This weekend has been all about doing things around the house. In the summer months it seems to get neglected because we’re hardly ever around, and in the fall the upkeep seems to be pushed to the wayside because of back-to-school. So, now that it’s November I figure it’s finally time to get moving on this house business. This weekend I was determined to get it clean and organized, and also tackle a few projects that I’ve had spinning around in my head for awhile.

My main project was to put up shelves in the office. I have so many prints that I’ve been collecting this year, and now I just need a space to put them all! I debated a gallery wall, kind of like this one, but it seemed in my head like it would be too much work. In the past I’ve placed prints and pictures on long wall shelves, which was my hope for this weekend— to put up the shelves easy peasy and VOILA! Instant update. However, this did NOT go as planned. Long story short there are 4 big holes in my wall right now because I AM NOT MEANT FOR THIS KIND OF THING. Apparently. Zan assures me that we’ll get it done and it will work out just fine, but after two days of frustrating mess-ups, I’ve decided to hand the project over to him/beg him to do it and hopefully I’ll have something to show soon. {Fingers crossed.}

Other projects included de-cluttering my dresser {things seem to get thrown there daily without a care!}, color coding my books, and deep cleaning my kitchen. I also took a trip to Ikea to buy some inexpensive frames— for my prints that have nowhere to go— but at least they’ll be all ready as soon as the shelves are in place. {Again, fingers crossed.}

I think my motivation behind all this cleaning/redecorating is that winter is coming, and with that, a lot of time spent indoors. If it’s going to be cold out, and we’re going to need to stay in and keep cozy, might as well be a space that I LOVE.

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Mint flowers cans from IKEA
EAT sign DIY made possible here

A few weeks ago, when Zan was off skiing one Saturday, I decided to take a little time to rearrange the bedroom. I was at the end of my rope with winter and just looking for a change. I always decide to do these sorts of things on a last minute basis. One minute I’m propped in front of my computer waiting for my coffee to finish brewing, and the next, BAM! I’ve gone completely mad and everything is my room is being strewn about.

Why I did this by myself without Zan around to help me I will never know, but it went something like this:

Take all of the drawers out of the dresser, stack them in the dining room.

Collect junk from dresser into a paper bag.

Take the mattress off the bed, lean it up in the kitchen.

Throw all the bedding to the wayside.

Use my super strength to move everything to the opposite side of where it was before.

Rearrange the rug.

Bring in a comfy chair from the study.

Bring back in the dresser drawers.

Put the mattress back on the bed and the bedding all back together.

Admire my handy work.

Take pictures.

Send to Zanner.

Post to instagram.

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Proud of myself doesn’t even come close to how I felt. I was elated with our new set-up and my new found love of home handywork. Zan really liked the new change, too. Gave me a pat on the back, told me he was impressed. I must have done something wrong in the moving process though, because as soon as Zan got into the bed it broke and the entire thing came crashing to the floor.

Whoops.

There’s a slight chance I was the cause of that.

{I was most definitely the cause of that.}

It was one of those situations where all you can really do is laugh through the tears. And once you get over the tragedy of breaking your bed, an extended camp-out with your mattress on the ground is actually an okay adventure in the interim.