New Stuff

Somehow, through a series of moves and the dividing of the stuff, I've found myself without a socket set. My friend Rob would tell you that this is a most unfortunate position to be in, particularly when you've just purchased a 1970 automobile. I kindly remind him that I have friends like him with well stocked garages and mad car-fixin' experience and skills to hold me over until I get off my duff and buy new tools. I finally got off my duff a few weeks ago, marched myself down to sears, and bought a new socket set. It has about eleventy-seventy pieces in it. It's a beautiful sight. Now that I have a set, I have not yet had a need for it. Now that I've said that, I will. This is the first in a series of tool purchases that are becoming necessary. Next on the list is likely a saw of some sort.

In other new stuff news, I finally found some new towels for my bathroom. I had pale yellow ones that matched a shower curtain that I no longer use. The pale yellow went with nothing else in the bathroom. The pale yellow does not get clean enough. The pale yellow is stained from using it to wipe off Miner's paws after late winter/early spring walks. And I really wanted some striped ones. And I really wanted some that had the blue-ish green color of the bathroom walls in them. And I really did not want to spend a fortune. As luck would have it, I scored big at Marshall's/TJ Maxx this weekend and found the perfect towels at a great bargain. I know, I know, I sound like a commercial, but seriously, don't they look great?! I wish you could see the photo my cousin Stephanie took a little better in this snapshot. It is so beach-y and looks great. Also, on the shelf, whose reflection you can see in the mirror, is a thrift store vase full of the seashells I picked up in South Carolina. I am so in love with my bathroom this week!

And lastly, there's a new blog I am following. A high school friend named Kevin has what I would call a foodie blog that I am really enjoying. Check out The Mighty Rib. I am thinking Mom and Dad will dig it. Kevin ranks Teotihuacan Mexican Restaurant in Houston, TX in his top 20. I always knew he was smart.

I'm an inefficient spray painter

I spent all day last Sunday working on spray painting this day bed that Shawna gave me to use for my guest room. It took 10 cans of spray paint. Because I can't control the size of the spray, it always felt like most of the paint just wound up on the garage floor or floating away in the air. Eh, I say, eh. The day bed I liked at Crate and Barrell was $600, so I figure $60 on spray paint was a damn good trade off. Oh, and $40 on pillows at Pier 1, and $35 for pillows and sheets at TJ Maxx.

My Bedroom

Well, once again I have my own bedroom. In my 32 years of life, I shared a room with someone for 26 of them. Mine, all mine...and if I wanted to, I could jump on that bed (and run in the house with scissors, too).

My new chair came!

Today, my new chair came! Here's a shot where you can see the back of the chair and the rug/carpet I got, also.


But, it's not just any chair...

New Couch

My new couch just got delivered. The love seat definitely doesn't fit well in the living room now. It might if I didn't care about covering up the return air vents, but I have to help my furnace and air conditioner all that I can. So, the love seat will move to the office and I'll hunt for an arm chair or something to go there.