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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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Sewin' and Plannin'

I have spent the last few weeks planning a few projects to undertake: Here is the list: 1. Sew Fleece Vest similar to that of North Face vest 2. Sew Dress 3. Build Craft Table seen here 4. Build Coffe Table seen here 5. Refinish my cedar chest family heirloom 6. Matt's running t-shirt quilt I am addicted to the idea of building my own furniture and making it look exactly how I want it to look,...

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Raisin' Funds

I received my information to raise money for St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. I am committed to running 13.1 miles for the best cause I can think of..... kids. I will be out there, bright and early on April 26, 2014. Fundraising Goal: $500 Run Goal: Sub 2:00 hour half marathon I hope that you all are interested in donating to a great cause. How to donate: Visit my St. Jude's profile page...

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Pimpin' Joy

Bobby Bones and Amy of the "Bobby Bones Show" are encouraging us to start Pimpin' Joy, however we can. I have decided that my method of pimpin' joy is to raise money doing something that I love for a cause I believe in. This race season, I will be raising money for St. Judes Children's Research Hospital by running several races and asking for my family, friends, acquaintances, and frenemies...

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Lookin' for a Venue

Matt and I are in the unenviable position of locating a place and setting a date for the wedding. I am leaning toward 4 July 2015 at the Middle Tennessee Iris Society Garden. According to Ms. Cheap, this is an ideal location. Check out her blog: http://blogs.tennessean.com/cheap/faqs/More to follow. I'm off to read some Kim Harrison and get my run ...

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Fixin' to get Hitched

Matt and I lined up to run the hot chocolate 15k at 7:45 am on Saturday, the 15th of February. It was a blustery 18 degrees with slush and rain pellets smacking us in the face. Matt and I met up with our friend Robin and tried our best not to completely freeze while waiting for 7:55, the official start time. Matt and I, pre-race, most definitely freezing.Robin and I freezing our butts off waiting...

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