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What I’ve been up to (don’t look so bored)
By Moriah on May 19th, 2010
[I'm gonna try not to be all mopey-ho-hum-I'm-not-feeling-good. Never easy, but I'm gonna try. (Name that movie.)]
The past few days are a little bit of a blur. I do remember meeting friends for kids’ night at CFA last night and that was a sanity saver. Sometimes you just got to leave the house, you know?
Also, Andy finished half the new flooring in the attic last weekend and doubled the space up there. I got cranky about the storage tubs being crammed in Drew’s room (brought down to create room for the project) and carried all of them back up to the attic myself. (Well, all except my sisters’ monster tubs that only Hercules could lift.)
And surprise surprise, I hurt my back. (I can hear my mom dialing my phone right about now.) It’s much better today. Yes, I should have known. But even so, I would have done it again.
It’s sooooo nice having all that extra storage space. He also fixed the ladder. It’s great being able to just toss stuff up there that feels in my way. (Like the huge stuffed Tigger and Eyeore, for instance.) Storage really is key in a too-small house.
Along that vein, I obviously don’t have space for a craft or sewing room here. I usually haul my sewing machine to the dining room table to work. Which is fine for when I’m actually sitting there bending over something, but annoying if it’s mealtime and there’s nowhere to put either the machine or the fabric or anything else. Except for maybe on the floor or in a corner somewhere. Still annoying.
So, I bought myself a cabinet with sliding doors and it’s the perfect size. And the kids know it’s OFF LIMITS. Meet my new “sewing room”:
It looks a little like a fun-house picture, I know. It’s at the end of the hallway and I was crammed right next to it trying to take a photo. If the baby wasn’t asleep in my room, I could have gotten a more true-to-life pic by standing in my room with the lights on. So you’ll just have to use your imagination. (The bottom shelf fits my machine easily, even though it looks really short in the photo.)
Welp, my computer time is up and I have a sink-full o’ dishes. I’ll catch y’all in the morning.
6 Responses to “What I’ve been up to (don’t look so bored)”
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Love your new cabinet. That looks like a great space saver, and cute to boot!
Now you take care of that back, okay? Back pain is no joke.
I love that cabinet! I’ve never seen one with sliding doors before — what a space saver. (And it might be a door-saver, or a knee-saver one day too!) Where did you find it?
Name that movie: Julie and Julia? (I really have no idea, just guessing =)
I love the cabinet too. I’d also be interested to know where you got it.
Great “craft room” fix! Functional AND pretty.
Cool! Doesn’t it feel great to get organized. Glad you were able to do some of that. I’ve got to make some time for that too. :)
How is your back????? Better???????
I get cranky sometimes about my too-small house, but thankfully we have a full basement to “stash” stuff that is in my way.
Your new cabinet is beautiful! Isn’t it nice to find solutions that are functional and cute?