Do it, Do it, Do it till you are satisfied ...

Rearranging my room is a constant for me. My bed has literally been against every possible wall. Now that I'm bunking with Chase, I am even more curious about how I can rearrange furniture to create the perfect habitat.

The one thing I regret though is not capturing the changes as I went along. Last Friday  I rearranged the room and I was not satisfied. Two days later, I started moving furniture, again.   The challenge was the crib/changing table placement.  My room has 4 windows (3 exaggerated bays and one flat wall), and it is advised that the crib be away from the windows.  As you will see, the crib is by the window. However, I managed to block it as much as I could.

baby area

view from front door

view from the bed

view of the desk area

view from the loveseat

view from the chaise

my version of an aerial view

I am pretty satisfied by the arrangement of my furniture and I see there are a bunch more organizational, sorting, decorating, and storing projects to busy myself with.

The first couple would be organizing that pile of clutter noticed in some of the shots, here is a close up of it below: 

<3...,
 Sb 

Top 10 Things to do before I go back to work...

Maternity Leave is OVER!  It's been about two months since Chase Austin and I have met and it is now time for Mommy and Baby to separate.  The time was well spent with my brothers wedding, my baby shower, his great grandmother visiting, his grandmother being on vacation, lots of family members around and friends visiting, and of course Thanksgiving in Massachusetts.  

It has been a nice long break. But, BEFORE I JUMP INTO THE WORK GRINDER, I'd like to entertain you (whoever you are lol) with the top 10 things I'd like to do (this weekend) before I go back to work (Monday, lol). 

1. PEDICURE (in all caps because it IS that serious).  I love getting pedicures, and I love getting pedicures at a local nail salon "Perfect Nails" (Yonkers) because for $26 you get a spa pedicure and massage up to your knees.  My favorite part is the exfoliating scrub that is included.

2. Eyebrows waxed. I am not one to inflict pain on myself, so I go to Vivian in the Bronx who really hooks a sista' up. She always does a fine job of waxing your brows to flatter your face. When my hair is not freshly done, I like to at least shape up the brow.

3. Go to the Movies. Geez, I have not been to the movies in FOREVER (May is forever to me lol). I want to see at least one of the following: Flight, SKYFALL, life of PI, silver lining! (love romantic comedy's and Love Bradley Cooper). 

4.My Laundry which I must say includes packing away the clean clothes!! (enough said, lol)

5.Yoga, I must have 20 exercise videos (thank you School Specialty, lol) and about 10 of them are yoga flicks (well they are flicks until you actually do the exercises). When I was preggo I did one prenatal class and I must say I had a nice strong bounce when I walked out of there.

6.Make another casserole  I am in the pursuit of my best casserole ever lol. A couple days ago, I made a macaroni Ziti style casserole and I was impressed!! Prep time is always enjoyable and then when it's over the house smells yummy and you can share it with everyone.

7.Count how many loose pictures I have lying around.  I've been doing some rearranging (story of my life) and I have tons of loose pictures in boxes in my room and in the basement (ok "tons" is either an exaggeration or a scary truth :-))

8. Research how to hang a collage of frames.  I said in my Team Chase Blog, that I would have this done by Christmas. I would also like to at least choose two pics I want to blow up and place the order.

9. Publish 4 more posts to this blog. I've started some posts over the last couple of weeks that I'd like to share, and I've temporarily abandoned my Kickoff Project and today is the last day of the month. Yikes!

10. Give my baby a nice Sunday Morning bath. I reserve Sunday mornings for his lavish scrubbing, lol, complete with a olive oil de-flake-er (he has cradle cap) and relaxing shampoo.

Thank you for entertaining me by reading about my Top Ten things. If you had some time off from work and did some interesting things before heading back please share, Or even if you have a comment on any of my pretty mundane list lol, I'd love to read them!

{ps. I realize I've written, "lol" 1 time too many, I actually entertain myself consider this my disclaimer,lol}

<3..., Sb 

Inspiration for your Thursday...

As much as I back, believe, support, and cosign the above statement, the thought gives me anxiety. I mean think about it, we really get to create the lives we want to live, is that not overwhelming to you? 

It's funny, I've had this conversation many times* and I guess it's necessary, because as I write/think on it further, I'm getting some great insight*. Ie:

• In this moment, I am creating my future...
• Come to think of it my future is happening anyway so why not say how it's gonna go...
• Who else would you want to create it?
• Wait, do I want to predict it? Live it? or Just see how it all goes?*

*see there, that is why it continues to give me anxiety lol all I do is think about it and while I am thinking...the clock is ticking and life is happening.

What does this statement mean to you? Or what does it have you think about? Or, what are you/have you created for yourself/your life?

<3...,
 Sb 

Kick Off Project - Photo a day Challenge

I first found out about these shenanigans from the House of Smiths, who got started by playing along in a little Instagram photo-a-day challenge in January  made by  Chantelle from Fat Mum Slim.  

Now I was thinking of starting this in December, but there is no time like the present.  Furthermore, it's not that serious if you miss a day. The point is to have fun and capture a memory a day.  

Here Goes...follow me in real time @ http://followgram.me/sh33nabee or see below :