getting back in the swing of things

The house is still a mess... but it is not as bad. We are slowly getting back into the swing of things and the bathroom is looking better! Monday night I primed the ceiling and walls of the bathroom. I also gained about a million percent more respect for my mamma. Please tell me how that woman was able to paint a mural on her bathroom ceiling Michelangelo style?! I was barely able to prime the ceiling without feeling like I was about to drop a gallon of paint on my head. It didn't help that I was balancing on the sides of the bathtub! Tonight I will paint the ceiling and hopefully tomorrow will be the walls, we might just have this done by the weekend!!

Sunday night Mister made spaghetti, we were both in the pasta mood. Once I finished priming I decided to make baked spaghetti pie with the left overs. I picked up a really pretty pie pan from crate and barrel at an after Christmas sale and had used to use it, granted this wasn't real pie but it sure was yummy! A few years ago my parents got me " Deceptively Delicious"

It is written by Jerry Seinfeld's wife, and is all about hiding vegetables in everyday cooking. It is an awesome cookbook and I really recommend it. She puree's cauliflower and hides it in the baked spaghetti and you cannot even tell! I didn't have any cauliflower on hand so I just put the leftovers in a bowl, added some more sauce and a bit of mozzarella, mixed it all up and into the pie pan it went. I cooked it at 350 degree for about 35 minutes and it was yummy!! It really is a great way to change up left overs.

Other than that I am just counting down the days until my mom gets here!! We picked up a bed for the guest room over the weekend so we will be putting that together this weekend, cleaning and organizing and getting everything all ready for her arrival next Friday!!

DIY Update

It has been a week full of pizza, Chinese takeout, eating out, cereal for dinner, and Chinese left overs, skipping the gym (even though I am bathing suit bound in 18 days)... and the bathroom is still not done!  The good news it is getting there, and it is all going to be worth the wait and work! My wonderful mister has been battling old plumbing, broken pipes and dry wall that feels like breaking off when you power sand and he is doing an awesome job! I spent what felt like years power sanding the walls and they still aren't perfect, but they are getting there. There was one incident that caused our bedroom window to break, but what can you do other than call a window repair company and cry a little because the money set aside for the new awesome mirror in our bedroom is just going to have to wait! 

I promise pictures of the entire process will be put up once everything is done, until then here are some things to get excited about!

My absolute favorite blogger The Pioneer Woman wrote a book, it came out about a month ago but I have been so busy I have yet to pick up a copy! I know it is amazing because the first 25 or so chapters were on her blog. Read it. Love it. You won't regret it. 

One of my favorite people in the entire world Miss Tenley shared a website with me this weekend. Tastebook is a pretty awesome website similar to shutterfly. Instead of making awesome scrapbooks you can make your own cookbook! I know when my mom made our family cookbook a few years ago it blew my mind how much work she put into it. I also love that book with my entire heart. Check it out!

Crepes. We went out for dinner on Saturday and had a sushi roll that came in a freshly made crepe. This has had me craving a delicious desert crepes for the past 48 hours. Then I remembered that I had bookmarked a chocolate banana crepe recipe. Hello tonight's desert plan, it's not like I have to be in a bathing suit in 18 days or anything!

Finally, I am loving the new duvet and duvet cover we picked up at Ikea this weekend! It is the perfect weight for summer and is nice and soft! After a long week/ Saturday we decided a trip to Ikea for inspiration would be a nice treat, and it was. I have dreams of an entire room of bookshelves making an awesome library and lots of other fun treats!

Hope everyone's week is off to a great start!

First DIY

The DIY Network has finally won... we have embarked on our first project! After a long weekend at the Daytona Winter Jam we came home and decided to officially start our first project - the bathroom. It seems the hours of bath crashers we have watched finally got us motivated. The big debate was what to do. We knew we had to rip out some of the tile in the shower because it was falling off and we were pretty certain the boards behind it were molding. The question was, do we replace it with the same type of tile just to fix it up, paint a little, add some decorations and call it a day? Do we pick out new pretty tile and just re-tile the entire shower area and paint? OR do we go big - like really big. Like rip out the bathtub and turn it into a giant beautiful, wonderful shower.

After looking over it all, researching a bit more, looking around the house we decided we would rather just patch up the area that needs it, give the bathroom a face lift and take the money we would be spending to do a few other projects around the house. Plus the idea of installing a giant shower scared us a bit. They make it look really easy on tv... but I just don't think it is that easy!

So Monday night Mister started ripping out tile and I started washing the ceiling. Last night we finished buying our supplies and looking at paint. I am really into the idea of blue walls with white trim/accents and a wonderful white fabric shower curtain and giant fluffy towels.

Giant Hole

Light Blue Paint Option - Benjamin Moore Blue Haze

Darker Blue Paint Option  - Benjamin Moore Blueberry

Let me know what you think! The real work starts tonight!!