Currently – August 2017

I’m joining Anne of In Residence with her August “Currently” link-up where we’re talking about what we’re currently…

snacking (on)…

Nothing. I’m actually trying not to snack. A good friend lost a lot of weight by focusing on three meals a day, measuring all her portions and not cheating! I’m not always very good at it but I’m really trying to limit my food intake to three meals a day. Period.

anticipating…

A few days at the Breakers in Palm Beach with my hubby (work-related, folks. We aren’t made of money.) It’s been quite a few years since we’ve been there and I’m really looking forward to returning. This is a fancy Henry Flagler hotel/resort that was the playground of the rich and famous in the late 1800s into the early 1900s.

A week in the Keys with the kids. I know I’ve been talking about the Keys a lot lately but we get to go back again, and this time two kids are going with us! We are deciding whether we should go lobstering, fishing or just go snorkling. We are definitely renting a boat.

Road trip to see the solar eclipse! We haven’t done much planning for it but if we have to get up early and drive 4 hours then drive home we will! This is a once-in-a-lifetime event that I don’t want to miss!

borrowing…

Books from friends. There are a few titles that a friend has told me about that my library doesn’t carry. She said I could borrow them (on Kindle). I just need to get through my library stack first…

admiring…

This lady’s skill at repurposing old stuff! I spent THREE HOURS on Mother’s Day hopping all over her blog and marveling at her mad skills! Gave me the desire to do something like that so I found a desk at Goodwill and painted it with chalk paint! (Living room update post coming soon!)

purchasing…

Stuff for the house: Although I am trying to declutter and just get rid of STUFF, I am also updating and bringing cohesion to our house. I’m getting rid of stuff that doesn’t serve us, that doesn’t match, or that I simply don’t love. I have a pretty strong environmental bent and I really hate filling the landfill with perfectly good things. It pains me to see perfectly good stuff set out in the trash! Just donate it already! Donating things to thrift stores keeps it out of our landfills, gives the donor a tax break, gives the non-profit some income, and gives someone a great find! Ok. Rant over.

With that in mind, you might not be surprised to find out that I like to visit thrift stores and bring new life to discarded things (“One man’s trash is another man’s treasure!”) Here are some recent thrift store finds!

Grass Lamps – I found these for $7 each at Goodwill. I did have to buy new harps (the thingys that hold the shade) and new lampshades but I love how these look in my coastal livingroom! (I can remove the plastic now. I’m convinced that these “go” with the lamp.)

Milk glass – I have a bit of a milk glass collection. I like to hunt for new pieces that I don’t have but love. (I don’t buy every piece I find!) I have found a few new pieces so I had to split up my growing collection. It used to all be on the mantel. Now I’ve moved some to this cabinet:

Drapes – for my daughter’s room.

Aren’t the pompoms fun? They were a little long so I had to shorten them. With the remnants I made this little valence for the dining room:I had to unstitch the pompoms from the side and add them to the bottom and then sew a pocket for the rod. (See that van in the backyard? More on that in a future post…)

Stuff for me:

I’ve updated some shoes this summer and I’m loving these new gold-toned sandals! They were so cute when I bought them at TJ Maxx. Then I wore them when we went out with friends and when I got home I noticed a tassel was missing! 

We’ll shoot! Now what? They were practically brand new and oh so comfy! I didn’t want to lose them! So I put on my thinking cap and came up with a solution. I rummaged through my button box and found these:I pulled off the other tassel. (Waaah! They were so cute!)and ended up with these:The buttons have a loop on the back. Thankfully, they are made of plastic so I just cut the loop off. Then a little hot glue…And they were as good as new!Now I can wear my comfy fun flats again! Took all of five minutes!These shorts I’m wearing are from Land’s End. Aren’t they fun? I love that they have different lengths. These are 7″ and I think they are the perfect length for THESE legs. I’ve also gotten a few tank tops from Land’s End on their clearance sale. Their cotton is high quality and so soft!

So tell me…What have you been up to lately?