Tuesday, November 18, 2014

* A LITTLE DECORATING, A LITTLE CLEANING, AND A JOB! *

A Little Decorating....
 
As you can see, the kitchen in our townhouse has definitely not been updated lately. It has the old wood grain countertops, old kitchen cabinets, and a white tile backsplash over the sink. The renters before us painted some of the walls red, which I don't dislike, and have actually come to embrace.
 
Months ago I decided I was going to put black and red "scrolly" stickers on the tile to give it a little umph. I found the black ones at Hobby Lobby but searched everywhere in stores and online for similar ones in red. I could not find any.
 
 
I came across other designs that I thought might work,
but it's too long and way too boring of a story, so here is the finale. Ta Da!
I just added those very few red squares to give it some red color and
 I think I did okay in achieving the Umph. What do you think?
 
Oh, and how do you like the tiny lights I put under the cabinets? It looks so pretty in the evening when they are the only lights on in the kitchen.
 
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A Little Cleaning....

I don't have any photos to share, at this moment of any cleaning I've been doing. More on that later.... J
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And, A Job......

 
Have I mentioned I'd been "semi" job hunting the past couple of months? Full-time or part-time, hopefully close to home. I wasn't being very picky, and yet it appeared that either I was too old, or didn't have the skills for much of anything! Depressing! So, just when I decided to forget about it, a job came along.
 
 
 
Isn't that how things usually happen?! It's like my favorite quote/personal mantra by Joseph Campbell:
 
"I say, follow your bliss and don't be afraid, and doors will open where you didn't know they were going to be."
 
For now, I'll just say this. It's part-time. I start tomorrow. It's close to home. And, I'm a bit nervous! Wish me luck, and I'll report back soon!
 
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