Just Another Manic Sunday

Wow! For the past 72-hours, I've been on some kind of manic-homeownership-productivity-frenzy. ... or something.

So far, I have effectively cleaned the entire house top-to-bottom, done all of the laundry, bought & assembled a storage cart for laundry supplies so I could finally clean off the dryer, bought new knobs and replaced the old ones on the bathroom vanity, set up storage tables in the basement, balance the checkbook, paid the bills, organized the computer room, filed all lose papers, built a shelf, painted a room, and cleaned the car inside & out (we're talkin' scrubbin'-the-floorboards-with-409-clean).

The three greatest achievements were, by far, the computer room, the painting and the shelf. The computer room has been a catch-all since I moved in. It began with the extra boxes that I didn't quite know what to do with, so instead of unpacking them- I stacked them along the wall. From that point forward, every time I have random items that don't "fit" elsewhere- they get stuck atop one of the growing mounds in the computer room. It really was untouchable and now wish I had "before & after" pics. But I don't. (On second thought- I'm not sure I would post them even if I did).

I do, however, have pictures of the bedroom that was newly painted. It was one of two remaining rooms left to be done. Clearly, it needs some "extras"- but here's a sneak preview:

Saving the best for last- the most satisfying project was definately the pantry shelves pictures below. Granted, they don't look like much- but I'm pumpin' my fists over here, so work with me. I feel like superwoman. I even used tools and stuff. ;) From scratch: (no snide remarks here) I went to lowes, bought wood, measured it myself, had the fella cut it into parts, brought it home, sawed notches in the corners for the utility pole in the corner, measured & leveled the shelves, used a cordless drill to cut holes, and then screwed the leverage boards in that hold the shelves!! Viola! Ok, so they still need paint- but it's pretty crazy how empowering it is to be able to fix common household delimmas without having to call a handyman!