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Inspiration Wednesday

19 Thursday May 2011

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Do you ever stop to think about what and who have molded you to be who you are today?  Do you ever look back to figure out where you are going?  Seems like a crazy thought, but for some reason lately, I feel like this is exactly what I need to do.  I have struggled most of my adult life with trying to be someone I am not and not being who I am really meant to be.  Why?  I guess it is due to feeling like I need to be the person that others expect me to be.  So who am I really?  What makes me tick?  These are questions I find hard for myself to answer.  Honestly, I don’t really know who I am.  I feel like I some times am lost in this world someplace between who I want to be and who I think others want me to be.  Does that make sense?

Well, this year, I have made it a point to find out who I am.  To surround myself with things that I love and to reflect on the real me.  No more trying to please everyone else, but instead doing what makes me happy.  The problem is, how do I do that?  One step at a time, I guess.  The first step…being truthful and putting it out there that this is how I feel.  The second step, finding out for myself what I really enjoy and not what I think I enjoy because others have put that on me.  What a process! 

So here is to going back and thinking about who and what has made me who I am and committing to memory everything that makes these things a part of me.  I want to be able to piece together all these things and find the joy and hope in who I am. 

Each day this week, I am going to look at one person who has impacted my life and think about how that person has contributed to making me the person I am today.

Hopefully when looking back, I can see who I really am and be able to move forward becoming the person that I truly am called to be.  There is no time like the present to live your life to the fullest! 

Inspiration Wednesday

05 Thursday May 2011

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Mother’s Day is just around the corner and with the economy so crazy and gas prices at $4.00 a gallon, I thought I would post some fun ideas for Mother’s Day gifts that are very thoughtful, but won’t break the bank.  I personally don’t think that most moms expect some far out there expensive gift, I think it is more the time spent and the thought that counts.  Surprise her with one of these fun ideas and get your creativity flowing! 

Cute cut out sugar cookies with glaze

Gift Basket

The You and Me Book
Framed Silhouette Art
A pretty plant

Homemade Bath Salts
Now that I have inspired you, have fun creating a special gift for your mom or someone special in your life that has been like a mom to you!  You may surprise yourself and find that it really is fun to be creative!  Happy Mother’s Day!!

Inspiration Wednesday

28 Thursday Apr 2011

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Since my basement is looking more like a construction zone and less like a finished basement, I thought I would find some inspiration today for how to remodel it.  We had no intention of remodeling our basement any time soon, but water seepage made the decision for us!

The basement as it is right now is very blah (it was blah before too!).  I really haven’t done anything down there since we moved in except accumulate too much junk.  Since it is pretty much empty, I can now see it as a clean slate.  So here is what I am thinking…

1.  No more carpet ever again.  Instead we are thinking something waterproof and durable.  I saw Candace Olson use this type of vinyl plank flooring in a basement on Divine Designs and it looked amazing!

2. I am thinking for color for the family room space that I would like to go with something light and airy.  I don’t love basements as I think a lot of times they feel dark and “basementy”.  I think if I go with a really clean, crisp color and design that I will feel like spending more time in the basement. 

This is the paint color I am thinking

3. For furniture, I will probably use mostly furniture that we already have and paint it black.  I would also like to paint the wood around the fireplace in black.

4. Curtains

5. For the rest of the room, I would like to have some white upholstered furniture.  Again, I will plan to use furniture we have or hot some garage sales to find items.  Then I will have to learn to do some reupholstering! No problem, right?

Who knows how many times I will change my mind before we actually get around to redoing the basement, but these are my thoughts for the moment!

Inspiration Wednesday

14 Thursday Apr 2011

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I am back!  We were gone for a week in South Carolina visiting my dad and had a great time!  Charleston was amazing.  For those of you who have not been there before, put it on your list of must see places in the US.  History, architecture, a great Aquarium, The Yorktown Aircraft Carrier, and the Old Town Market in downtown Charleston are just a few of the cool places that we saw.  We took a carriage ride around the downtown area and learned some fascinating things about the South and American History.  Just this week (April 12) marked the beginning of the Civil War, which began on Fort Sumter when shots were fired in 1861.  History runs deep in South Carolina and many events that changed the history of the United States happened there. 

Flag flying in front of the Yorktown
The Yorktown
The Clamagore

Bridge connecting Charleston with Mount Pleasant

My dad lives near a town called Abbeville, another town strongly connected to the Civil War.  On May 2, 1865, Confederate President Jefferson Davis held the last council of war of the Confederacy in the Burt-Stark Mansion.  This ended the Civil War and Davis admitted, “All indeed is lost.”  Learning about events in our history on the grounds where the event took place makes history come alive!!

Burt-Stark Mansion in Abbeville, SC

The Old Town Market in downtown Charleston gave me a sense of what literal Old Town Charleston would have been like.  It is an open air market with people selling everything from food to jewelry, swords to belly dancing skirts.  The Market was bustling and it was so interesting to see all the people going from booth to booth buying all sorts of interesting things. 

Old City Market Entrance (still looks the same in present day)

Present day Market

Love this old picture of the Market
Horse Drawn Carriage Ride around Charleston

As you can see, we had a great time.  This trip truly inspired me!  It made me realize just how amazing it is to step back and enjoy your surrounding.  To learn about American History in the location where it all happened is just amazing!  I loved Charleston and the atmosphere it provided.  The history was so exciting and it awakened in me my love for old things that have a story to tell.

Inspiration Wednesday

16 Wednesday Mar 2011

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Tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day.  I wish I had time tonight to create one of these cute ideas for St. Patrick’s Day, but I have way too much on my plate already and am having to learn where to cut things out.  So, hopefully these will be inspiration for the rest of you to be crafty and make something fun for your family and/or coworkers to enjoy!  If you do make one of them, please send me pics!!!!  I would love to see them.  Oh, and don’t forget to wear green tomorrow so you don’t get pinched. 

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Inspiration Wednesday

02 Wednesday Mar 2011

Posted by in All Things Thrifty, Goodwill, Inspiration Wednesday, paint, repurposed furniture, thrift store

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It’s Wednesday and for some reason Wednesday always feels like the day that you just need a little jump start.  The week is half way over and I always start thinking about the weekend ahead.  I am thinking Wednesdays might be a good day for inspiration and maybe, just, maybe the inspirations will give me the nudge to get something accomplished on the weekends.  Or in the case that I have had a busy week, maybe they will inspire me to relax a bit.

Inspiration #1:  This blogger bought the dresser above at Goodwill and transformed it into the the desk below.  Amazing what a little paint, new hardware and some elbow grease can do.  This inspires me because I am going to look at some vintage dressers for my son’s room and want to paint them as well.  The old and unwanted becomes new again!

This after picture is so awesome!  Almost can’t believe it is the same dresser!
Inspiration #2:  Looking at these 2 old end tables, most people would think they were just ugly and they really are!!!  But look what Brooke at All Things Thrifty did with them!

 From ugly and old to gorgeous!
 Simply beautiful!!!  I would love to have these in my house!  What in inspiring post!!
Makes me want to go home and paint some furniture!
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