A Little Redecorating...

Ok, so I know that I have not updated in a while. That is becuase I had nothing!! Remember, no kids, no funny pets..... I have not been anywhere too interesting for work lately, so I really had nothing! Well, this weekend that all changed when I decided to redecorate my office with a new desk and paint my kitchen. The desk in the office is all glass, almost 5 feet by 3 feet. I lifted it onto the legs myself.



Then it was on to the kitchen. I have lived in my house for 3 1/2 years now and have wanted to paint the kitchen forever! I did it this weekend.....all by myself. It took 8 hours between taping, priming and painting. The carmel color was only one coat and the red was two coats. To be honest, up close it looks a little ghetto.... the carmel definately needs two coats. I ran out of patience. It is not horrible, but it does need to be fixed. Check out the before and after photos. The photos on the wall are actually a calendar. They will be cut into 8x11 and framed in black frames. I also have a backsplash on order. Stay tuned for the final result!! (there you go Jo, I updated! :))

The Kitchen Before paint





The Kitchen After Paint

One Tier Up & Two Tiers Down!

So yesterday I flew into Providence, RI. I was scheduled to do a training at one of our schools in RI and then drive 2.5 hours to Nashua, NH. When I got to the Budget Rental Car counter, the gentleman there said, "You are in luck. Your car is right here next to the booth." When I looked at the car, my face must have made a weird expression because he asked me if everything was ok. I said, "I am not sure I can drive this car." It was a FULL SIZE Mercury Sable!!!! He asked me why I said that. I told him that the car was too big for me, and seeing over the dash might be an issue. He said, "It is only one tier up from the mid-sized car you reserved." I said, "My company reserves the cars and I am clearly two tiers down from that mid-sized car!" The man explained that that car was really my only choice as it was from NH and needed to go back. So off I went, feeling like Edith Ann in her big rocker!! In the end, it was not that bad and I am a champ with the car now. Can I get a woot woot!!