Spring Cleaning: My Bathroom

Seriously, its basically the middle of February already. I am already behind on so many things so I feel that, maybe, just maybe, if I organize all of my crap again room by room, drawer by drawer, I can catch up on a bunch of unfinished projects simultaneously. I started with my bathroom because its very small and manageable and there wasn't too much to be done. Mostly cleaning up hair. I shed like a small breed of dog. I sometimes contemplate shaving my head or going with dreadlocks so I can have a rest from sweeping and vacuuming. First, I snapped a few before shots. So you can see what a filthy animal I am…

(please forgive the lousy photos as I am still without a proper camera.)

as you can see, things are just meh. Rather sloppy too if you ask me but not that bad over all.

I sorted through all my extra products and organized my mini sizes for travel in this pink box

Then I went through all my hair goodies and paired that down a bit. 

I got this sick vintage 90's caboodle at Goodwill for one doll hair. I love it and it holds all my makeup that I don't use everyday.  

then I just put everything back a little neater and got a better basket for holding all the products. I don't like having them all over the counter and on display. That is not relaxing to me. 

I also went ahead and picked up a fresh shower curtain. I got this one with a pretty lime green leaf pattern at Target on sale for $7.00

Tidied up here, put away ugly product containers…

I straightened the shelves and again put away excess products. I hate unsightly packaging. I use jars to house my lady tools and such. I think its a much cleaner look with out losing any convenience or function. 

 Miss Poodle forever <3

It looks soooo much better just by doing that little bit. On top of all the organizing and tidying I also cleaned the tub/shower, wiped the counters, shelves, and mirror, scrubbed the toilet, wiped the baseboards, vacuumed, and mopped. I also wiped out the inside of the cabinets when I rearranged everything so the entire bathroom got a deep cleaning as well as a little spruce. It feels good to check the first room of the Spring Cleaning list. I think next I'm going to tackle my bedroom. Thanks for reading :)

Kirsten

Life Update

It was my birthday. I celebrated. It was swell.

My camera is busted. I will hopefully have a new one in a few weeks. This has been a major bummer for me though. 

my insomnia is back and I get the feeling its looking for revenge or something. I haven't been sleeping much at all these days. I have sadly watched the sunrise too many times. I have been coping by doing a lot of work from the couch. My view looks a lot like this these days...

I also got around to painting this cruddy ol' dresser. Now its a pretty new dresser. I'm not fully done arranging things in my room but I'm happy its finally painted and for the extra storage. 

before...

after...

While I was in the project spirit I managed to complete a few Pinterest projects. I always feel super bad ass if I actually get around to doing one of the things I pinned because lets be honest do any of us really have the time?

I had these cheap Ikea end tables laying around and I had seen a few chalkboard projects on Pinterest, one being a coffee table and so I coated the tops of these with chalk board paint. Now they have gone to live at my friends' coffee shop.

While I had the chalkboard paint out I painted a few wine bottles like these I saw on Pinterest 

I also tried filling my scentsy warmer with Downy unstopables and 

it worked and made my whole apartment smell like fresh laundry. Thank you Pinterest!

My mom and I decided to have yet another garage sale so I spent a good chunk of time going through all of my stuff one more time. I pulled out a good chunk and got it marked, bagged, and transported to my mom's garage already. I am getting less sentimental about things as I get older. I used to save every little scrap of paper but pretty soon I'm going to have like four things left. Not including my shoes of course. 

<3 K

Decor: Bathroom Spruce

I have been so busy lately...new kiddos to babysit, Spring cleaning, exercising, searching for new inspiration...I feel like there are never enough hours...

My apartment is looking pretty spiff lately. Spring cleaning is finally coming to a close. My bathroom might be my favorite right now. I gave it a little freshening... I decided to make a little shelf out of a crate for extra storage. Here is what it looked like before...

And here is how I spruced it...

I really like it. Here is the rest of my bathroom...

  

Very girly and very grand (to me). I love this space. I fluctuate wanting to move and wanting to stay forever. We shall see what the summer brings. 

Shiny and Bright

I have been feeling so motivated lately. Motivated to work out, to be creative, to re-decorate, to go back to school, to blog, to see my friends...I can't stop and I don't wanna! I have been going through a lot of changes lately and normally I don't do well with change but this time I am welcoming it. Today, the weather was perfect. Sun was shining and it wasn't too hot or too cold. Maybe my sunny demeanor made the day a little more bright but I'm okay with it. 

Outfit details: Shirt, Jacket, Jeans, and Belt- GAP Shoes- Rampage Necklace -Tres Chic Boutique in Ocala, Fl

Handmade Holidays Project 3

DIY Embroidered Cloud Pillow

Supplies:

Fabric in two colors, needle and thread in two colors, embroidery hoop, scissors, pencil, and poly fill. 

Directions: 

Draw a cloud shape on your fabric. I chose a light blue pattern cotton fabric for the front and a hot pink velvet for the back of the pillow. I drew the cloud on the light blue fabric and cut it out. I then used that cloud as a stencil for the pink velvet backing. 

After your clouds are cut out pick the side you intend to embroider and write your message on it with the pencil. I wrote "Dream of me." Put your fabric on the embroidery hoop and make tiny stitches following your pencil outline. 

When you are finished with the embroidered message flip the two clouds inside out/ front sides facing each other, and stitch all around the edges but leave a small opening for stuffing.

Then fill it up! 

"I helping" - Sammy

Lastly, stitch the opening closed and fluff it up and ta dah!! Its ready!

Sweet Dreams

xo

kirsten

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