I'm taking spring break this year...
I'm heading to South Padre Island, Texas
No, I'm not a college Student. My Dad and Step Mom are snow birds from Canada and weather over there in SPI till they can get home and reopen the golf course.
Now on to South Padre Island...
I haven't been there and I'm excited to see the place,
it looks really interesting!
We leave early (And I mean early) Saturday morning.
I won't be taking a blog break so I will be posting photos of Spring Break!
Why I need a Spring Break:
I have been spring cleaning, and I'm still not done. Since my son and his wife and their three children and a large chocolate lab have moved out its pretty quiet here. But its given me a chance to set a goal. That is to get rid of 50% of the "Stuff" that we don't use or need. Is been daunting and you really do have to be on a mood to say "sell it/get rid of it" especially if you are one of those crafty people that will use it, somehow some way in the future. That's all going to some one who will actually get a "round to it". In my attempt to lighten things in our home I will also be redecorating each room as we go. That means pulling everything out, going through everything, every bit of paper, every drawer, all of it. It also means hours of looking on craigslist for things to redecorate and sell! So far I have made over $500.00 dollars selling furniture and things that I am getting rid of. I AM SIMPLIFYING my life and my home in 2010. I was going to start with my closet, but with the kids moving out it left a gap in my home. They used the grandkids playroom ( I had already redecorated that room, click here, you have to scroll past Mosaic Monday to see the before and after of the playroom) for the kids bedroom, we just moved in a bunk bed and their clothes and some more toys. My son and his wife used the guest room, and then when my daughter in love had her baby, they moved into my office/studio. Plus the guest bath... so basically one wing of my home was really unbalanced when they moved out a couple of weeks ago. So I started in the guest room instead of my master closet.
I took everything out of the guest room and went through photo albums, record albums, table cloths, extra sheets... you name it it was in there... Stored in that headboard and the closet. I sold the, too large for the room, queen headboard on Craigslist.
When I get back from Spring Break this room is getting its makeover...
Here is the before:
Here is what it looks like as I leave for spring Break:
When I get back I will paint it... Clean the Carpets then put it back together.
Well, I'm off to pack!
