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but timothy my SO does, so hes getting it form him place. the wood isnt as nice i was hoping, but it will be useful none the less. i will probably have to do a bunch of sanding before i finish it. im still not sure what ill use. someone suggest hemp oil to me the other day, but it would take a LOT and im not that rich 
i know mineral oil and beeswax makes another nice one, but again.. im not sure if i would need a ton of beeswax? im thinking just sanding it and then using straight cheap oil, like sunflower or something?.. i wonder if that will work?
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Originally Posted by MamaFern
 vm9799:it will get done! and it will be worth it!
my spruce workbench arrived. i picked it up and its in pieces in my kitchen. i don't have the right drill bit but timothy my SO does, so hes getting it form him place. the wood isnt as nice i was hoping, but it will be useful none the less. i will probably have to do a bunch of sanding before i finish it. im still not sure what ill use. someone suggest hemp oil to me the other day, but it would take a LOT and im not that rich i know mineral oil and beeswax makes another nice one, but again.. im not sure if i would need a ton of beeswax? im thinking just sanding it and then using straight cheap oil, like sunflower or something?.. i wonder if that will work? |
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Originally Posted by majazama
hmm, I've tried to use regular olive oil to oil some wooden peices, and it seems to me that the oil gets gummy and goes rancid after a bit. I now use varathane.. it gives a 'diamond hard' coating, which I sure need for furniture with kids running around.
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Originally Posted by MamaFern
i dont want gummy.. is varathane natural and foodsafe?
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I still have a huge bucket of it.. it goes really far.
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, a pile of blankets and next to that a pile of flat sheets and quilt covers.
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Originally Posted by JustVanessa
Sorry to jump in, but what room are you doing for January?? I need to get on this bandwagon.
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Your closet looks great!
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Originally Posted by avengingophelia
Well, I sucked it up and did the worst room. The office. Before pictures:
http://flickr.com/photos/avengingophelia/3200505062/ http://flickr.com/photos/avengingoph...n/photostream/ http://flickr.com/photos/avengingoph...n/photostream/ http://flickr.com/photos/avengingoph...n/photostream/ And after: http://flickr.com/photos/avengingophelia/3203375313/ http://flickr.com/photos/avengingoph...n/photostream/ http://flickr.com/photos/avengingoph...n/photostream/ http://flickr.com/photos/avengingoph...n/photostream/ http://flickr.com/photos/avengingoph...n/photostream/ |
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Originally Posted by majazama
before:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y14...y/jan09179.jpg after: top of the shelf http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y14...y/DSCF0963.jpg bottom of closet http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y14...y/DSCF0964.jpg closet doors closed! http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y14...DSCF0966-1.jpg :thought the 'tags' would work.. I guess not. anyways, on the top shelf is the buckets of kids toys all organized for easy trading , a pile of blankets and next to that a pile of flat sheets and quilt covers.the bottom of the closet has a bunch of things that I still have to deal with... pictures and old birthday cards etc... but in the suitcases is my kids stuffies for easy trading, and the linen hanging thingy has all our fitted sheets. the jackets are seasonal. |
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Originally Posted by vm9799
hey all! well, things are well underway on our kitchen remodel. YAY! jamie's spent the entire day today clearing out everything from the kitchen, moving some electrical stuff, scraping the "popcorn" crap off the ceiling, and is now removing all the trim/baseboards so that they can be stripped, sanded and repainted.
we also went out to lowes, home depot, and mendards to price out a new fan, figure out new lighting to include halogens (both spotlights and under cabinet lighting) and pendant lighting, and to drool over appliances! lol! here are some photos of our progress...... http://www.flickr.com/photos/vmdesigns/3204464675/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/vmdesigns/3205312368/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/vmdesigns/3204464483/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/vmdesigns/3204464409/ |
. Looking forward to your finished masterpiece (as I'm sure you are too 
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Originally Posted by sunnysandiegan
Jan 8 - Two playdates and an evening meeting left me with very little time to work on our home today.
I did, however, return my friend's cherry pitter and pie plate from New Year's Eve. We brought her some pie and a movie (You Can Heal Your Life) that she and I watched while our kids (age 7) played together. They had a great time together and so did we! :Jan 9 - DD pretty much stuck to me like glue all day long...like right on top of me all day type of day. I recall watching the same movie again with DD and then reading a book with DD most of the afternoon and evening, taking turns reading aloud. DH worked from home, too. While it was a "cozy" day , it was completely unproductive. Like someone above said, "priorities"! Jan 10 - An impromptu playgroup get-together at the beach gave me an opportunity to give a bag of barely worn gifted clothes of DD's away to another little girl who is thoroughly loving them! : I also had a brand new hairbrush that DD was given for Christmas that is too big for her and really hurts her head... I had also tried it and also disliked it immensely. One of the moms LOVES this type of brush and was so grateful to have a new one. : I also returned a Mason jar to a mom who had given us homemade jelly. YUM!Jan 11 - Today was a different type of "decluttering" day. DH had an eye appointment at Costco this morning. First one in 10 years and the doc told him he has the best eyes she was likely to see all day. We had planned for new glasses for him and he didn't need them. I was there simply to help him choose new glasses after I exchanged a non-functioning DVD we had purchased a few days ago. Aside from the replacement DVD, we walked out of there with nothing new. Ah, AMAZING!  Later in the day, we attended a fire ceremony as a family. Each person in the group (25?) wrote out a list of the specific things (qualities about ourselves, beliefs we had, etc) we no longer wished to have and we tossed them into the fire. That felt celebratory!!!! : Each person then wrote out what we do want to create in our lives for 2009, including why they were important to us. We then wrote on a different sheet of paper what the potential obstacles would be and tossed those into the fire. (We have some homework for the next part of the exercise and then will be continuing with this work in the next few monthly meetings.) I feel lighter already! |
The fire ceremony was really beneficial and lovely! : I just spend an hour doing whatever needs the most love and attention in our physical home. I do not recall what got accomplished this particular day, but I had help from my DD (age 7). I also had a healing session and cleared out some negative "stuff" in order to make room for wonderful thoughts and feelings (to go along with my intention for 2009, as written the night before). I also spent a bit of time on the phone taking care of some lingering business. Dare I say I cleared some more "mental clutter"??? DD & I also ran errands and took care of a lingering task or two. Oh, I also converted this particular wastebasket in the family office to a "recycling only" receptacle. It is DD's short day when she is in school, so we spend the extra time doing something special together. Um, well, since she had an upcoming sleepover at our house, our oh so special activity this Thursday was cleaning the house! We had gotten so far off track due to the holidays and extended work break for DH (6 days off) and school break for DD (4-1/2 weeks off). As I pulled laundry out of the dryer, I inspected for holes and wear/tear. As we straightened up rooms, items were critically analyzed. We filled a bag for charity already. (We just donated an entire TRUNK FULL of stuff last week!) We did get out for an hour or so for a fun playdate. (Friday, btw, is traditionally 'Friend Day' at our house. LOL It is rarely a sleepover night, though.)
(I had remembered I was picking DD up from the party after class, so that's the important part, right??? LOL) Anyway, this "box" had grown to two boxes and was overflowing at that. I had recently gone through it all and pared it down considerably. Just one box now and things fit even better now. DH also helped me declutter the freezer a bit by starting a turkey stock on his own. He actually cooks far more often and far better than I do, but the whole stock (bone broth) thing is my baby and he hasn't even paid attention to it...or so I thought! LOL He had been saving cut-up pieces of veggie scraps in a freezer bag just for me. So, the old foil roasting pan got recycled along with the rest of the turkey carcass from Thanksgiving and a bag of veggie scraps from the last two weeks. Our freezer is looking GOOD! 
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Originally Posted by MamaFern
my exciting news.. my sister bought a new amazing vacuum and i tried it out today and OMG. i thought my rugs were relatively clean. they were not! yikes. we have one very low pile rug in out living room and it just filled the canister with dog hair and dusties and stuff. i was shocked! and then my wool rug, which i had put away because i knew it was dirty i spent about 30 minutes cleaning. it was stunning how much fuzz and dirt came out, but it looks like new now! im SO happy about that.
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