Been reading a lot of designer blogs

I love summer! I actually have TIME to do things that I want and all right...need to do (ok so housework is in there too, but only 15 minutes at a time:)

So, I was blog hopping and found all these great blog sites and am totally inspired to redo like my whole ENTIRE house. I am loving this great yellow color on the walls with big white baseboard and black accents. So beautiful, calm and elegant. Actually, the pic is from the Target website... Target, who knew??? Love, love, love it!

Anyway, one of the blogs (can't find the link...) was about accomplishing ten things in ten days. I am going to take up that challenge, but have to halve the list because, of course, I am 5 days behind everyone else, but better late than never!

Here's my list.....

1. Finish the peg board sewing organizer! (My first diy project of the summer)

2. Organize sewing desk and get the rest of my room cleaned up (its too trashed for words right now)

3. Chalkboard paint the back of the front door. Add frame. (I am forgetful and hope this will help!) (Have to find a big frame too!)

4. Sew 2 skirts for my daughter on newly organized sewing desk:)

5. Closet makeover.

Here's my rest of the summer list...

6. Get garden cleaned up (copper tape for slugs)

7. Make 4th of July fizzy drinks and deck out the deck and front of the house in style

8. Make tippy pots decoration for the front of the house (sooo cute) (14 in. pot and 3 8's)

9. Revamp sewing chair

10. Baseboard for the house.

11. Big mirror redo in my bathroom (show and tell blog inspiration)

12. Paint bookshelves, add hidey curtains (dropcloth covers and skinny tension rods)

13. Paint the sewing table

14. Curtains for the bathroom?

15. Kids bathroom floor, toilet seat and the bath (3/4 round and plumber's goop)

16. Spray paint the shoe baskets. (hee hee, no more day glo yellow!)

17. School stuff, math thing with Karen, reorganize files, and color code....

and so much more.....

Oh and time to play and just relax and enjoy summer and my hubby and my kids.

Well, no time like the present. Better stop blogging and get started!

Opportunistic Grocery Shopping

I am working on becoming a "hounder". That is someone who gets stuff free by stacking coupons and being an ubershopper. Sometimes you can even have the store pay you. Money Saving Mom has a lot to say about this. You should check out her website.
However, there is one draw back to this kind of shopping besides the time that it takes (well, two or three drawbacks really)
1. You have to plan really well and know your coupon stash/what's on sale/and what coupons a store has so you can stack them.
2.You have to buy things that you might not buy otherwise, for instance eggo waffles for $.47 a box, not a food we normally buy because we make our own (but if they are free or close to free, who cares?)
3. You can't really meal/menu plan this way because you never know what is going to be on sale and if it will match with your coupons. I find this frustrating a bit as I am a menu planning kind of girl.

So, as with anything slow and steady wins the race. It is fun though to get really good deals on things and there is that sly moment of shopping victory when you feel like you are sticking it to the man by being a really smart shopper.

Anyway, off to Target to buy dog food!