Expired

So I got alot accomplished yesterday which is exactly what I wanted to do.  I had a bunch of errands to run, and house stuff to do, and in the midst of my errand running I discovered that I had been driving around for a year with cancelled license plates on my car!  I renewed my registration online, like I always do, and when the sticker came in I realized the plate number didn't match what was actually on my license plates.  So off to the county office I went, thinking just a mix up or something silly.

When we bought the car a year ago, we moved out of the county a month later.  We never got our license plates, so we called the dealer - they said they were going to cancel the plates and send out new ones.  Well, they sent us the ones they cancelled.  It's a good thing I try to obey driving laws and I didn't get pulled over at all in the last year, because the nice lady at the tax office told me that would have been a "massive fine" and "good luck talking myself out of that one".

But all is fixed now.  I have new license plates and a new registration sticker and all is good again.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Re-doing an Ikea Cabinet

So I had two of these 3 drawer cabinet thingy's from Ikea in my office at work.  They were so bland - that blonde laminate color stuff and 3 white drawers with silver handles.  I decided they needed a makeover.  That laminate stuff is terrible to try and paint, but they  just sit in a corner in my office, so I think they will be ok.

I used Krylon's Periwinkle blue and sealed them with a gloss sealer to try and help the paint from peeling off the laminate stuff.  It seems to be working pretty good.  Then I had some pretty scrapbook paper that I mod podged to the front of each drawer face.  And I kept the same silver handles.

Overall, I really like how they turned out.  I didn't take any before pictures, sorry about that.  So I'm attaching a picture of a similar cabinet from Ikea's website.

I'm off for a busy errand day... Happy Thursday everyone!
The pictures are terrible, I know, I had to use my cell phone.  I'm trying to work on my picture taking ability, so bear with me.  But you get the general idea...

Another One...

So I found another totally awesome and cute idea.  See awesome idea here
I mean seriously, how many bland t-shirts do you have laying around in some drawer that you never wear because they're boring...

I really need to get my sewing machine fixed or stop blog reading, and we all know option number 2 will probably - no definitely never happen.  Off to find a sewing machine fixer...

What a Cute Idea

So, as I was reading through the way too many blogs I try to keep up with, I came across this fantastic little idea.  You have to check it out!  So super cute.

I have some projects in mind.  I am trying to plan them out and hopefully get started up in the next few days/weeks.  Really, it just boils down to the fact that it has been over 4 months since I've spray painted something.  So I'm getting a little trigger finger itchy.  :)

Seriously though, I do have 3 projects at home that need a little TLC, and a work project.  I have 2 small drawer units at my desk at work, and they are so bland.  So I am going to make them pretty.  I'll be sure and post before and after pics.

Happy Tuesday everyone!

It's Been Awhile

Well, summer is about over, school starts back up on Monday (for the first time, I did NOT wait until the last minute to buy school supplies) and our lives should get back to normal somewhat.  This summer was so incredibly busy - good, but busy.  I'm excited to get back into blogging a little bit.

We just got back from a short little family getaway - it was so nice to just get away and disconnect for a few days.  We didn't do anything special, just went camping, the kids and Brandon did a little fishing, we took a paddleboat tour and just relaxed.  Why do vacations always go by way too fast??

I have alot of things I want to get started on this fall... running and working out are 2 of them.  I just had absolutely no time this summer for anything extra, so I'm excited to get back into it again.  I'd like to do a half marathon, but I need to find a really easy one.  :)  We are about to do a body cleanse (advocare).  Has anyone ever done one before?  This will be our first time, and I have no idea what to expect... But after all the crappy eating and no exercising all summer, I feel like I need to do one really bad.  And, I am trying to get around to finish re-doing my kids bathroom.  Nothing major, just painted cabinets and hardware, new shower curtain and accessories and removed wall paper, textured and painting the walls.

Anyway, that's about it for tonight.  Gotta go get my Hell's Kitchen fix for the night!