The blahs .... :(

I got 'em. I've got a serious case of the blahs.

Check out my "kitchen" and "laundry room".

I mean, I can cut up watermelon, make tea AND do laundry

all without taking a single step.

Multi tasking at it's finest RIGHT??

 

 

Yeah, that's my dishwasher. Still in working order:)

Little Bully. Sooo confused:(

 

 

Oh hello pantry!!

 

The cool thing is, that when I sweep this multi purpose room I can just swish

that dirt pile right into the big hole just to the right of the stove!!

Fabulous!!

 

My ray of sunshine:) The hubby put in my beautiful old kitchen door!!

Complete with her adorable original hardware and peeling paint:)

 

So here's the dealio. I'm going to be taking a much needed little blog vacay.

I've been blogging every Tuesday for a solid 4 YEARS!!

I think I forgot to post once in that entire time, and I think that was way back when

just my mom and sisters were reading it!

I just need a little break. Like a coupla weeks:)

My brain is fried, and my house is... well you know- a WRECK!!

Sound good? Will you be here when I get back?

Hope so:)

 



That's a crock.... :)

With our reno in full swing here at Casa de Tuesdays, we find ourselves eating breakfast here a lot.

A whole lot. Hello fatness!

Anyway, the other morning while the hubby was paying for our heart attack on a plate,

I found something that was going to solve all the worlds problems.

 

 

Ok, maybe just a problem in my world. I can't stand the look of these!! With my new laundry

room faintly in sight, I've always wanted some pretty jar or dispenser to put these in.

Since there isn't going to be any cabinets on the wall where the washer and dryer are going to be, the soap and softy stuff are going to have to be out on a shelf in plain sight.

Weeeeell.....

 

 

Thank you Cracker Barrel!!! Uh huh. Just take a moment to share in my giddiness:)

How adorable are these crocks!? They are $39.99 each and you can write whatever you want

on the label with a dry erase marker.

And they're big! It will hold the big size Tide you see in the pic above.

Perfect. Me sooo happy:)

 

.....so while I was writing this I started seeing the hubbs unload the entire contents of my

kitchen onto...yep! my dining room table.

 

Things are happening fast around here!!

 

You see, this kitchen will become my new laundry room:)

 

awesome right???

Can't you just see those adorable crocks on an adorable shelf in this adorable laundry room??

Cantcha? Cantcha?? I can. And I can't WAIT!!

Daymaker..... :)

So as I was driving home from Cali and it's amazing 75 degree weather,

I was trying my hardest to put on a happy face. You see I was returning home to this-

Yep. That's my kitchen:(

We had a little setback upon discovering rotting floor joists:(

(please tell me you're totally impressed that I knew that word!)

In typical man fashion, the hubby was like hey! how bout we just dig it down

further and create a cellar that will have a trap door entrance under the island?

Um hey! NO!!

 

 

Juuust look at that old wall color!! I swear I used to live here once upon a time.... :)

 

 

Ok, I really do have a point here. Back to the car ride.... So I was having a pity party that only I was invited to apparently, when we pulled into the drive to find this!!!

Honest to goodness I have the best blog followers EVER!!!

I got an email from a sweet gal who is downsizing and wondering if I would

love something that she has loved for over a decade.

Of course I said yes! And maybe there's a chance that I said hell yes!!

 

Anyway, I had no idea when this ole gal was going to come spend the rest of her

days with me, so what an amazing welcome home sight she was!

Just standing there on my front sidewalk, begging to come inside and

get out of the heat:) 

 

I moved her (yes, by myself. cause that's what we crazy ladies do when we need to get stuff done right?) to where someday soon she will stand forever, proudly holding up my sagging ceiling :)

 

Her sweetness will help create some division in this big room:)

I'm going to hang a window between her and the wall to make it feel

like a little entrance:)

 

Thank you thank you Lisa from the bottom of my happy (and very sweaty) heart.

You made my day!!! :)

Vacation... :)

I'm here in my happy place by the sea:)

We've been watching fireworks on the beach for about 20 years.

Since we sold our place in DP, it's given us the opportunity to rent places anywhere and everywhere!

Kinda fun!!

But we're creatures of habit, and tend to stick to DP and most recently...San Clemente:)

The pier here is beeeautiful:) the weather... AMAZING!!

 

 

I don't know about you, but when the weather is cool and breezy it makes this gal

want to cook!! I mean come on! What's better than to Pinterest all day and get inspiration

for that nights dinner?! All while staring at God's amazing creation??

Nothing. Nothings better. Okay, maybe a few things:)

Check out this chicken-

I found this chicken recipe on Pinterest. It looked amazing. But since the only ingredient I had

in said recipe was the chicken, I had to improvise:)

Chicken, salt, pepper, rosemary, olive oil, lemon zest and slices- that's it:) 

 

Hasselback potatoes:) What's not to love?? And EASY!!

 

Simple spinach salad with tomatoes and pine nuts, dressed in olive oil and balsamic vinegar:)

 

 

And for dessert?? Berries in Lemon Sauce:)

 

And by sauce I mean equal parts vanilla yogurt and lemon curd:)

Uh huh! That's it! Stir it together and drizzle that shizzle:)

 

Top it with some mint (cause it looks super fab) and a lemon cookie:)

Sooo needless to say I'm enjoying turning on my oven guilt free:)

What's not guilt free?? The stinkin extra lbs. that I'm sure are going to be coming home with me:(

 

Happy 4th everyone!!

Super.... :)

So this last week I took my sweet nieces to see Man of Steel.

Two. Thumbs. Down.

There's a chance I would have enjoyed spending those 2 hours and 28 minutes

that I will never get back in my life watching Buns of Steel!!

Ugh! Where was the love story??

Lois Lane is a brunette-duh!!

And red glittered boots?? Embarrassing.

 

 

This here, is the real Man of Steel. I mean what girl can forget when

he takes Lois on a date flying all around the place??

Not this sappy Pisces girl, I'll tell ya that!!

And those eyes.... :)

 

 

So this newest version of Superman was to me...

Super lame:(

 

What's not super lame??

This recipe for a fab smoothie that- after drinking it will leave  you feeling like Superwoman.

This here concoction is a favorite of ours. We make it allll the time:)

 

 

The cast of characters:

 

Spinach (about a handful)

 

Flax milk (about 1/2 cup) or whatever milk/juice you got

 

Hemp hearts (about 2 Tbsp.) *fab source of protein:)

 

Peanut Butter (about a heaping Tbsp)*I buy the honey peanut butter for extra sweet:)

 

Cinnamon (a couple shakes)

 

A whole ripe banana (peeled of course) *when your bananas start to overripe, I like to peel them and freeze them in chunks, makes for the best cold smoothies!

 

Flax seeds ( a couple spoonfuls) * it adds such a great nutty flavor:)

 

A handful of ice

 

 

Stick all that goodness in your blender and li-qui-fy!!

 

 

And here you have it:)

 

 

Super healthy.

Super yummy:)

Let me know if you give it a try!!



Desperado..... :)

Why don't you come to your senses...

This song would play in my head every time I stepped foot into this room.

 

I couldn't do it. I COULD NOT live another minute in this ugliness.

I don't even care if it's going to be demoed in a matter of weeks.

My new shower curtains were just sittin there starin me in the face...

begging to be hung up:)

 

So I grabbed my trusty glue gun, a bolt of fabric that I had in my hoarder
fabric pile and......fixed that mess!

 

 

Yeah that's right. I stinkin hot glued that fabric to the walls!!

The fabric is 54" wide and I hung it horizontally so I wouldn't have any seams!

Score!

The hubby trimmed the top and bottom with some scrap wood.

 

 

LOVE this shower curtain:)

 

 

How adorable is that perfectly worn orange stool!! :)

Just one of the many fab finds I brought home from Junk Bonanza back in March:)

 

The hubby hung this cutest of lights! Another Junk Bonanza goodie:)

 

 

 

So there is one room in this entire house that feels put together.

Because just right outside the bathroom door.... chaos:(

 

 

Yeah it's a mess... but that means progress!!
And that makes this girl HAAAAPPY!!!

Crazy.... :)

So are you ready for the bathroom reveal??

Yeah, me too.

But this is as good as it's going to get for now.

Why you ask? Oh let me just pan out a little and show you....

 

 

Phase 1 reno has begun!! I stepped out for about an hour and came home to this!!

 I knew the reno was

going to be starting soon, I just didn't think THIS soon!!!

 

 

 

Ok and truth be told- LOOK at this hideousness!!!!!

This first coat of paint had me in full on hysterics:(

What the? What the what? What. in. the. world. was. I. thinking??

Clearly I wasn't.

(I won't even enlarge the pic for you. Uh huh. It's that bad.)

 

 

The hubby said what he always says-

I told you so!!  We'll fix it:)

So I decided to wallpaper this bathroom, but now that

the kitchen reno is in full swing, it doesn't make sense to cute up

the bathroom that's going to be undergoing a reno too. So wallpaper

is on hold for a bit. And so is my sanity.

I honestly feel like I'm going crazy and I'm one bad decision away

from pulling a Britney!

 

 

So here's where we're at. The current kitchen is on the left. After being in this house for a while now,

we realized it made waaay more sense to move the kitchen to the right, where there were these

two bedrooms. It's just bigger,brighter and has better windows.

(totally busted Chase checkin out the "lighting") hee hee hee!!!

 

 

How cute was this original wallpaper!!??

 

 

And just LOOK at those fab (and abused) original ceilings!!

 

 The little door on the right goes into the (now defaced by hideous paint) bathroom.

 It will be filled in and the

cute little door will be used upstairs:)

 

 

Those stinkin lights are EVERYWHERE!!!

Here is the hubby salvaging the most beautiful doors that

will become our new master bedroom doors!

(and he too is checking out the "light") haahaaaaa!!!

 

And no post would be complete without L.B.

Doesn't his face say it all??

 

 

It's a little crazy around here!!!
Craaaazy GOOD!!