Saturday November 16th, Mr. Farmless Farmer will be schlepping a tractor load of books to the Holly Springs Book Festival.  Please don't make him schlep them back.  I need my storage for fun DIY projects, and right now it looks like delivery day at Barnes and Noble.  All proceeds go to support a Catahoula with a Chicken nugget addiction. 
                                 

Tony Bowman's Books

Loving the loft part 2

The finish line for Phase 1 is in sight  I've worked hard all morning and now I am off to find hinges and paintable caulk, and food! Maybe a new paintbrush too.  Who ever designed those stubby handled brushes and said they are ergonomic, lied!  My hands are killing me.  Tomorrow, phase 2. Bring on the Bookshelves!  Don't you just love bookshelves?  I love those kind that go floor to ceiling with the sliding ladder attached to the wall above.

I love walls and walls of bookshelves.  Must be something genetic because my Nana was a librarian.  In my next life, I want to come back as a tall sexy Librarian!  I'm putting that out to the universe....

Loving the Loft -

Loft Window Seat part 1 -

We have been working on a project in our loft for WAY too long.  I'm going to guesstimate we started  about 6 years ago, when we had hardwood floors installed upstairs.  I knew I wanted a window seat at some point, and I knew I wanted the pattern the flooring to accommodate it.  the window seat I had planned in my head, so we rushed to get the basic structure in so that the carpenter could work the flooring around it.  The carpenter finished the floors.  And there is sat!  Tick tock, tick tock.  Calling to me each time I passed it.  Finish me?  Finish me?  Finish me?  You see, I have a bit of a problem taking projects to the finish line.  I don't know why.  I'm all out of legitimate excuses, so I'm just going to blame it on being a Special needs parent.  We have the luxury of blaming everything we can on that title, and by gosh, I'm gonna use it! 

  I'm posting this tonight so that I am "all in" tomorrow.  I've made a commitment to finish this and if you love me, you'll hold me to it!  No excuses baby...let's git-er-done!  😘

Olives changed my day...

Today’s keto lunch was leftover meatballs with salad. When I went to retrieve the olives. You can’t have a salad with olives! I discovered the jar laying on its side. You know where I’m going with this, don’t you?
Five minutes later I found myself shoulder deep in a serious refrigerator clean out! What is darn satisfying about a refrigerator clean out? I mean really, don’t you feel like Wonder Woman after you tackled that job! I’m pretty sure the way I feel each time I look in the refrigerator today, is how Elon Musk feels every time he passes one of his Tesla’s. 🤛🏻

Although, I’m pretty sure I lost my autism mother of the year award,  considering I left Saralain’s bread in the toaster during my shenanigans, and it texturally resembled packing material by the time I fixed her pb&j. 🤷🏼‍♀️
In the spirit of absolute transparency - I was cutting my overly ripe avocado, seen in the salad, it flipped out of my hand and landed face down on my lap. Yep! That was my reward for all that hard work. 🤦🏼‍♀️ Added fun fact - it’s always fun when you just sit down to eat, and you have to wipe a hiney! Autism life 
Another Autism fact - it’s very hard to take a task to the finish line when you’re a special needs parent. It took me all morning to do the base of the refrigerator and then the better part of the afternoon to do the doors. Now I must find a way to get to Dollar tree for more organization supplies or beg hubby to bring them home. *Recycle, reuse and re purpose tip of the day -  We use our strawberry baskets as organizational containers in the refrigerator and drawers.  The handles easily remove and voila, saves the environment and our money!  

Do you have any suggestions on what to use to protect the drink drawer? The surface getting ridiculously scuffed and scratched from cans and bottles.  I would love to hear your ideas!  

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