New door handles on the cheap!

 Last year we moved.  It was a really good move for us.  Moving is always kind of a funny thing. It's like moving into someone else's house. You really got to take a season and make it your own.

The interior of our new place isn't necessarily my style.  The light fixtures for one.  blah.  Gag me.  They look like lava lamps on the ceiling  Don't even get me started on the brass fixtures....So one of the first things I did when I moved here, was I took off all the door knobs and spray painted them.

I like the look of rubbed oil bronze from Rustoleum.  This spray paint is THE BEST... so here's the before and afters of my little DIY project.    Do not be fooled, this was not a one afternoon project. It took a lot of of elbow grease to get everything off, spray painted and back on to where to doors didn't creek or were actually hung right.  I recommend two cans of spray paint, and an extra set of hands.

 Granted, they aren't all perfect and I did touch them up with a sharpie too... I did however do the math and for the 10 doors I had to do, the cost for just going out and getting new fixtures, would've been $400. I spent a mere 14 on spray paint. woo!

Cheers,

jess

Tiffany & Co.

Yep.  This happened.  I've never had anyone drop a little turquoise box on my desk before. He came at just the right time. I was having the worst day at work. I really love my husband. He just knows exactly how to treat me. He makes me feel like I'm the skinniest prettiest princess of them all.  I wish every gal would get a little box like this some day.  (ps, it was this really big awesome chunky silver ring
... WHICH I LOVE).  Thank you hubs!

jess

Here's the thing, I suck at writing and keeping up at this, but I still have things to say... so I'm going to say them. With no real promise of focus or some goal to start a money making blog that really makes some mommy money on the side....  I'm just going to write, cause that's what I need to do right now.

I have currently started seriously going through all my photos over the past 7 years.  I keep saying... I really need to organize all my pictures so that I don't lose them. Well I keep thinking someday someday someday I'll do it but, the reality is if I don't do it now, I never will.  So, I have looked into everything from tools to start scrapbooking, to ways to document and store photos. I don't really know what the best way it is. Someone says on your hard drive, another person says on a CD, still others say online, but there are a thousand different options for doing it online and who really knows what the best way is.  So, after quite a bit of research, I think I'm gonna start with Google drive. You get 16 gigs of free storage, but before I can even do that, I need to widdle down my 5k photos into a neat 500 i think... I know, I'm ridiculous. I have photos upon photos upon photos, I think I even have photos of me taking photos. Crazy.

Well anyway, here's starting things right?   Cheers.

Jess

wow

it's been a long time since i have posted here. don't worry, i haven't forgotten about you blog... i'll be back. for now, check out cityfoxdenver.com

my thoughtful husband.

well, it's official, my husband loves me more than any husband loves his wife ever. it's true.

ok, here's a little back end to the story. i have always been a little freakish about my house being clean. i don't like dust or hair gathering and one of my favorite things is to see hair just sucked up into my little amazing canister vacuum. ... but since i got married, moved into a bigger house and got a very hairy dog (who i love) but sheds a TON, the vacuuming has gotten a little out of control. i spend a lot of time doing it cause it seems like i will vacuum in the morning and by the evening there will be a layer of hair and dust on the floors and bathroom. well, my husband bought me this

for valentine's day. i couldn't believe it and sorta freaked out... ok, that's another side of my nerdy-ness. oh well. now, some of you might be thinking, "man... rookie mistake. getting your wife a vacuum for valentine's day is like saying ' here... the house is a little dirty, clean it up" not at all!! i have my time back! it's not like i'm going to just not vacuum! i need my house to be clean or i'm going to be stressed out. no, my love gave me my time back with a vacuum that will do the job for me. so thoughtful. i love my man and i love my vacuum. yep. i said it.

inspirations...

soi found these amazing shoes at anthropologie... i would love to have both the blue ones and the purple ones.

... but i'll probably end up getting these which are also awesome because they are only 60 vs the 150 each that the blue and purple ones are. ... and im' not that bold with my shoes and want to get a pair that i can wear with anything. (i also have a coupon, which is awesome).

:)

sudoku

i LOVE sudoku. it's weird i know... a little nerdy, but hey... everyone has a little nerd in them. i like to do all the easier ones cause i just really enjoy filling in the numbers and working quickly... if i get hung up for more than 10 minutes without filling out a number i move on to the next one. it's sad, i know, but who cares.

hello today! i am very confused about this weather we are having here in colorado. it's warmish, but the weather channel says that it's snowing and 39 out... there's definitely no snow and the sun is shinning. i'm not complaining, just confused. whatever i guess we don't all get to be living in clarity all the time.

this morning dan and i woke up a little late. he was late to class, not by much, but late none the less. while he was showering i gathered all the little things that he's usually looking for that end up taking precious time up in the mornings. i gathered his wallet, keys, school id, ipod, breakfast (every morning he eats an everything bagel with plain whipped cream cheese and a cup of coffee). i felt very useful, like his helper when he jumped out of the shower, into his clothes, grabbed his bags and collected all the things i laid out for him. the helper. that's what i am. :)

i'm reading a book called the mystery of marriage...it's really good. i know, another nerdy thing about me. an interesting perspective on why we need to be loved by someone else and choosing to continue to love (not fall in and out of love) anyway, what are you reading?