How many times can one say that they've started off the new year with a project to transform their home into one filled with happiness to turn around 6 months later, be moved into a completely different house located across an entire city, a different state altogether really; and still has succeeded in maintaining their goal?
Just goes to show you, or anyone for that matter, that a home is really just a house until it's filled with your heart (which usually resides within the hands of those you love).
I'm certain those kids of mine are running around here somewhere :)
The children and I have adjusted well. It hasn't been easy up to this point but we've managed to find our new house, do some major updating, and today we are hanging out and laughing between the walls of a completely different house, yet we are here, healthy and happy to be home :)
The small cottage we've managed to move into is situated right on the lake. The city has really done some amazing things with the area over the years that I was even surprised to have seen. My mother used to live in the house next door and that yellow house next door to us is where my younger brother and sister both were raised, learning to ride their bicycles, making friends, being involved in the community, and making memories; which is exactly what I intend for my little ones :)
The house has potential, lots of it; but it was lacking in TLC entirely. Here's where I come in!!!
The walls were in complete disrepair and the painter that was hired went above the call of duty to get the plaster up to par. Aside from that: LOOK @ the VIEW! :)
Curtains = privacy. These just so happen to be pretty to look at on top of it!
This is my sanctuary, it was!
And that's exactly what it is now!
This doesn't appear to be much fit for a princess but...
amazing how curtains can really set the mood. It's everything girly to fit her personality to a "T" and it's perfectly fit for a princess now.
Doesn't leave much for an appetite
Not a total Betty but a vast improvement. I'll get my creative mind stirring and figure out something to cook up in here!
Anyone would be leery of walking up these old rickety stairs
Paint and Carpet does wonders
A purple room was NOT going to cut it for my 6 year old son. Although he hadn't seen it before the transformation, I'm happy he is content now.
Like a glove! It houses a small couch where he can invite his friends over to place xbox, his own 1/2 bath for added privacy, his own floor altogether for a growing boy.
And, after the kids drift off to sleep, I can relax outside for a bit in the back of the house to recharge my batteries
Some front patio furniture is needed for the large deck across the front of the house, some potted plants, some major landscaping. It's just been so hot, it's been enough to just get the inside of the place done and ready for the move.
It's been a long haul, I haven't lost touch of the person I truly am or what keeps me alive. There was just a minor hiccup, we've drank the water upside down to cure our ailment, and we're settled. We're here, in our home, and happy!
I am truly grateful for the lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, kids that need bathing, and sheets that need washing: it means I have a home, a happy one! :) and the view ain't so bad either
Stay tuned for more updates on The Happy Home Project (2012)
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