January 16, 2012 No Comments
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Lately I talk a lot about the changes I want to make to my home in order to make it the way I want it. Since I live in an apartment, I have to get permission from the owners before I can make changes. They’ve given me permission to make any improvements I want to the interior but I have to check with them about specifics regarding the exterior. There is one thing that I want to do that I don’t think they’ll go for and that’s perhaps add some window boxes to the outside of the windows. It will improve the look drastically but I think the reason they wouldn’t allow it is simply because then my unit will look different from every other unit and the owners like the place to be uniform.
Even though windowboxes are generally put in place to improve aesthetics, as it does make the windows look nice, there are other uses for them. My grandmother uses them to grow a few herbs and she has a window box right inside the kitchen window where it’s easy for her to access. I never thought of putting one on the inside until I saw that she does it, and it’s very handy.
Another practical use, and one that I am thinking about doing is getting a few window box planters and placing them on the inside of the patio fence. I would use the planters to grow carrot tops, cilantro, parsley and a few other small leafy plants that our bunny can eat. We are about to get another bunny so I think growing their food might be a way to save a little money.
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January 16, 2012 No Comments
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I was just about out of body lotion, so I figure it was time to make a trip to Bath N Body Works. I’ve been using BNBW lotion for a few years now, and it’s basically the only lotion I use. I am partial to Japanese Cherry Blossom, but since they were having a sale I decided to try a few other scents. I love the Sensual Amber and the P.S I love you. The velvet tuberose is decent, too. The sale was buy 3 and get 2 free. So I stocked up, big time.
This should last me a very long time, though. I was going to buy some hand cream because I also love their hand cream but it used to be like $8 for a pretty decent sized tube, but the tube has now been reduces to about half of that and it’s $10 now. I couldn’t bring myself to get it. 
That’s okay though, I’ve got 10 bottles of some really great smelling lotion. No harm in wanting to smell incredibly good, right? As my friend Matt said.. I’m such a girl.
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January 15, 2012 No Comments
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Here lately I have been thinking about all of the changes I want to make to this place. There are several things I want to do that I can do myself, like painting for one. I am no expert when it comes to home remodeling, but I can do the chair rail, change the flooring and stuff like that but some of the things I want to get done that I know I’ll need professional help with are the bathroom counters, the kitchen counters and the plumbing in both of those. I also want to get the cabinets changed out in both. I’m not sure about the tile. I know I want to change it but I am not sure if I am capable of tackling that job myself or not. More than likely, not.
I don’t even really know where to begin with it comes to changing out the cabinets and countertops in the kitchen. I’ve been looking on the internet at kitchen remodeling ideas and companies that can help me achieve what I want to achieve at a reasonable price. I have seen some amazing before and after shots of some awesome kitchen makeovers.
Foster Remodeling has some of the most impressive before and after photos of kitchen and bathroom makeovers that I’ve ever seen. I’m really looking forward to getting the changes I want done and seeing the end results in my own home! I hope it turns out as good as some of the photos I’ve seen! Check out this before and after kitchen makeover.
The before is not impressive at all. It’s totally outdated and looks even worse than my current kitchen which is pretty bad. Now check out the improvements.
It’s absolutely stunning! I can’t even tell it’s the same kitchen. I love it! I can’t wait to see improvements like this in my own kitchen.
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