Clothing

I wish this post was about me and my clothing...but it is not. Keeping up with my son's clothing is a full time job. Out with last season, in with this one. Out with last size, in with a bigger one. When he was just born he ran through sizes at an alarming rate, shooting into 12 month clothes by the time he was 6 months old. He has given me a break and spent the summer in 12-18 months (except for his pjs - 2T). He is just too big for anything in the 12 month range and I got a bundlee of clothes in 18-24 months from my cousin so I spent sunday sorting and laundering bith the new clothes and the old. Today was folding and putting away... He now has too many pants for his drawer. I feel like I have been growing out of my clothing too; I had better watch that.

Sunday also brought a roadside find. I picked up these chairs (well, my husband did the actual picking up) for $10 on the side of the road. They feel sturdy and have nice back support. I think I will paint them white...

Surprise

Walking around my living room I saw two things that made me think of my new color scheme (that I have yet to find the right pieces for). Obviously the second one is the page from a calendar so it will eventually make it in the garbage, but the first has been hanging on my wall for years. It used to be in the kitchen but got bumped to the living room about a year ago. Now, if only it were a rug...

I wish I had this much energy

I was reading a blog recently and this wonderful woman churns out sewing projects at the rate I do loads of laundry (and I am sure keeps up on her laundry as well). Amazing

Color Scheme

Eventhough redoing my family room falls pretty low on my project list I have been searching for a site to help me pick colors. My search was in vain, but here is what I came up with:

Projects

I have been coming up with a list of projects I want to do around the house, some big, some small, some energy improvements, some cosmetic... I have 3 tiers of importance and I plan to take on one project a month:
Tier 1
New coat hooks in the entry- two rows (one for adults and one for kids)
Programmable thermostats
A fireplace mantle
Blinds in the master
Tier 2
Organization components for under the sinks
Stain the TV cabinet to match the bookshelves
Organization for the snack cupboard
Tier 3
New bed pillows for the master (may move up to tier 2)
New curtains, throw pillows and fabric in the family room (I have come to loathe the current scheme)
New couch!?!

As you can see Tier 3 items all say "New" since what I have is perfectly serviceable. The Tier 1 "New" coat hooks made the cut since the one I have is falling apart.

Redecorating

I am thinking about redoing the color scheme in my family room. My kitchen is RED and my husband loves it. You can see 75% of my kitchen from the family room so they need to "go". The current scheme is dark blue, red and green with a few light blue touches. I am thinking about bringing the light blue to the forefront. replacing the dark blue curtains with a light blue/white combo, maybe kicking out most if not all of the green. Not that my room looks anything like this, but I am playing around...