Flooring

Before

After

New floor and paint, we finished the floor in the Kitchen and Living room! It was hard work but so worth it!

Painting, Painting, Painting

So we have been painting like crazy almost every room in our home has been worked on the living room and down bath are the closest to being done with painting and with the flooring being replaced here are some pics:
Living Room"

Down Bath:

Kitchen:

My Latest Conquests!

Made Sammy a jacket out of an old sweatshirt


Made pillow cases out of flat sheets to match our sheet set

Venison Bacon burgers, turned out SOOO tasty

Two more down

Our condo has been in a great need of up dating, you can tell that by my list of domestic things. Well we replaced our living room light with a new trendy one that makes our room a lot brighter.

Before:

After:

I also made there super amazing carrot muffins! Check out the Carrot Muffin recipe link if you want to make it too what I changed, was I added oats (just eye ball it), some honey, split the sugar between white and brown. Next time I will try adding apple sauce to replace the oil.

One down and one in progress

So I made a new recipe, some chocolate waffles and orange syrup. Very Yummy

And I am still working on painting the living room.

Cleaning Products

Here is some things I found on making your own cleaning products

• Stock up on a few safe, simple ingredients that can be used in most cleaning situations. Soap, water, baking soda, vinegar, lemon juice, borax, and a coarse scrubbing sponge can take care of most household cleaning needs.
• Instead of using a standard drain cleaner, which likely contains lye, hydrochloric acid, and sulfuric acid, try pouring a quarter cup of baking soda down the clogged drain, followed by a half cup of vinegar. Close the drain tightly until fizzing stops, then flush with boiling water.
• For an effective glass cleaner, use a mixture of half white vinegar and half water.
• Baking soda and cornstarch are both good carpet deodorizers.
• To clean up mildew and mold, use a mixture of lemon juice or white vinegar and salt.
• A paste of baking soda, salt, and hot water makes a great oven cleaner.
• In the rare instance you need to use a hazardous product, use as little as possible and dispose of it in a way that will cause minimum harm—for example, by bringing it to a hazardous waste recycling or treatment center.

Master List

I changed a few things so you can see what I am working on and how I am progressing.
Done
In Progress
New
Cancled

Domestic:
1Organize Shed
2Organize master bedroom
3Organize Sammy's closet
4Paint living room
5Paint bedroom
6paint both bathrooms
7Paint Kitchen
8Make new curtains for all rooms
9Organize filing cabinet
10Clean Fridge
11Deep clean car inside and out
12Clean out linen closet
13Organize toys
14Clean off desk
15Organize our closet
16Paint dresser
17Fix toilets (or get them fixed)
18Re-floor the living room and kitchen
19Back up computer
20Put photos on a CD
21Organize Kitchen cabinets
22Mend clothing that needs mending
Hang new light fixture in living room
Hang new light fixture in Kitchen
Get new lights for bathroom, bedroom
Paint Deck

Emergency Preparedness/Food Storage:
23Make a master list of food storage
24Make a 72 hour kit for whole family
25Build 2 years worth of food storage
26Make a family emergency plan
27Fill 5 gallon containers with water
28Get condo insurance
29Get life insurance
30Get camping stuff together in one spot

Mentally:
31Start working on my degree
32Read 10 good novels (1/10)
33Say 5 affirmations a day for a month
34Read 5 how-to books (5/5)
35play one mental game a week for a month

Physically:
36Go to the dentist
37Get to 150LBS
38Get new glasses
39Eat one meat-less dinner a week for 4 weeks (4/4)
40Go on a walk 3 times a week for a month
41Go swimming twice a week (in the summer) for 2 months
42Eat my 5 a day for 2 weeks

Socially:
43Make 4 new friends (4/4)
44Host bunco night 2 times
45Teach an enrichment class

Financially:
46become financially independent
47pay for our own phone bill
48Build up a savings of $4000 for emergencies

Relationships:

49Finish the love dare
50Go on 3 dates (even at home) with Stephen a month, for 3 months
51Take Sammy to the farm at Thanksgiving point

Spiritually:

52Finish the BOM
53Go to the temple 1 a month for 4 months in a row
54Read the Doctrine in Covenants
55Have Family Home Evening for 3 months in a row
56Write in Journal once a month for a year

People I love:
57Send out birthday cards for all family and close friends
58Read at least 6 books to Sammy a day for 5 weeks (and for the rest of his childhood)
59Call and tell at least 2 people a day and tell them I love them for a month
60Do 2 things a month to tell/let someone know I love them for 4 months
61Make a will

Green:
62Recycle all my milk cartons (and more)
63Plant a Tree for Sammy (in a pot till we get a home)
64Plant an herb garden
65Grow pumpkins for pumpkin pie
66Use cloth bags for groceries for 3 weeks in a row. (1/3)
67Use reusable bottles for cleaning products
68Turn off the lights when I leave a room for a month
69Make sure the toilet isn't running for a month
70Use 10 things I already own to make something new I can use (3/10)
71Use tennis balls in my drying loads
72Make my own cleaning products
73get a power strip with a remote switch
74Plan meals for two weeks at a time for 4 months (2/4)
75Make one trip to the store for two weeks worth of groceries for 4 months (1/4)
76Walk to the library in the summer time instead of driving at least 6 times a summer
77Make cloth napkins
78Make 2 more grocery bags

Crafty stuff:
79Sew Sammy overalls
80Sew Sammy pants
81Sew Sammy shoes
82Make Sammy's Halloween costume
83Make slip cover for couch
84Make Pillows for the couch
85Make a cloth book with pics for Sammy
86Make cloth memory cards
87Start Sammy's Scrapbook
88Finish Sammy's Scrapbook
89Scrapbook all photos in photo box
90Photo shop and print all or Sammy's photos
91Make Sammy hat
92Make Sammy Gloves
93Make Sammy Scarf
94Make an apron
95Paint a picture
96Enlarge my pic with scripture under it and frame and put on the wall
Make Sammy a Jacket
Make an Ispy bag for Sammy
Make a Felt Board and stories


In the Kitchen:
97Make all my recipe cards
98Get a recipe box
99Make a yummy cake decorated with fondant
100Make homemade taffy
101Make fun cakes for Sammy's and Stephen's birthdays
102Find and Make 12 new yummy recipes (12/12)