CHANGE!You know those times when you just need some change? You need to spice up your life a little even if it really is just something little. Well, I got to the point last week that I needed to feel like something was changing in my life. I finished the Book of Mormon and started to read the Doctrine & Covenants. I guess that is change and a good one. But, I also felt like I needed to change my look (hair in a ponytail every day just wasn't making feel too good about myself) and my surroundings. So, let me show you the changes I made.
Change #1: My hair! A shorter haircut and blond highlights are always good! I had talked about doing it for two months and finally did it. I love it!
Change #2: My kitchen! Okay, so I just added some vinyl lettering, but it really tied everything in my kitchen together and filled in a blank space that needed something.
Change #3: My downstairs bathroom! We went through a few ideas and came up with this. I couldn't get a good picture of it, but it is a beach scene. The picture says, "Down by the seashore." Then I put up a fish net and starfish. We added a tiki lamp and some seashells to finish off the look. I think it turned out cute!
Change #4: My front room! This is probably my favorite change. I have wanted the blue wall in my front room striped for a really long time. So, I told Richard I wanted him to stripe it for me for Mother's Day (you can't see the stripes really well because it is just a subtle gloss/matte contrast with the same color - it looks really good). I added some vinyl lettering and new pictures. I love it! I want a collage of pictures around the quote so as we get more and more pictures taken of our little family, it will fill in the blank spaces. Richard did an amazing job and what I envisioned with the wall really turned out nicely.
So, although the changes we small, they made me feel really good!
This week I am planting my vegetable and herb garden. And then, I am moving my creative mind upstairs to redo Nelson's bathroom and the loft!
Oh, and let me tell you, the best thing about these changes is the cost.
Haircut & highlights: $45 (Jackie's high school friend does hair out of her house in American Fork and is really reasonable.)
Vinyl lettering: $15
Bathroom decor: $20
Paint: $10
Pictures & frames: $10 (Thank you, Walmart $3 frames!)
For a grand total of $100, I changed a whole lot! And, feel really good in the end!
