Homesteading, Urban Style!

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Fun Food.

I have been trying to spend a little bit more time in the kitchen the last few days.

So I put Angel Food cake, strawberries and bananas on a tooth pick and drizzled chocolate over them.

My poor womans double boiler :) Grannies pot and a glass bowl :D

I put them on a foam plate and put the tooth pick through the plate so they would stand to let the chocolate cool :)

And to make use of the berry tips (there are still tooth picks in them)

Bread. I love bread. Yummy, yummy bread.

So I followed the FlyLady Shiney Sink method to see if I could get a nice shiney sink that would make me feel better about my kitchen.

I took pics of my sink at its most dirty. I usually just wipe it down with soap and water after I am done with the dishes.

I didnt feel any better, but here are some pics...you be the judge.
Oh and this process took about 2 hours total.

Before:

After:

I mean certainly my sink is cleaner, but simply because it is in fact clean. I dont think all the work was needed and today I cant even tell I put all that work into it :(

Or.Gan. Ize.

So, we moved. And then we moved back. Turns out the house that we were moving to was total crap. So, when you take all of your things out of your home and then leave with them for an hour and then come back and unload it all in about 45 minutes time you get left with chaos.

So I took advantage of it. With a little prompting and some gentle guiding.

Abbys room before:

After:
I took our bunk beds and turned them into a loft bed :) I didnt buy anything or add anything new. Believe it or not all of these things were already hiding in the pile o' junk.

Master Bedroom before:

After

I have no idea what to do with this stinkin' T.V.!

No before shot of the Fridge, but here is the after :)

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

I am moving! I am scared!

So, I am that girl who freaks out when big (or sometimes even little) things change. I over-think EVERYthing. I am so full of what if's that is comical to those around me. I thrive on predictability.

That being said we are moving. I am so scared and worried and confused and of course full of what if's. The weird thing is we are only moving about 1.5 miles from where we live now :)

But, we are going from an apartment (we have been in an apartment for 6 years and 11 months!) to a house. A community yard to a fenced in personal yard. There are so many advantages to the move and I am very excited, but I am weird :)

I cant wait to move. I will post pictures and updates as I have them.

We begin moving in 2 days! Happy New Year to me!