You're the Cheese to my Macaroni.

I met M a little over 5 years ago. (May 23 to be exact) I was coming out of a 4 year relationship with someone that I just wasn't happy with. Between the 6 months of ending that story and meeting M, I found myself mixed up with a guy that was an asshole. (best word to describe it!) I never cried, I didn't have that emotion. I just dealt. He'd come and He'd go. And every time he came back, I'd be there .. waiting. It was really pathetic. If we could only go back and change history, right? M and I actually met online. I was living in Kentucky and he was in Michigan. I was in a chatroom of a website that I used to pretty much live on. (and made friends that I still have to this day!) M's sister was on webcam, as was I and several other people....

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Blue End Table

It's a fresh new week but my Monday hasn't really had a fresh start. I'm still in that "can't get myself going" phase. Somethings gotta give!! Anywho, I believe I shared in my last post (or the one before that, can't remember!) that I had redone an end table. M and I were browsing Home Depot the other day. He was looking for bolts for his race car and I was cruising the paint aisle's waiting on him. I came across this spray paint that was only 2.98 a can. That's cheaper than Walmart! (Without getting the cheap, cheap stuff.) Most of you have probably seen/used this before, but I haven't so it excites me! :) It's Rust-oleum Painter's Touch in Satin Lagoon. I had originally planned on doing this table a bright red, but after seeing this color...

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A small slice of Happiness.

  Flowers from my front yard. It's a small start, but it's a start! I've decided that today will be spent "simplifying" my life/house. I'm so sick of clutter, so I'm throwing it all out! Plus, I have a super cute end table to show off. As soon as the poly dries enough to snap some pictures, I'll post it! Hope everyone has a great weeken...

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Kitchen Table Re-Do

I've had this kitchen table for years. My parents bought it for me when I got my first apartment about 10 years ago. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't the cutest thing ever. But at the time, I was just happy to have a table! I used to have a big glass top table in our dining room/breakfast area. (it's small!) When we got our gazebo for the deck, we moved the big table outside and I moved this small set into the house. Size wise, it was perfect. Color wise, not so much. So enter the sanding and the spray paint! They're still not completely finished. I wanted to add some writing to the top of it. Maybe "EAT" or something cute, haven't fully decided. It was actually all thrown together in a day, so I don't think it turned out to bad....

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First Feature!

I know that it's been a minute since I last posted. Things the last week have been less than blog-worthy. You know, one of those week's where nothing seems to go right, you feel icky and less than extraodinary.  That was my week. I got next to nothing accomplished. My furniture projects are stacking up on me. I even added 2 more things on top of what was in the last post I made. I just couldn't get myself going no matter what I tried. (although i'll admit, i didn't really try to hard!) But.. this is a new week and I'm determined to get some stuff done! So far this morning, I slept until 10. Not the greatest start to my productive week. But I didn't get to sleep till almost 3am, so I'm excusing myself! (i have the worst insomnia, esp this...

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New Furniture to work on!

Just a quick post about some new furniture pieces i've gotten to work on before I head out to my parents for lunch. I hope that everyone is enjoying their 4th weekend! Ours has been rather lazy. Which I'm not complaining about! Kid's Rocking Chair. Bamboo chair. Vintage Tanker Desk. Solid Wood Dresser. I can't wait to get started on all of these! Plus, a friend of my dad's is getting me a paint sprayer from his job, on the cheap! That will help tremendously. So, Everyone got great plans for the 4...

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I'm up for a challenge!

Today marks the first day in my 101 in 1001 challenge. (you can check the official site here.) Basically, I made a list of 101 things that I would love to accomplish in the next 1001 days. And let me tell you, this is not as easy as it sounds. I thought, "101?", that's easy. I got stuck at about #60. Not to mention, I tried to think realistically. I could have put tons of things on this list that I'd love to do, but going to Paris in the next thousand days just isn't going to happen. You can check out my list here. I made a tab for it in the nav bar up top. Not sure where I'm gonna start at. But as I work through my list, I will mark through and date each item. Of course I'll make lots of posts about it along the way, so I can keep everyone...

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