tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79463379861216984402024-02-20T11:01:45.260-06:00Bear + Deerjanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192347320227649794noreply@blogger.comBlogger165125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946337986121698440.post-44302259890329797902016-11-03T12:42:00.001-05:002016-11-03T12:42:42.901-05:00growing up, moving onsomething changed this year. i don't know why & i can't pinpoint exactly when but i started to appreciate the house i live in & decided to document my love/hate relationship with it. it feels like too hard of work to not show it to someone besides myself.<br />
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so. if you're interested to see what i'm up to, you can follow along at <a href="http://lovelylittleshit.com/">lovelylittleshit.com</a><br />
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i thoroughly enjoyed the years i spent blogging little snippets of my personal life as bear + deer. somewhere along the way this space no longer felt like me which is why i stopped. i won't let that happen again.<br />
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** warning: in the name of happiness, i decided to stop "hiding" who i was this year & because of that, my new blog speaks how i speak (i.e. vulgar - if you couldn't tell by the name alone) so if you have difficulties with hearing someone use the f-word, it's probably not the place for you & that's cool.janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192347320227649794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946337986121698440.post-1040450323844306612016-03-11T09:54:00.000-06:002016-03-11T09:54:57.804-06:00hello. it's me.i had a blog once.<br />
& i loved it so fiercely.<br />
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now i love myself fiercely.<br />
i've grown a lot the last couple of years.<br />
i've found myself.<br />
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i don't think my self likes to share with the world anymore.<br />
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<br />janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192347320227649794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946337986121698440.post-15177554201992062652015-03-26T12:10:00.000-05:002015-03-30T12:22:37.076-05:00Honesty with Motherhood.<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I've been purposefully slowing my life down over the last 12 months. It is probably the slowest it's ever been which has also made it the most enjoyable. Living without rules, schedules & unnecessary obligations is turning my life into the simple way of living that I've always craved. It has shown me how truly happy I am without responsibility and it has shifted my priorities significantly. My priority is now myself (& Ryan, of course). I want to better myself and just live for me (/us). I want to adventure. I want to learn. I want do whatever I what whenever I want.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I've dealt with a lot of depression & anxiety the last couple of years for a handful of reasons. The depression has subsided most days but my social anxieties & reclusiveness have gotten worse. When I turned 25, I had a secret crisis about my life because I couldn't stop comparing it to societies idea of what a married 25 year old woman's life should look like. I actually have a blog that I wrote from that time still sitting in my drafts. I reread it now and it sounds desperate. About a year ago, before my birthday, Ryan & I had a serious conversation about kids. It was a conversation that both of us had avoided having for awhile because we both thought the other wanted something that we didn't. It turns out, we didn't. Neither one of us want kids. I'm not saying that we'll <i>never</i> have them. I am fully aware that I might wake up in my 30's and think "holy shit! I need a baby and I need it now!". I'm not a fortuneteller. What I can tell you is this: I spent my early 20's thinking that being a mother is what I wanted. I spent a lot of time crying, depressed & angry because I was not able to get pregnant. It's something I laugh at myself for now. <u>I didn't really want kids</u>. I was coming out of a weird friend break-up that really rocked me & left me with this strange, deep sadness and all I really wanted was that bond that a mother has with their children. I wanted to <i>know</i> that somebody would love me forever. I wanted my mother to be a grandmother (because she will be damn good at it). I wanted to fit into the mold of a married woman. For once in my life, I wanted to fit in and feel that unconditional love of a child. I still think those things about motherhood are great. Do you know what I don't want though? The rest of it. The only thing I'm willing to wake up for in the middle of the night is a fire or natural disaster & I definitely don't want to wake up before my alarm goes off in the morning. I don't want to schedule my life around this little creature that literally needs me for everything. I don't want to spend hundreds of extra dollars each month. I don't want postpartum depression. I don't want to miss out on celebrations for my friends and family. I don't want to pass up on spur of the moment vacations. I don't want to not enjoy alcohol or nicotine when I want. I don't want to stop giving my 3 dogs less attention. I don't want a minimum of 9 months of jacked hormones. I don't want to <i>not</i> be selfish. I <i>am</i> selfish & I am free to be so. I am not scared of motherhood. I am not scared of ruining a child's life. I am not scared of molding a kid into an awesome adult. I am actually pretty certain that I'd be a pretty bad-ass mom. I don't want to have a child if I'm doing it because I feel it's what I should do and I definitely don't want to just to appease anyone else. I will have children if I ever feel passionate about having one. If my entire being ever looks at motherhood and what it takes to raise a kid and goes "Yes, I would LOVE to dedicate 100% of my life to that and I don't care what 'negatives' come along with it", then I'll reconsider.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It was HARD for me to get to this place. It was hard for me to admit that I didn't want kids. And that was hard to understand.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I am MAD that it was hard. It should NOT be hard to make personal choices for yourself! It was hard because everything around us (women), says to marry & reproduce! It was hard because I was scared of what my life would look like without them, because I've never seen that life before. Society gave me a damn panic attack because I turned 25 and believed that there was little to no place in this world for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This is what I wrote on 4/6/14, exactly one month before 25:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Today I am shaken by an overwhelming fear. A fear brought on by living the life of a childless woman. </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As women, we are taught our entire lives to grow up and become a wife & mother. Movies, TV, books; they supply us with help on how to manage falling in love, having kids, losing kids & infertility. What about the women that roam this Earth without children? There is no help to navigate those waters. Where is the book that teaches women to maintain relationships with the people they care about while watching them go down the path of motherhood again & again? We sit on the sidelines & cheer you on, mothers of the world. We're damn good cheerleaders too. But what happens when you look around & you are only surrounded by women with children? I cannot help you with that aspect of your life. An aspect, that for a lot of women, is all there is once they give birth. An aspect, that's no longer just an aspect, it is all they are; they <i>are</i> their children. I cannot speak into your life on raising them & all things motherhood. Where is the book the helps women once their friends realize this & leave them behind with their party days? Where is the help that one needs to explain to their parents that you're not going to make them grandparents? Who is there to help women realize that one day them themselves won't be grandparents? Is there even a place for childless women?"</span><br />
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Parts of me still have some of these fears. I will continue to have some insecurities about my friendships as they have children & I remain here, drinking vodka on a Wednesday night & enjoying a cigarette in the night air. It's similar to the feeling I had when all of my friends went to college & I went to work.</span><br />
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I'm not sure why I felt so compelled to write this today after being silent for so long. Sometimes you just have to get your thoughts on paper. And this, this is my paper. Maybe it's because a co-worker told me that having kids was not a want, "it was a must" and I had zero way of responding in a professional manner. I don't think my first thought would be appropriate for a superior.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Most of the time nowadays, I feel like wearing a sign around my neck that reads:<br />
THIS IS ME & YOU CAN DEAL.</span><br />
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*Maybe I should add that I don't hate on anyone that lives to be a mother. I think that's amazing and it's a special super power talent that I don't understand and I will love your kids so hard. Especially your babies, because holding babies is one of the greatest things in life. Who doesn't love babies?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">**I also understand the logic that most mothers have that one day I could get pregnant (which is very unlikely genetically) & my entire outlook would change. That I would no longer see the "negatives" as negatives. That I would be more than willing to give those things up for a child once it happened to me & guess what? I think you're right. It would. If I woke up and found myself magically impregnated, I would embrace it & love it & do right by motherhood. Telling someone that they just don't understand or that they're young and it will pass or that they can't even grasp real love until they're a parent is one of the most obnoxious things. It's as bad as telling someone in a hard time that "everything happens for a reason" or "it will all work out". You aren't that person so you don't understand either. The point is, that just because something is great, does not mean that everyone should experience it. I don't doubt the greatness of motherhood.</span>janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192347320227649794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946337986121698440.post-31916657139790065452014-03-05T15:46:00.000-06:002014-03-05T15:46:03.170-06:00Revisiting The List: "January" Cure<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Here is a look back at<a href="http://bearplusdeer.blogspot.com/2014/01/create-project-list-january-cure.html"> the list I created at the beginning of January</a>. There have been several additions & changes since the last time (marked with *). The majority of our progress has been the complete room swap we're in the middle of right now & of course <a href="http://bearplusdeer.blogspot.com/2014/01/clean-almost-painless-kitchen-january.html">the kitchen changes that I made several weeks ago.</a> The house is kind of a crazy mess right now but we'll be kicking our butts into high-gear this week to prepare for several different guests this weekend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Exterior:</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Scrape front porch of red paint</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Wash all exterior windows</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Rake & bag leaves</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Remove excess cables from exterior brick</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Remove all 3 flower beds in the backyard (under window/garage/random) <strike>& level dirt</strike></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Clean out "the lady bird hole"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strike>Fill in above mentioned hole crater with dirt</strike> *Have yard professionally leveled<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Seed front & back yards<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Fill in west-side yard with weed blocker & rocks<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Cut down rose bushes on east side<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Clean gutters<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Trim up all trees<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Re-caulk (with clear) all windows & doors<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Paint all outside trim<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Replace mailbox<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Power wash entire house</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Re-mortar</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> bricks as needed/possibly paint exterior brick (Preston?)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Put piers under house - new quote needed</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Replace roof<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Replace fence</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Kitchen:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strike>Clean the back door + dog door</strike></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strike>Organize cleaning supplies under the sink</strike></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strike>Find a better solution for pantry & organization</strike></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strike>Find a better solution/set-up for the built in desk (it feels like wasted cluttered space)</strike></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strike>Replace all dishes</strike> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Replace cups to match</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">*Add 2-4 more stools around bar</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Paint kitchen a lighter color<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Replace all 3 ceiling light fixtures</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Replace light above the sink with a pendant like <a href="http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Uptown-Clear-Globe-1-light-Chrome-Pendant/8087400/product.html?refccid=UAYFURPXQ3A2A4KGOIQQDMDRGI&searchidx=6">this</a> or <a href="http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Warehouse-of-Tiffanys-Kim-Pendant-Light/8649439/product.html?refccid=PHVFFDOQBL2LZTKOPPVY4INM3I&searchidx=111">this</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Replace knobs & hinges with a lighter color</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Figure out something with kitchen back-splash (paintable?)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Replace stove to match surrounding appliances</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Replace counter-tops <strike>(concrete overlay?)</strike></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><b>Hallway:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Organize/purge cabinets + give them a good inside cleaning</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Properly replace handles on drawers with knobs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Touch-up ceiling paint</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Replace light fixture & sell old one if possible</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Bathroom:</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Frost window & remove curtain<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Replace burnt out bulbs</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Caulk around bathtub</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Re-tile</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> shower</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Refinish bathtub?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>North Bedroom:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strike>Remove everything that's not used (old stools, boxes, etc.)</strike></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">*Sell amp & guitars</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Replace ceiling fan (water damaged) (<a href="http://www.homedepot.com/p/Hampton-Bay-Stylique-II-52-in-Brushed-Nickel-Ceiling-Fan-AL979-BN/203786411?N=5yc1vZbvlqZ2bctnsZ1z0w9glZ1z10h5uZ1z10h6mZ1z10h77Z1z10h7k">this?</a>)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Refinish Audrie's bookcase</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Put up roller blinds</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Fix paint on both doors (chipped/peeling)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Move bikes to garage & get a rack like <a href="http://www.target.com/p/the-art-of-storage-leaning-2-bike-rack/-/A-10489922#prodSlot=medium_1_14&term=bike+rack">this</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Come up with guest bed solution</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">South Bedroom:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Replace blinds with roller blinds</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Replace ceiling fan to match other bedroom</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Drywall ceiling (plaster is cracking)</span><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">**We've decided to swap our dining room & living room space so things are a little different than before. We love how open our living room/kitchen/dining area is but have always hated the layout of it. After 4.5 years of living here and several different furniture arrangements, I think we've finally figured out how it should've been all along.</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">**</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Dining Room/Seating Area (formerly the living room):</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strike>Get 5x7 frame for cross-stitch</strike></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Add a table runner</span><br />
<strike style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">*Remove curtains </strike><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strike>*Add rug + rug pad under the table</strike> <strike>(the one from the living room?)</strike></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">*Get smaller, round dining table</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">*Replace dining chairs over time</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Replace light fixture with something like <a href="http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Transitional-2-light-Brushed-Nickel-Semi-Flush-Mount/8239051/product.html?refccid=6SOVUCWE4TTYKU2CGR5TQ2LN2I&searchidx=10">this</a> & sell old one</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sand all woodwork </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(baseboards/mantel/doors)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Paint all woodwork semi-gloss white</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Bring record player inside from garage (if needed) </span><strike style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">to use as sofa table</strike><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">/replace legs w/</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">hairpin legs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Remove gas insert – make sure gas line is capped off & fill with logs like </span><a href="http://www.pepperdesignblog.com/2013/02/27/pinterest-challenge-faux-log-stack-fireplace-facade/" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">this</a><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Replace recessed </span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">light bulb</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Paint fireplace to match woodwork (white to match woodwork? dark grey?)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Patch plaster cracks</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Patch holes above fireplace & paint grey to match walls</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Frost front door</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Living Room (formerly the dining room):</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strike>Swap surge-protectors & organize cables in my new <a href="http://www.bluelounge.com/products/cablebox/">CableBox</a>! (I'm a dork.)</strike></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strike>Add key holders above entry table - like <a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=19501188&parentid=A_DECORATE">this</a></strike></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strike>Add hanging coat rack behind front door - like <a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=28234235&parentid=A_DECORATE">this</a></strike></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strike>Add rug pad &/or possibly get new softer/cozier rug (move old rug to DR)</strike></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">*</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Replace light fixture with something like </span><a href="http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Transitional-2-light-Brushed-Nickel-Semi-Flush-Mount/8239051/product.html?refccid=6SOVUCWE4TTYKU2CGR5TQ2LN2I&searchidx=10" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">this</a><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> & sell old one</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strike>*Hem pld living room curtains to fit picture window</strike></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Refinish coffee table ($30 craigslist find!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sand all woodwork </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(baseboards/window seat)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Paint all woodwork semi-gloss white</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">*Spackle/paint all the dozens of nail holes from the old picture gallery wall</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strike>Find a mid-century credenza for our TV *or use our storage headboard (currently used as a sideboard)</strike></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strike>Add pictures to empty frames on picture wall & hang *(or move pictures to different wall)</strike></span></div>
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<strike><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Organize & cover the "cubbies" under the picture window with tension rods & curtains</span></strike><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strike>Paint blue wall to match remaining walls</strike></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Get rid of those squirrels!! (<a href="http://www.yardguard.com/">2 of these</a> in the attic & they don't care!! Time to call a professional.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I never did complete a couple of the <a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/atads/January2014Cure.pdf">official cure tasks</a> like a deep clean of the medicine cabinets & bedrooms but I feel totally okay with that. I have completed so much more than what I had planned & I'm happy with the pace I'm going right now. Some of the progress can't be seen on the list, like buying supplies for upcoming tasks or even entire pieces of furniture we hadn't planned on to complete a room </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">& because no blog is complete without pictures, here's a nice little sneak-peak into what's been happening:</span><br />
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janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192347320227649794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946337986121698440.post-26163971403726262582014-02-28T16:05:00.000-06:002014-02-28T16:05:13.921-06:00Man-free Friday<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Last Friday, my best girl friend & I ditched our responsibilities & our husbands for a night in Dallas at a new favorite hotel chain, <a href="http://www.nylohotels.com/">NYLO</a>. I couldn't have asked for a better way to relax, have fun & spend time in the best company. So thankful that Tommie asked me to come along.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The trip included a lot of hang out in the hotel time because look at this room. I didn't want to leave.</span></div>
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janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192347320227649794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946337986121698440.post-91101753558919317072014-02-17T16:50:00.001-06:002014-02-17T16:50:26.128-06:00Valentine Dogs<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">My house got dirtier & my body got heavier but it was worth getting away for a long weekend in Tulsa... I think. Ask me again at the end of the month when we do our weight & measurement check-ins. <i>Damn you, pizza & burgers!!</i> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Sometimes it just feels good to not do much of anything somewhere else that's not home, so that's what we did. To prove it to you, here are the only pictures I took:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I am happy to announce that Peggy has also proven to be a wonderful little traveler, which is kind of a must in our family. According to what I overheard on the elevator, normal people don't take their dogs with them out of town for Valentine's Day. Good thing I've never claimed to be normal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We did do a little furniture browsing on Saturday & saw a few pretty cool shops. Ryan finished the night at a concert while I soaked up 3.5 hours of Sex & the City with very cuddly dogs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Now onto my next weekend trip <i>this</i> weekend to Texas. No dogs or husbands are coming along so I'll have to spare you a post without their cute faces & come up with something else to talk about.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I hope you all had a wonderful Valentine's Day even though we don't really acknowledge the holiday around our house!</span><br />
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<br />janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192347320227649794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946337986121698440.post-13603030720200834102014-02-06T17:59:00.001-06:002014-02-07T09:31:07.537-06:00Slightly looking back; Big things moving forward<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><u>In 2012,</u> I lost relationships,who I was, a dog & my ability to function without a child. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><u>In 2013</u>, I quit smoking, found strength in my relationships, found who I am, lost a dog but gained 2 more & could pretty much care less about the subject of children. I am 100% okay with not being a mom & possibly never being one. Time will only tell & I'm happy with either outcome.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><u>In 2014</u>, I hope to never lose a dog. ever. can't do it 3 years in a row. I hope to continue down a path of relaxation & balance in all aspects of my life, including relationships. I hope to practice what I preach in my financial journey & reach my goals. I hope to lose 50 pounds, 20 of which was gained in 2013 after putting down cigarettes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I want to get healthy. Just like smoking, losing weight is one of those things we'll say we're going to do over and over and over & never actually do it. This year, just like with smoking, I feel the change & the realness of it all. I am totally going to mess up at some point & eat those McDonald's chocolate chip cookies <i>that I crave ALL. OF. THE. TIME.</i> but I'll get past it & I know it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Every time we embark on a new "diet" I always learn something new that works best for us. I'm trying to use all of those things to help stay on stack this time.</span></div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Stay organized <i>but not too organized</i>. Meal preparation & planning makes for a lot less stress during meal times which means you aren't as likely to throw in the towel & go get something. BUT I hate plans. I hate big commitments (<i>how did I ever get married?). </i>So I have to come up with meal plans that leave room for flexibility & change. I would totally love to be one of those people that cares enough to be a <a href="http://thepaleodiet.com/">paleo</a> freak but I know that I don't have the dedication. I can lean towards it & eat a lot of paleo meals but I know the second that I declare to only follow paleo diets that I will fail instantly. Thank you bags of frozen chicken breasts. You give me endless varieties & don't spoil.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I know myself way too well to know that even if I pay for a gym, that I won't go to one. I won't. Oh, I probably will for the first week but I will have a thousand of the best excuses not to after that. I am a homebody. I always have been & always will be. I get embarrassed in front of strangers in places I am unfamiliar with, especially when <b>doing </b>something completely unfamiliar to me; <i>ie. everything at a gym.</i> I knew I needed to find a way that I would exercise but be comfortable at the same time. In comes my new <a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/Gazelle-Edge-Machine/23745220">gazelle</a>. I love her. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It was time we all had a little more estrogen in the house so I've been browsing rescues & shelters for a couple of weeks to see if anything caught my eye. I was set on female pit, under 1 year or older than 5. Last Sunday came around & we decide to go look at the <a href="http://www.okc.gov/animalwelfare/Adoption.html">OK Animal Shelter</a> at the dogs we had favorited online. The shelter is probably what my own individual hell looks like. I could sit in there & cry with those dogs for days. The sadness that fills the adoption rooms is overwhelming for me. It's so loud that you can't think for yourself & forget about trying to actually talk & be heard. I am generally found covering my ears & yelling apologies at all of the dogs I don't pick to look at. All of those dogs just fighting for attention so that they can be taken home & loved is almost too much for me but I do it anyway. I know it's worth it if we end up saving one. We took all of the dogs that we liked online out one by one & played with them for a little bit, hoping for a connection. Some of them we knew weren't right immediately & others we desperately <i>wanted</i> to be the one but knew that they weren't.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We were putting the last dog away when I spotted this pretty girl with red eyes laying on her bed & not making a noise. Her card said "Peggy. 3 years old. Good with dogs and people of all sizes". We also found out that she was pregnant when they picked her up & had puppies shortly after in mid-December. We thought it was worth a shot so we took her out of her kennel & into a private room. This is the face that looked back at is:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">She was sweet immediately. She obviously wanted to show us a lot of affection but was also very timid so she just kept leaning against our legs. I can't describe what it is but we both thought the same thing; she was just like Ollie in pit bull form & her name was a sign (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_the_Hill"><i>King of the Hill</i></a> reference for anyone that watches that). Her mannerisms are so starkly similar to Ollie that it brings me to tears at times & I'm overwhelmed with how wonderful she's fit into every aspect of our lives. She favors her dad, nuzzles her nose in the cracks of the couch & loves the other dogs like she's always known them. Even Comet, who hates the world & is very protective of Hank, loves her dearly. So thank you Peggy; <b>for managing to rescue me just as I rescued you. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">My cure is at a standstill. I have made very little progress in the last week but do you know what? <u>My kitchen is still clean.</u> That earns me <i>at least</i> 5 gold stars. Not only has it remained clean but it's also gotten more use in the past week than it's gotten in a long time. I've gotten in the habit of actually cleaning it while I go or spending a couple minutes before bed loading the dishwasher & clearing the counters. Is this what being a real adult feels like?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/create-a-landing-strip-january-cure-assignment-9-199072">#9. Create a Landing Strip.</a> That is somewhat of a tough one when your front door enters right into the middle of your living room. I am already good about sorting the little mail we receive on a daily basis. I have a mail sorter on our built-in desk in the kitchen that I use to hold mail awaiting filing. I took this time as an opportunity to spring for the coat rack & key hanger I've been eyeing. I can't have too many animals in my house can I? You'll just have to look past that lovely front door. I started sanding it weeks ago & well. I didn't get far.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I did it. I survived the weekend while actually cleaning my kitchen. </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">That sucker is possibly cleaner than it's ever been in the 4 years of living here. </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The insides & outs of every cabinet got a thorough cleaning </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">& almost everything got a new home that made more sense. </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I even cleaned the inside of my oven. At 8pm. On a Sunday night. With an injured arm. </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">At some point during the cleaning process I pulled a muscle in my arm from the shoulder to elbow. </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ridiculous, right?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I had to call upon my best friend for some motivation to finish. </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Lucky for Ryan, I took the advice & he didn't have to stare at that madhouse for months. </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">& look! I have a functioning pantry that isn't on the ground!</span></div>
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*Side note: Do you see that back splash? <i>What is that?</i> It always looks dirty no matter how much you scrub & iritates the crap out of me! It is like huge sheets of some sort of matte metal with square tiles etched into it. It's also used as the counter top on each side of the oven (see above). You can also see the horrible brown color that is my kitchen. The oven picture captures the color perfectly. The brown looked fine when our living room was green but when I painted it grey over a year ago, it lost it's charm. It needs to go.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">My outbox grew <b>substantially</b> during this process & someone is going to get really lucky when they snag our "big trash day" pile off our curb tonight. </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Enjoy your new fully stocked kitchen, neighbor. I hope you get more use out of that mixer than I did. I might not have managed to downsize our food by 25% but I definitely managed at least that in kitchen dishes & small appliances. Look at those empty shelves!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I won't lie & say that I didn't run 2 laps around my house with my arms in the air, chanting & giving Ryan high fives at 10pm on Sunday when I finally sat down & threw in the towel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I have a few smaller things that I didn't get to like cleaning the back door & scrubbing those floors but I got my entire month's project of finding a better pantry/organizing solution done so I'm not that worried about it. I even replaced old shelf liners that I've hated for 4 years & bought a dish shelf, like <a href="http://www.target.com/p/white-stacker-shelf-18/-/A-13542596#prodSlot=medium_1_18">so</a>, to get more function out of the cabinets! Now I can move on to something else on <a href="http://bearplusdeer.blogspot.com/2014/01/create-project-list-january-cure.html">my huge overwhelming list</a>.</span></div>
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janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192347320227649794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946337986121698440.post-4217006610667704652014-01-10T14:34:00.001-06:002014-01-10T14:34:20.464-06:00My Kitchen: January Cure<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">There are so many things that I strongly dislike about my kitchen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Some things I knew the day I bought it but most things have been proven the longer I live in it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The problems go way beyond the cosmetics of it & reach to the efficiency & flow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The worst thing you can have in a kitchen is inefficiency, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">especially when you actually use your kitchen for cooking like we do.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Like the fact that the "pantry" is on the floor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">So this is my mission for the <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/apartment-therapys-january-cure-2014-197811">January Cure</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">My main focus is going to be cleaning out cabinets & purging, purging, purging.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I want to try & downsize enough so that I can find a better solution for the pantry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It would be so nice for it to be in an upper cabinet but when you only have 2 uppers, your options are pretty limited. The very top cabinets that you can see in the pictures aren't used for much of anything considering it takes <strike>climbing on top of the counters</strike> a step-stool to reach them. Actually, I don't even know what's in there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We have so many dishes that their sole purpose is to collect dust. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I mean, we have 3 shelves entirely full of CUPS & 1 entire shelf of coffee mugs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">These pictures are after I had already <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/a-simple-step-to-success-set-up-an-outbox-january-cure-assignment-4-198802">set up my outbox on Day 4</a> & put an entire shelf of glasses in it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">There are also bar stools & a toaster in that outbox. I am really interested to see how that thing grows through the month of January.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This weekends assignment is to clean the heck out of the kitchen anyway so I'm happy to have a little jump start in getting it all done. It's time to pull everything out of there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Eventually I will replace ALL of our plates & glasses to match. Right now we have two different sets of dishes & about 6 different kinds of glasses. How many cups & mugs do 2 people need anyhow?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Day 2/1st weekend project of the Cure was<a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/weekend-chores-flowers-floors-january-cure-assignment-2-198352"> fresh flowers & floors</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Well... I got the flowers. The floors? Well, they're still dirty.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">There is something so refreshing about having fresh flowers in my home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It's something that I've NEVER taken the time to do so I'm very pleased that this challenge is making me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">So far, the rest of the weeks tasks have been easy & painless.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Yesterday was to get a piece of <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/making-your-home-your-own-prep-artwork-for-framing-display-january-cure-assignment-6-198888">artwork ready to frame</a> & hang up later in the month & I already knew exactly what that would be. The wooden frame below has just been waiting for my current cross-stitch project so now I just need to make sure it's ready to frame by the 28th!</span></div>
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janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192347320227649794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946337986121698440.post-42958928938088474722014-01-08T17:28:00.002-06:002014-01-10T14:34:30.288-06:00#GNM13<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This post has only been 2 months in the making. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We took <i>what felt like</i> our first real vacation back in November to Santa Fe, NM with Ryan's parents to visit with family & just relax & we got way more than we imagined. The past two years have been <strike>hard</strike> different & it was time for our eyes to see new things & experience life a little bit differently.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I've been pondering how to put this trip into words. It wasn't just a trip or a vacation. It was an experience. An experience that I hope I never forget or lose sight of. An experience that taught me so much, yet not enough. The closest single word to describe the entire week is this: <b>enriched</b></span><br />
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If I had a choice, I would go back right now. Or at least a couple of times a year. I want to spend as much time as I can with Ryan's Auntie Sandra & Christina (Kristina?). They are hands down the cutest couple on this Earth. Their entire lives are filled with love & it radiates off of them so bright that you can't help but catch a little bit of it yourself. Honestly, they are perfect example of <i>who</i> I strive to be. They don't over-complicate their lives. They're honest, loving, hardworking, intelligent human beings that see the world like it's brand new, every single day. I just want everyone to know them but part of me just wants to be selfish & hide them away for only myself. Don't even get me started on how brilliant & talented they are.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">They had us over for breakfast in their home & it was probably one my favorite moments in Santa Fe. There is something so personal & special about having a meal made with love in someone's home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It was also so wonderful to meet Ryan's GREAT Grandmother Helen & the man whom Ryan is named after, Uncle Brad. Helen is the most hilarious 98 year old woman you will ever meet. A woman that requests certain restaurants at certain times depending on which hot waiter will be her server. Her mind might not be as sharp as it once was, but her tongue sure was. I managed to get an overwhelming amount of pictures of the landscape & almost none of the fabulous people that I shared it with. I must get better at that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Our hotel, <a href="http://www.lodgeatsantafe.com/">The Lodge at Santa Fe</a>, was not even close to what we had hoped <i>and paid for</i> but just look at that view from our breakfast table!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; text-align: justify;">I could stare at this land forever. I don't know what it is. It is just so peaceful & beautiful in my eyes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; text-align: justify;">Truchas, NM: also known as the ghost-like town full of closed galleries & studios that we got lost in where you could put your arm out the window & touch the houses. We literally stopped at a General Store that said open & it was an empty building with nobody in sight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I fell in love with that town. I truly did. The views were breathtaking. The culture was enlightening. The people were so kind & interesting. The food, delicious. So... who wants to move to Santa Fe with us?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Happy 2014 everyone!</span><br />
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I don't make new year resolutions. It's just never been my thing. However, I would really like to continue to work on my "housekeeping" skills in this upcoming year. This is includes everything from the small, should-be-daily tasks, to larger house projects that will help us get out of this house sooner, rather than later. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/the-first-step-create-a-project-list-the-january-cure-day-1-198350?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Cure+14+-+Day+1&utm_content=Cure+14+-+Day+1+CID_f6e12351374df75130ea715f2013e4b1&utm_source=email_newsletter&utm_term=Go%20to%20full%20post">Apartment Therapy does a "January Cure"</a> every year & I'm going with it this year. Every day there is a new task to help you clean or organize a piece of your home until the last day of the month where you can relax because you accomplished something. I don't really want to get too enthusiastic & say that the something will be extravagant but let's face it, I'm okay with it turning out to just be <i>something</i>. Hey, if I only end up with a swept floor -- I will be happy. This is exactly what I need right now though. I need a little inspiration to keep me going. My <strike>honey-do</strike> list is unbelievable & actually quite embarrassing but maybe some public admittance will help kick my butt into gear. Keep in mind that this is everything from the big to the small; from the realistic<b> to the dream. </b>&<b> </b>I always list the larger, more expensive tasks last in each area. I'm pretty sure that they are wanting a list of cleaning type things in each room & <i>maybe</i> some very minor fixes but I need to get it all out there. Big & small. Because I love lists. & I love crossing things off of them even more.</span><br />
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So here's to a new year & this list being the start of being on our way to a new house! <i>...eventually.</i></span><br />
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<b>Exterior:</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Scrape front porch of red paint</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Wash all exterior windows</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Rake & bag leaves</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Remove excess cables from exterior brick</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Remove all 3 flower beds in the backyard (under window/garage/random) & level dirt</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Clean out "the lady bird hole"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Fill in above mentioned <strike>hole</strike> crater with dirt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Seed front & back yards<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Fill in west-side yard with weed blocker & rocks<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Cut down rose bushes on east side<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Clean gutters<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Trim up all trees<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Re-caulk (with clear) all windows & doors<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Paint all outside trim<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Replace mailbox<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Power wash entire house</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Re-mortar</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> bricks as needed/possibly paint exterior brick (Preston?)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Put piers under house - new quote needed</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Replace roof<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Replace fence</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Add a table runner</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Organize & cover the "cubbies" under the picture window</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Paint blue wall to match remaining walls</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Replace light fixture</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sand all woodwork (baseboards/window seat)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Paint all woodwork semi-gloss white</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Add 1-2 more stools at counter</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Swap surge-protectors & organize cables in my new <a href="http://www.bluelounge.com/products/cablebox/">CableBox</a>! (I'm a dork.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Add key holders above entry table - like <a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=19501188&parentid=A_DECORATE">this</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Add hanging coat rack behind front door - like <a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=28234235&parentid=A_DECORATE">this</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Rug pad replacement</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Frost front door</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Replace recessed </span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">light bulb</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Refinish coffee table ($30 craigslist find!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sand all woodwork (baseboards/mantel/doors)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Paint all woodwork<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Paint fireplace</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Patch plaster cracks?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Patch holes above fireplace & paint grey to match walls</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Replace curtains (1 panel is missing at the moment. IKEA no longer sells what we have.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Bring record player inside from garage to use as sofa table - buy & attach hairpin legs</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Remove gas insert – make sure gas line is capped off & fill with logs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Find a mid-century credenza like <a href="http://furnishmevintage.com/livingroom/long-low-mid-century-modern-credenza/">so</a>, but for significantly less & preferably somewhere local</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Kitchen:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Clean the back door + dog door</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Organize cleaning supplies under the sink</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Find a better solution for pantry & organization</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Find a better solution/set-up for the built in desk (it feels like wasted cluttered space)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Replace all dishes & cups to match</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Paint kitchen a lighter color<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Replace all 3 light fixtures</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Replace knobs & hinges with a lighter color</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Figure out something with kitchen back-splash (paintable?)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Replace stove to match surrounding appliances</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Replace counter-tops (concrete overlay?)</span><br />
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<b>Hallway:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Organize/purge cabinets + give them a good inside cleaning</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Properly replace handles on drawers</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Touch-up ceiling paint</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Bathroom:</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Frost window & remove curtain<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Replace burnt out bulbs</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Caulk around bathtub</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Re-tile</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> shower</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Refinish bathtub?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Remove everything that's not used (old stools, boxes, etc.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Replace ceiling fan (water damaged)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Refinish Audrie's bookcase</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Put up blinds</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Fix paint on both doors (chipped/peeling)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Move bikes to garage or get a rack like <a href="http://www.target.com/p/the-art-of-storage-leaning-2-bike-rack/-/A-10489922#prodSlot=medium_1_14&term=bike+rack">this</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Come up with guest bed solution</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">South Bedroom:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Replace blinds</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Drywall ceiling (plaster is cracking)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Give all baseboards a nice cleaning</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Spackle holes in walls throughout house
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Caulk all crown molding & fix separation cracks</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Refinish hardwood floors</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Get rid of those squirrels!! (<a href="http://www.yardguard.com/">2 of these</a> in the attic & they don't care!! Time to call a professional.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">DAMMIT. </span>This is worse than I thought. & you can guarantee I'm missing a few. I hope to slowly work on this way past January & continue it all year long. Some of these things I have begun in some form, even if it's just buying some supplies. Now do you all see why my house make me anxious?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I am so incredibly behind on a few things I've been wanting to update about.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The first being that we got our pictures taken by our dear friend, Rachel Apple.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">After Ollie died, I almost immediately regretted not having family photos with her so I wanted to jump on getting them done with Hank & Comet. So last month, we made it happen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I couldn't be happier with the outcome.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Here are some of our favorites:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(sorry if it takes its time downloading!)</span></div>
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janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192347320227649794noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946337986121698440.post-9757989801155477022013-10-25T12:41:00.001-05:002013-10-25T16:26:26.276-05:00Inspired & Rounding Up: October<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I am feeling so inspired lately to create around & for the house. It's something I don't normally feel & quite honestly don't know what to do with. I will be the first one to tell you just how lazy of a human being I am. This surge of creativity in my mind is really battling my laziness & I'm not really sure who is going to win to be honest. I would love to say that I will explode with productivity & get some of these ideas out of my head & turn them into real life but I know myself too well to make such a bold statement.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My little OCD mind can't get enough of lists & spreadsheets. Things to cross off & zero-balance. Those are the things I dream about. </span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I've been creating lists everywhere. My head. Notes in my phone. Email drafts. Notepads. </span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Lists of things I want to do & the tools I will need to accomplish them slowly, one by one. </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The only problem is that I keep losing them. Accidentally deleting them, throwing them away or forgetting to save them altogether.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Unfortunately, almost every single task requires something that I do not have on hand & already own which means every single one requires money. Which means, no tasks for me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This girl has got to get herself a real vacation & focus on a few priorities like finally becoming debt free, having an emergency fund in place & breaking down our budget before I throw money to paint brushes, caulk & nail guns. I hope that this feeling stays well into the new year, as daunting as it is, so that I can finally get our home<i><strike> that we love oh so much</strike></i> a little more tolerable & ready to sell when the time comes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">My new cross-stitch project will just have to hold me over <i><strike>until all of those Home Depot & Lowes gift cards come flooding in for Christmas</strike>.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">1. We got a free date to a Barons hockey game, courtesy Ryan's work of course.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">2. It's finally Thunder season & we kicked it off at our first game. Okay, it was only a preseason game.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">3. Halloween around the corner means we've been watching classic horror movies to include <u>When A Stranger Calls Back</u>, <u>The Shining</u> (shown above) and <u>Carrie</u> & we went to the best Haunted House to date.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Hey look, an entire post without mentioning my dogs or animals in general. It <b>is</b> possible!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Ryan & I got long overdue haircuts & are both lovin' it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I got sick of always having bangs in my face & opted for 2 inches of length cut off (on my bangs included)!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Somehow I also managed to have perfect eyeliner with the first swipe on each eye.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Ryan found a new barber that he loves & his hair is the shortest it has been in a LONG time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">King's new home meant extra money in the dog budget envelope...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">& how exactly were we supposed to pass up Buzz Lightyear & Woody costumes ---</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I may not spend money on my own costumes, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">but my kids deserve the money spent on them whether they like it or not.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">& in case you couldn't tell, <u>they definitely don't.</u></span></div>
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janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192347320227649794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946337986121698440.post-75772953034502123692013-10-08T09:47:00.002-05:002013-10-25T16:27:18.212-05:00Moving On To A Better Life.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">& quite honestly, a <i>perfect</i> home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I know that a lot of people have been shocked at our recent announcement about re-homing King</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">& I totally get that. From the outside, he seems like a great fit for us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">He is the most affectionate dog I've ever met.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I've never had somebody so excited to see me every single day. EVER.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">He doesn't chew things up. He doesn't pee in the house. He doesn't whine in his crate.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">So why?</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It is totally one of those "it's not you, it's me" scenarios.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">When it comes down to it, we just don't have what he needs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Mentally. Physically. Financially.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> He needs someone that's going to devote more time to him alone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">He needs someone that can actually work with him on a leash without literally being pushed over.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">He needs someone that doesn't have to worry about "where is that vet bill going to come from?" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">when he potentially hurts himself trying to eat the squirrels in our backyard.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I love that silly little face & that big head of his.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">So cliche #2 comes in at "if you love someone, let them go."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Thanks to our good friend, Rachel Apple pointing a guy in our direction, we found an amazing new home for him. We knew we weren't just going to let anyone have him. We wanted to be sure that he would thrive & have the life he deserves & boy did we get lucky & find it. I'll spare you all of the details (aka me gushing about a stranger) but we couldn't be happier about how this turned out. Yes, Hank was totally pouty all day when King left but I know that he'll adjust & he'll get some good quality time with his mom & dad back. He really hasn't had any of that since the first day King walked in the door. He'll also get some good walks & training that he loves (that he also hasn't had much of). Wrangling those two on a daily basis has been a chore for the past several months. When it comes down to it, we are 100% sure that this was all meant to be. We gave King a home for the perfect amount of time while his perfect home was preparing for him.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">& just maybe there are some Hank & King play-dates in the future?</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We love you buddy & I know that your new owner is going to be the best!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We're just going to be a two dog family for awhile.</span><br />
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janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192347320227649794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946337986121698440.post-43753909750320914142013-10-01T16:46:00.000-05:002013-10-01T16:46:31.955-05:00The rest of September.<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I have not abandoned you, although I've thought about it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm not really sure why I've been dragging my feet on coming back here.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">But aha! I am here. Blogs apparently don't write themselves.</span><br />
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Life lately according to my phone looks like this:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Lots & lots of dogs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I just can't get enough of these boys.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Comet even let King kiss his entire head last night. <i>Baby steps.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>1., 2. & 3. </b>We also had one of my favorite weekends we've had in a very long time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It was easy & relaxing & we spent an entire day just hanging out in our city with Hank.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">He is such a little social butterfly & was making friends with every dog at the dog park. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>4.</b> Post-dog park exhaustion that lasted through the next day too.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>5. </b>We had a gathering for Ryan's birthday with most of our favorite people.</span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(You were so dearly missed Marshell's!)</span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>6.</b> We babysat Max for a couple of hours which meant lots of giggling </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">& saying "What the heck are you saying Max?". Children at that age are quality entertainment.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We also had a really nice late-night dinner + movie afterwards that was perfect.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">So... there. That pretty much sums up our month.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">How is it October already?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Vacation is so close.</i></span><br />
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janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192347320227649794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946337986121698440.post-18398336925697211952013-09-09T16:56:00.001-05:002013-10-25T16:27:52.469-05:00Weekly Round-Up: Sep 2-8<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>1</b>. It's official. I'm stuck with these glasses from BonLook that I'm really not fond of.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">My request for exchanging them wasn't approved which is..<i>whatever.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I let it go but not before telling them exactly how I felt about the quality.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We have bought 9 pairs of BonLook glasses & I don't regret a single one, except these.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>2. & 3</b>. Thai dates with the Marshell family might be my new favorite thing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Max surprises me every week by how fast he's growing up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I can't wait to hear him say "Aunt Jana".. or at least his version of it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I feel so blessed to be apart of that kids life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>4.</b> Ryan & his step-mom share the same birthday</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">& we've always gone to dinner with them every year to celebrate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This year we went to <a href="https://musashis.com/index.html?splash=false">Musashi's</a> & it was really pretty good!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(I am so grateful that it wasn't <a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/46/500652/restaurant/Oklahoma-City/Campus-Corner/Greek-House-Norman">Greek House</a>... <i>again</i>. I really hate gyros. Haha.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">More importantly, Kim has been doing MUCH better for those that have been asking.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">She's still not 100% & I really hope that changes soon.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">They (meaning the doctors) don't really know what happened or what's going on</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">& I really hope they find some answers soon.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>5. </b>Ryan & I went on his birthday date Saturday</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">& experienced the luxury of reclining seats @ AMC Penn Square.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I was really blown away by the remodel of that theater.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We'd only been once before about 7 years ago & they were pretty crappy.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Considering you have to pay $22 for a reclining seat at our usual <a href="http://www.warrentheatres.com/mooredsuites.asp">go-to theater</a>,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I think we'll be returning to Penn more often than not for our movie theater dates.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>6</b>. Comet has a thing for over-sized dog beds.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Any chance he gets, he curls up on Hank's comfy bed & it always cracks me up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>7., 8. & 9. </b>These are my boys & they are the best.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">There are days when I just want to snuggle Ollie</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">& then I get home & see these 3 overly happy faces.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We also celebrated Ryan's birthday with my family @ Del Rancho</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">which was Ryan's pick since I also hate Del Ranch.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I know, I know. That's like a sin or something.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">& we got some good friend time with The Apple's so Rachel could teach me how to play Magic.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I did enjoy it, although I don't know if I'll ever be into playing in large groups.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I could definitely get into some 'in-the-right-close-setting' Magic though.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I hope you all had a fantastic week!</span></div>
janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192347320227649794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946337986121698440.post-48933596728465610342013-09-05T16:57:00.000-05:002013-09-05T16:57:11.185-05:00Let's celebrate your birth.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Happy Birthday love. You are far too good for me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Thank you for never taking yourself too serious,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">even if it means 95% of our pictures have a goofy face in them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Thank you for being willing to send me a cute selfie when I'm having a rough day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Thank you for always sending me dog play-by-plays when I'm away from the house.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Thank you for being in The Victory so that I noticed you & fell in love with you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(look at baby Ryan second from the right - awwwww)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Thank you for appeasing me & sending me pictures of your new haircut when I don't get to see it right away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">But most of all - & I think everyone can agree on this one:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Thank you for teaching yourself how to dougie.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Years & years of quality entertainment right there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">xoxo - your wife</span></div>
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janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192347320227649794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946337986121698440.post-11567189244125357242013-09-03T17:09:00.000-05:002013-10-25T16:28:16.034-05:00Weekly Round-Up: Aug 26-Sep 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">1. I got new glasses thanks to <a href="http://www.bonlook.com/">BonLook's</a> buy 1, get 1 free sale two weeks ago.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I was really skeptical when I ordered them only because of their color.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">You really never know what you're truly going to get when you order online, before trying on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I am in love with<a href="http://bonlook.com/eyewear/honeybadger#Chocolate-Tortoise"> these glasses</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">2. King got the pleasure of going to the vet & meeting Dr. Hicks thanks to a nasty double yeast & bacterial ear infection. Poor guys ears started bleeding because they were so bad.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">He got a steroid shot & drops which have already made a huge difference. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We go back next week for a follow-up so we'll see!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This visit also just secured my love & faith for our vet even more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">He literally whined for Dr. Hicks to come back & love on him. <i>What dog does that?</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I know that when I go to the doctor, I'm counting down the seconds to when they leave me alone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I don't scratch at the door until I can bury them in kisses again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">3. We joined <a href="http://www.dollarshaveclub.com/">the dollar shave club</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I know. I know. It sounds totally ridiculous & almost fake but it's not.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">You pay $1-9/monthly depending on the fanciness of the razor & every month, 4-5 blades land on your doorstep. Meaning you can change your razor blade every single week for $12/year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">When was the last time you bought razor blades for under $30? I mean, really.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It was a no-brainer for us. There is nothing better than shaving with a new blade.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">& you know... if you're lazy like me, you might be shaving with a new blade <i>every single time. ;)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">4. You know how I was just saying that I was ready for some calm in my life from my dogs?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">These two have been so much sweeter & calmer lately. It just kills me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">5. <a href="http://bonlook.com/eyewear/blue-steel#Chestnut">These</a> are the second pair of glasses I got. They were Ryan's first choice during my virtual try-on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I am exchanging them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I wasn't in love when I got them & as time has gone on, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I've realized that I don't like a single thing about them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I hope everyone had a wonderful Labor Day weekend!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I know that we thoroughly enjoyed having an extra day to relax.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I managed to be productive & lazy every day which always makes me feel so satisfied.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We did quite a bit of hanging out on our own over the 3.5 days</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">except for joining Warren & Kim at their house for the OU game Saturday</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(as a man, is there anything better than watching sports with your dad?)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">& getting to spend some quality time with Jeremy & Natalie afterwards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I can't even describe how much I miss those two sometimes.</span></div>
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janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192347320227649794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946337986121698440.post-81172444423335392452013-08-27T16:47:00.001-05:002013-08-27T16:47:39.700-05:00Weekly Round-Up: Aug 19-25<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">1. We had to "suit up" to visit our step-mom, Kim, in the hospital. </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">She gave us quite a scare this week but seems to be doing much better now. </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">She was released</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> from the hospital today but still has some healing to do. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We just ask that everyone continues to keep her in your thoughts </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">& hope for a quick recovery!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">2. Hank has had the luxury of being put in a pen, rather than a crate during the day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We finally bought him a crate because e</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">ven with bricks around the pen, he moved that thing around everywhere. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">He</span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> hates his new crate. HATES. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I swear that Satan himself has come out of his butt every single day in that thing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">When I told him to get in his crate, he looked at me & then crammed himself in Comet's crate instead. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">He can't fit in there without sitting & curling up. He can't even walk into the thing. It's more like an army crawl but there was no way he was getting in his crate to be alone all day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Needless to say, it was so precious that I didn't bother arguing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">3. I've still been working on cleaning/organizing/throwing away the house.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This was my Sunday afternoon project: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">aka do something with the old bedroom/awkward room/dog room/music room/bicycle? room.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I was going to get rid of that table, filing cabinet AND mirror </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">but look at me being all "reuse & recycle"...or whatever.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I took the big drawer out of the filing cabinet & removed the rolling track.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Now it's the perfect size to hide my big caboodle & hair products.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The table was my Grandma Audrie's. It's in pretty rough shape & used to have a V-shaped shelf right in the middle that just made it awkward. I took off the shelf & already have plans to reuse those.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I will eventually be sanding & painting it as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">& yes, I did hang a mirror in between our double windows.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Lets face it. Natural light is the BEST to get ready in front of.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">4. Ryan had his first band practice for a cover band that our buddy Matt is putting together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I'll be honest & say that I'm excited because I could listen to Tommie sing all day & because well... it pays.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>All I really care about right now is getting to New Mexico in November.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Vacation is calling to us so strong right now & we're focusing on saving every penny until then.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>I can't wait to feel that cold mountain air in my hair & lungs.</i></span></div>
janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192347320227649794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946337986121698440.post-44415036445132520392013-08-22T14:52:00.000-05:002013-10-25T16:28:34.419-05:00Matt + Tamra<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I had the privilege to be in the wedding of Matt & Tamra Hargis this weekend @ Harn Homestead.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I've known Matt for almost 10 years, as he was in the same band Ryan was in when I first met him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I was shocked & honored when Tamra asked me to be apart of her bridal party.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">To be honest, I had total anxiety about the entire situation since I was an "outsider". </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It's not the first time I've been in a wedding that practically everyone was a stranger </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">but that didn't make it any easier.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Even so, the day turned out perfect & the pictures just as lovely.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I just really want to see all of the reception pictures.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Ryan was being absolutely ridiculous & hilarious on that dance floor.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">& Thank you Matt Vaughn for photobombing just perfectly. :)</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">who were so nice & awesome to work with.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Check out their website/facebook <a href="http://bryanplusamanda.com/">here</a> & <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bryankannowski/photos_albums">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">& I'm formally apologizing right now for all the photos that my awkward face/body ruined.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Professional pictures + Jana = awkward always.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Honestly, I feel so grumpy today that I don't really give a shit about this blog right now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">But my little OCD head is already frustrated that I'm a day behind so carry on, I must.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">1. Dinner date with The Marshell's so I could experience Thai food the first time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The highlight was obviously hanging out with Max who was in a fantastic mood.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I know you're all dying to know my thoughts on the food which is:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I think I could seriously like some shrimp pad thai.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">But let's get real & say that what I remember most is that it smells like wet dog.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Side note: I was totally trying to be sweet yesterday & took Ryan to eat thai again because a) there was another groupon & b) I wanted to try it again -- & it was so horrible. All around - just a horrible experience.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">But, it did not let me down in the fact that it <i>did</i> still smell like wet dog.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">2. We hung out @ my brother & sister-in-law's house for some games & beer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Of course beer. Darren Griffis & beer don't come separately.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">3. I mean, weekly dose of cute right there. Am I wrong?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">4. I got all brave & tucked my shirt into skirt & had to ask the world if I was doing it right. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I am not great at that whole "wardrobe" thing. Why can't we all just look like we walked out of a Pinterest board?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">5. I mentioned 2 weeks ago that I was ready to do an ultimate "de-clutter" of the house</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">& I have been doing just that for 2 weeks now - room by room.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm not really sure what to do with all of the crap I have piled in my kitchen that I no longer want</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">but I guess that's for another post.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This picture is what I stared at all night long because I got the bright idea to swap our bedrooms...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">at 8pm on a weeknight in the middle of my de-cluttering </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">& had no time to hang curtains to cover the very bright streetlights outside the window.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It wasn't in the plan. My plan was clean. clean. clean. clean.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">& then an hour later I'm dragging our headboard down the hall</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">after I had just told Ryan that I would NOT be moving our bed until the weekend.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">6. This is my favorite picture right now. It is nearly impossible to get a picture of all 3 & I managed to do it while also capturing their personalities so well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Hank is always being silly in some way or another. He can't even lay on his dog bed properly. He is always hanging off one way or another even though there is more than enough room.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">King is always seeking love & attention so of course he's already staring at me when I get my phone out</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">& Comet... well Comet just got done humping the shit out of King's back & is now sitting like the prince he is right where he just did his business. THIS. This is my everyday life as a dog owner. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">7. It's pretty neat to watch these two love each other more & more every day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">They spooned for a couple of hours just like this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">8. The spooning led to mama caving & letting them sleep in the same crate together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(We've been making them sleep in crates for a week or so & it's weird but nice... but also kind of sad.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">9. This is what I look like when I'm a bridesmaid.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">More on that in a different post.</span></div>
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janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02192347320227649794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946337986121698440.post-44837564439159415612013-08-12T09:57:00.001-05:002013-10-25T16:29:17.737-05:00Weekly Round-Up: Aug 5-11<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">1. I<strike>'ve had</strike> stole this skirt from Natalie when was 15.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I think we probably gave 50 cents for it at Community Thrift.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It is definitely homemade & so simply sewn together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It always puts me in a brighter mood while it reminds me of my 15 year old life with Natalie.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">2. I started <i>The Hunger Games</i> again & was reminded just how much I love it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">3. This guy. He very rarely lets us get a picture of him but when he does, it is the best.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">4. King is so muscular. Look at that definition in his body & all he's doing is sitting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">5. These are the sweet moments I live for.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">6. It took Hank 30 minutes to get the courage to jump in that chair.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">7. I got to spend the afternoon with this beautiful woman.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Mother/Daughter dates are the <b>best</b> afternoons.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">8. I was on book 2 of The Games within 3 days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">9. We made this chicken last night thanks to the recipe <a href="http://mrsmarshell.blogspot.com/">Tommie </a>supplied</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">& I learned that I can't touch whole chickens.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I got so freaked out just trying to wash it that I just had to drop it & walk away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Thanks to Ryan, we still ended up having a fantastic chicken dinner.</span></div>
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