“You smell like Craigslist.”

Things in my mind are getting out of hand. The down time at work is getting the better of me. Pintrest has offically ruined my life, and my budget just won’t allow for any more projects.
The deal is this: I want to save money. A lot of it. I think that pinning and to do lists, making cleaning products, and reorganizing my home (which I have to admit is OCD clean), will bring in the dollars. As I go through a room, I determine Goodwill/Craigslist/trash. I cannot help it.

Craigslist, is my go to. I know I should be scared... ok I am I only let Adam do the posting or selling. But I have no time for a yard sale! All the tagging is just too time consuming, not to mention standing outside all day bores me. So I get back to it.

But here is my biggest Craigslist dilemma. When I read a blog, it tells me, “Oh like my new table I sanded, painted, re-sanded, and lacquered? It's from Craigslist for 1 dollar.” Answer me this Blog Mom, what city are you in? Where did you learn those bargaining tools? When on earth did you have time to fix that table to look like Pottery Barn when I have seen your 3 children who are clean and cute?

via http://knockoffdecor.com/refinished-mahogany-farmhouse-table/

Since diving into this blog and DIY world, I decided to check out the goodwill, and guess what - the woman in there looking at pants gave me the dirtiest look I may have ever gotten. So me and my kids high tailed it out of there. I just can’t win, and somehow doing these projects or looking at them seem to be costing me more money. Who just own’s this stuff around their house? And why? Why do you randomly own candle wicks. Ok, I now own them.

See I cannot win.

Well I've been a little busy...

That was what I had to tell my mom recently on why I hadn't called her. I mean HELLO have you seen Pintrest? If I am gonna be on a computer that's what I'm gonna be doing. Ok, and my job has me on one 98.6% of the time too so blogging on a computer might be like my worst nightmare. BUT since tonight BOTH babes were out for the count by 6:45, yes 6:45 and Adam is studying late tonight...why not!

But other than running to de-stress, I have found myself a little bit of a DIY'er. Yup me, channeling my inner crafty/handy self. As it ends up all I need is a can of spray paint and craigslist!

I have recently created: a balloon wreath, rag wreath, a cabinet, a hairbow frame, and wait for it... HAIR CLIPS/BOWS! Now don't you worry, I am in no way about to beging blogging on my awesome crafts because lets face it like it is. They are very beginner crafts, and frankly my time nor my wallet can support that!


Ends up other than running these projects really get rid of stress, and it has also imporved our home. For example did you know, that we do not have a pantry? I know crazy. We have decided the next time we look for a house and the realtor says, "Now what are you looking for in a house?" My first response will be, "A pantry and a linen closet." Because yeah, we lack one of those as well. BUT the point of that rant is we now have a cabinet/panrty. The name of it is up for debate since Adam keeps calling it a cupboard and I have recently disconvered I don't like that word and it annoys me.

So you don't get all freaked out I will post my crafts, that way you can see my works of art, and understand why I have left this blog to the side.