so, anywho. here we go.
If you peek into my home right now, you'd see...
- Little trinkets & treasures like matchbox cars and superhero figures parked in unusual places...like the freezer shelf.
- One bed made, and two beds with blankets ruffled begging to be snuggled in.
- The one bed made isn't mine--but I did make it.
- A landing full of clothes & towels--our makeshift dirty laundry hamper, if you will.
- One side of the sink full of rinsed dishes waiting for the diswasher to be emptied.
- Bathroom walls painted a lovely shade of butter yellow...a paintjob that was quickly aborted with only 80% of it finished. (We won't even mention how long ago that was)
- The other 20% of it is white.
- White copier paper tucked into every little corner you can see with half finished drawings created by Ashlyn.
- Little bowls or baskets or purses full of crayons & markers tucked between couch cushions, or cans in the pantry or in coat pockets, or in any free space--pretty much--for when inspiration hits.
- Towels from Doug's shower draped over the kitchen chairs.
- Power cords for the computer, printer, scanner, monitor, etc, in a pile waiting to be reconnected when the computer returns---which may very well be never.
- Pile of shoes by the front door because I can't commit to a storage solution.
- Blankets, afghans, and quilts everywhere you turn because they are cozy and you can never have enough blankets.
- Thermostat set at 67 and rarely gets bumped up to 69...never higher.
- Kitchen cabinets without doors on them (ugh!). Yes. Still.
- Many walls with test splotches of paint on them because I'm very indecisive when it comes to paint.
- A wall of framed kidART leading up to the upstairs.
- A kitchen wall covered with more kidART, unframed, tacked up with pushpins because I think it draws the eye to the cuteness instead of the eyesore that is my kitchen. And you can never have enough kidART.
- Very clean and organized playroom.
- A livingroom wall of my favorite pictures changed to black & white in various black frames.
- KidART taped to the walls & door of Ashlyn's room.
- Mismatched furniture throughout the house.
- A kitchen floor needing mopped.
- A laundry room floor with piles of clothes/sheets waiting to be laundered. (has anyone ever confirmed if laundry multiplies while you're away!?)
- Laundry baskets of clean clothes on the couch waiting to be folded.
- Kitchen table with a scrapbook project & props not put away after being photographed in a hurry this morning.
- A silhouette of Emma on the hallway shelf that I completely adore.
- A hall closet missing a door waiting for a curtain to be made and hung.
- A froggy boot in front of the television in the family room and one on top of the dirty laundry in the hall.
- A child's book on the bathroom floor, open where she left off reading.
- Kitchen table & chairs aged with layers of paint & glitter glue that prove our love for art.
- A blue beta fish happily living in his space on top of the food pantry.
- A majorly neglected flowerbed with overgrown weeds.
- Fingerprints all over the television screen.
- Glowsticks awaiting this evenings edition of dark, dark hide & seek--a favorite evening activity.
- Pretty necklaces hanging on a corduroy fabric covered cork board in my bedroom.
- Tidy closets & out of control clutter in the fridge.
- A newly declared "man cave" decorated with red walls & OSU memorabilia.
- Two girls sharing a bedroom, emma's old bedroom is now the playroom, the previous playroom is now my studio and my studio is now the "man cave". Phew. That's a lot of moving stuff around.
- And not a single Christmas decoration in sight. Yet.
Great idea! Thanks for sharing with us and I agree--You can never have too much kid art!
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