4 Men 1 Lady: November 2009

11.26.2009

Gobble, gobble.

This Thanksgiving was a holiday of every plan falling through you can imagine.

Plan #1 of going to San Diego was canceled when all three of my men shared the same sinus infection.

Plan #2: Cook turkey at home. Plan failed when I sliced half my thumb pad off on this weapon of a kitchen tool. Sounds minor, right? Suck it up and slap on a bandaid! Literally, there's no more thumb print...completely gone. (Hope my paroll officer doesn't need my prints anytime soon).

Plan #3: Crash sister-in-law's, sister-in-law's Thanksgiving invitation an hour before dinner. Tacky. Couldn't do it. Plus, bloody thumb, not so appetizing.

Plan #4: Thanksgiving at the J.W. Marriot. Saa-weeet! I'm wondering if my boys even tasted the meal with their poor congested noses. As you can see it didn't stop 'em.

Despite the chaos I am so very thankful for these wonderful men.

Watching the hawks soar was a perfect end to a slightly imperfect day.

We out!

11.23.2009

DIY time.

Estate sale frame:

Peg board from hardware store cut to size:

Can you guess where this is going yet?

Coat of white spray paint on frame:

Assortment of peg board hooks.

I didn't like the chrome finish on these hooks and wanted to spray paint them a metallic bronze. I poked them in to the top of a shoe box lid for easy access when spraying.

Ta-da!

I attached the peg board to the back of my frame then sprayed everything white.

Next, the hooks were inserted.

A new home for my jewelry.

Found these aged, antique looking hooks at Urban Outfitters.

11.18.2009

Organized.

This is what my desk looked like last night:

Enough was enough.

My beau made this simple monitor riser from a piece of plywood out of the disgard pile at Home Depot.

$0.50 thrift store dish...

A coat of turquoise spray paint...perfect.

I found this cute little fish at Target on clearance for $0.97!

Makes a great little paper weight just in case a tornado where ever to come through my office.

(Shhh...It's actually a salt shaker).

I swear my happiness level is in large part related to how organized my junk is.

11.17.2009

bah humbug.

I'm not in to holiday decorating. When you're on a tight decorating budget I don't see the point in spending money on decor that only gets displayed for 30 days or less. It just feels like a total gyp.

I came accross this awesome diy project and tutorial at Viva Full House. It's made of sheet music / book pages and an automotive convex mirror. You know I'm a sucker for sunburst mirrors. Even this Scrooge could do this holiday project.

11.16.2009

"my turn."

"Awwww waaaaa waaaa waaaaa waaaaa waaaaaa goo day. Awwww waaaaa waaaaa waaaa waaaa ble-food. Awwww waaaa waaaa waaaa waaaa, AMEN!"

This little man's version of dinner time prayers.

And it melts my heart everytime.

(Yes, I burned the pizza).

11.11.2009

walk down memory lane.

I'm about 4 years behind in my scrapbooking. I'm not sure if I should go back to where I left off or just start from this point on. Does it really matter? I just piddle around with the pictures when I attempt to scrapbook and then get nothing done anyway.

I came accross an old home flyer from our very first house. We painted every wall, put in new flooring throughout, meticulously cared for our backyard...those were the days.

11.08.2009

planet of the apes.

100% undivided attention.

Complete stillness and intrigue.

What are they watching?

This.

Really? Who watches this stuff?

I don't get it.

Must be a guy thing.

11.06.2009

knockoff throw.

Oh Homegoods, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

Homegoods throw: $19.00
(Pillow from Nena Von ...thanks Tami!)

Jonathan Adler Richard Nixon throw: $295.00

11.04.2009

my pride and joy.

11.02.2009

Somebody, stop me!

Acquiring furniture that I have no place for is becoming an obsession. Some people take in stray animals, me...stray furniture. Is there such thing as Furniture-Aholics Meetings? Either that or I need to enroll in re-upholstery classes.

I about fell over when I found the same exact wingback as the white one in my bedroom. Price: $15.00.