Chased by Children

The Townhouse is looking like a Townhome

I just wanted to give you all an update on what my townhouse looks like. 

The family room looked like this:

And now it looks like this:

The Master Bedroom looked like this:

And now it looks like this:

The Master Bathroom looked like this:

And now it looks like this:

 

 

Blessed and Blossoming (um, except for the colossal failure of my new year's resolution)

So, I'm a slacker.  Sue me.

The big news (since I ran out of gas) was the "Divorce Shower" that my darling friends from Stepford threw me.  It was part "shower" and part "housewarming" and part "an excuse to get together for cocktails".  It was absolutely amazing.  They brought furniture and small appliances.  They set me up for a comfortable existence here on my own.  I was especially moved by the women who'd been divorced themselves who brought me furniture that they'd been given when they got divorced and moved into their own homes. 

My parents came early on Saturday and FIXED my place UP!  Dad hung all the drapes and hung the moulding frame that he made (!) for my bathroom.  My mother brought all the comforts of home with enough OXO kitchen tools and gadgets to make Rachel Ray jealous (because clearly nothing actually produced in my kitchen ever will).  And the soft goods...oh, the soft goods.  The towels, the rugs, the hot pads.  The woman knows how to shop for a new home.

The princesses also got gifts at the party.  Lots of games and art supplies (and their nana brought them each a hamper for their rooms).

Lovely.

I can't wait to have Paint in my Hair

So I spent all of yesterday getting ready to paint my new place.  The girls rooms (there are only two rooms for three girls -- so the younger two are sharing), two bathrooms and possibly the laundry room all should be painted before I actually move in....  did I mention I'm on a budget?  Painting is not as cheap as it used to be.

Let me break it down for you....

Painters Tape - $6.97 per role (roughly 3)

Gallon of Paint - $23.47 (5 gallons?)

9" Roller and Paint Tray - $8.97

Assorted other painting accessories - $9.00

Should I be worried that I'm already way over budget? or that I'm already exhausted and I haven't even really started? or that just for a moment today I thought I'd locked myself out of my new house.

Nah.

Holy Crap, I'm an Adult

So, I've leased a townhome.

Yikes.

I'm finally putting our collective mental health above my desire to "win" my divorce.  This was not an easy thing for me to do given that at my very core is an extremely stubborn child.

The upside is that I am now distracted from the car crash of my former marriage.  Now I get to think about fun stuff....like how to get the master bedroom which looks like this:

And get it to look like this:

Mostly I just need to buy that rug, the bed, the bedding, the chairs, the fabulous chandelier, the window treatments, the sconces, the wall art etc..... on a budget of $32.00. 

And THAT my friends is why I'm feeling like an adult, because I actually have a budget.