So the next project on our list after getting the media center done, is a skinny bar table. It's going to sit behind our big, red couch down in the basement to offer more people viewing space of the TV for the big game. Luckily, this was a super simple design. We're going to be using some of the wood that I got from my...

Well it's done. The behemoth is complete. Thank goodness. Not that I don't totally love that the hubs and I built it, by ourselves, but man.......... Building it was the easy part. That finishing part...... It's a darn good thing, it's so freaking gorgeous, or else I might be a little more bitter about spending 16+...

I wrote this post yesterday, and didn't get the pictures edited until today. Oops. Happy Monday everyone! Did everyone have a great week/end? Everyone is home on this MLK Jr. Day, so I'm hoping to get my run in, but it may not happen. With everyone home, and the basement getting put back to rights today,...

Friday, I shared plans for our new basement built-in, and it's coming along fabulously! Slowly, but fabulously. Tonight we'll be attaching the tops to the cabinets, and then tomorrow we'll be building shelves. Or at least one shelf. I'm hoping one bookshelf gets completed tomorrow night. I'm jumping way ahead of myself...

I would love to tell you guys that I had a stellar week, and in some respects I did. I improved my eating, and started tracking stuff towards the end of the week. I feel really good about that. I only "worked out" once. I went to spin on Tuesday, and it was a fabulous class. Then the house got the rest of...

Why is it that whenever January rolls around the hubs and I take on the house? If you'd guessed holiday clean-up, you'd be wrong. It's Super Bowl. We've hosted Super Bowl parties fairly regularly, but this is our 2nd year hosting it for the neighborhood. I'm actually excited. Well not to say I wasn't excited last year,...

Happy Thursday All! Man, I haven't done a Fit 4 Thursday in a while. I've missed it. I love when you do a search for inspirational fitness quotes and google returns 80 bajillion of them, and right off the bat you see like 5 quotes that speak to you. Then you open Photoshop. You buy a calendar template from your favorite...

It's really amusing to me that I didn't want to learn how to knit, because now I can't imagine sitting down and watching TV without having something being knitted in my lap. Last night, or maybe it was very early this morning, I finished my latest project. ...

If you read last week's Monday Report, then you know I reflected on the last year, and  laid out my new goals/resolutions/whatever you want to call them. This week, I'm reviewing my winter training. It's gonna be real simple. ...