Well, I was actually quite productive this weekend. I'll wait for your applause...Thank you, thank you. So, although Han's closet is not completely finished it's pretty darn near.
I painted a second a coat whilst listening to power ballads by the incomparable Florence and the Machine. All we need to do now is decide on what colors to paint the mountains and then have at it! This closet should be finished my next weekend. Again, although not completely finished I must say I'm very happy at it's progress. And for posterity's sake, here's a few snapshots of how the office/nursery is shaping up (finally!).
Danny's changing Han, who of course is wriggling around. I sort of long for those immobile days of the newborn phase...but then I don't. Hated that newborn phase. Anyhoots, we just purchased that side table to add next to the rocker. Danny and I also cleaned, cleared, and organized Han's jank (clothes, toys, etc.)! Felt so good. The green boxes in the closet hold 18-24 month clothes, 2T+, and sheets/blankets. Currently we have post-its noting what's in what, but soon we'll add cooler labels.
You may also notice the 3 puttied areas where a bookshelf once hung. A week or so ago in the middle of the night the shelf fell. Molly bolts were ripped out of the wall and everything. It scared the poopadoops out of all 5 of us! Han was wailing, I was paralyzed in fear thinking someone tried to break in, the cats leapt off the bed, and Danny mumbled in confusion. It was a hectic night to say the least. We plan on painting over those puttied spots and rehanging the shelf. This time we will find the stud and only place light, decorative items on it instead of books (see them piled in the corner). We'll actually place the books in the various spaces on the IKEA Expedit.
Here's Danny's side of our dual desk. Yes, it's cluttery but it was WAY worse - trust me. As for the bookshelves (which these ones are in studs), I plan on organizing the books by color. I used to have them arranged that way and decided to arrange them by genre. Well, I'm over that phase and want to go by color again.
There's my side. I want to hide all that tech/cord stuff with some tips I found here. Once we get Han's side finished, we'll fine-tune our desk area. I'd also like to hang this print behind the door. We've had it now for 3 years.
So that's the closet round-up. Basically it's how we spent our Saturday. Well, Danny and I. Han hung out with his grandparents. On Sunday we hit up IKEA (where we got that white side table). Love IKEA days. I also attended the Notable Books program at the Sacramento Public Library where an old professor of mine along with another instructor defended and celebrated Jane Austen's novel Mansfield Park.
It was delightful. Jane Austen is my favorite author and I highly enjoyed both David Bell's and Rachel Dodge's literary criticism. Now I want to re-read all her novels again. I must admit, Mansfield Park wasn't a favorite of mine, but after hearing the discussion yesterday I'd say it's definitely one of my tops now. Sense and Sensibility will always be my fave though. But who am I kidding, I ♥ all of her works for various reasons.
And to end these ramblings and because I just found out what OOTD stands for (outfit of the day), I thought I'd participate. Here's my OOTD from yesterday.
dress, sweater, & leggings from Target (I'm a Target addict); boots from Sears; necklace/earrings from Forever 21
And now that I'm dabbling with make-up, here's a close-up shot that shows off my mad make-up artistry skills. Just kidding! Yeah, right - haha. But I was pretty pleased with my look. I have to admit, it feels good to feel pretty every so often; especially when your body wobbles in places it never wobbled before, you find a new white hair on the daily, and your winded after climbing a flight of stairs...but I digress. ;)
lips: Revlon ColorBurst Blam Stain in Rendezvous; face/cheeks: tarte Amazonian Clay Foundation in medium honey, e.l.f. blush & bronzer in St. Lucia; eyes: The Balm Put a Lid On It & Big Kahuna shadow from Balmsai palette, Neutrogena Nourishing Eyeliner, L'Oreal Voluminous Mascara
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