Because I want to see if this works.....
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Where strength, beauty, good food, and a great project collide... Fixin' to Run. We'll see you at the Finish Line
March 9, 2015
January 26, 2015
Sportin' some new wood
The Bearded Wonder is great with wood..... flooring, wood flooring. I know what you were thinking. I think it too, because I have the sense of humor of a 12 year old boy sometimes. I post this picture so that you too may marvel at his wood.... floor.
You may not know this, but our upstairs hallway was a nightmare. The carpet was completely ruined, which may have been a key reason that...
November 30, 2014
Makin' a place for my shoes....
Much to the Bearded Wonder's (BW) dismay, I have a lot of shoes. I don't have a lot of shoes when compared to most women, but I do have a lot of shoes when compared to him. Mainly, I harbor an extensive collection of flip flops.... It's the California girl in me. Here is a preview of the finished product.
Here is how I made it.....
I purchased a 12 foot length of wire shelving at Lowes (Home...
November 9, 2014
Weekend Chili and Wreath Making
This weekend kicked off with a chili competition with some friends followed closely by some wreath making, house cleaning, and uber organization (more on that in the next post).
As for the chili, I will tell you all that I did not win, sadly.
I worked an awesome recipe that used beer, chocolate, and bacon. Who doesn't love bacon?
Sadly I lost to someone who used beer, chocolate, bacon, and deer...
October 26, 2014
Everythin' and the Kitchen Sink
Matt and I have been kicking around a plan to rid ourselves of our horrible kitchen sink. We disliked the Corian sink for several reasons.....
1. It was stained, very stained.
2. It is a 2 basin sink, and while this is not a deal breaker to most, it is for me.
3. We have a large granite composite sink sitting in the storage room taking up valuable real estate
4. Delta touch faucet, enough said.
So,...
October 18, 2014
Feelin' postal
I am deep into nesting mode. This has been one very busy weekend for the Burke household.
Saturday dawned early and spurred me into motion at the ripe hour of 8:00 am.
On the list of places to go:
Sherwin Williams
Lowes
Williams Nursery
Bed Bath and Beyond
Marshalls/Ross
It was a successful day.
I started out at Sherwin Williams to purchase the supplies and to tint my previously purchased gallon...
August 30, 2014
Oh, it's nothin'.... Just buyin' a new house!
Call it nesting, call it growing up, or even call it plain crazy; Matt and I bought a new house in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
We purchased this house at quite a discount, for a few very good reasons.....
1. The carpet is destroyed, as in; we can clean it for now, but it needs to come up, and soon!
2. Every wall requires paint. Every. Wall.
3. Can you say vinyl words and lettering...