Last year, I went skiing with the youth group from my church at home. This year I stayed home all week...and it was glorious. Since mom found out I would be home for so long, we decided it would be a good time to paint my bedroom. I have wanted my room painted for years now. Mom being the funny person she is, she had practically repainted every other room in the house EXCEPT MINE. The time had finally come. Here are some pics of my room right as it got underway.
My room was a pale yellow, but it was so bright in the morning! And here you can see our 3 final contestants for the new color. Which one did we pick???
We moved out most of the furniture, except for the bed (which is a beast to move) and the tv. No sense in painting in silence!
We started the project Wednesday night. We got all the furniture moved out and put on the first coat. You'd be surprised how much it took to cover up all the yellow! Thursday we put on the final coat and painted the trim and doors. Friday we managed to get the room put back together, and mom put a new stain on the furniture. And here's the finished product!
I don't know if you can tell, but we went with the green color. I was a little worried at first; it looked like army green, but it dried with a little more brown tones. We also rearranged the furniture a bit.
My "new" tv...thanks to my bro!
We bought those new little cubey things! Mom loves Lowe's too much, and I love her for that!
I love my room! We boxed up all the old things (3rd grade science fair pic and medal, all my high school medals, OM stuff...it was so sad how old all the pics were in my room) and are working on getting new stuff in there. I completely forgot to get a before and after shot of my closet. Let's just say I was on the verge of being a hoarder. I cleaned out folders and papers I had from senior year of high school. That's over 7 years of papers!!! Ridiculous, I know. I haven't started on the clothes yet; that will be a project in the near future.
The fam also got some new furniture for downstairs! We had a couch and chair from my great-grandmother's house. They were big and bulky; tan scratchy material with orange pineapples on it. I wish I was kidding. They weren't so bad after we put covers on them, but they were still kinda uncomfortable. So mom and my bro found some great replacements!
Here's our new couch! It's got recliners on both ends.
And here's our new recliner! Of course it rocks too...quite comfy.
And here are the new pillows to go with it all! Yay!
Sooooo...my "Spring Break" was full of DIY projects, cleaning up around the house, and family time. It was a much-needed break away from Springfield. I was able to chat a little more about future possibilities for the private practice, got to hang out with friends, eat at all my favorite places, and was just plain lazy. It was fantastic. Now I only have a little over 2 months before I move back to AR for good. The time is a flyin'!
Random update on the whole private practice thing: it is near IMPOSSIBLE to pick a name for my business. I am just stumped. I think of a name, throw it out at people, and it gets rejected. I think of another one, and I end up not liking it myself. I feel that this is the first big step I need to make. Once I think of a name, I can register the business name, fill out all the necessary paperwork, make business cards and a website, and really start to market myself. So I'm sort of at a standstill for now. Hopefully I can really get things rolling here in the next few weeks. And I'm currently looking at different office possibilities with a lady from church. We'll see how that goes!
I hope everyone else is having a good March! Until next time!
