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Home | Have Done’s and To Do’s

by Hailey MadisenLeave a Comment on Home | Have Done’s and To Do’s

Owning a home is work. Like real WORK. And no, I’m not complaining about it – I actually really love it. But every night after work the last two weeks, Daniel and I have come home and immediately began our projects. I love that the house is coming together so quickly but I would also love a date night sometime soon (*Daniel, hint hint).

A collaborative list of everything we have accomplished this week:

  1. Cleaned and organized both closets; put the closet doors back up.
  2. Daniel finished all the blinds (kitchen, dining room, his music room, our room and the guest room).
  3. Cleaned out the garage and the basement – threw away all the random junk or leftover counter tops from when the seller redid the kitchen (I’m pretty sure our garbage men absolutely hate us because of the enormous pile we left for them last week and will be leaving again tomorrow – oops).
  4. Daniel hung the gallery wall (again) in the dining room (!!!)
  5. Unpacked all the leftover boxes and organized the misc items in the basement.
  6. Set up this BEAUTIFUL shoe cabinet that we picked up from IKEA after first service at church today.

What we have left to do:

  1. Figure out flooring and new counters for the kitchen.
  2. Redo the bathroom (at least flooring).
  3. Find the perfect rug for our bedroom (and maybe the guest room?).
  4. Decorate the living room. Somehow this has become the room with the least amount of work done since we moved in. We haven’t spent much time in this room since we’ve been really going-going-going after work. I foresee getting a lot done this week since the smaller projects are all done and we can relax a little after work.
  5. Take down the old entertainment center that’s taking up space in the garage – put out for our garbage men friends.
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Re-Begin

by Hailey MadisenLeave a Comment on Re-Begin

I’m sitting here, typing from our house. Our H O U S E! We closed on Monday, May 6 – the best 25th birthday present I could have asked for. Since then, we have been over every day painting, wiping down, stripping wallpaper, vacuuming, sanding/staining floors. So much comes with owning a house (yes I knew that, yes I expected it)! I feel such a sense of peace and contentment now that we’re here. Now that the move is over, all of our belongings are in our home and knowing I get to live here and raise babies here. There is no moving in our future and that makes me very very thrilled.

I will be the first to tell you that I don’t do well with change. None of my family does – we hate it. I like my comfort, I like my routine. Moving into this house (while I already love it and look forward to nesting and making this home) has definitely put me in a little bit of a nervous state. A new neighborhood, a new route to work, new responsibilities. Now is as good a time as any and I am so thankful we were able to purchase this house before we bring little lives into the mix. I give major props to those lucky folks that move with children. Lord, bless it.

While yesterday was full of non-stop commotion from 7AM – 10PM, this morning we were able to make it to first service at church and then surprise Daniel’s mom for Mothers Day – all her kids celebrated with making her lunch, we brought her favorite drink, chocolate covered strawberries and pretty little roses. Next Saturday morning, we get to celebrate my mom with a family breakfast at Original Pancake House. I am secretly looking forward to the most – any excuse for chocolate chip pancakes is a good one for me.

Today, I am currently:

  1. Listening to Wildflowers by Tom Petty
  2. Drinking Pomegranate Lemonade
  3. Relaxing after celebrating Mothers Day
  4. Wishing for summer in this 53° WI weather
  5. Peeking over Daniel’s shoulder as he hangs the gallery wall (!!!)

The cutest keychain I bought here!