  Welcome to my blog! What a night to start blogging. My mom will be in town tomorrow and my baby boy will turn 1 Wednesday. I would like to post a picture of the little cutie but I have yet to figure out how. Keep checking back as I'm sure that I'll figure it out soon enough. If all else fails I'll do what I know best, ask my husband!
So lately I've found that I needed an outlet for all the "stuff inside" and thought I could just blog it out. That being said I don't even have a clue where to begin. Life has been a bit of a test lately. I'm feeling the need to start getting back to me. You see, after the birth of my son I pretty much put myself on hold for the year. Only recently have I felt the need to start taking myself back.
I'm finally in a position to take care of myself and my family simultaneously. So the adventure begins... I've always found summertime to be the time of year that I feel the most alive. I seemingly have energy to do it all. Lately that energy has been focused on remodeling our home. We have almost completed a full paint job from ceiling to floor and now comes the adventure of baseboards.
I've opted for the traditional English look (5 3/4 board) which presents a challenge but will keep me from having to repair a one inch section of drywall above the standard 4 inch board. The previous owners were kind enough to completely screw up everything they touched so each remodeling project is quite an undertaking. I find myself repairing and then remodeling. For instance, our guest bathroom. The PO's painted the walls two different shades of the same color - this was an accident not an attempt at decorating. They used a semi-gloss paint and then touched up with a high gloss.
You can only imagine how that looked. They wallpapered a boarder across the top and used masking tape (which they left on the wallpaper) as a protector to paint the walls without getting the paint on the wallpaper. That's right, they wallpapered and then painted. After they were done doing that stellar job they continued onto repairing the caulking. A white non paintalble caulk was used and smeared everywhere. I've never seen such a job!
I've spent the past two months with a straight razor in my hand removing their caulk job. I could go on for pages here but I'll finish with the real kicker and let your imaginations do the rest. When they were painting the bathroom they PAINTED EVERYTHING. Every door hinge, handle, locking mechanism, lightbulb etc had paint on it. The door has so much that we are having to replace all the hardware as it won't shut properly. Anyway, I've just realized that I've been ranting about the most absurd stuff and for those of you that are still with me I applaud your ability to stay interested in the mundane and welcome you to my favorite past time.
Ranting tantrums about seemingly unimportant events. Welcome to my blog! 
