tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86028193209390942852024-03-13T07:54:20.850-07:00A Little Left of GreenAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01893616279944116361noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602819320939094285.post-15771801231653139602015-05-19T08:53:00.004-07:002015-05-19T08:54:42.615-07:00Do better. Hi! A year and a half and no posts. I'm a super consistent blogger. Go me! <br />
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Yesterday on facebook<em> </em>I posted "We do the best we can until we can do better." This has pretty much been my mantra in life. I am constantly trying to improve and grow while still appreciating the things I'm succeeding at. Generally that has served me well except for this one area that I suck at. I suck at partially because I never enjoyed it and I didn't care to work at it. That has changed. I still don't enjoy it but now I'm working at it. What is it?<br />
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It only took me 33 years and a couple of kids to realize that there is no organizing fairy that is going to come run my home for me. I've sucked it up and starting tackling little projects. Last night I did phase one of my closet. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01893616279944116361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602819320939094285.post-64270311289382176022014-01-30T19:36:00.001-08:002014-01-30T19:36:23.085-08:00My brother is awesome!Jocelyn is turning 2 next Wednesday and we are bringing pizza to her classroom. I mentioned to my brother that I needed a flyer to hang up and within 2 hours he delivered this awesomeness!<br />
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Oh 2013, you were pretty good to us. The highlight was definitely little Mr. Miles joining our family.</div>
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<li>Jocelyn turned 1 and has become quite the little spitfire. She runs, jumps, talks, sings and dances. Oh how she dances! Love this girl.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a95s46Rl8lk/UsXoMO59XJI/AAAAAAAABM8/q3yQQMoHCAA/s1600/20130205_074943josfirstbirthday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a95s46Rl8lk/UsXoMO59XJI/AAAAAAAABM8/q3yQQMoHCAA/s1600/20130205_074943josfirstbirthday.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></li>
<li>Paul worked in S. Korea for a couple weeks. Sadly this coincided with the very unexpected passing of my grandfather. I ended up in Louisiana but it allowed for this cute photo op.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cf0NUFN5w4Y/UsXoNvgvneI/AAAAAAAABNg/OBMHisqoryA/s1600/804212_10200136292143566_197786797_nLOUISIANA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cf0NUFN5w4Y/UsXoNvgvneI/AAAAAAAABNg/OBMHisqoryA/s1600/804212_10200136292143566_197786797_nLOUISIANA.jpg" height="320" width="320" /></a></li>
<li>Sold the condo/said goodbye to downtown.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Rir8QB6IFZI/UsXoOG81CMI/AAAAAAAABNc/AJzebclwglE/s1600/945740_463603973714591_428163989_nBYEMARK.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Rir8QB6IFZI/UsXoOG81CMI/AAAAAAAABNc/AJzebclwglE/s1600/945740_463603973714591_428163989_nBYEMARK.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></li>
<li>Lived with dad- 4 adults, 2 babies, 2 dogs, and a cat in a 2 bedroom condo. Went amazingly smoothly.</li>
<li>Close on a new house and leased a new ELECTRIC car, in the SAME DAY! (Hello future, nice to meet you!)<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3iMF_6WCcAE/UsXoLlQC20I/AAAAAAAABM4/oIBYcz7HnfY/s1600/20130914_114925-1jobox.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3iMF_6WCcAE/UsXoLlQC20I/AAAAAAAABM4/oIBYcz7HnfY/s1600/20130914_114925-1jobox.jpg" height="268" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1GMinltQOU4/UsXoPf1KxnI/AAAAAAAABN0/8GqUaExV2HM/s1600/IMG_1810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1GMinltQOU4/UsXoPf1KxnI/AAAAAAAABN0/8GqUaExV2HM/s1600/IMG_1810.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li>Miles was born. He is such an amazing baby. So full of laughter and love.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HLf25YRzOJw/UsXoJDaxJhI/AAAAAAAABMo/2_f_8cNIn_0/s1600/1044960_10151552537546559_1298899576_nmiles+born.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HLf25YRzOJw/UsXoJDaxJhI/AAAAAAAABMo/2_f_8cNIn_0/s1600/1044960_10151552537546559_1298899576_nmiles+born.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e3dpjUqNGr0/UsXoMRXWIyI/AAAAAAAABNE/hDsCKo8vQuM/s1600/20130706_103726-1jomeetsmiles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e3dpjUqNGr0/UsXoMRXWIyI/AAAAAAAABNE/hDsCKo8vQuM/s1600/20130706_103726-1jomeetsmiles.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></li>
<li>Had gallbladder surgery but I got to do <a href="http://alittleleftofgreen.blogspot.com/2013/10/while-recovering-from-gallbladder.html" target="_blank">fun things</a> with my recovery! </li>
<li>Jocelyn got tubes in her ears. OUCH. Poor baby, but now she seems to be over getting ear infections every week. YAY!<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CHEZSCuYljw/UsXoNpU3EVI/AAAAAAAABNQ/eb2PCVRrdCY/s1600/20131112_090221-1JOears.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CHEZSCuYljw/UsXoNpU3EVI/AAAAAAAABNQ/eb2PCVRrdCY/s1600/20131112_090221-1JOears.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></li>
<li>Jocelyn started soccer. She absolutely loves it. (she doesn't like pictures...)<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VCL2L9U5F_g/UsXoJGiDJXI/AAAAAAAABMg/--Z6by_iPVo/s1600/1441175_10151838972641559_618378292_nJOSOCCER.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VCL2L9U5F_g/UsXoJGiDJXI/AAAAAAAABMg/--Z6by_iPVo/s1600/1441175_10151838972641559_618378292_nJOSOCCER.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></li>
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<li>Paul even learned to do Jocelyn's hair! </li>
<li><a href="http://alittleleftofgreen.blogspot.com/2013/12/my-pottery-barn-dining-table-knockoff.html" target="_blank">Built a table. </a></li>
<li>Miles got <b>two</b> teeth!</li>
<li>Got to see how much these two already love each other.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-n-4KgWcy5Tc/UsXoO6u-2LI/AAAAAAAABNk/HAe-HwFmf1c/s1600/IMG_0204_Jolovesmiles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-n-4KgWcy5Tc/UsXoO6u-2LI/AAAAAAAABNk/HAe-HwFmf1c/s1600/IMG_0204_Jolovesmiles.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a><br /><br />I'm looking forward to seeing what 2014 has in store. </li>
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Thank you Katie! You take great photos. (No, this post isn't sponsored - to be honest, she doesn't know I'm doing this- I just love our photos.)<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01893616279944116361noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602819320939094285.post-45199370753106500402013-12-01T21:05:00.001-08:002013-12-02T09:02:23.098-08:00My Pottery Barn Dining Table Knockoff. I've always wanted a huge dining room table. Over the past few years I've stalked many blogs that made farmhouse tables (more specifically the<a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/products/benchwright-dining-table/" target="_blank"> Pottery Barn Benchwright</a>). (See: <a href="http://ana-white.com/2011/07/plans/benchright-farmhouse-table" target="_blank">Ana-White</a> and <a href="http://ana-white.com/2012/05/pottery-barn-benchwright-farmhouse-dining-table" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="http://www.perfectlyimperfectblog.com/2011/12/farmhouse-table-plans-finishing-tips.html" target="_blank">Perfectly Imperfect</a>, <a href="http://www.contemporaryharbor.com/2012/12/pb-benchwright-table-knock-off.html" target="_blank">Contemporary Harbor</a> and many many more.) I took in as much knowledge as I could and started forming a plan. (This plan included getting my dad on-board to help, but lucky for me he is always on-board for a building project.) All of the tables I read about were too small and they all faked the 4x4 through parts, I had to figure out how to make it nearly 9 feet long (ended up 8 feet 8 inches) and how to make the legs more legit. (Oh and for less than 300 bucks!)<br />
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The upgrade started with Alan building a template.<br />
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After the template was built, Alan, Dad and Chris used a plunge router to create holes in the 4x4 legs to allow the cross piece in the legs to really go through, unlike many of the knockoffs we found. Chris gets a few bonus points for dedication to our project. He showed up in his dress clothes after a hard night of partying. :)<br />
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Then we took the boards back to our house where I began laying out the tabletop. Dad and I decided which boards worked best where. Once it was all set, I got to use my favorite building tool (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kreg-K4MS-Jig-Master-System/dp/B0044BBOQK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1385959737&sr=8-1&keywords=kreg+jig" target="_blank">the kreg jig</a>) to drill a ton of pocket holes to join the boards together. Once the holes were all drilled, dad and I started joining boards with lots of glue and the pocket holes.<br />
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Then it looked like this! We were starting to get excited! Then I sanded. And sanded. And sanded.<br />
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And sanded a little more.<br />
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Next I started the finishing process on the bottom first:<br />
2 coats of wood conditioner<br />
2 coats of weathered oak<br />
2 coats of special walnut<br />
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Hey look, my turnbuckle came in the mail!!<br />
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Once the table was finished dad and Chris put the legs on. After that, they drilled holes and put the rods and turnbuckle on the bottom (that I had spray painted with a brown paint.) I got to supervise this part because Miles wanted nothing but his mommy at the time.<br />
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Holy crap it is done. We did it. We built a table.<br />
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And in time for Thanksgiving. Success!!! (14 people around that baby!)<br />
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All I can say is THANK YOU! THANK YOU! To Dad, Alan, Chris and Paul.<br />
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Paul is always a stanch supporter of my insane ideas and enables me to have the free-time to do these crazy things. Love you!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01893616279944116361noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602819320939094285.post-59352254111785739252013-11-24T21:49:00.000-08:002013-11-24T22:07:41.929-08:00My soccer bunny.Jocelyn started soccer this weekend and she is absolutely adorable.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01893616279944116361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602819320939094285.post-35362714553191913902013-11-16T06:30:00.000-08:002013-11-15T08:16:57.326-08:00Do you have a list? Paul and I are both big proponents of lists. We have no less than 7 shared lists and I have a couple personal ones too (and this doesn't count work lists.) We are currently using <a href="http://www.wunderlist.com/" target="_blank">Wunderlist</a> to organize and share our personal lists and it is working much better than the previous applications (and even better than my trusty piece of paper.)<br />
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How do you organize your lists?<br />
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<u><span style="color: blue;"><b>We have the obvious:</b></span></u><br />
Grocery List <br />
Gift List - By person with sub-tasks for gift ideas<br />
To Do List - This is mainly daily/weekly life stuff<br />
Kids Stuff To Do - Anything kid related like get Miles a crib, pass on outgrown clothing, etc.<br />
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<u><span style="color: blue;"><b>Then the more tailored to us:</b></span></u><br />
House To Do List - Probably our longest list and this has sub-lists that are created from it.<br />
Ex: Sub-list Bathroom Project<br />
Build List - Projects I'm building or going to build<br />
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<u><b><span style="color: blue;">My current personal lists:</span></b></u><br />
Thanksgiving - We are hosting this year. Don't want to forget anything.<br />
Book Club - I'm hosting in December. This is how I don't forget anything.<br />
Path to Christmas - this has projects and things I need/want to complete for the holiday season.<br />
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You can set due dates and view things based on what is due this week or based on the lists above. To some, this might seem like list overload but it is the only way I continue productivity without being overwhelmed.<br />
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How do you organize your life and keep track of all the moving pieces of your lives?<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01893616279944116361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602819320939094285.post-12944588160096499542013-11-15T06:30:00.000-08:002013-11-15T06:30:00.905-08:00Dumpster CratesIt is no secret that our house is a lifetime project and if you've come to our house, you know it isn't decorated AT ALL. We've made a point to try to avoid putting too much pressure on ourselves and just do things as they come.<br />
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For a while, Jo has been utilizing a cardboard box in the living room as her toy chest. (Classy, I know.)<br />
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<br />Fast forward a bit and dad found a bunch of free wood next to the dumpster by his condo. I thought it would be a perfect fit to make a few crates to store some of her toys. I didn't take any building pictures but here is one during painting. (Left over paint from the kid's table.)<div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01893616279944116361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602819320939094285.post-54730269152008721192013-11-14T06:30:00.000-08:002013-11-14T11:36:13.453-08:00Do you go to the doctor everyday? Our little household has had an eventful couple of days. On Tuesday Jocelyn got to spend some time at Children's Hospital and get tubes in her ears. After fighting numerous ear infections the ENT suggested this course of action and man, we are glad we did. She seems to be hearing MUCH better.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01893616279944116361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602819320939094285.post-82487525563125524892013-10-28T06:30:00.000-07:002013-10-28T13:51:53.901-07:00Did you get the demo memo?Last week we started the process of getting two of our wall mounted toilets converted to normal ones. As with anything plumbing, there are ALWAYS surprises.<br />
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Someone in this house's past life did a pretty crappy job with everything plumbing. The wall mounted toilets were installed crookedly and would have never gotten a good seal, hence the conversion. Our awesome plumber started the process to unearth the pipes.<br />
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Bathroom 1 went fairly smoothly except that we discovered the tile wasn't waterproofed so the water from the shower was just leaking through the tile. FUN.<br />
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Bathroom 2... oh bathroom 2. The past-life plumber (or DIYer?) decided encasing the pipes in concrete sounded like a stellar idea. This makes our current plumber's life a little more difficult and the hole in our floor much larger. Oh and that tub next to the toilet, they did a crappy repair there causing leakage too... So that pretty wood floor in the bedroom next to the bathroom, oh yes, some of that is gone. Oh and there was 2 inches of layered sub-floor from years of half-assed bathroom renovations.<br />
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Next Chris started on the tile nightmare that is bathroom 1 and then went to go help another friend with a honey do!<br />
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When Chris returned, Paul and dad both jumped into help. 6 or so hours later (and a lot of beer and sweat) we have a clean slate. I can't seem to find a way to accurately express how much work they put into this. Removing the tile from the walls was NOT easy. They rock.<br />
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