March 09, 2015

Pondering the Powder Room

March 09, 2015/ Michelle S

What a good start to this Monday. The sun is shining. We're supposed to hit 50 degrees. There's a chance we may have survived Winter!

My family was in town this weekend to celebrate my birthday. We did our usual eating and thrifting adventures. My brother commented that Decor and the Dog has been lame lately. To which I replied "Your face is lame...and you're right." He then called me lazy. I then asked him how many DIY projects he's completed since January. He replied that he painted a monkey. I didn't ask further questions (mainly because I was terrified of the answer) but called it a tie. I guess I'm becoming a normal human being that doesn't destroy their house every 2 seconds. I'm sure it's just a phase.

February 23, 2015

Top 5: Favorite Kitchen Items

February 23, 2015/ Michelle S

Happy Monday! Did everyone have a fabulous weekend? It was freezing here but the sun was shining so we counted that as a mini-win. Nate and I celebrated the sun by going out for pizza and sleeping a lot. Makes sense, no? Ike got in some sun bathing on the rug but was disappointed in the lack of walk. Little dude doesn't understand below zero temperatures.

We don't have a lot on the project front lately but I have a weirdly strong desire to blog this week. I thought I'd start a mini-series sharing our Top 5 Favorites in various life categories. (If the past is any indication of the future, this will be the only post of this sort that you'll see because I'll lose interest. Michelle = attention span of gerbil. Sorry to all offended gerbils.)

Today I'd like to share Nate and I's top 5 favorite kitchen items. These are tried and true items that we use often. A few of them were things that I wasn't even sure we actually needed but now I'm not sure we could live without them. (You know, first world couldn't live without.)

February 20, 2015

Curing the Winter Blahs with Minted Art

February 20, 2015/ Michelle S

Man. Will this Winter ever end? I keep getting questions of why I haven't been blogging as regularly.
Well, I was battling some nasty stomach issues for awhile. Once those resolved, Winter really took hold in Iowa and it's been gloomy and freezing. I haven't had motivation to do anything productive let alone DIY. The muscles of this operation is working 80+ hours per week. Hence, no blog posts.

What have I had the motivation to do? Snuggle Ike, hit "view next episode on Netflix" and put a lot of things in virtual shopping carts.