Sunday Happy

Yeah SPRING!!!!! Not officially, but we don't need official.The birds are a chirping, world is bright and warm and green things are popping up all over. And the mud. THE MUD! So much mud, all over my house, tracked in by the mr and the dog. (not ever me) It's a never ending battle of vacuuming and mopping (but II secretly kinda love all that mud.. yea, I am a werido)

So how was your week? Mine was good, mostly full of work stuff. Lots of papers and tearing up floors. The floors are going ok, except yesterday we got to the kitchen and found that the previous owner had installed a sub floor of wood slats that contain 8 million nails per inch. I have never seen so many freaking nails in a single piece of wood in my life and it's making for a very slow and frustrating floor tearing up process. I thought for sure we would be done by now, but this super find has delayed us in a big way. So we were planning on putting in another full day of floor ripping up today but my waking up, my body is kinda telling me to stop of else body will break in half and my arms will fall of. Yeah, I am a bit beat up. You should see all the cuts and bruises on my legs and arms.. I look like I fell down a side of a cliff.. (that's what I tell people if they ask) Hum, I wonder if they make a construction worker barbie?

Should we continue on with the hammers and crow bars and the floor of a million nails or take the day completely off, apply some ice, drink lots of coffee and nap? I am voting for the coffee and the naps (so happy for the extra hour of light, not so happy about having an hour taken away from me on a Sunday... take an hour out of Monday!) And I think that the mr will agree. Rest day today, get back to it tomorrow. Maybe if we take the day off I can enjoy some of this fantastical sunshine and ride my bike to the library.. Ah, that sounds so good!

You got any big plans for today? Whatever your plans, just make sure to take it easy and give yourself a break..and maybe a nap. you did lose an hour of after all.

Internet things from the internet.

-8 Weird Ways Daylight Saving Time Affects Your Health.

Be Amazed By This Marvelous Music Machine, Powered By 2,000 Marbles.. I am amazed

-It's not always about the money. Urban Farms Fuel Idealism. Profits? Not So Much

-I don't know how I stumbled on this, (so awesome) but here , Pee-Wee Herman's blog... and peeps flavored milk.

-I am obsessed with my pens.. this lady knows what I like

- I need to stop looking at other peoples houses, like this one, or this one. I want them all.

- Allthe different types.. I did not know. All About Buttercream & How to Make 6 Different Types

-Lovely bird houses.  3500 Birdhouses From Scrapwood

-Are your sheets getting in the way of your sleep? 9 truths about bedding

-Whole Foods Has Struck a Deal to Sell Ugly Produce. It's great and all, but why do they gots to go and call it ugly?

And of course some pictures of stuff from the week

Have a great day!

-C

Sunday Happy

We have been doing work on the house for a while now, ripping things out, patching things up.. must mostly ripping things out. Well yesterday we made our first purchase for something that is going into the house... A vintage green pedestal sink. YES!!! I scoured the internet,looked in salvage yards, all the while not really thinking I would find anything (anything I could afforded) but lo and behold, two days ago I found one on craigslist. Crazy, and only a little drive away. So the mr and I jumped on that and yesterday we drove out to the country, stopped at the pig farm, feed the cutest 5 week old piglets stale donuts and retrieved out new green sink from the frozen mud. I am so excited. We have officiallybought our first major piece for the house.  And it's so pretty and green and almost tacky, (could get tacky) but is going to be perfect.  Oh how I love me the craigslist.

Other news.  Have you hear about the pre-peeled oranges from Whole Foods, the ones that made everyone all crazy and waere all over the news and internet? So stupid right. (Like yeah it's kinda stupid to sell pre-peeled oranges and a waste of plastic, but is it any more dumb the to sell single serve plastic coffee pods, shrink wrapped potatoes, or plastic wrapped junk food. Just saying.) The mr and I were watching the morning news when the story came on. We started to have very normal discussion about who and why and all that when I guess I made a comment about how I have to peel his oranges. (I don't peel his oranges, but I might have helped start a orange a few tines) And then all of a sudden this light hearted discussion about pre-peeled oranges went down hill. The pre peeled oranges made us turn on each other (our argument might not been entirely about the oranges...) Long story short. probably not going to be buying oranges for a while....Or maybe I'll take it one step further and just stock the fridge with pre-peeled, sectioned off segments of oranges.

HAHAHAHA. I am brilliant!

So oranges, new green sink, and the temperature outside is going up up UP. Life is life and going pretty good.  I am excited and ready and going to pull my bike out of the basement today. As soon as all the ice is melted out of the road... look out world! And clean. All I want to do it clean. Have you gotten the spring clean itch yet? My itch is like a rash. I want to get ride of EVERYTHING and power wash the inside of the house. I also want to invent something that keeps the dog nasty off of my life kinda like a bath). Yeah, maybe we will wash Washer today. That could be fun (not at all fun)

Other then that, not sure. Hoping for a long leisurely walk (pre-dog bath), a spring time salad situation involving lots of fresh baby arugula and pears and at least one small nap on the couch with window open. Not to much to ask, but we shall see.

Here, some links to take you on my internet findings.

- Slice The Price Of Fruits And Veggies, Save 200,000 Lives? I think so.

-We don't buy dog treats, sometime I make them, but mostly he gets apples and carrots as treats. 11 Healthy Fruit & Vegetable Treats for Your Dog or Cat

-Get ready for a Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen museum... Buying a yearly pass..hahaha!

-Some might say I have a mouth like a sailor.. and they are probably right, but I can't help it. What Makes Swearing So Damn Satisfying, Anyway?

- This nursery is perfect. Maybe one day.....

-Completely in love with this house. And this cabin.. yes please.

-7 Types of Fruit Trees You Can Grow in Your Living Room. and I want to grow the ALL!

-I totally get this.  No one will make you do the things you love–so here’s how to make yourself

-I pretty much only use cast iron for everything. so this is cool to see. How Lodge Cast Iron Skillets Are Made in Tennessee

- Yup, this would work for me. Exercise Bike Doubles As Washing Machine

-This is good news for the little ones.Peanut Mush In Infancy Cuts Allergy Risk.

And yes, picture of baby pigs, and some other stuff.

Have a great day!

-C

Kitchen Progress....

Yup. this is the current kitchen. Everything is ripped out (besides the floors... doing that on Monday)

And now the big question...What are we doing? Honest, I have no freaking idea. No that's not true, I have way to many freaking ideas. The internet is driving me crazy with all of it's pretty pictures and cool ideas, it's so overwhelming. And then there is the budget. Did you know that everything is not free? I know, sucky, but we are on not in a position to spend away... Plus I like my things used or recycled with character and charm. (and free of cheap(but well made))

And it's not like this isn't like my 100th kitchen remodel, but this one is personal. Like has potential to me the kitchen of my (our, but mostly my) dreams. And that's a lot of pressure. Here is the list of the big things we need to figure out. Soon.

• Do I eat grass and dirt for a few months and save enough money to get a wolf gas range or do I get a way less expensivedecent stove that I will probably burn out within 5 years (I burn out ovens... I like to cook hot!)
• Where does the fridge go ? Currently the old fridge is on the opposite wall, and it almost kinda works there, but I wanted that wall to be bare. so?
• Dish washer? I could live without, but the mr wants one. He is probably right but we have been hand washing for so long now that I might miss it. (ok, probably not)
• And the sink. Old farm sink or a newer 2 bay?
• Do we do a tile back splash? And if yes, white subway or what ?(no color or anything trendy...)
• The floor. We know that if the there is hard wood or any nice soft wood under the layers of shit on top, we will sand and keep. I am hoping for that, but it's not looking good from what we see so far. So then what? I don't think I want tile but should we really lay hardwood down?
• Lighting. Actually not a big deal here cause I feel like lighting is so easily changed out for us that if we don't like it,we'll just change it.
• And the biggy big big.. Cabinets and counter tops.  I know no laminate and no wood countersbut I don't want fancy or expensive or ugly. And the cabinets could possibly come from ikea and we face them ourselves or I find some cool old dressers!?

What we do know is that we are going to stick some type of french door situation here. The doors have to be cool, old, and be half, if not entirely made of glass. I have my heart set on a pair of antique garden doors that came from FranceI saw last year at a reclaim store which have sense been sold.. SO whoever bought them give them back. That's not a lot to ask right?

Yeah. Just looking for the right set. We might even find cool doors we like and DIY something. We want the doors soon, but are not going to settle on anything mah... we will wait for the right ones.

Thinking that the stove is going to go on the far wall where the black is. Have a little counter and a long counter against the opposing wall.... Still not 100% The sink is (was) in a good spot so it's staying under the window.

Definitely our favorite spot in the house. The heater is getting removed, but other then that, again, not sure. Just know that it has to stay a fantastic nook for coffee consumption.

So that's where we are right now with the kitchen. We have a little more time, but soon all ofthese decisions have to be made and we will start putting it all back together (SO EXCITED!) Until then, I will continue to scour the internet for ideas , the salvage yards and craigslist for all the cool stuff, and all the vending machines for any left change.

-C