  I've found the movers, and they won't break the bank. 

I've also worked out daycare for my daughter for days when I need to close, move and clean.  I'm thinking the boy will play at a friends.  He's so easy, lucky for me I have one easy one.

Waiting to hear from a cleaning lady, I figure I have two houses to clean, and I can use all the help I can get.  Carpet folks are on speed dial too. 

Landscaper starts this Friday.  The dog has done a number on the yard, and the new place is a short sale so both yards need a little work, and weekly maintenance.  Funny story about him, his son is Lauren's "boy friend".  Yep, the five year old has connections.

Seamstress is working on a few items as we speak, and you know me, I have big plans for her in the very new future.  Actually, I have three of them, I'm greedy.

Contractor, check.  I've had him for the last 2.5 years, I just can't wait to do the walk thru with him and see what plans he comes up with.  The basement is going to be finished and the second floor slightly remodeled right after we close, in the Spring we will be doing the first floor and air conditioning.

Stanley is last by not least, I can't have him living in a kennel while all of this is going on, so I've arranged doggy day care for him.  He'll get to play his tushy off while I work mine off.  At least we be exhausted together.  Small miracle.  He's like the energizer Vizsla.  lol

Plus the kids are out of school, damn Summer.  The will be doing day camp at the rec, and I will be leaving them with friends too.  I just have to survive this Summer and before I know it they both will be in school.  I'm already tired.  I should double up on my caffeine now.

Looky what I painted!  Yep, I actually painted.

I'm a glutton for punishment apparently, but I had to paint my bedroom furniture again.  I figure third times the charm?  I'm over black furniture, all the black has to go.  This is a custom mix of Coco, Olive and Graphite ASCP, with dark wax over clear.

 The handles are black, with Duck Egg and Gold wax.  I custom mixed the Duck Egg paint with the clear wax.  Love what you can do with these products.

In my bedroom, until the move.  I'm literally moving less than half a block away, staying on the same side of the street even, so I figure I should paint what I can before I move. 

I will have more pics to follow, once the second night stand is done.  All it needs is wax. 

Party On!

 

Anything Goes!!!!

I promise I'm still alive.  Just busy.  We are under contract for a house, again.  It's a short sale, so now we are waiting on the bank.  One good thing, we offered over asking so the bank has to let me know something in 30 days, which is May 25th. 

Lauren is turning five, so I've been planning her party, and of course Stanley needs a lot of attention.  Dang special needs dog.  LOL 

I'm painting my bed room furniture this week, I promise a sneak peak tomorrow!  Party On!!!

Thanks Maury for checking on me, you are the best! 

 

Anything Goes!!!!

Hey all, busy week, put an offer in on another house!  Off to run errands, hubby needs me to mail him some clothes.  Yep, no Walmart in Afghanistan.  lol   Have a good a week. 

Party On!!!

 

Anything Goes!!!!

  First, I'm so sorry the party wasn't up last week, but it was a rough week.  I almost lost Stanley.  Could you imagine the horror of not waking up to this face every day?

What you can't tell by looking at this adorable face is that, he's a biter.  Yep.  Mostly it's playful, but he also is a food guarder, and has broken the skin over food.  I've talked to a behaviourist and the breeder.  I'm working with him everyday to get him to be the amazing member of the family I know he has the potential to be.

Long, slow road.  Upside, I'm actually getting some exercise. 

Any way, on to the fun stuff, Highligts from last week and the PARTY!!!!

Thanks for the support and friendship.

Highlights.

My Covered Bridge

Designed by Chance

Revamp Home Goods

Happy Tuesday!



Anything Goes #62

Good morning friends!  Happy Tuesday.  Spring Break is in full swing here, oh happy day.  lol

Please party your hearts out!  Last week highlights.

Claiming Our Space

The Junk House

Have a great week! 

 

Anything Goes #61

Sorry I've been missing in action since the last party.  The garage sale had me busy for a couple of days and then the kids and dog the rest of the time.  lol  We've actually had a pretty rough couple of days, but it's working itself out.  I'll share more in a day or too.

Here's a sneak peak at a project I'm working on.  I've gotten very little done, project wise, but I'm working on it.  I have more to share this week.

Highlights from last week:

Ponder Primed Perfected

4 The Love of Wood

Thanks for partying!  Have a great week, stop by tomorrow to see the rest of my tray table!

 

 

Anything Goes #60

Party Time!!!  Get your party on and have fun.  I will have some completed projects to share in a couple day and some AMAZING finds too.  Shhh don't tell my hubby.  He hates when I find stuff, it costs him money.  (lucky for him I'm thrifty! ;p)

Here are a couple features from last week. 

Decorating the Dorchester Way

Cloches and Lavender

I hate to cut it short, but I've got to meet my Bestie at the jewelers.  I hope to have something lovely to share with you soon! 

Party your hearts out, as much of ANYthing you'd like!  Thanks! xx

Anything Goes #59

Party time!!!

Please link up as much of anything as you would like and please follow me via Linky Follwers, I promise to follow back!  

If I featured you, please grab button, they are on my button page.  ;P

Blessings and Bling

Snickety Things

Today I'm actually covering the chairs, so tomorrow I should have an after to share.  Cross your fingers the pneumatic stapler works.

Apparently I like to punish myself too, I'm going house hunting Thursday.  I swore I wouldn't step into another house until April...Sigh.

Happy Tuesday!

 

Anything Goes #58

Hello Party Folks, hope all is well in your neck of the woods.  I haven't been able to finish any of my projects lately, due to either human error or tool malfunctions.  I have been spending a lot of time with my bestie, which just makes me happy.

Please link up as much of anything as you would like and please follow me via Linky Follwers, I promise to follow back! 

I've even include a couple features from last weeks party.  Enjoy and Party on!  Bestie is coming over today, so fingers crossed I will have a completed project to share tomorrow!

Willow Creek

Elizabeth & Co

 

Anything Goes #57

Sorry the party is getting a late start.  I was online looking at pinterest last night and totally lost track of time.  That pinterest is addictive.  I still haven't found the inspiration I need for my son's room.  Guess I'll keep looking!  lol

Please party your hearts out and share as much of anything as you would like, I love seeing what everyone is up too.  I've actually been working on stuff too and I got to party this week.  Weird?

Also I have the new Linky Followers on my side bar, I would love it if you followed me with it, and I will follow all of you back! 

Have a great Tuesday!  I'm off to shop with the bestie and torture myself by looking at a house.  lol 

Anything Goes #56

I can't believe it's party time again.  The weeks are really going by fast.  

Hubby had a great visit, I can't believe it's been 30 days already.  He flies out Tuesday, but he'll be back for Christmas this year.  We will actually get a holiday with him! 

The second house fell threw, sigh.  I'm taking a break from house hunting and I'm just gonna enjoy my kids, and being crafty.  (maybe I'll even combine the two!)   

I actually got two projects done this week, but you have to wait till tomorrow and Thursday so see them.  I'm gonna go watch TV with my boys, and enjoy Hubby's last night, it's technically Monday.  I prep the party the night before.

Happy Valentine's Day, I hope it's filled with Love and chocolate!

Party on! I'll see you tomorrow with some goodies!

Anything Goes #55

Hubby is still home visiting, and we've only got two things on my to do list to finish, and we've actually started them.  Yep painting.  I still have to finish Lauren's armoire, but every time I go to paint some one gets sick. 

Lauren was sick for three days, and now Connor is sick.  Needless to say I'm not getting any sleep and the Hubby is getting sick, and I've felt better. 

We've finally found 'the' house and our offer has been accepted and we have a closing date!  Miracle, really.  At one point I was getting my teeth cleaned and the hubby was blowing up my cell phone with listings he wanted to see.  Apparently I left him home alone too long.  Sigh.

So, as promised, here is a pic of the house.  It's from the web listing, so there is no snow.  Actually it looks even better in the listing, everything is alive and green.  One of the best features, it's on a cul-de-sac.  Love me a cul-de-sac.  It's also the first detached home I've ever owned as an adult.  I've always lived in town homes. 

Another amazing selling point, the massive back yard with MOUNTAIN views! 

Stress has set in, now we have two houses...fingers crossed we rent the current house to great people.  Oh, and I get to move by myself!  Designer Garden has promised to help...love me some Mrs. Designer Garden!!!  wink wink!!!

Okay, shutting up now.  Enjoy the party, thanks for the support.  Tomorrow I will be announcing the winner of my Shabby Creations give away, you still have today to enter! 

Party on!

 

Anything Goes #54

Shabby Creations Give Away!!! 

Happy Tuesday!  Like I promised, even from New Hampshire I'd have the party up and running!

I promise next week to have everything back to normal.  I owe you a look at the house we put an offer on, and I may actually have somehting painted to share with you too!  Imagine that!  lol

We are having a great time with family, two days isn't long enough.  The hubby and his brother are headed to the UPS Store to mail my precious.  Yep even on vacation I can SHOP.   I'm a little worried about the piece making it home.  His last words were, "if it cost to much to ship, I'll tell you it shipped but it'll be in a dumpster some where."  Hmmm maybe I should have gone with them?

Isn't she gorgeous?  I've always wanted a tray table.  I love them, and she's wood and not metal.  Even better in my opinion.  However, I would have just as happy if she was metal.

Great legs too, can't wait to paint them.

Enjoy the party, I can't wait to see what you've all been up too. 

Like always, no rules to the party or limits, just have fun!

Anything Goes #53

Happy Tuesday friends, hope all is good and you are ready to PARTY!!! 

I've been crazy busy with the hubby, and I would love to report that we have finished the list...but alas we have not.  However, we have gotten a couple things done and hubby promises to start painting Wednesday.  Fingers crossed he'll be done Thursday.  Friday - Monday we'll be in New Hampshire.

We have been house hunting, turns out my dream house sold.  Totally my fault, should have put an offer in.  Oh well, maybe that means something better is waiting for us?  Keeping my hopes up.  Do any of you have experience with renting your homes or doing a lease to buy?  We are trying to decide what is the best for us.  So many options. 

We may not have accomplished much in the way of the list, but we've had no problem spending money!  LOL  I think the hubby was going through withdrawal, not being able to spend money in Afghanistan.  He's been spoiling us, and we LOVE it! 

Seriously, it's been like Christmas around here.  First stop was the furniture store, where we bought these lovely chairs.  It's been 5 years since I've bought new furniture, and not just 'new' to me furniture.

Then we decided a new mattress was in order, and of course it had to have it's own jewelry.  I totally adore this bed, and see, Georgia has found a new home.  She will be missed, but she just wasn't working here anymore.

Honestly, I don't know what I did to deserve all of these presents, I wish I knew so I could keep doing it!  I feel like a big kid with my new laptop, best part, I'm downstairs with the family and not stuck in my office away from the fun.

We are having a blast with hubby, and still have two weeks left with him.  I even took some of his list away from him and am going to pay the handy man to do them.  Friday I will have pics of the newly painted rooms!

PARTY ON!!!

Anything Goes #52

Hey all!  I hope you are enjoying your Tuesday and have lots to share today!  I can't wait to see what every one has been up too.  Me?  I'm to my eyeballs with Hubby and the kiddos! 

Really, so nice to have hubby home.  Remember last week when I shared my honey do list with you?  Well, we are starting on it tomorrow.  Yep, he's rested enough and both kids will be at school tomorrow, so we have to take advantage of the time. 

We went shopping this weekend and Beefcake bought us a new Bed and Mattress!  I'm so excited.  I can't wait to show you, but it won't be delivered until Wednesday.  I had to sell Gladys too, oh well we all make sacrifices.  lol  Gladys is making hers by going to a new home.

Gladys.  She will be missed. 

My new BED!  I'm in so much love!  It has nail head detail!  Sigh.

New Mattress, all in size King.  It's one of the 'foam' beds, like Tempur-Pedic, but about 1/4th of the price. 

I have other news.  I'm not going to be doing my Hunter Gatherer Party any more, sorry guys.  You can still share all your finds at this party.  I haven't decided how I'm going to be doing Highlights from this party either.  I promise to get it all together, right now I'm just enjoying the hubby.

I'm having the blog totally redesigned for a custom look too, so there are gonna be some big changes soon, and another give away.  Just be on the look out. 

Party on! 

Anything Goes #51

I'm changing the Party up a little, it's still Anything Goes, but I think I'm going to do a separate post for Features. What do you think? Feed back is always welcome, and appreciated! 

And those of you who have degrees in design, feel free to comment!

Hubby is gonna be here any day!  And, boy do I have a to do list for him!  Ha.  Poor guy, never gets a break.  I'll still be posting while he's home, got to show off his handy work.  Tee hee hee.  I'm evil I know.  Here's what I've come up for him so far.

Go to Home Depot to buy everything we need to do the home improvement section of the list.

Touch up paint

Paint Lauren's room including ceiling

Paint guest bathroom including ceiling

Repair trim in guest bathroom

Caulk guest bathroom shower surround

Fix towel bar in guest bathroom

Change air filter in the attic

Replace light bulb in the office

Get replacement SS cards for Lauren and me, he's just gonna keep me company for this one.

Take both cars to the shop.  Oil, brakes and fluids.  Wipers, maybe.

Take both cars in to have them washed and vacuumed.

Caulk by sliding door in the dining room

I've got to keep him busy, he's home for 3 weeks.

This was at my door today, love UPS!!  Plus I love Robyn Story Designs for sending it to me!  They have great customer service and package everything up so nice and safe.  Got to take care of precious!  Old white and some Emperor's silk, looks I'll be painting an armoire this weekend!

Totally unrelated news, I registered Lauren for Kindergarten today, full day Kindergarten!!!!  She's pretty excited to be going to the same school as big brother.  Not sure if he shares her enthusiasm. 

Lastly, here's the Stan Man, he's getting so big, and he's such a good boy.  If I could only train the kids to be so good?  hmmmm 

PARTY TIME ~ NO RULES

1.  I would LOVE it if you became a FRIEND of my blog, it'll make it easier for you to find the party.
2.  If you would like, you can link back to the party, I have a button for this too, but don't sweat it.

3.  Please link as much of anything you want, no limit.  Etsy shops and Give Aways too! 

Thanks for partying! 

Hunter Gatherer #10

Maison De Stencil GIVE AWAY!!!

Hurry don't miss out on the GIVE AWAY, I'll be announcing the WINNER soon!

Wow, time share what we have been hunting and gathering.  I finally have some lovelies to share.  Thanks to my bestie, we went shopping Tuesday. 

I can't help myself, I had to put the mannequin by the clock!  I just love the clock, I think I would take family photos with it!  lol  No REALLY.   The hunted item is actually the mannequin.  I got it for a steal at HomeGoods of all stores.  It's not shabby and old, but for the price worth it.  Her name is Jezebel.

Check out the huge mirror I scored!  Love itI  I love mirrors, I'm some what of a mirror whore, and really love GOLD!  

I totally fell in love with this little table/book rack.  It needs a paint job and has to live in the garage until we move.  I swear one day there will be a new(er) house...I haven't given up hope.  Hubby will be home soon and he said we could go house hunting!

 Party On Friends, Show me your fun finds, or Christmas presents! 

1.  I would LOVE it if you became a FRIEND of my blog, it'll make it easier for you to find the party.

2.  If you would like, you can link back to the party, I have a button for this too, but don't sweat it.

3.  Please link as much of anything you want, no limit.  Etsy shops and Give Aways too! 

 

I'm partying over at Stylish Once Again!