I have my home and life under control! Well, my home at
least. Tax season was rather eventful this year - both in a good way
and a not so good way, but I survived. I discovered that happiness is
indeed a choice and that prayer works wonders in the face of adversity.
God helps us help ourselves and that is a lesson that I am very
grateful to have learned earlier this year.
Peter
has been assisting Aggie in supervising the spring cleaning and the
little home projects that have been completed over the past couple of
weeks.
I've
been wanting to do something with the foyer wall that is part of my
client area since just after the first tax season I worked at home. The
wall has a serious fingerprint problem - cheap, flat paint being the
culprit. I bartered with one of my clients this year and he installed
this beautiful beadboard paneling for me and a chair rail. When I have
the paneling painted, I am also going to repaint the walls with
washable, semi-gloss latex to make maintenance a little easier. Isn't
it cute?
The green table was an L.L. Bean bargain.
Unfortunately, this photo shows the dirty carpet - another client
area problem - but that will soon be solved when my bartering client
enlarges the laminate floor from the door up to my desk. No more mess!
The
paneling also surrounds the outside of the kitchen bar area.
That's
the spot where Aggie likes to rub her face for some unknown reason.
Another mess taken care of!
My
"dining room" is actually part of the living room, but it's not like I
ever use the space. I just love my oak table and oddball red chairs.
The paneling really brightened up that corner. I am contemplating
painting the narrow wall closest to the kitchen with the same green
paint as the living room wall.
I just haven't decided yet...
I
know that I suffer from too much stuff in a small space, but it feels
homey to me and that's all that really matters, isn't it?
A few weeks ago, Richard put up my wall words for me - I love it!
That Jane Austen was one smart cookie.
Spring cleaning was long overdue
this year - I tidied up my craft area and tried to get my stash of
books to read under control. The antique desk chair was a craigslist find;
Tom & Al graciously picked it up for me on one of their forays into
the wilds of Sarasota. As you can see, I haven't quite decided what to
do with it yet. I counted the other day; I have eleven chairs in the
house.
This
is why my dining room is a corner of the living room - my home office
takes up the space intended for dining. It's just the right size and a
convenient spot to see clients and block off access to the rest of the
place with Aggie's doggie gate.
My
craft area is also part of my home office, and I am always looking for
ways to consolidate stuff and minimize the amount of desk space it
occupies. I found this great stamp pad storage system on eBay and
finished that project up the other day. See - more space for vintage
McCoy flower pots!
They are pretty and functional. Who could ask for anything more?
Long
post, I know, but I love the feeling of having accomplished something
that I wanted to share. More regular updates this summer!
