<3 Ikea <3

Not great photos but this is our new addition!  I still have to get one more canvas box thing for T's toys at the bottom (note the second hole from the left) and better decor for the "adult" boxes on top but all in all it's WAY better than what we had.  I love it!

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Annoyed

I called my grandfather in Puerto Rico today because I've been a bad granddaughter and haven't called him in a while.  We're talking and he asks me about how Mom is doing.  I told him I thought she was ok but a little depressed and he proceeds to tell me that everyone in PR (family) thinks she's depressed because I didn't go to Florida for Christmas.  I told him she's been depressed since before Christmas and I have nothing to do with that.  She's depressed because she suffers from depression and her medication is off and she's been SICK.  I already feel guilty for being selfish for once and staying home with my family for Christmas... I didn't need to hear it from others.  

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Fitness Thursday # 2

FAIL... not really but kinda.  I did elliptical Saturday and my exercise for tonight is going to be putting together our new IKEA bookcase!!!  I plan to head to yoga on Sunday with my friend Jen.

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Count your Blessings Tuesday #18

Today I am grateful for:

• having had the guts to start my photography business-- it's really starting to take off (slowly but surely) and it's pretty cool
• home improvement projects
• blogs-- it's SO great to see so many creative ideas out there
• T's emerging creativity-- the kid loves to draw and his drawings are starting to LOOK like things... it's pretty crazy
• my new contract with hubby... can't wait for Friday!

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Another contract!?

Some of you know that C had to sign a contract before he could even date me... well, we're both signing a contract tonight!  It's called Project 52: Date Night and I got the idea from the Simply Modern Mom blog. The contract is for us to take time for ourselves and our relationship every week and I hope some of you married ladies reading this blog join us!  Here's the contract:

We, ______________________ and ______________________ have pledged to have date night once a week. We have set ________________________ from ____________ to ____________ as

our weekly date night. This will be our time to get to know each other better, create memories, learn and try new things, be creative and have some fun.

We have set the following criteria for our date nights…

·      Can't do the same thing twice in one month.

·      We will rotate being in charge of date nights biweekly.

·      No children allowed, if applicable.

·      Must create a date-like atmosphere. No frumpy clothes or pajamas. Make it a special event. Mind the details. But most of all, keep it simple. 

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Fun Collaboration

... no, not the work kind ;)  My friend A is a DJ and he likes composing/mixing some cool music... we're going to collaborate on a fun pointless project in which I am going to take photos of things that represent "BLUE" and he's going to compose a piece of music that is "blue."  I'm excited... should be fun!

When we're both done I'm going to put the photos in a slideshow with his music.  :)

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Productive weekend :)

I wish I had a before and after of my big project today but all I have is an after!  Ikea kinda messed up my plans of a HUGE makeover so the makeover will be in two parts.

Inspired by C's Christmas gift of her shoe shelf-- I did away with my chair with the plastic bin underneath and upgraded to this:

The red bins hold our shoes and the holes are for my work bag, purse and camera bag.  the top will be used for keys, dog leash and such.

We were supposed to get another bigger shelf like this to put on the opposite wall but in the time it took us to go home with this and for Chris to go back to fit the big shelf in the car, someone had bought ALL the shelves that were there.  UGH
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Today I also bagged up a whole bunch of stuff to give to Goodwill, made a dessert for S's birthday (which was a big FAIL... gotta think of something else to do) and finished putting away all Christmas stuff.

Yay for productivity!  If only it would happen at work as well...

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