Closet Planning

So we're on the brink of moving.  We are attacking it tomorrow.  It's a few days later than planned but that's how those things often go.  I'm planning a lot of before and after pics soon and as I go along (I plan on decorating this place to my hearts content).  It's a little house, very little.  In fact it has zero closets.  I've been spending a lot of time trying to plan how to handle this.  It's a two bedroom so we've decided on one room being a regular room and using the other room for closets/clothing storage among other things.  We thought about getting those enclosed closets from Walmart as they'd fit our needs but I hate the idea of buying it and using it while we're here and then having no use for it and likely just throwing it away.  So I've come up with some better ideas.  What we'll most likely do is this:

I came up with this as I've finally "defined" a decorating style that we both like: Vintage Industrial.  Just knowing this is helpful.  I can google image search all sorts of ideas and we agree on about 90% of things.  I don't know how to express how AMAZING that really is.  Anyways I google image searched vintage industrial closet storage and found this.  We agree, we both like.  But even better we can ultimately re-use them for any future retail endeavors of mine.  And they can be used to decorate in future spare rooms.  They feel like more something we'd keep and use rather than just have a temporary use.  In our searching we also found this idea...

We really like this idea too but I doubt we'll make it.  It's just too simple to do the other one.  But I thought I'd still share the idea.  

Initially I thought I'd want just one large rolling rack but I've decided it'd be more aesthetically pleasing to do two smaller ones and go with a his and hers idea.  I love the aged wood on the bottom you can stack shoes on.  There are tons of variations you can do with switching up different pipe fittings or adding more wooden shelves, for now the plan is just a basic rolling rack like the picture but it won't be too challenging to switch it up later.  Cool right?  I'm ready to run with it, too bad we're right in this packing/moving business.

New Nightstands!!

It's been forever, I know.  Biggest reason: I'm in a relationship, we have very different decorating styles/views/preferences.  His is mostly skulls, flames, motorcycles.  Is that even a decorating style?  We've been trying to find things we can both agree on for a while now, we've made some progress.... some...

So I finally said enough! I got on craigslist and found some old nightstands for cheap.  Here is the before.  So lovely right?

I love that shabby chic look.  I dream of nice things.  We currently have the most heinous plush grim reaper blanky with cigarette burns and everything.  I PASSIONATELY hate it!  We've agreed to switch to a duvet and I would make a cover that we can both live with.  We've yet to find material :(

We also currently live in quite the trashy little joint.  Wood paneling on the walls, carpet from the 70s, poor lighting.  So yeah poor quality after photos that are limited in angles to hide my hideous room.  But here they are crackle paint, stained with black tea, distressed.  I love them.  I think Chaynce is just ok with them but it's a start.

So there you are, poor pictures, zero editing, time stamp (don't even know what to do about that?).  But we're moving in the right direction towards nice things.

I'm a butter nazi

My relationship has taught me that not everyone understands or utilizes butter quite like I do.  So for those who'd like to know especially so as to not send me into a fit of rage over butter here are some butter laws.

~Use tubs of "spread" for spreadable butter for toast and grilled cheese and what not.  Having a stick of butter left out in some dish or container leaves extra clutter on your counters and leaves a nasty dish to have to clean.
~Stick butter has its place.  Generally for baking.  When a recipe requires a measured amount of butter cutting a stick of butter is much easier and less messy than trying to measure out spread into a measuring cup.  There is nothing worse than finding some crumpled wax wrapped stick of partially used butter messing up your fridge when there is plenty of spread for spreading.  Some of you might be thinking well what about greasing a pan for baking, stick butter is for baking.  There are better ways!  Use a paper towel to scoop up some spread from the tub and coat your pan using the paper towel to apply.  This means not having to wash butter off your hand or a dish and the applicator is, get this, disposable and inexpensive!  Does it get any better than that?
~Now this one is THE most important so pay attention here.  You want to preserve the integrity and purity of the tub of spread as much as possible.  When buttering toast one might double dip the butter knife, it's ok, we all like a little extra dipping.  You will remain in the clear as long as your keeping crumbs out of the butter.  It's the worst feeling in the world to open the tub and find dirty butter.  Also you should know that spread is already soft enough to easily spread on your bread no matter how thin or soft your bread is.  Do not "churn" the tub of butter.  The butter has already been churned.

Now go and change your butter ways.  And if you'd rather have heathen crumby butter then go do it with your own butter, but heaven help you if you ever defile my butter!

Update in Picture Form

Chaynce threw me a surprise BBQ at the bar for my birthday

Chaynce being a zombie for halloween.  He spent several hours being a diva in front of the mirror even after his makeup was done

Chaynce being creepy with a swollen face and black eye (you don't want to know)

It's official... We have Interwebs!!!

Yep as of yesterday afternoon I talked the boo into just turning his phone into a mobile hot-spot.  We only have a few months left on the lease so to avoid all the fees for getting only a few months of internet here we're going with verizon on his phone.  But even better his plan is the old unlimited data plan that doesn't exist anymore so we don't have limits on how much data we use and we don't slow down after using a certain amount.  So of course we've been spending all our time updating the playstation and all Chaynce's games.  We can actually watch netflix on the tv instead of the phone!  I can shop online!! and I've been emailing updates to friends I've been neglecting for most of the last year.  So excited to have interwebs!!

4th of July

Here is what we did for the 4th:

 

Some of us partied a little too hard :)

It was way hot and exhausting.  Here's a hot sweaty pic of us.

 But we found some shade and got some life back into the little guy.

Speaking Chaynce

Turd-cutter:  this refers to your butt.  as in "Babe you have a nice turd-cutter" this is intended as a compliment

That'll push a turd:  this is what food does.  the sole purpose of food is to "push the turd" that your body is making.  If you cooked a good dinner you'll hear "wow that'll really push a turd" again this is intended as a compliment

Vallant:  Chaynce tries to use big words to sound more intellectual, however he often fails.  he makes a vallant effort, a mix between gallant and valiant.  like I tell him, words are hard!

Straight-up, right or wrong, yes or no, period: these are all interchangeable words used when getting worked up in a conversation.  He often uses many of these in the same sentence. 

Calling dinosaurs/speaking dinosaur: this means getting too drunk and throwing up.  The sound of vomiting is supposedly like roaring like a dinosaur

 

And here is a picture of the cool kid, he's like head of the cool kids club (*the sunglasses staying like that is a magic trick, probably something Chuck Norris taught him)