Toddler Organized!!

So we've had this dresser in the garage...every garage we've had...my husband used it for some of his bigger tools and wood cut-outs for the shadow boxes he makes (which I have to say are amazing!!)...

This is the dresser...

It was grooosssssss...well, like old and "my husband used it for tools" gross haha...so I sanded the whole thing...mainly to get some of the paint stains off, stained stainer off and just to even it out a little...

Oh and yes this was from Ikea aka my Disneyland haha...I mostly love their "as-is" section!!

anyways...I broke out the trusty spray paint!! I am a TERRIBLE painter and spray paint works just as well and I can't tooooootally screw it up hahaha

Emma said pink so...pink it became!!

Um ok so remember when I said "I can't toooooootally screw it up" when I talked about spray painting...well it sprayed like spit...hence the blotchiness but you know what...I remedied it below!!! So have no fear...I will cover my imperfections hahaha

Then Emma and I said hey we should paint the drawers with a white wash...so we did...I mixed my paint and water in the container below and the sponge brush is what I used for the "in between drawers" pieces...it was the perfect width!

and now for my cover up!! I used the sponge brush and my white wash paint and created this:

(um..those are not bags of trash in the background...bags FULL of yarn from my friends' mom who is moving...that made me feel better that you know this haha)

OK...so not everyone will see this but...imperfection/screw up has been averted/covered up hahaha

OMG...The insides of the drawers were yucky...so I upholstered them!! With my trusty tacky spray glue, some batting, and extra fabric...

soooo much better!!! yes I could have lined them with paper but this is more fun!

I ran out of cool butterflies so pink went into the bottom drawer haha

you see it huh? I forgot to paint the rest of the trim on the drawers hahahaha...good thing it's for the kids!!!

now AALLLLLL of Emma's little princess and Barbie clothes and shoes can go in the top drawer where Taitum will not be able to get them...hair ties, headbands, "make up", hats, scarves, and any other dress up accessory now goes into the middle drawer...dolls and the bigger things go into the bottom...so far so good.  Emma put her toys to bed in their beds aka drawers tonight...this will be kept up...she has so many toys...oh and her coloring books and markers are in here too...she also has a toy chest...eventually both of their toys will go in here but Taitum is just starting the determined Army crawl so we aren't toooootally scooting yet but now I'm more at ease with all of the little/choking hazard toys out of the way...

YAY!!!!! OH I put knobs on the side for her purses...she is your ultimate girly girl...it's crazy hahahahaha...I'm thinking of painting the side with some pink chalkboard paint too...hmmmmm

Well, aside from the nutty day we had yesterday...I got this done!! WOO

Always breathe :)

~ Lisa

All I can do is....

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It's been one of those crazy "everything is going bonkers at once" weeks. Hence why I haven't posted anything :(...I've been super exhausted so I just go to bed at night...I know weird...who does that??

I should have saw it coming though, honestly. The husband is out training and everything allllllways happens when he leaves haha.

Well, Monday my sister in law picked up Emma for 2 days of fun so I thought

"COOL!!! I'm going to get tons of stuff done!!" hahahaha. Taitum and I ran around but, ok, we got a lot done just not what I had planned. Wednesday...oooooooh Wednesday....taitum and I went to Big Lots to get one of those water pitchers with the spout thing for your counter...um ok...like this hahaha

Went out to leave $15 later (grabbed a couple other things too haha)...car = dead. I mean cooooooome ooooooooon!!!!

So I called my testy BFF, Nina...she lives right around the corner...taitum and I hung out in the trunk of my wagon mom-mobile (SO lucky she's such a good baby...ok no I'm not lucky I'm awesome hahahaha). Ok up side's: wasn't hot, I have the greatest friend, and Taitum was good...down side: I went to spend $15 at Big Lots and left spending $107 on a new battery (but no really I am so happy Nina came with her trusty AAA card & Sam the Man was able to help...YAY but still frustrating)...GRRRR AND oh AND (which may not seem like a totally big deal but anyways) no coffee that morning = tired & headache...I forgot to make it so on our way home in my newly charged up, ready to go mom-wagon, we drove through Starbucks. I figured, it was deserved after spending almost 2 hours in the Big Lots parking lot haha. Mmmmm I got a HUGE VENTI peppermint mocha soy frappuccino (<-- spelling? You know what I mean lol). No whip (I'm lactose intolerant...yay me huh? Not that big of a deal tho)

Um ok...OH and Emma was screaming the WHOLE time she got home Wednesday (after big lots...OMG so happy she wasn't with me...that would have SUUUUUCKED) um ok...OH (I forgot what i was blabbing about ADD moment haha) Emma...screaming...I WANT TO GO TO ANGIE'S HOUSE!!!! My sister in law is Angie...Emma had a BLAST! Movies, Wild Animal Park, and hanging with Auntie Angie and JR...it was a nice break for momma until she came home hysterically crying (she was tired).

Thursday...I don't remember...I think we ran around. OH YEAH...ran a few errands...kids were great.

Yesterday...Veteran's Day!! And my awesomest friend, Christie's, birthday!!! Nina and I went over to her house Friday morning to hang for a little and give her, her birthday gifts. So Nina and I are dubbing ourselves the "birthday elves"...I think that's what we said haha. So far we've had 2 victims! We are going to surprise as many people as we can on their birthdays! Fun huh! Ok yesterday I almost shipped myself to the loon bin...we were going to go to the Veteran's Day Parade until I was looking for Emma when we got home & she was giving herself tattoos in the garage. Ok before you call CPS, she was painting haha. Her paint but aaalllllll over her arms and legs...and into the tub she went...twice. No parade...taitum took a nap & I had this urge to clean the bathrooms. Why? I found this on Pinterest and wanted to try it haha. I loooooooathe cleaning bathrooms!! But I did and this stuff...AWESOME!! And I made this!!! Emma has toys EVERYWHERE so now the small stuff goes in here and Taitum's stuff will go in the bottom drawer...post for that coming...so Emma was on a ROLL yesterday! She just would not listen...time out's, threw her toys in the "trash" (this usually works...garbage bag in the garage not actually in the trash but oh man did I want to yesterday)...I even called Santa...oh yeah, I have Santa's phone number and he wasn't happy...he may not be building a doll house now...needless to say...she went to bed early, I cracked open a beer, and watches Bones in silence.

Today is a new a day...it's raining but it's a new day...I think I need to drink more water too because man, migraines up the ying yang this past week! The weather has been funkalicious too. Anyhow...sorry for not posting for a while :(. Life happened...I think Emma is confused because dad is gone so this is her way of acting out...Taitum is trying to move AAAHHH! But yeah...I am crafting away & building away! Lots to do!

CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS ARE COMING OUT!!! I can't wait any longer!! Organizing a little bit more and then by tomorrow they will be out!!!

Ok...oh and Emma broke my iPhone/iPad charger...again...so that's been fun. Those stores with Emma are not fun so I've been charging my phone in my car...the iPad can wait until I get a charger from the store when dad gets home haha.

Ok now really haha. Sorry the essay...go YOU if you read it all!! Now laugh with me

HAHAHAHA HAHA HAHA HAHAHAHA

:-D. Feels better huh...oh LIFE...how I love to conquer your obstacles...I will win every time...why?...because life is worth living and laughing is FUN!!

Now I will check my emails...I'm loving all the craftiness going on and funny stories!

Ok now I'm done really :-)

~ Lisa

PS...this morning Emma and I organized ALL of her toys...toddler style...so she will put it all away!! ALL BEFORE 10 AM!!! Now it's a late breakfast...chorizo and eggs mmmm and I made emma hot chocolate...I am busting out some christmas flower bows for the girls to wear today..SANTA PICTURES!!!!

LA LA LA...LOO LOO LOO...

This title is how my brain is working right now...la la la...ladeeda ladeeda jfdksa;hgioeahea;d

HAHAHA

So I'm sure this happens every holiday season...yes I am positive...at least to me

As soon as Halloween is over I get totally overwhelmed.

It started last year because before last year, Emma wasn't old enough to grasp the concept of the amazingness that is Santa but starting last year it started. 

We have get to decorate now...crap where are the decorations?...shoot, we have should get pictures done of the kids; you know...memories. and so much more...I can't even think of all of the things that totally swamp my brain...OH FAMILY MEMBERS!! oh man...what do we get everyone...do we have funds? and what about those friends whom are totally considered family...ok so this where I go into "what can I make" mode which is totally awesome since I found you amazing bloggers and PINTEREST AKA CRACK  haha.

OK...that's my rant for the morning...it's Wednesday right? I need coffee...STAT!!!

LISA

what drives me

SO...I saw on EisyMorgan that today is:

The prompt today is to talk about what is INSPIRING us...

This is my life quote...

This is my life:

I have seen a lot in my 28 years of life and the one thing that truly inspires me to a better mom, wife, friend, person is something that I have always been scared of but now it inspires me to LIVE my life to it's fullest, to break the rules, to teach my children that being silly is AWESOME and to do what makes you HAPPY!! I don't beat around the bush...I don't see the point...so here you go

This...this is what inspires me...some people may find it weird or creepy but it is my life, it is what drives me everyday to be a better me, and it is what inspires me...it is also what terrifies me

Not a whole lot of people, if anyone besides anyone who reads this, knows this...I don't even know if my family knows this...Sure death scares people but I know it's a way of life...I've accepted that...it's not the fact that my better half could pass earlier than he should (I've also accepted what I married into)...I've heard taps...I've seen the ache and the hurt and the grief and also the triumph...that process is what scares me but I won't let it define me.

I turn it around and make it an inspiration to LIVE...

I laugh at EVERYTHING...I make sure my girls laugh ALL the time

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I am this:

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My girls wake up with smiles on their faces because I greet them with an obnoxious 


GOOOOOOD MORNING!!!! 
or...I get greeted with a 
"MOOOOM!!!! WAKE UP! THE SUN IS UP!!!" hahahaha


I keep my inspirational fear in the back of my head...I do believe everything happens for a reason, it just hurts sometimes.  I seriously ran from, ok sometimes I still do when he has work ups, it every morning because I fear that the black sedan will pull up in front of my house to give me really, really, reeeeaaalllyyyy bad news...I don't do bad news...if I'm not home...it's prolonged just that much more, right?


anyways...I live my life to the point that when I go to bed I am satisfied with what I have done, what I have eaten, &, most of all, what my girls experienced...I don't care what my house looks like..there are toys EVERYWHERE but you know what...my family is fed, my kitchen is clean, they all have clean clothes, they are all happy, and all is good in my world.


So...my plan is to:

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My fear will forever inspire me...I don't know if a whole lot of this made sense as it seems it turned into a big rant but it feels good to get it out there.


Never take anything for granted, love your life, and if you don't, then change something for the better...go see something you don't think you've seen before everyday or show someone something truly fantastic...sometimes that just involves a book title or a movie ;)


Sleep tight!

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PS...here's my funny comment...Brutus will not stop farting...Boxer farts are by the most disgusting stench EVER!!!


:)...Lisa

Baby/Face Wipes...FINALLY

I have FINALLY made my own baby wipes/face wipes (yes I wipe my face at night with the same wipe, ok not the SAME wipe haha, I wipe Taitum's butt with).  I purposely did not buy wipes when I was running so I could try out what I found on white house, black shutters via Pinterest. Um...these are AMAZING!!!

Here is Ann Marie's tutorial.

Here is what I used:

Here is what mine looked like after I cut the roll in half with my non-serrated knife...maybe my knife wasn't sharp enough...hahaha

I only have 1 tupperware that holds 7 cups so I made the 2 cup mixture in my 4 cup measuring cup (which was good because it definitely "allowed for splashing" like Ann Marie states).

I mixed 2 cups of water, a heaping spoon of coconut oil (i had to liquefy mine...I put the heaping spoonful into a saucepan with about a tablespoon amount of water and it melted in no time), and a squirt of the night-time bath soap and then poured it into my container, put half my roll in, squished it down and flipped it over!

This works BEAUTIFULLY!!! I didn't have the "select your size" but it still works fantastic! 

I'm going to get more plastic-wear becuase right now I'm taking this one upstairs and downstairs haha...at least 2 more will be made...one upstairs...one upstairs...and one in the bathroom mixed with Cetaphil Face Wash instead of baby soap haha.

~ Lisa

Handmade Christmas Ornament Swap!!

ALRIGHT! How fun is this going to be!! Nicole over at Miss Mommy  & Em over at And Nothing Else Matter are hosting a handmade Christmas ornament swap!

If you'd like to participate, head on over to Miss Mommy and she has all the details! 

This is going to be great and also a super way to meet new people.


Hope to see you all over there!!


~ Lisa

Buffet transformation!!

Alright...our kitchen had an echo...echo...echo and I saw this on Centsational Girl and wanted to try it out!!

So I found this on Craigslist for $25! My mother in law bought me a sander for my birthday WOOO & I had paint so I only purchased the spray paint for the handles, glass & I think that's it!...All of the drawers were there I just had taken 4 of them out before taking this picture...

This was B$@&$!!! I say I will never do it again but I know that's a total lie haha.

Come to find out it wasn't real wood (go figure haha), HEAVY, & the drawers were separate from the face of the drawers (where the handles are) so I had to pry those off to get the handles because this thing was just dumb haha. Lots of laughs & soreness later...I had it all disassembled...

First, I sanded the whole thing...then I used wood filler to fill all of the holes I didn't need anymore (oh I bought that...the return rack at the home depot for $6 for 2!!...I LOVE the return rack...especially the $5 gallons of paint!)...so anyways. I putty'd the holes, let those dry...sanded again and then...

PAINTED!!...THE WHOLE THING! My husband said I was crazy but I love how it turned out!!

(It's more of an antiquey/shabby color than the picture shows...yes i'm a doofus and filled ALL of the holes...I originally thought I was going to get new handles/knobs and then came up with spray painting the original one's silver...again...doing things the hard way)

For the doors I wanted to have glass so we could see what was in there...my husband showed me how to cut the centers and I still have all of my fingers so...SUCCESS. They aren't the straightest but hey...you can't tell ;-) and I am noooo perfectionist.

The glass was easy...I bought 2 pieces of glass and a glass cutting kit for about $10...much cheaper than the "plastic that looked like glass" and it is soooo easy!

Ok...I sealed the glass with Gorilla glue haha and then my husband helped me put wood pieces on but they aren't going anywhere (I'll get a pic up soon)...this is all because I cut the hole in the doors flat...I didn't cut a "lip" for the glass to just sit into if that makes sense...like a picture frame. I didn't do that but I like it :).

I LOVE IT!!! Love my yellow walls and the the white buffet & I just found the rest of the knobs (I'm an unorganized mess but it works for me haha) so I will get them all sprayed silver & attached!

YAY!!! What do you think??

~ Lisa