Saving on Saturday 3/4/2017

The idea is to use what you have but always keep in mind what you want.  I was able to “save” this metal cabinet from an outside building at my parent’s house.  To say it was nasty is an understatement. I forgot to take a picture up front but I am about half way finished cleaning it up in these pictures.

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The original plan was to add a tall “broom” closet to the bathroom in our master suite but I just have not gotten around to doing it. You can see the cabinet looks empty.
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After a couple of hours of sanding, cleaning and applying clear coat it was ready to use. I decided to place contact paper on the shelves to make them safe and easy. Total spent on the project was $2!
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5 Things Friday 3/3/17

  1. We are all so tired. I thought it was just me until both Zach and Kendall fell asleep on the way home last night. I am hoping that we can all catch  up with a less busy than usual weekend.
  2. I have reduced my hours at work, in hope to achieve that work/life balance that everyone is talking about. So far so good as I was able to work just half a day today!  It is amazing how much better I feel!
  3. I am starting to feel as normal as I think I ever will. We have slowly worked on getting things back on a schedule. I was even able to ask and got approval for my days off through next November at work. I still need to locate a place to stay on part of our trip to Michigan but at least we are definitely going.
  4. The weather has been really warm and I definitely can feel the spring fever starting for me this means starting to plan for my garden. I am really excited that mint, rosemary and oregano survived and will not need to be purchased. I am really hopeful that the dill will return as well. Beside purchasing plants the only expense we will have this year is the purchase of dirt.
  5. Zach face seems to be healing. We will really be able to tell on Monday night when we remove the glue.  I am working to prevent infection and so far it has not appeared.