Closet

A while back (as in before pregnancy and subsequent motherhood sucked out all of my energy and spare time) I did a post on the start of me trying to make my itty bitty closet a workable space.

I haven't been a full-time mom for that long, so juggling work clothes, lounge clothes and "weekend" clothes were getting tough. Not to mention I hate throwing things away.

Well, it only got worse. I couldn't stand pressure on my stomach in early pregnancy, and maternity clothes were too big. Then those "in between" clothes were too tight and the wrong season when I first went back to work.

Point is, it still needs to be cleaned out AGAIN and is more crowded than before. But as I wrestle with what to throw and what to keep, I did pretty it up a little and added some organizational touches.

 The baskets are for socks, underwear, etc. My closet is in my bathroom, so walking to the bedroom for those items is over kill (and part of my storage problem). Pjs are kept on the left side in a large hanging set of cloth shelves bought at the closet section of target. The storage cube also doubles as a step stool to reach my shoes. My nicer handbags are on the upper shelves in dust covers.

 Back of the closet door has scarves, belts and a couple of awkward-shaped bags.

 Upper right shelf has short boots. I have still yet to buy shoe boxes for these.

These are my pumps, dress boots and nicer flats and wedges. That is a lone pair of tennis on the left, not sure how they snuck up there;-)

In the mean time, I am saving pics of other peoples closets from blogs and house listings b/c my next house will be much better!

We Have New Floors

After a false start last month, we finally have new floors!

Carpet has been officially banished! Well, except for the bedrooms.

It took us a while to find a match for the existing wood in the living and entry, but it has been done.

Drum roll, please...

Dining room curtains are also in, but I was waiting for the floors before I hung them so they wouldn't get dusty. Now if I could just find the time to hang them... ;-)

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I'm done with my Christmas decorating...for now;=)

Well, I am finally done! I have the majority of this year's decorating done. I have big plans on what I'm going to add for next year, though. So here it is:

The mantle is by far my favorite thing do. I added the glitter trees this year and the nutcracker (a gift from my mother in-law). The cross is my old tree topper. It doesn't fit on the new tree, but looks nice on the mantle.

The big tree! It will definitely see some changes next year, and maybe even before. I hadn't anticipated my topper not working, so I'll be getting something to add to the top.

A lot of our ornaments have a special meaning. This drummer boy was Bill's as a child and has his name engraved on it.

Our granparents must have shopped at the same store:) This one was mine and also has my name engraved.

Noah posing ad I get an overall view of the living area. He's such an attention hog:)

The breakfast area.

The snow globe and centerpiece (along with some of my nicer ornaments) were gifts from Maw Maw Liz. She made the centerpiece herself and Ive used it every year since I've had my own place. On this very table, too.

We normally hang a sled with snowmen and our names on the door we received from Paw Paw Buck and Mama Jean for our wedding. It is in hiding this year, unfortunately. I picked up this wreath and added some ribbon. It will keep the place until I unearth the sled.

The little tree in the dining room. This will most likely be moved into the breakfast room next year to make way for the second full-sized tree.

This tree contains ornaments that were used to decorate at our Granbury reception. It also has some fun, personal ornaments on it.

This is a wine glass painted with crowns and says Queen. I am the wine queen! A gift from my Texas mom.

One of our wedding ornaments.

Every year I buy Bill a yorkie ornament because of Noah. This year will make number four. This is the second one.