It is here! The very last day in my 31 days series. It has been hard, it has been fun, I got so much done and I am pretty tired now….. On this very last day let’s look back at the highlights of a month of daily blogging: In the category: … [Read more...]
31 days to Get it Done
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Time to Catch Up ~ 31 Days / Day 30
Seems like I am gonna make it. This 31 Days of blogging challenge is coming to an end. I guess that’s one more thing I got done while Getting Things Done! I fully intend to keep the ball rolling and the projects coming. I have loved that feeling of … [Read more...]
Time to Play ~ 31 Days / Day 29
With the big paint project finished I was all gung-ho on starting a new project. It is Saturday after all, time to play. Except I couldn’t. I couldn’t get myself into gear, I lingered and I lounged and inspiration was hard to find. So I decided that … [Read more...]
White Winter Vignette, and a linky party ~ 31 Days / Day 28
You better put your sunglasses on people, because here are my first real shots of my freshly painted living room. And it is white, bright shining white. And I love it!! I finished the works today. Put the mess away and the house … [Read more...]
Some quick tips for you straight from my painting project ~ 31 Days / Day 27
The paint project is nearly finished! Can I get a big yeah?!? I hope I can show you some reveal pictures tomorrow. But today I just wanted to share a few tips about a painting. Tips I gathered the hard way, by doing it myself. 1. Set … [Read more...]
How To Get Things Done ~ 31 Days / Day 26
Phew, end of a long day here. The big ‘paint everything white’ project is going very good. I totally underestimated the amount of work it would be. But with some help from My Love I am making good progress nevertheless. While I was staring at my … [Read more...]
Still Painting…. ~ 31 Days / Day 24
I am still running around painting my little heart out. I covered everything that got primed yesterday with paint and primed another door. So while I chase my paintbrush I thought you might enjoy some beautiful white painted spaces in the mean … [Read more...]
Paint Job Progress Report ~ 31 Days / Day 23
I am in trouble. Bloggy trouble…… On day 20 of this challenge of Getting Things Done! I told you my finale week would be a week of painting. Painting the woodwork in my house white. A lot of woodwork, a lot of painting. Day 21 was still an … [Read more...]
My Etsy Shop Songbirds Nest, what took me so long ~ 31 Days / Day 22
Yesterday I was interviewed by Donna about my experiences with my Etsy shop Songbirds Nest. But some important questions did not get answered in that post. Like why the heck it took me so long to open up my shop and what made me do it now, after … [Read more...]
Bird Feed Chandelier ~ 31 Days / Day 21
Preparations for my big painting job are in the works. But today I set myself one other task to finish first. I wanted to do something with a leftover piece from a previous project. Remember my Tree Trunk Candle Stick? I … [Read more...]
Fall Break Painting Plans ~ 31 Days / Day 20
Good evening my friends. The last 10 days of my blogging marathon are here (I’ll give you day 31 for free), and so is my Fall vacation. Time to up the ante and go for a big bang finish. I intend to get a big job done. Maybe not the most glamorous, … [Read more...]
My Facebook Fan Page ~ 31 Days / Day 19
Remember: So how about you?Are you working on long forgotten projects? Have I inspired maybe some off you to walk away during the commercial breaks and finish something? Is anyone out there thinking “if she can do it, so can I”? Are … [Read more...]
There is always time for a quick fix ~ 31 Days / Day 18
Let’s get the announcement out of the way first…. So how about you?Are you working on long forgotten projects? Have I inspired maybe some off you to walk away during the commercial breaks and finish something? Is anyone out there thinking “if she … [Read more...]
Easy Trick Flower Arranging
The cold is approaching fast here. We even had our first nights with freezing temps. So I knew there was one thing I wanted to get done NOW before it was too late.Get the last of my flowers out of the garden before the frost would kill them … [Read more...]
Overcoming Perfectionism. Garden Work Bench Final Reveal ~31 Days / Day 16
Do you remember my garden work bench I showed you in April? I told you then that it wasn’t finished and I never did get around to showing you the final after. Here she is: My garden work bench with a galvanized top. This is how … [Read more...]
Half way there…. ~31 Days / Day 15
Day 15 already. Somewhere between today and tomorrow I will have reached the halfway point of this series. Day 2. Starting Easy. Fall Decorations in my Living Room To say that it has been easy would be lying. To say that it has … [Read more...]
Tree Trunk Candlestick
Today’s project could qualify as the ultimate repurpose. It involved a piece of garden waste and a half finished project that had become obsolete.This project also is proof that it is never too late to finish a project. Even if you didn’t know when … [Read more...]
If you don’t start, you won’t finish ~ 31 Days / Day 13
I am in the middle of something that I started yesterday and hope to finish tomorrow. So in the mean time let me inspire you with some amazing projects that all have one thing in common: Someone just started somewhere and finished with a … [Read more...]
Perfection and Procrastination: The Evil Twins ~ 31 Days / Day 11
I have had issues with perfection all my life. It is the one thing that so often stands between me and something I really want. Thinking, feeling that it should be perfect. That it, that I, will be of less value when it isn’t. This strive … [Read more...]
Chronicles of a Garden Table ~ 31 Days / Day 10
I have a confession to make…. I kind of faked something… Remember my Fall garden table decoration? It was displayed on a beautiful table, wasn’t it? Except that table wasn’t finished….. Let me tell you the chronicles of my garden … [Read more...]
Kitchen Garden Fall Harvest Fest ~ 31 Days / Day 9
I had a kitchen garden this year. I didn’t plan it, I didn’t even plant it, but it was there. It was a total surprise and gift from mother nature, that I accepted with gratitude. Bushes and bushes of tomatoes growing in … [Read more...]
The issue of Procrastination ~ 31 Days / Day 8
Definition of PROCRASTINATE pro·cras·ti·nate to put off intentionally and habitually to put off intentionally the doing of something that should be done ‘Hello group’, “Welcome Marianne” ‘I am a procrastinator’, “You have come to the … [Read more...]
Garden Preparations for Next Spring ~ 31 Days / Day 7
Somewhere in the Spring Donna from FunkyJunkInteriors announced that we should all document our garden projects before and after because at the end of the season she would have a special linky party celebrating “Another season in the yard”. I was … [Read more...]
Do the Necessary first: Getting my online House in order ~ 31 Days / Day 6
Oef Day 6 already in my 31 Day Challenge to Get Things Done! My house and terrace are now plenty decorated for Fall. Time to move on to some other things on my list. With writing a post every day I was spending a lot more time on my own blog. And … [Read more...]
Fall Centerpiece on my Garden Table
Day 5 already and I am still working on Fall decorations. But I do think this will be the last one. I kind of promise…. Yesterday’s outside Fall decorations on my garden shelf were kind of contagious and spread to the table on the … [Read more...]
Fall Decorating Outside ~ 31 Days/Day 4
I have got a bit more Fall decorating to share I hope you don’t mind. After having finished my Living Room Fall decorations and making some new Fall Pillows, I decided it was time I’d take myself outside and cozy up that corner with the white … [Read more...]
DIY Sweater Pillows
Yesterday I showed you how if got my living room ready for Fall. I also showed you my favorite homemade Fall pillows that have been going strong for the third year now. But truth be told. I wanted something new too.New pillows. So I stopped the … [Read more...]
Starting Easy, Fall Decorations in my Living Room ~ 31 Days/Day 2
The first real day of my series on How to Get Things Done! This whole idea of writing this series is pretty intimidating to me. So I thought I’d better make it easy on myself and start small… Last year it wasn’t until November 2 that I brought … [Read more...]