Life Through my Eyes: The joy in little things

Last night we moved a few steps closer to having a completed bathroom! I really can’t explain my excitement over this! While there is still some major things to be done, Phil put up the shelves in the linen closet, and this was a huge step forward. I no longer have tools mixed with hair products or towels in the guest bedroom. Instead they are all in their place in my beautiful new shelves.

We have two college girls moving in for the summer while Emily is gone; however they overlap by about two weeks so we needed a place for the girls to stay for a while. We decided that the upstairs was the best place for them; however this is the ONLY place in the house we have literally done nothing to. So last night we moved all of our storage that had piled up and cleaned and washed everything. I was amazed again by the dirt and nasty that the last owners left behind. After we cleaned I painted the stairwell since it was an ugly green with some graffiti on the walls. It looks so much better and I am starting to think with little money we could turn that into a really nice room…. Maybe that will be our next project! For now, the girls have a nice, clean place to stay for a few weeks.

This weekend we are looking forward to getting out in the yard and doing some much needed work. The gardens need to be weeded, the grass cut, and about a hundred other random things to be done. I really enjoy yard work, so it should be fun. I can’t wait to get flowers planted also!

Today marks my last day with Student Development for the year. I am feeling mixed emotions about this! I am excited for the change of pace and new challenges but will miss this job also!

Have a great weekend!

The stair's before!