House Projects

Every week-end, DG and I have decided to throw leisure to the wind, and take on a load of house projects. First things first, we have started to baby proof the house. She's not fully walking yet, however she can and does get anywhere she wants to be. All outlets have been plugged and we are prepped to put up the baby gate, install magnet locks on the cabinets under the sinks, and move all the medicine out of the bathroom drawers and onto a high shelf in the hallway closet. We know way too much for our own good these days. I hate parenting in fear. Some days I feel like my only goal is to keep her alive.

Another big project was cleaning out the garage, giving away a bunch of stuff to Free Cycle, donating an entire car full to the Salvation Army, getting winter jackets ready for "Coats to Colorado", and packing 5 bags of baby clothes for a Battered Women's Shelter. Yay clean(er) garage.

Finally, just the other day, after living here for over a year, DG painted our bedroom Benjamin Moore 1025 Chocolate Mousse. It's creamy and dreamy and one shade lighter than we painted the living room in our last house. We have visions of a brown/blue bedroom. When you don't have a lot of money to redecorate, painting is a good way to spruce up the look of the house. We are also trying to figure out what to paint the rest of our upstairs and entry way, and I'm pushing for one wall of bright aqua in the office.