Friday, January 21, 2011

Favorite things from blog.2modern


I like everything about this room.




I want to use old wine boxes for these.






I don't like the color of the kitchen but I do love the cabinets
AND MY FAVORITE THING OF THE DAY:

Favorite things...

I want everything from this etsy store.





These cabinets are exactly what we need at the end of our long hallway for storage. From Catherine Boardman.






Reading nook. I WANT A READING NOOK!! From Catherine Boardman

















This Kitchen. I don't love the cabinets but I do love the counter tops and shelves. Found at Bliss.



Other things I love:
Indoor swings: http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/at-email/how-to-build-a-simple-indoor-swing-for-winter-074054

30 Day Cleaning Schedule

I found this great cleaning schedule on Apartment Therapy (I love Apt.therapy so much. So much I could just die). The goal is to complete 20 min of cleaning everyday (x 30 days!).

1. Surface clean living room and kitchen (pick up stray items, dust, sweep, vacuum)
2. Clean bathrooms (toilets, showers, floors, walls, mirrors)
3. Surface clean bedrooms (put away toys, clothes, dust)
4. Surface clean "extra" rooms (basement, office, play room)
5. Surface clean living room and kitchen
6. Clean bathrooms
7. Clean all interior windows (white vinegar and newspaper works great and is cheap!)
8. Sweep and vacuum all floors in the house (don't forget stairs)
9. Surface clean bedrooms
10. Deep clean living room (mirrors, baseboards, dust artwork)
11. Clean bathrooms
12. Clean out closets (hang up clothes, mittens, jackets, hats)
13. Surface clean "extra" rooms
14. Deep clean bedrooms (organize drawers, check under bed, tidy closet, dust artwork, fans, lights, mop)
15. Surface clean living room and kitchen
16. Deep clean bathrooms (clean inside drawers, inside of trash cans, tops of mirrors, tile, mop)
17. Clean all door knobs, phones, entertainment equipment (remote controls), switch plates, banisters and other things that are repeatedly touched.
18. Clean out the refrigerator, take stock of food, organize pantry
19. Clean entryway, sweep porch (if you have one), clean out car (because they're often our home away from home)
20. Surface clean living room and kitchen
21. Surface clean bathrooms
22. Surface clean bedrooms
23. Sweep and vacuum all floors in the house
24. Clean linen closet, straighten towels, sheets or regular closet if not applicable
25. Surface clean living room and kitchen
26. Deep clean kitchen (scrub appliances, wash trash cans, base boards, wipe down and straighten cabinets)
27. Surface clean bathrooms
28. Surfaces clean bedrooms
29. Clean one item you've been meaning to get to and haven't (deep clean your stove, wipe down all light fixtures, tackle a particularly unruly area)
30. Sweep and vacuum all floors in the house



I made it into a word document as well and I'm going to hang it someplace handy in hopes that I actually follow through...

Saturday, January 8, 2011

It's been a while...

I've been thinking about so many things the last couple months. There are always about 10,000 thoughts circulating in my brain. Here are a few of them.

Starting a tumblr account to keep track of all of the pictures I like on the internet...maybe just house pictures.

All the things I want to buy with my REI dividend (which isn't all that much money so I shouldn't think about it so much!)

My new job in the Harborview ED as an ARNP. I can't stop thinking about how my co-workers are going to see my cry three+ times/shift

Races. I want to run in way too many races. I have added about 25 races to my calendar for 2011. I don't want to train, just run in races. Is that reasonable?

Speaking of races, I have a long race stuck in my head that I want to try but doubt I ever will. I'll talk more about this later when I feel less nervous.

Seeing so many friends and family members. I wish I had more time in a week. I want to reestablish relationships with so many people.

Getting rid of so many things. I have a binge-purge problem. Big time. Well, mostly purge and never binge. It's hard being my roommate to say the least.

Bike camping. So much fun. Can't stop thinking about it along with skiing.

I want to move to Boise. And Antarctica.

Bathroom and kitchen remodeling. I think about this as frequently as I think about my tax return.

I also can't stop thinking about arm warmers. Lulu Lemon size small arm warmers for running. I will never, ever find them. It's so depressing.

Fireplace inserts, new sheets, framing prints, tearing down walls, planting starts, shelves in garage, goodwill runs every week, new shower curtain, trundle bed vs couch, storing musical equipment, new coffee table, safe, curtains, new tires...you know, the usual...