Closet update

I am so excited!! Yesterday, things started coming together....yeah, that's right, they really did!
My closet got the long awaited poles and was painted with the very last coat. Then, I had to initiate it with a few hanging clothes....it still has to dry. I have been moving clothes this morning, but have only finished with Greg's shirts so far :) Notice my lonely tank top on my side of the closet? But, isn't it awesome? Don't you wish
you were me? LOL Check out the shoe shelf at the end of the video!

Time flies!!

Good grief! I have been so busy....
Well, my brother is back (yes, hard to believe it) and so my house is torn up again...lol...but I am so excited about it.
My closet is getting shelves, and rods. My kitchen is getting a new bar, with a granite cutting board and tile countertop and the rest of my counters are getting tile. I am getting a dish shelf in the kitchen and we are doing a neato stucco finish on the ceiling in the kitchen. This weekend we are building a swingset/playground and all this is being done in record-breaking heat with the air conditioner out!
Well, reading back through that it does sound like I have been busy. I hope to post pictures soon.
I miss real life and hope to see it soon also!

Reflections of a remodeling victim

Hi there! Yes, I am sure it is hard to believe I am surviving, but here is proof that I am making it.
I have to admit though, I am not coming through this unscathed...lol....
There is just something about remodeling that gets in my blood. Is it the promise of organization, or an easier lifestyle? (say yes, please!!!!) Anyway, whatever it is, I am in the midst of the fever.
Poor Paul (my unsuspecting little brother helping me) every time he thinks he has it straight on what I am doing, I add to my list. I mean, who can resist? Really! Wow, the stuff he is doing is so cool, it just naturally makes me think, well, wouldn't it be cool if..........
So, now he has a list so long that I think he is planning on making a return trip in October....lol....I have simply overwhelmed him and his friend Danny, I am sure of it.
I will be posting pics soon, all I ask is that you understand that everything is topsy turvy around here, so the before pictures I must warn you that the rooms are a "tad bit" messy.....awww, what the heck, I live a real life, right? And I can always claim the 7 kids at home excuse,
So, now I have all the the stuff out of my pantries and have rice boxes balanced on my exercise equipment and cleaning supplies behind my couch. You should hear it around dinner time....it goes something like this. "So-and-so-child, please get me the suchandsuch, I think it is under the desk, or it could be behind the exercise bike" And thank goodness, I got that Ab-lounger or I would not have anyplace for the potato chips!
Well, such is life here at Serenity Star Farm, for at least another week. Then, perhaps the shell shock will have worn off and life can settle down.....sheesh, who am I kidding? But, at least I will have some awesome stuff to show for it!

Okay, is it remodeling or rethinking??

So, here I sit, amidst the chaos of all my stuff being in another place other than where it USED to belong. I am wondering, what was wrong with me that I thought where I put it all was just fine???
How could I have been so stupid and disorganized to think that where I had it was the height of organization? LOL
Now I see that the washer and dryer should have been 6 feet to the left, of course, but what was wrong with me that I didn't see that before? Gosh, this gets me to thinking about what else is going on in my life that I am just not seeing.....
Okay, I am remodeling a garage and making a bedroom with a bathroom and a laundry room set off that with additional shelving, the hallway just lost a coat closet to the big refrigerator, which looks so awesome, just like it is supposed to be there and is much closer to the kitchen, and the kitchen is getting a face lift and some shelving. I am putting a loft of sorts into the girls room for my darling Ashley, which should be so cool for her.
This means that I will have some painting and touch up to do. Did I mention that my little brother is doing the hard work for me? So this is really kind of a homespun job, I am getting involved a bit...lol....much to my brother's chagrin...and I must admit, to mine too, at times!!
So, I am rethinking my life, not just my floor plan. What goes next, or what should I reposition or add on to or repaint. Getting older is rough, isn't it?
As I was telling June last night, I now have (take a deep breath) 3 projects on the needles. Yes, you read right, 3! I have the Lotus blossom tank almost finished, the pinwheel is waiting for more yarn to do the sleeves (that thing went so fast!) and now I am starting a tomten jacket for Kelsey. Wow, can you say progress? I am a bit impressed with myself, but reserving judgement until they are all finished objects waiting for Christmas paper. Oh my gosh, I hope I can find them at Christmas! I better go figure out where I will hide all my knitting booty.