Showing posts with label decor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label decor. Show all posts

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Introvert Mom Break....

I'm on vacation this week (actually my vacation started on Friday). I spent the weekend hanging out with the kids and Sam.  On Monday Hope and Atticus were both out of their respective "schools" so we had fun going to the park:

On Tuesday Atticus went to daycare and Hope - who was still on fall break -- helped me flip bedrooms.  Hope is now in the master bedroom, Atticus is in Hope's former room, and the Ma and Pa room is in the former nursery (i.e. the smallest bedroom).

For the rest of the week both kiddos are in school and Sam is at work and I am HOME ALONE.  Oh dear god it is glorious.  If I don't have time alone I'm a cranky, cranky woman.  This week is offering me a chance to recharge.  The cleaning is done.  Laundry is nearly caught up.  The weather is autumnal.  Right now I'm listening to the wind dancing about the falling tree leaves.  There has been loads of cuddling with the cat while reading Gothic novels.  I've puttered about the house brewing pots of tea and listening to Sufjan Stevens, The Decemberists, and Fleet Foxes.  I have some birthday crafts going and a soup simmering in the slow-cooker.

So while it has been looking like this outside:



I thought I'd show you all my cozy little nooks in my newly cleaned house.  Hey, I'm enjoying it while it lasts:





Now it is time to go curl up with Beauregard Kitty and read. 

Monday, October 17, 2011

A Craft Lair!!!

Nothing gets this mama out of a funk more than a glorious weekend with the family.  We had a shitty yard sale that only yielded $37.  So Sam and I blew the money on Thai food and a trip to Michael's for finger paints for the kids and oil pastels for Sam.  I've played outside with Atticus (Hope is visiting her Nana), tidied the house, watched a few good movies, and accomplished this......


When we originally began renting this house in May 2010, I had plans for a basement craft lair.  That just wasn't practical.  I'm usually multi-tasking while I knit, crochet, embroider, and craft (baking and minding babies mostly) and sequestering myself downstairs wasn't practical.  Now the stuff is upstairs in the sunroom so there will be plenty of light and I'm near the kitchen and in prime view of all the kiddos.  This is only the beginning of this organization project and I'll be sure to post more pictures as I work on it.  Beau approves.  He hops up on the craft table to flee from grubby baby hands.