Decorator's Remorse

It is a known fact that I get obsessed with redecorating or adding new little touches to my house at certain points...no certain time of year or anything.  But, if I haven't bought something new for my house in a while, an episode is certainly not far behind.  I am having one of those episodes now, and when they set in, I can't stop until I carry through my vision.  Drives my husband nuts.  Latest projects are a DIY chalkboard (I am about to find out how I do with chalkboard paint) from an old picture I have in my basement (I have wanted a chalkboard in my kitchen for so long...I am surprised I have lasted this long), a new dresser from IKEA (hubby is going to pick it up tonight :)), and some new picture frames. Progress is being made, so I am happy.

I think a characteristic of Type A's, or at least of me, is that I get so focused on something and getting it done quickly, that I often find that I am not entirely happy with the finished product.  I needed to find a new picture frame that held four, 4 X 6 pictures.  Hardest thing to find until I stumbled into my local Homegoods (love you Homegoods) and found one.  It was dark espresso brown too...great, right?  It will match everything in my kitchen.  12 bucks too!  When I got it home, it was clearly darker than everything else "wood" in my kitchen...however, taking this from a recent jewelry lesson my mother gave to me, you can mix your "woods" or "metals". :)  So, I thought ok...I will have hubby hang it and give it a whirl.  I hate it.  I cannot wait to get it down.  I can't stand how it just does not match.  It's the only thing that doesn't match.  It looks like I made an error with my purchase.  I immediately got up this morning and ordered a new cork board from Pottery Barn...I already have the whiteboard calendar in the same color in my kitchen, so I know it will match.  Way too much excitement of scratching this project off my list resulted in a disappointed mama. 

Baby is napping in the swing...time to go start my DIY chalkboard!!!  If I pull this off, this will bring out a whole new sense of confidence in my decorating and money saving abilities!  I need a boost after my picture frame debacle :)

My Date with Mr. Clean

I was very lucky to have my aunt clean my house over the past few weeks while the hubby and I figured out our routine with the baby.  Now that things are getting a bit more predictable, I feel like I can take this chore back on myself...even though I despise cleaning.  I would rather stick pins in my eyes on the weekends then spend three hours cleaning my house.  Ugh....why is it so terrible?  Maybe it is because the weekends are always packed with other things, like errands and exercise, all which make me winded already!  Not to mention if I want any free time to just sit and relax (do I ever just sit and relax...no?  But if I wanted to, who has the time?), cleaning cuts into this luxury.  I will look forward to the day when baby's college account starts to be funded a bit, at which point I may reconsider hiring someone again (this is probably right when hubby and I will decide to have another baby!  Figures!).  I do enjoy the feeling of a clean house, though.  Just one of those grown-up things that often comes with the territory, right? 

Back to my date with Mr. Clean while baby is still napping :)

Old Mother Hubbard

Today was a successful day.  Got a bit of a slow start, but it was for a good cause.  My mop :)  Took baby grocery shopping, however, and this bothers me, I still find that I have no food.  I buy some things from Kroger, some things from Whole Foods and some things from Costco.  I could only make it to Kroger today before baby needed to be fed.  Someone needs to come up with a mega, super duper grocery store that encompasses all three of those types of stores I mentioned above.  While I didn't mind having to go to all of these stores (remember, Type A's love tasks) before I became a Mom, I have found it very hard to keep up with the grocery shopping because of my unpredictable free time!  I am now at the point where I was honestly thinking about what I could make with lemons and eggs on the way home from yoga tonight.  Sick!  I don't even have bread to make a peanut butter sandwich...my husband is going to riot if I don't get what is needed to make a PB&J.  Does anyone want to be my personal assistant for a very slim fare? :)

My Mom is coming by tomorrow to spend the afternoon with baby and me, and she has agreed to go grocery shopping with me.  She can manage baby, while I run through the stores like on Supermarket Sweep.  Thanks, Mom.  My taste buds are thanking you :)

Can't a girl dye her hair?

One thing is true...I am obsessed with my hair.  I never think it looks good, and I admittedly stalk my hairline to look for that first gray hair's arrival that necessitates that I take immediate action to take care of my roots.  Today is the first time I have ever tried to do this at home with the baby by myself.  And, at eight weeks old, baby is starting to be more awake throughout the day and her naps are becoming a bit less consistent.  Challenge number one of the day.  Baby didn't eat much around 8 this morning, so I hesitated committing the hour plus to do this then, as I was fearful she would wake up any minute.  She didn't...she woke up around 10:30.  Why can't Mom's have this innate ability to know exactly when their kids will wake up?  Aiyeee....

It's 12:45 and I am just now sitting here with my color on.  By the time I shower and get ready, we are looking at about 2:00.  By the time I pump again, we are probably looking at at least 3 o clock before I could attempt to do anything outside of the house.  Where do the days go?  I know all of you Mom's understand where they go.  Ah well....at least my hair will look good :)  And that always sets the stage for a good day :)