10   y e a r   o l d   c a m d e n

 

 

 

This week I am reflecting on the summer and getting us all ready for fall.

 

Fall is my favorite season, hands down. I am I giddy about the thought of wearing jeans and a sweater.

 

One of my favorite things about this summer was spending a lot of time with my daughter Camden.

She is at that magical age before the hormones start to take over.

 

She loves to cuddle with me on the couch and watch Cake Boss and Ghost Hunters. One of our favorite things to do together is go on long walks and look at houses.

She likes the modern ones, I like the old ones.

 

Her ideal day is going thrifting with me. She buys cool clothes and I shop for picture frames.

We then go get Mexican food and split the chimichanga plate.

 

She still loves stuffed animals but I can have a long mature conversation with her about life and friendships.

 

 

She isn't embarrassed to hold my hand in public.

 

She loves to spend days hanging out in the shop with me.

 

 

I am hanging on to these moments.

 

Soon she will only want to be with her friends. Time moves so fast she will be out of the house before I know it.

 

 

My fussy high needs baby has blossomed into someone I am so proud of and love to be around.

 

 



 n e s t i n g

 

 

 

I haven't painted a piece of furniture for the store in 3 weeks. Eek!

I have some really cool pieces in the studio begging for me to paint them.

 

I have been nesting at home.

{well, and working at the store-and filming a tv segment-and doing meetings for a magazine article coming up}

{both photos for tv segment}

 

I haven't been painting for the store several reasons.

 

*I brought in some gorgeous wood pieces instead of painted ones. They were so pretty I couldn't paint them.

 

*My hand is in a cast. Boog. It isn't easy to paint with one hand and with all the dust involved in painting a piece my cast is getting gross. I feel like I am wearing 8 wool mittens over my hand. I am uncomfortable. I can't move fast or haul things like normal. So I can forget the staging. And I don't like to paint a piece if I can't stage it right. I am weird that way.

 

*My kids are still home for the summer. For some reason painting and decorating for my house doesn't feel the same as painting for the store on my kid's time. I feel super guilty about painting pieces while I am watching them. I know, I know. It is my job. I have a lot of overhead so I DO have to get some work done.

 

*Painting involves going to buy paint. My kids hate going to the paint store and I dread taking them.

 

*I am in the-I will get it all done when my kids go back to school-I will get back on the horse and work like a crazy woman mode. And you know what-I will. That is what I do.

 

*We have had my parents here off and on staying with us. They sold their house and are moving to Washington this month. It has been a good distraction.

 

So I am nesting. I am making my house pretty. I am always focusing on the store and now I am focusing on my kids, husband, house.

 

 

{Ah, look at the cute kitties! They are always with me}

 

 

So, maybe I will paint next week. Or not.

Guess what? I don't feel bad about it.

 

 



mcc stalks the mls

Yes, I am back to blogging! I am cooped up in the house and not painting because of my various ailments  but it has given me time to devote to the blog and that is a good thing.

 

How about a good house stalking? Or maybe two!

 

I chose this one because it is assessable, not overly fancy and I drive by it everyday. I have always wanted to see inside. The listing can be found here.

There is one more in my neighborhood I have been stalking but only a few pictures on the listing.

 

The second is my favorite. I sure wish the listing had more photos.

Did you see the tile on the bathroom floor? So pretty. 

And don't get me started on the plank board wall in the kitchen. I want to do that in a room in my house. 

But I am too busy constantly re-arranging my furniture.

Ok luvs. I have to get back to watching my kids but I loved taking a break to stalk some houses with ya'll.

s l o w   d o w n

Life has thrown me for a loop this week. 

It is the middle of summer and I have a ten year old and eight year old that need my attention. I can't afford endless camps for two children and I work for myself so I can have that flexible schedule. 

I didn't anticipate that I would have such high sales the last two months. I am struggling to keep up with what has sold and I am about 15-20 pieces behind what I normally have in the store for MCC. I am actually ok with that part. But it did get to the point last week that I hoped a big piece wouldn't sell because I know I can't get another in the store for a week or two. I like it when my store looks full and nice, hate it when it looks empty and not staged right. Merri told me not to worry about and she is right.

So let me add one more thing in. I am shooting a segment on a local tv show this week and being interviewed for a magazine that I so admire that wants to feature the store. I normally don't mention things to you before hand in case things fall through and who knows these could still fall through, but I hope not, we have worked really hard!

So, there is a lot going on at once.

Last week I took a tumble and broke my finger {not on my painting hand!} and I am in a cast for six weeks. I go back to the doctor tonight because I think one of my wounds from falling is getting infected. It hurts, is red, and I have the sweats. I was on IV antibiotics four years ago for six weeks for an infection so I know the signs. 

Gah! So I am soo busy yet soo blah!

Let me tell you what I am going to do.

-Go to the dr. and take my meds

-Pray

-Take it easy and finish up projects almost done

-Do my interviews then come home and take care of myself

-Realize I can't do it all

{this means not answering emails for a while, not attending functions, and saying no to things I can't do}

-Taking on projects like I did today. A simple paint job.

I need to slow down.

In case you are wondering where I am. I am sitting on the couch watching The Real Housewives of Whatever. :)