A Little Project

I had mentioned that we were doing a little DIY project using a table that we had that was black.  We just wanted to lighten it up a little.  I see now that I went through a phase of wanting all our furniture to be black or dark wood.  And now that I am all grown (ha! Not quite) I see that my tastes have changed and kind of hate all the dark furniture .  It's bringing my mood down.  All I want is some bright whites around me so I thought hey, why not paint some of our furniture!

Off to Lowe's we went to buy some paint.  So many choices, but I knew I wanted something more in the creamy family.  Not white, white, but warm.  I grabbed the first color I saw which was Valspar Churchill Hotel Navajo White.  It turned out a little darker than I thought it would, but that might be because we did a few coats.  I still really like the color and it is definitely brighter than the icky black that it was which showed all sorts of mug rings and kitty furs and dust.  Don't you hate that.  Dark furniture sure lets you know that your house is less than clean.

It turned out nice for our first attempt at painting furniture.  There are a few spots where the paint got a little thick or ran and dried that way.  We like the imperfect look though.  We decided to get started on this on Monday while Taylor was off of work.  It was sunny so I grabbed the table, sandpaper, paint, and some sponge brushes and headed outside.  Gideon was napping so we took the monitor with us and could hear if he woke up.  That's how we roll.  It felt great and the sun made the first coat dry super fast.  Taylor had to go and say it though and mentioned that it would probably start raining with our luck.  And what do you know, the clouds came rolling in.  But we got it done!  A few sprays of sealants and voila!

Now I have the itch to paint tons of stuff like our DVD cabinet, and our ottoman tray that holds our remotes (In fact, G is napping so I might do that right now), and maybe all our bedroom furniture.  What?  You think I am crazy.  Yea, probably.  But Taylor was the one who mentioned our bedroom furniture the other day while we were working on the table.

He has no clue what he got himself into!

Reese's Cheesecake Sin in my Fridge

We had an early morning the other day, having to drive all the way uptown for a 9 am appointment with a specialist to find out what is going on with Gideon's little tummy.  It took over an hour to get there.  Boo to me for picking an early time.  They think it might be a little bit of colic and we are starting G on a probiotic to enhance digestive health.  Hoping this works.

When we got home, and after I fed G, I put him down for a nap and it was either workout or make delicious individual cheesecakes.  Um, so yea. Needless to say, I will workout tomorrow.

I had seen this idea on Pinterest and wanted to try it, especially since I already had the cheesecake mix in the pantry.  And yes, it is a box mix.  I am no Betty Crocker.  And Taylor honestly doesn't care. Score! I had hoped to make the mix when we had people to share it with, but then I didn't want to share.  I might save a few for some special people.

Now here is the recipe.  Go to the store.  I prefer Target, always.  Buy the Cheesecake Jello no bake box and Reese's cups. Follow directions on box.  Ha! Easy peasy.  I only made half of them with Reese's cups in them and the other half I topped with some blueberries I had in the fridge because when it comes to dessert more is more and you can quote me on that.

Even though there is not much to it, I did have to hide in the bathroom to use the mixer for the filling because there is no way I was going to risk waking my sleeping boy.  Not a chance.  The things you do to make sure they stay asleep.

I had a little help in the kitchen.  She thought I was a nuts when I took the bowl and mixer in the bathroom.  But seriously, I am not interrupting this awesome REM cycle that was going on.  So, get to going and whip some of these up just for fun.