Misc Spring

i found a bag of bath & bodyworks while cleaning

got my "save the date" for shannon&derek's fall wedding

Joe&I hit up la feast for my favorite lentil soup

Joe's mom discovered leggings over the winter & dresses so cute these days

joe, linds, & i slammed some beers with this view before a red wings game

I turned around 2x on I-75 to get a picture of this "dyke" house

this flower bloomed in my front yard just in time for easter

Closet Complete

I was determined to turn my master bedroom closet into an awesome storage space

and it's finally complete&dreamy.

I added lots of shelving&bars to make everything easily accessible and neat.

Obviously, I love.love.love it!

Indoor Rain

I got into my basement office this morning and a damp&disgusting scent hit me in the face. As I rounded the corner, I found two of my coworkers hurriedly pulling stuff from our supply room with yellowish water pouring down from the ceiling. The indoor rain started spreading through the dropped-tiles of the basement – little leaks popping up from room to room. By mid-morning we had trashcans all over – collecting raindrops – and trash bags spread all over any boxes we couldn’t get moved. When maintenance showed up, they had no idea how to stop it. And after a specialist finally solved the problem, the stench of moist mold was too much for my allergy-filled head to take. Lucky for me, one of the doctor’s offices was open upstairs, so I got to sit at a nice, big desk with a big bowl of candy to do my work for the day. And when I finished early, I was able to leave early.Ended up working out well for me.

Organized Beauty

I love when all my laundry is put away

- color coordinated -

and all my jewelry is hung properly.

Too bad I rarely have time to make it so perfect&beautiful.

New [lasting] Home

It’s a somewhat overwhelming workinprogress, but – so far – I love it! I feared the cleaning process would never end at first… our little attic home had become Mr.U’s mother’s timewarp – filled with the life she’d lived before her husband passed away and almost completely untouched as these 6 years passed. We started by emptying the closets – piles of clothes – folded&boxed them all to bring downstairs for sorting. We emptied out the dressers, deep-cleaned every inch of the cobwebbed nooks&crannies, rearranged the furniture, painted, and organized. In one weekend, we packed up the old life that had been lived in the attic and moved our new life up there.
Speaking from experience, I knew how daunting this would be for his mother – hence why I’d requested multiple times that he sit down and have a serious conversation about our plans. Though he claimed he’d done so, she still had a bit of a meltdown as we filled his childhood bedroom with boxes for her to organize and transformed the attic in one short weekend. After a few days of awkward moments between her&I – yes, just the two of us since Mr.U hasn’t moved here yet – she seems to have come to terms with what’s happening. And I’ve agreed to clean out an underutilized storage area up there to move some of the boxes back up without sorting – a middleground I’m completely fine with. After 2 years, it’s still hard to sort through my Bunni Boxes, so I can’t even fathom conquering the sorting project from 25 years of marriage.
Slowly but surely, though, it’s coming along. And I’m falling in love with our cozy, new home. We both agreed his dad would be happy to see the changes, too. Not only do we need a home, but his mother could use some help, company, and organization – so I hope it will be beneficial for both
parties. Now I just need to get the rest of my furniture moved so all my projects can be finished&perfect for Mr.U’s arrival.

Deep Clean

"I was born in the arms of imaginary friends
free to roam, made a home out of everywhere I've been."
John Mayer - Half of My Heart

1.5 hours

of cleaning&organizing
and my friend helps me turn this house into my home.