Room Re-do

Pictures...ENJOY! *Note: There was still stuff not put away in the pictures, but Jenna came home and we had to finish Christmas gifts for tonight's Menchhofer Family Xmas and Jenna had mountains of laundry to do (per usual). In the final pics, you'll see Jenna playing my Wii while Toby slept on the couch! haha He loves to be near his Aunt Ninny when she's home! :)

Almost finished!!

I just got an email that my curtains are in...so on Jenna's way home today, she is going to stop and pick them up for me! :) Woohoo! That means that tonight after dinner we should be able to get the new curtains up and finish hanging pictures!!! Which also means...I need to get my butt in gear today and go print a few pictures that I am wanting to swap in frames.

So for those of you who have been patiently awaiting the reveal (aka Rajean) - you won't have to wait too much longer! Hopefully later tonight I will be able to post pics of the completed project!!

Slow Progress is Better Than None at All

Well, as the title says...still working on my room! :p Things were moving quite quickly at the beginning, but now that my room is livable again - things have halted considerably! No wonder they say if you move into a house before it's done it'll take you at least 10 years to finish it!?! haha I am happy to report that things are looking good...I'm quite pleased with it and I can't wait to get my curtains next week so it will officially be finished! Today my new roman shade came in for the door that goes to the driveway, mom helped me hang several more pictures on the wall, and I even managed to get the shelves painted and back in place. :) I am LOVING my new 32" LCD tv! (xmas present from mom)

Last few things to do:
-finish hanging pictures
-print pics to change out some of the frames
-carry last few things upstairs to storage room
-sweep floor for the millionth time :p
-find a sofa table (with unusual dimensions - probably gonna have to build it)

I should be able to take the final pictures and post 'em by Christmas Eve!

Work in Progress

Wow! Today has been an exhausting day!! :p

I started my day at 6:45 am...we finished moving furniture, took down curtains and I got to work!! Not only did I work in my room from 7am-2pm, but also had to get cleaned up and go to Indy with mom for a short visit with Jenna. Crazy day!?!

Today's accomplishments:
-take down curtains
-move entertainment center into middle of the room
-paint walls
-pull off painter's tape
-paint trim
-put curtains back up until new ones come in

I also managed to sweep a small section of the floor and move 2 big pieces of furniture back against the wall. I also swept another portion of the room so mom could shampoo the carpet with her wet vac. There were a few stains we wanted to get up and it did a pretty good job! Overall, I'm pleased with how it looks...just gotta wait for it to dry!

Tomorrow's to-do list:
-dust & clean furniture
-sweep floors
-move more furniture back in place
-clean window panes
-move curtain brackets on 2 single windows
-wash & dry bedding
-test phone jack for cable hookup

I took some pictures today, but I'm gonna wait to post it all when the room is completely finished! :)

Gonna sit here and watch tv with mom for a little bit before going back to my room and crawling over a bunch of stuff to get into bed! haha

Night!

Too Much HGTV

Since I haven't been working, I have been spending my days at home playing with Toby and traveling to visit Jenna and Zach here and there....on my days home, I have come to love HGTV!! I am actually addicted to a few of the shows - Designed to Sell, Deserving Design, Rate My Space, & Colorsplash. haha


So what does someone who watches too much HGTV do?? Well...redo a room of course! :p It looks as though I'm staying stationed in Osgood for awhile longer. After 100's of resumes being sent out, I'm no closer to a full-time job today than I was 2 months ago. It is extremely frustrating!?! I think the worst thing to be told is that you are over-qualified for a job! How does one become overqualified? If you are willing to do a job and you meet the requirements...shouldn't that be a GOOD thing?? ugh! So, I continue to job hunt...not really wanting to return to 70 hour work weeks at the golf course in 2009, but knowing that I have that to fall back on should I not be able to find other work by then. Anyway...back to the point of this story! haha :) Seeing as how I'm staying put, I decided that I needed a room makeover. My bedroom/office/living room (yes, its all one room here at mom's) is slightly cramped! Have you have ever tried to fit an apartment worth of belongings from 2 years living on your own into one space? Well, I am doing it...and it's not easy! ha As I type this almost all of my belongings are squished together in the center of my bedroom, including ME! :p


Today's list of accomplishments:
-moved furniture to center of room
-took all pictures and shelves off walls
-took apart old desk (that was falling apart) and put it in the dumpster! :)
-got rid of the old cables for our past-cable hookups
-washed the walls
-spackled nail holes and a few other repairs (water used to leak into my room, but now we have a new roof! woohoo!)
-sanded the spackled areas
-wiped down the walls AGAIN
-taped off the trim (still have 2 windows to do tomorrow, they are behind the last items to be moved!)
-washed my light coverings and replaced lightbulbs


Tomorrow's to-do list:
-take down curtains
-move entertainment center into middle of the room
-paint walls
-paint trim
-sweep floor


I'm praying that it only takes one coat of paint on the walls! My arms already hurt...so do my knees from crawling around the room taping off trim! :p We're going to shampoo my carpet as well, so ideally that will happen throughout the day on Tuesday as I'm going to have to move furniture, clean a section, move furniture, clean a section, etc...haha The goal is to start placing furniture where it belongs on Wednesday! :) My new curtains won't be at the store until next Monday, but at I can handle my tacky floral curtains for another week...maybe!?! ha I have a new desk to put together (with mom's help I'm sure) and of course, all of my photos will have to be repositioned since furniture is getting changed around. I'll keep everyone posted! I forgot to take a "before" picture...I have some on my desktop (which is currently dismantled and sitting on the kitchen table!). :p


Here are a few pics...that is not my current bed in the picture, these are from before I moved back home last November, but its essentially the same setup!! ha