So............sometimes I buy things because I like them.
Even though I have no idea where I'll put it - even if it sits in it's packaging for years ( sick I tell you - I'm S.I.C.K. )
It's a disorder.
One of thousands I've acquired over the years.
I think it's number 1344 actually.
( I have a disorder that consists of numbering my disorders too )
There was a time when I had a closet filled with clothes that had their tags on them for so long that they were no longer in style.
Shoes that never hit the pavement.
Coats that never had a breeze touch them.
Sometimes I wonder where it came from ( the disorder ) and then I quickly push the thought out of my mind because what if it stems from another disorder - OMG - it's too much !
I'm a lot better today.
I'm a lot wiser today.
I'm a lot older today...................
Still - every now and then I'll find myself putting something in a cart that I have no intention of using now because eventually I'll find a perfect spot for it.............it's inevitable.
It's also the truth - it's factual - ( everything is satisfactual )
Like the Mortorp Decal Clock I spotted at Ikea probably 1 1/2 - 2 years ago.
I thought it was adorable.................and even though I had nowhere to put it - I knew I'd want to put it somewhere - somehow - someday. And now that the front ( enclosed ) porch is getting a makeover - I've found the perfect spot !
And Ikea doesn't make them any more - so sometimes having disorders is not such a bad thing, right?
I'm adding another " rule " to " life's rules "
There's 2 sections in this room - one on either side of the front door - I'm feverishly working on the other side now - with oil primer to cover 70's wood paneling - in 35 degrees heat.....................( 95 for most of you guys )
I should have bought a couple of those fans I saw last fall on sale - that I really didn't need at the time..................
But one side's finished ( except for window coverings and cushions for the built in benches )
Have a wonderful day everyone !
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I made myself a promise that the front porch makeover was going to be a very frugal one. We still need windows and french doors and bathroom redo's and ........and...........and.
I've kept to my word ( I'll show you it soon - still some painting that needs to be done )
I had almost everything I needed..................including art work and furniture- already on hand.
We only needed to buy baseboards and window trim -
( sometimes being a semi hoarder really works in one's favor )
A while back I ordered this on Amazon - well one larger one actually ( but now I want this pack of them also for outside art work LOL )
I dug it out of my stash and made a couple of signs out of it................
A bit of paint to dry brush it with ( I used ASCP chalk paint for the white - but any paint will do - this is a really small and quick project ) stencils and my sharpie - and I have a rustic - shabby sign for under 10.00 !
And the best part is that you can create TWO signs out of one slice of wood.-
I reversed it and reversed the paint and letter colors as well
And that's because I've developed a split personality since menopause.
I think all the great artists should have done this actually - Picasso - Monet - Van Gogh - they should have all made 2 sided art.
First of all your investment would be worth double................and secondly you could just turn it over when you got bored with it or changed your decor.
And yes - I WOULD get bored..............even with s painting worth a million dollars.
I'm very uncivilised like that.
I'll also hang this up
and probably this
John says - It's too much
John says - It's like walking into a Thesaurus
Who says that?
Really - who S.A.Y.S thesaurus? Suzan says - Why can't you just call it a dictionary ?
John says - That's why I had to move here - you colonists have so much to learn.
Suzan says - Listen buddy - when you immigrate you have to conform.
John says - I didn't " immigrate " - I was sent to educate the colonists.
Anyway I can't help it - I LOVE words..................even in enclosed porches :)
One sign - 2 works of art - for under 10.00 ( did I already mention that? )
It's only words.....................( which can be found in any thesaurus )
But words are all I have to steal your heart away.
Have a wonderful one !
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Good Friday morning !
Glad you're here - come on in !
I took an IQ test last night because I was convinced I was a genius with my problem solving abilities.
CONVINCED.
43 questions later..............I received a 93.
Nothing more than average.
Now I will tell you that there was a couple of times over the years where I scored in the 120's. -
( I'm not bragging because that's not what geniuses do )
so depending what source you choose I was either mildly gifted or " superior "
And so I've been walking around a little taller all my life with that knowledge under my belt.
I'm blaming it on the house.
Really - it's making me stupid crazy.
My original plan was that John and I would both take the test - and then I would comfort him and explain to him that it was just a silly little test - that it didn't mean anything at all. ( in a mildly superior way of course )
Now?
I'm too terrified he'll score higher than me.
Not happening.
At least I was smart enough to do a test run before I sprung the idea on him.
And that alone should bring my IQ up by 20 points don't you think?
If YOU fall in the superior range - do NOT buy a fixer upper.
Just saying.
It'll crush you like a bug.
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I don't know if I've ever shared this before but the power of suggestion is extremely strong in me ( in most geniuses really I think )
If someone just talks about having a cold - I get a cold.
If someone hurts themselves in a particular area - it happens to me within days of hearing about it.
If my daughter's pregnant - my belly starts growing.
This happens too frequently to just write off as a coincidence.
My girlfriend's daughter had lice last winter.
So I was convinced I had lice - even though I was never in close proximity to her.
My head started itching like crazy - and at times I felt them WALKING around up there.
John checked my head.
Lindsay checked my head.
Ashley checked my head.
Gordie's girlfriend checked my head.
And they're all trying to tell me it's just dry scalp - that there isn't any lice up there.
Suzan says - Can you check my head again?
John says - YOU DON'T HAVE LICE FOR GOD'S SAKES
John says - You're borderline insane you know
And I always assumed that I was.
Borderline insane - because that's close to genius.
Now I know I'm just nuts..............how depressing.
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I stopped getting bikini waxes years ago.
They were torture for me - the Esthetician told me it was because I was fair - but whatever the reason was -
DEAR GOD it was torture.
I would lay there terrorized - clutching at the bed and counting to 10 before I'd let her attack.
I would bleed every time she ripped the paper off - and she was a savage about it - I must say - smiling away as she ripped hair follicles from deep inside my body - laughing out loud as I moaned in agony.
I think it would work as an interrogation tool perfectly - on " fair " criminals anyway.
So now I shave.
I put my bathing suit on yesterday and pranced outside to step into the pool.
I've gained weight this year. ( Ashley's pregnant as you know - see? )
In my belly.
So the Netherland's are not easily seen when I look down - and it's not easy holding your belly with one hand and haphazardly shaving down there with the other. ( and just admitting that I have to hold my belly flat makes me want to go vomit - so excuse me I'll be right back )
Ok - I'm back.
So to my total horror - I could see - as I stepped out into the bright sunshine that I misjudged my bikini line when shaving.
Entirely.
O.M.G.
It was sprouting out everywhere.
I noticed a squirrel on the fence do a double take.
I whipped a towel around myself and ran back in the house - completely mortified.
Time to diet or make an appointment for a bikini wax - or at the very least get rid of the squirrels.
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Pluck
Shave
Cut
Style
Trim
Check for lice
Repeat..................
I know I talk a lot about it but I'M SICK TO DEATH OF HAIR............seriously sick to death of it
It diminishes the quality of life when half of it is spent concentrating on it.
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So.............what else is new?
Have you seen the Italian Grandmother's trying Olive Garden for the first time?
They should have went to Pasta Lover's instead....................( if you're visiting Manhattan it's a great place for inexpensive Italian food )
Don't you love the 2 that loved everything they tried?
If you want to splurge on an incredible Italian dining experience - Nocello's is my favorite ( on 55th - Hell's Kitchen ) pricey - but worth every penny !
Hopefully they're still there lol - we used to go to Manhattan monthly for our business - but I haven't been in over 3 years now.
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I'm still plugging away in the front porch - the goal is to have it finished by Sunday
One side is oh so close................( notice the new / old trunk ? )
The other?
Not so much
But today?
I plan to be in the pool for a good part of it !!!
( just as soon as I dehair myself properly )
I did this quite a while ago - about a month and a half ago to be precise - just before I painted the Union Jack on the door in this little section of the back mud room - you can see the door turned flag HERE
And then I completely forgot about it -
In order to lay floor down in this area we would have had to remove the doors and cut them and so I decided to paint them instead ( surprise surprise surprise - said Gomer Pyle )
I primed it first with BIN Zinsser - it's a very small area so this took no time at all - and waited 24 hours to do the next step
Then I painted it bright white ( Behr Porch and Patio Paint ) 2 coats
Once that was dry I made my pattern by tracing an actual tile across the entire surface - like so
The floor does not follow a straight line - so it appears a little crooked - the entire house is crooked so it would have stuck out like a sore thumb had it been nice and straight :)
( how come we pronounce crooked - crook-ed - instead of like looked or hooked or booked? )
These are the things that interrupt my thought process on a daily basis...................and in turn interrupt my blog posts as well.
Soooooo, then I stuck a little piece of painters tape in the squares I wanted to paint grey
Then I simply filled in the spaces with a deep grey ( again Behr Porch and Patio )
and Voila !
Checkerboard floor
Well a bit of a crook-ed checker board floor but a checker board floor none the less
and a heck of a lot better then the before
Ok - I'm back in the front porch today - where huge progress has been made - but even larger progress still needs to be made
Crisp white with a deep grey ( again - surprise surprise surprise lol )
here's the before
And the before
Have a wonderful Thursday All !!!
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This weeks home is a dream - ( completely renovated )
899,000
Pointe Claire - Montreal - Quebec ( my current neck of the woods )
4 beds
2 baths
1 half bath
11 rooms total
REALTOR - L'EQUIPE CROWN - CENTURY 21 INNOVATION
Move in ready - ( bring your own sod ! )
O.M.G. !!!
There HAS to be beams somewhere in my future
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A Craftsman Home which has been meticulously renovated and restored in every detail, Ideally located at entrance to Beaconsfield Golf Course and steps away from Pointe-Claire Village. This home boasts an open concept living space with modern style and amenities, and a large lot for your privacy. And although it doesn't say how old it is - the exterior is classified as a heritage building Extra lottery ticket this week.................or two or three!
Come and listen to a story 'bout a gal named Sue Living in a fixer upper - not knowing what to do And then one day - she won the lottery .................... So she bundled up the truck and moved - yessiree Have a great Wednesday Hugs Me
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