Five on Friday: Projects

Linking up with A. Liz Adventures again for another round of Five on Friday. Feel free to join up!

Today let's take a look at the projects we need to get done before Baby E. arrives:

one | spare room

Obviously, we need to have somewhere for baby to sleep. BUT! For the first few months, baby will sleep in a cradle in our room (hopefully).  But here are some ideas that I've been loving for our "nursery"/spare room:

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I desperately want a rocker like this:

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And although I'm in love with these rooms...I know that it's really not plausible to have baby's room set up like this. I mean, really, we need space for company to sleep too. 

two | bathroom

Right now our main bathroom has a soaker tub (which is too small, cheap, and I hate it...another story for another time), a small vanity, and a toilet. When we moved in, the soaker tub had a shower nozzle/handle thing...but no mount for the wall...rendering the shower head completely useless to actually use for a shower. So. We put a mount on the wall and rigged up a 360 degree shower curtain.

Here's the thing. I'm so over it. The curtain clings to you. There's a huge window in the shower portion. I can't shave my legs efficiently because of said curtain. Oi. So....I asked Kyle if we could finish the bathroom this spring. He said probably (!). Yess!

Here's the tile I'm envisioning for the tub surround and for the floors.

No, this is not our shower...but I love this look.

And this isn't our bathroom...but it's the tile we want.

We are planning to do a majority of our tile shopping/purchasing at Lowe's. So far that's the place with the best price and variety.

three | our bedroom

Since we moved into our house, our room has been kind of a disaster. So, a few weeks ago we decided to do a bunch of straightening up and some rearranging. And now...we have a place for baby's cradle. I'm still not sure what we'll do for paint in our room. I just know that something needs to change. 

four | seedlings

I can't wait to get our garden started. Last year was our first attempt at our house...and hopefully we've learned some things so we can improve this year. Maybe this weekend will be the weekend where we start those seedlings. Maybe.

five | basement bedroom

Our basement bedroom is a disaster. If I thought our upstairs spare room was a disaster and catch-all...apparently I was sadly mistaken. I just went downstairs last night to survey the damage...and it's rough. Since I painted that room last summer, that's one less thing I have to worry about when we swap rooms. So, here's to hoping we can find space to store our misc. items and get this room in order before baby comes.

As always...

Happy Friday!

Five on Friday: Current Loves

Five on Friday is a link-up with A. Liz Adventures where each blogger shares five things on your mind for the week. Here are five things I'm currently loving:


one | la croix

Since being pregnant (and truthfully, for some time before) I've decided to cut back on pop and sugary drinks. The problem is that I love the carbonation and some flavor. I will drink, and usually enjoy, an ice cold Perrier, but La Croix has been hitting the spot lately. My current favorites have been Cran-Raspberry and Coconut.

 

 

two | white collar

Kyle and I get on a tv show kick every time we finish watching our previous show. The show that we most recently finished was Lie to Me. I was disappointed to find out that the series was so short. BUT! We've stumbled across White Collar. And while it's still a pretty short series (6 seasons), it's longer than Lie to Me. Kyle jokes that he doesn't really like it all that much...but I see right through him.

 

three | new chairs

We went away for a long weekend last weekend. Aside from Easter break, it was our last chance to get away before baby arrives in July. So we took a trip and ended up buying new chairs for our dining room table. IKEA, you've impressed me this time!

 

four | sunshine

We live in the frozen tundra known as North Dakota and I've been so thankful lately for the sunshine. The sun has been consistently gracing us with his presence and it's been marvelous. I don't dare complain about winter this year since it's been so mild. *I've not worn a coat consistently!* But it really has been lovely and I'm looking forward to spring rounding the corner.

five | reading

I've desperately missed reading for fun. But Aubrey and I have made it a point to be intentional about this year's Second Chance Book Club. That being said, I loved falling into a book and being so engrossed in it that I don't hear the radio in the car. I've missed it. In high school, I used to read instead of anything else. It's a past-time that I've longed to rejuvenate and fortunately have.

Last month we read Me Before You by Jojo Moyes. Go here to see my blog review on it. But be forewarned...my blog post has spoilers. So if you want to read the book, make sure that you're only reading my Goodreads Review.

And join us next month for Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand!


Here's to a lovely weekend!

Happy Friday!

Five on Friday: Home Improving?

I really, really, REALLY wanted to have some great renovation/home improving photos for you. Alas, it isn't so. So...this will be Five on Friday: Misc edition.


one | home improving updates

Our kitchen is painted (?!). I know. Big steps at the Entzel house.

We also have a new door on the front of our house. It's an $800+ door that we scored for $200! Thank you, scratch and dent!


two | fall

The fall is wrapping up. Every day I sit at my desk and look outside at the sad, sad, sad trees lining the street and our building. And there are NO LEAVES. Boo.


three | snow

It's November 13 and we've not had an accumulating snow yet! How awesome is that?? We live in North Dakota, so snow is a staple in our wintry lives.

Two weeks we had some large, pretty, fluffy snowflakes. Unfortunately fortunately they didn't stick around long. It was a bummer for hunting and tracking (not that our hunters needed it), but it's not keeping me up at night.

I originally wrote this post for last Friday. Unfortunately we now have snow on the ground. So, scratch all of the information above.

four | upcoming projects

I really want to redo our front entry way. I'm thinking about tearing all of the wallpaper down and  some tile for the flooring and a nice storage bench for future littles to store their shoes and hats and mittens. I'm thinking something like...

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five | Friendsgiving

Tomorrow we are celebrating our first (hopefully, annual) Friendsgiving here. I've been asked to bring the dessert. What should I make? Cupcakes? Carrot cake? Pie? Help!

 

As always, head on over to see who else is participating in today's Five-on-Friday. 

 

 

 

What to do: By the Numbers

Daylight Savings officially ended this weekend. I'm sure most of you already know that. If you don't know that, then I'm assuming you've been early for the last day and a half. Hah!

Since we "fell back" this weekend, I'm trying to scheme all of the things that need to get done. Winter is just around the corner *I know, don't shoot the messenger* and the Entzels have a lot of things to do. Some tasks are fun and others, not so much.

Here's a short installation in our By the Numbers series. As always, if you care to join in, go to my "Buttons" page and grab the button for this series and link back here!

Between now and the end of the month there are...

...at least fifteen cabinets to prime and paint.

...at least eight school meetings.

...five exercise classes for me to attend.

...four Bible Study meetings to attend.

...four gifts to hand make.

...three meals hosted by us.

...three batches of cupcakes to bake. 

...two days of deer hunting to celebrate.

...two dressers to sand, prime, and paint.

...one friends-giving to partake in.

...one GFEA social.

...one wedding.

...one teacher date.

...one tattoo to get.

...one front door to install.

...and one house to ready for Christmas.

I know it's a little early to be thinking about Christmas, but by the time the end of the month rolls around, we're going to be ready to start decorating for Christmas.

What do you have to get done by the end of the month?