Oh, hey! Have you been enjoying the summer? I sure have been! I have been up to all sorts of things, but mainly tackling some of the items on my “to-do” list. There were some pretty major things on the list. See HERE if you can’t recall them. And now, I am happy to show some of my handy work that has kept me so focused, so here goes!
1. I got married!!
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| (As seen from my Instagram account) |
This was the most amazing experience and day of my life! I cannot express how special the time leading up to the wedding was, and how much love and joy I felt on this day. It was more than I had hoped for, beyond expectation and full of surprises. I was surprised at how relaxed I felt, how well the day went, how perfect my dress fit, how wonderful the dancing, food and drinking was, and how my love grow more for my, now, husband. It is an out of body experience; one I wish I could experience again (really, just so I can wear my dress!). For those of you planning a wedding, remember…don’t sweat the small things (no one notices!) and be yourself on your day. Don’t worry about who you should talk to or what people are expecting of you… just be you and it will be the best day.
I guess that wasn’t really much of a “task”, but anyone who has planned a wedding knows the time and effort it takes to make the day possible. I will post more photos once my amazing photographer, Elizabeth In Love, has them ready.
2. A Cleaner, Tidier Basement and Laundry Room.
Being that we have done so much work to the main and upper floors of the house, we have decided that finishing the entire basement would not give us a return on our money (or time). We made the executive decision to just clean up the basement, make it functional and not be obsessed with making it perfect (that last statement was directed more at me). Instead, we made due with what we had an made it work.
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| Before…. |
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| We painted the floor to seal the concrete. It always had a dusty, chalky feel on your feet. |
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| We moved everything out of the room for Nick to build the storage shelves. |
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| This is what we ended up with… |
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| The appliances are now at the proper height and tucked over top of the concrete footing to add extra room. |
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| A cabinet was installed to house all of our laundry/cleaning needs. |
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| Although the pink insulation and tuck tape is not the prettiest, you can still see it functions well. (The cabinets are the old ones from the old kitchen.) |
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| Nick built storage shelves, which are being well used. He also built a shop in the basement so sometimes the wood spills out into the common area. |
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| Extra storage was added under the stairs to make a spot for our wine fridge and smaller items. |
3. Decorating in Florida.
This winter, I was lucky enough to get out of the frigid cold, and jet set down to Naples, Florida to help my parents update their new vacation home. I mean, twist my arm! If I must come down and work with Mom to get their place back in order, I guuueeessss I will go. We haven’t completely finished yet, as it’s a work in progress, but I will just give you a sneak peak at one room that has changed a bit. More to come when I return in November.
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| Before |
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| After |