Sundays with April

Hello from my sunny back patio this morning!

I am about to jump in the hot tub to relax, have morning coffee, and grab that amazing morning light (it is so good for your mitochondria).

But I wanted to catch up with you first!

I have to report that no other crazy things have happened in the middle of the night this week.

If you missed the wild things that have been going on, you can read my last newsletter in your inbox.

Yesterday would have been our 34th anniversary. Reflecting back on the 32 years of marriage we had, and all the things we went through together, it is overwhelmingly happy, and sad at the same time.

Just like that, the life we built was just over. I am still figuring out how to move forward. Thankfully, I have my faith, my beautiful family, my amazing friends, and my projects to help usher me through it.

And I have been throwing myself into all of those things.

Update on the Office

This week was a productive week in the office! So many things got done.

Unfortunately, the photos of this room are the reality of what this room looks like most of the time right now.

But, look at how amazing it WILL be!

The problem is that I keep thinking of new things I want to do in the space, so it is making the project take even longer.

Do you ever do that?

It is a BIG problem for me.

But I know that I am going to be using this space in this capacity for a very long time, so I don’t mind putting in the work up front to make it what I want it to be.

This week, I added trim to the window openings. But there was no wood casing around the windows themselves, just knockdown drywall.

So I decided to skim coat all of the window frames to create a faux wood casing.

And once I painted it all, it looked exactly as I wanted it to look, and I was really happy with the result.

It took about 3 days in total, but it is so worth it.

Since all of the windows in my home are wrapped in knockdown texture and without any trim, I will eventually do this to every window as I move room to room in my home, finally creating the designed spaces I want.

I will be writing a blog post on exactly how to do this in the next week, so stay tuned.

I have to admit that this project has taken so long that, a couple of times, I thought I should rip it all out and turn it into a guest bedroom.

But, I kept moving forward, and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. This week I will start the wallpaper!

You can keep up daily over on Instagram.

In case you don’t remember, here is what it looks like!

I still need to finish the doors and shelves for that tall cabinet, but I am so close to finishing those as well, and can’t wait to share.

If all goes according to plan, I will be able to show you a wallpapered room next time!

Top 5 Best Sellers Last Week

1. I started using this quick milk mask, and it really hydrates my skin.
2. This is my NUMBER ONE PICK for a Father’s Day gift!
3. This has made pulling weeds SO EASY! It eliminated all the ache in my back.
4. This all-in-one is a little miracle worker for my floors!
5. These are so handy to have! They make breaking down boxes and everything else a breeze!

I hope you have a wonderful week ahead! You are amazing, don’t ever forget that!

And remember, you can do it yourself, but let’s do it together!