it's the little things...

Hey, y'all!

How is everyone? I promise, this is still supposed to be my crafty corner of the internet...but lately, with moving, and Colston becoming increasingly mobile, "crafting" seems like a foreign concept!

Anyway, I know I have some fellow shoe lovers around these parts...and I had to share. Hubs took me to Kohl's after dinner last night, and I spotted these beauties. They totally came home with me.

I. Am. Enthralled.

I can't find them on their website, but they are part of the Rock & Republic line. Between a sale and a coupon, they were less than $50!

I promise to post some updates soon; right now though, I doubt you want to see my 6 foot high stack of boxes!

small space move, part IV

 Hey y'all!

My mom sent me a picture of the addition to the house...the siding is up on the outside, so the room is officially done! Well, save for me staining the concrete on the inside.

Just to recap, here's how the "room" started--single carport.

Siding removed, concrete poured inside for floor; outside for parking pad.

Walls and windows added...

And now we have siding! Pretty cool, I think! 

I love that I have so many windows facing the street. I have grand plans of finally being able to have our Christmas tree visible to passers-by, something we've never been able to do in our current home. It is L-shaped, and the street-facing windows are over the kitchen sink, and over our bed.

If you'd like to catch up on our move, you can visit here:

Part One

Part Two

Part Three

let's have a laugh

Hey y'all! Sorry I've been so MIA...we are knee deep (no really, more like waist deep) in packing for our "small space move" and I just haven't had time to post! So no new pics to share just yet. Soon, I hope...everything is coming together nicely. I hope I can share the process of staining the concrete as well, some of you have mentioned not being familiar with that.


In the meantime, I wanted to share a funny with y'all. If we are 'friends' on Facebook, you probably saw this yesterday. My hubs is a software developer, and my mom thinks he's like...Steve Jobs or something, no kidding. She calls him all the time with crazy computer questions. Some are simple; some are so oddball that James is looking at me like "what. the. heck." Mom was trying to email some pictures to me of the renovations on the house. Apparently, something went wrong.


mom: So I put the card in, and it said no new pictures to download, but I saw the ones I wanted, and I downloaded them.

James: Okay, where to?

mom: I don't know. 

James: Okay, well, you have to know where you downloaded them to...

mom: I know, but I can't find them.

James: Okay, well I'll have to come by tomorrow and help you.

mom: Okay, but when I was downloading them, I accidentally clicked one and drug it to my desktop. How do I put it back?

James: ...ummm, put it back *where*? 

mom: With the rest of the pictures I downloaded.

James: the pictures that you don't know where you put them?!

mom: Yes.

At that point, I was laughing so hard, I did that laugh where no sound comes out and you clap like a seal...I'm still laughing. 

I hope y'all are having a great week, and please hang around! I hope to have lots of cool things to share with you soon!

small space move, part 3

Hey, y'all!

Just dropping by with a quick update on our move! The addition is coming along super-fast! Sheetrock is going up tomorrow.

Here's a quick outside view:

Annnnd, now we have walls framed in! (Up? Whatever.)

I love all the bright, natural light! 

Now I'm off to make plans for the hubs birthday...he's turning 30 Saturday!

Small-space move, part deux

{to catch up on our moving news, go here and here}

Hey, y'all!

Things are moving right along, quickly, for our move to my grandmother's house. I wanted to share more of our progress with you today. In keeping with the original homes on the street (originally built in the late 40's, early 50's), my dad decided to close in the carport. My grandmother's home is one of the few remaining that haven't yet done this...'til now!

Here is the carport, with the area marked for the concrete to be poured. The area will be closed in for a room, and then a parking area added.

On Monday, my dad's concrete guy (Daddy used to build houses, among other things), Israel, came to pour the concrete. This picture makes me giggle, it looks like the truck is going to demolish the house!

Here is the parking area. Originally (see picture above), there was going to be a space for just one car. But daddy ended up having bought extra ("just in case"), and it was enough to lengthen the parking pad. The driveway as it were, was quite short. So this will allow James & I to park our cars here, and leave room for two cars in the driveway when we have company over.

I specifically requested the floor of the room being added to be concrete. I knew right away I wanted to use the area for the dog kennels in the winter, and for crafting. I also knew I wanted to stain the concrete; I love the way that looks! So Israel poured concrete for our room, and stamped it with a concrete stamp to make it look like bricks.

Here you can see the poured concrete areas, as well as the siding removed. Next week construction on the walls, insulation, and electrical for the room will begin. The two windows you see will be walled up (in?), and the area in the middle was where the wall AC unit was. It will become a door so we can access the room from the house. The area to the left of the left-side window opens to the back yard right now; it will be a door also, so we can enter the room from outside with the dogs if we need to.

I can't believe how quickly it is all coming together...at this rate, we will be moving in by the beginning of March! Yikes!

news on our small-space move

Hey, y'all!

When I posted the other day about moving, y'all were so sweet, helpful, and supportive that I wanted to share some unexpected updates with y'all!

My dad was already doing renovations to update my MaMa's house, but really kicked it into high gear when we decided to move up there. My dad is one of those people that can do pretty much anything, especially when it comes to cars and homes. But I didn't expect him to go to such trouble to add some extra goodies in the process of updating the house.

I've marked the photos below, and I'm sorry they're grainy. Baby C has been sick, so I couldn't go see the progress in person. Daddy sent these photos from his phone.

Two things to notice about the below photo: the cute new cabinet my dad got for us, and where I marked "corner". That is a seriously, seriously small bathroom y'all.

My MaMa didn't have central heat or air. In the hallway was one of those large, free-standing oil heaters that heated the entire house. It has been removed, and there are now washer/dryer hook-ups. My dad also got these cabinets from a builder buddy of his. They're new, just a little dirty from being in storage.

This next picture was a huge surprise! Daddy knew we were super concerned about storage in the kitchen. So when he sent me this with the caption "part of your new kitchen", I couldn't believe it! There was a panel over this before, and I guess he popped it off because he knew it would be hollow behind it.

He also stripped the wallpaper for us!

*fist-pump*

I really, really hate stripping wallpaper.

Here is a wider shot of the same area as above. He opened up the top of the cabinets over the fridge, and added a shelf in the corner there between the fridge and counter. The water heater sits in that corner, so the space was useless. But that little corner shelf is pretty deep, so I can put who-knows-what up there...but I like it!

I was surprised by all the fresh paint too, since I didn't know he was removing the wallpaper for us as well.

Finally, over the stove I had asked him to add a shelf, under which I *may* hang my pots from hooks. I haven't quite decided though, because I hate to block all the natural light from that window with my cookware.

Y'all, I am blown away. I totally did not expect all these extra details, and my dad's intuition on what I would like has been spot-on.

When he sent the picture of the cute new bathroom cabinet, I said "wow, Daddy, you did a GREAT job picking that out. I love it!"

To which he replied: "Thanks. Just call me Mark Stewart. Martha's long-lost cuz."

(his middle name is Mark)

*giggle*

So, what do y'all think? What would you store in the open spaces? Would you use containers to conceal what was up there?

25 things you don't need to know about me...but should

Hey y'all...here are 25 things about me for your reading pleasure. I was inspired to do this by Stephanie at Junker Newbie.

1. I am anti-social. I will text or email with you all day. But getting me motivated to go out and do something is like pulling teeth.

2. I am a homebody.

(see #1)

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3. We are moving soon, to my grandmother's old house.

4. I hate change. It stresses me out beyond belief.

(see #3)

5. Thanks to Pinterest, I have eleventy million ideas for decorating our new space when we move.

6. Also thanks to crack Pinterest, I have a zillion and one ideas for my Etsy shop.

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7. I have no idea if eleventy billion is more or less than a zillion and one.

8. I'm still having a 50% off sale in my Etsy shop because I forgot to cancel the coupon code...and I'd really like to get rid of all the crap that's left.

9. Why yes, that absolutely was a shameless self-promotion. It's my blog, right?

10. I started planning Baby C's first birthday party weeks ago.

11. I have decided that when I grow up, I should be a party planner.

12. Speaking of growing up, I turn the big 3-0 this summer, and I can't decide how I feel about it.

13. <--is my lucky number.

14. There are 3 Friday the 13th's (13ths? whatever) this year, and my birthday is one of them.

15. My high school days can mostly be summed up by watching Daria.

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16. I really, really need a haircut.

17. I am obsessive about watching Criminal Minds.

18. If I could be a fictional TV character for a day, I'd want to be Fiona Glenanne.

19. I get off-subject very--OMG I have a story to tell you...wait, what was I saying?

20. I have a LOT of trouble getting rid of things (clothes, sentimental items, craft supplies).

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21. I don't really like ice cream.

22. Mayfield Banana Split ice cream is REALLY freakin' good, y'all.

(trust me, see #21)

23. I cannot go more than a few hours without a Pepsi, or you will not want to be in my presence.

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24. I never leave the house without my wedding rings and Chapstick; anything else is negotiable.

25. I have a bit of an obsession with Edgar Allan Poe.

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If you do a 25 things post, leave me a link in the comments!