New Stuff and Paint

Oh my goodness -here it is Thanksgiving I haven't been on since Halloween? Terrible! My excuses start with a new big screen tv. Yes, that started the whole redecorating thing. (DH could not believe his big, beautiful LCD was responsible for it all!!) As soon as the tv and stand got in place, I said - Whoa.....must have new paint throughout! Going from off white to a dark taupe was nerve wracking and shocking but I love it. And I get tons of compliments. Plus I have two red walls now. All very nice but it took weeks to get organized again. It was hard to get everything back in place but harder still to decide what had to go.

I am a packrat and a collector so eliminating "stuff" takes me a lot of time. I've sold an oak wall unit, kitchen table and a chest on Craig's List. Oh yeah, selling that oak unit forced me to deal with picture albums. OMG...I have every picture in a photo box now. That was a killer.

Replacing the table I sold with a counter height table & stools was so much fun. This picture has one side folded down.

All this set me to cleaning closets, cupboards, under bathroom vainity and linen closet. Ouch - that was painful and rewarding.BTW here are the Halloween cards I sent out. My good friend, Jackie made them all. Very clever gal! No time for Thanksgiving cards..it is nearly here! And hopefully, my creative spirit will return with time to sew!