Projects

So lately I have been inspired to do some crafty things. I have so many projects I want to do and I cannot wait to do them! I have a super crafty sister who has inspired me and I follow a TON of blogs that give great ideas for refinishing furniture and other crafty things. Then, Pinterest came along and I can't stop looking at it! I just love all the ideas! Call me an idea stealer, but hey I need all the help I can get!

Anyway, my first project was obviously my comforter that I made! And now that I have that, I just want to do more and more to make my room/house just the way I want it. Unfortunately it takes time, but eventually I will have the room of my dreams. (and the house) I Can't wait. In the meantime, I have done a couple of other things.

The first is very simple and something that I should have thought of a million years ago. Because I know this isn't a new discovery! I bought a curtain rod, some shower hooks and.... Voilá, I have a very convenient way to hang up my necklaces. I am in the process of working on something for all my earrings :)

Before they were just shoved between two different jewelry boxes and were all tangled and I just didn't want to deal with them. Now, I put my shirt on...turn around and can easily pick one. Like I said, it's simple, but I love it.

The next project I did is in my bathroom. I have these wonderful shelves that go behind/above the toilet. My sister-in-law Taytum gave them to us and I love them. They are so nice, especially since space is limited in our bathroom, but mostly they are just too cute.

Before:

After:

Again, just simple. But it brings it to life, and I love it. The green matches my shower curtain perfectly!

These are my next projects:

I can't wait to refinish this hutch for the kitchen. It's going to be beautiful! I already love this hutch so much (also given to us by Taytum, she rocks!) I can't wait to get it finished.

And I have two of these little beauties. New nightstands! Breezy got them for me for freeeeeeee, I love free. I am soooo excited to redo these little guys! They are going to be perfect for my bedroom!

I'm sure it will be awhile before they are all finished, but I will be sure to post pictures when they are. :)

I CAN'T WAIT! It's so fun!

Summer is almost over...

I can't believe summer is almost over! I start work this week and I start school next week! I am REALLY excited! This summer has been good. It's been nice to take a break from things. But it's also been a crazy summer and I'm glad it's coming to an end.

My summer consisted of living at my parents house for the first 7 weeks while Spenser went to training. Luckily I got to see him on the weekends, but it was not fun saying goodbye every Sunday for another week! I was so glad when that chapter ended. Burn the pages baby, I never want to see them again! Saying goodbye is for dating people, we're married now, it's our right to sleep next to each other every night! lol. (I so don't miss those dating days!)

However, living at my parents did involve a lot of really fun times! I got to spend time with my BFF Alli for quite a bit of time, more than we ever get to spend with each other! Her husband was out of town for a couple weeks so I got the pleasure of seeing her. It was fun!!! So glad our husbands made that possible for us :)

This is why we’re friends. She’s awesome and her laugh is so contagious.

I also got to see my family more often than is normal. I got to hang out with my sister-in law Tara A LOT. It was a ton of fun. She is a fun, fun girl and I'm glad she is in my family! She has given me 3 nephews and 1 niece (with one more nephew on the way) and I just love those kids! It was fun to see them almost everyday!

I got to hang out with my dad more than usual since he is working out of the house again and it was nice to spend that time with him. My dad is a great example to me and I admire him so much for his strength in the Gospel. He is a great man and I am so lucky to have him as my dad.

Spending time with my mom is always a BLAST, one of the weeks I was there, we went up to visit Breezy in Vegas. Me, my mom, and Tara and the kids. What a fun week. A little hectic with 7 kids running around, but still a blast to hang out with the girls. While I was there is where I started making my wonderful blanket that I love so much! We had a blast up there. I wish I could get up there more often to see my sister. It sucks living so far away from each other!!!

As for working this summer, I edited from home for Serendipity again. I am sooooo lucky and blessed to be able to work with them. Not only do they do amazing work, but they are just really awesome people too! I would recommend them to ANY bride getting married. It’s been nice to be able to work from home, but it’s also had its challenges. I am literally home ALL DAY long, and Spenser is at work all day long. So by the time he gets home he is tired and wants to just chill and I am STIR CRAZY and need to “get out of the freakin house!” I just feel trapped all day, and so I have to mix it up and find things to do to keep myself entertained. I am ready to go out into the world every day again and interact with people. But, I will miss editing! I love it so much! I am just one lucky girl to be able to have this job. And my boss is an a.m.a.z.i.n.g lady. Seriously. She treats me so well, and I’m not sure I always deserve it. I can’t wait for this semester to end and to be able to pick up some more videos. It will be nice because I will be at the school in the morning and edit and night, I will get the balance I need. Being home all day has made me insane. Seriously.

See what I mean?

This is officially my last semester of classes and long nights at the school. I start student teaching in January! So crazy and exciting! This time next year I could be starting in my very own classroom with my very own students. I cannot wait for that day!

It’s been quite a summer, I haven’t posted about it until now because I’m a terrible blogger, but I am trying to be better. Sundays are going to be my day to update. I never have new pictures to post because we are terrible at taking pictures, so that needs to be a new goal of mine, no matter what!! I need to remember these times because they really are great. I absolutely love being married to Spenser, we have so much fun together. I am a lucky girl.