Not just a bunch of cat pictures
We had a productive weekend, and I feel good about that! Tired, but good!
We have guests coming in October (three of the four weekends!) and I want our house to look a little more “put together.”* Which for me, means organizing, purging, and MY FAVORITE THING – HANGING FRAMES!
I am not sure what it is about permanently hanging our framed art/photos that makes my heart SO happy, but it does. It really does.
These frames have been sitting on top of the book shelves around my desk since February 2016 – they look a lot better hung! Please disregard the sloppy shelves and desk – I haven’t tidied those up yet.
We also tidied up the office (obviously not shown), cleaned all the windows (inside and out), took apart the oven hood to clean, mowed the yard, fixed a tile on the roof, and sealed up some holes that bees were getting in to our house through. And did our normal weekend chores and errands. And researched new toaster ovens since someone accidentally started it on fire.
I found this gem in the office. Seems like Steven was meant to be a vegetarian.
Gosh, it doesn’t sound like much when I list it out, but it took up a huge chunk of our weekend.
There was ONE special errand – Steven went to Milwaukee to get coffee beans and stopped and picked up vegan donuts!!! It was pretty awesome to come back from my long run Sunday and know that donuts would be at the house soon.
We watched Pitch Perfect 3 (Friday night) (again!), The Shape of Water (Saturday night) (luckily my snis had warned me about the cat scene, so we fast forwarded through that), part of The Family Man** (Sunday night), and several episodes of The Good Place (Saturday and Sunday lunch).
Kitties sleeping between us on the couch while we watched The Family Man.
I read a tiny bit of a new book this weekend about a pregnant lady, and subsequently had dreams that I had children (but somehow didn’t remember birthing them). I also dreamt that my house filled up with water, so, thank you, Shape of Water. This is why I can’t watch graphic stuff – my dreams are very influence-able. And on that boring note, Happy Monday! Five more days until the weekend!
(The title is a lie! Here are some cat pics. Both kittens are becoming lap cats, which makes me very happy!)
*Funny enough, the last guest of the month, my snis, would be SO helpful with getting the house put together… but she is visiting last!
**Steven was watching a Nic Cage interview and it made him want to watch a Nic Cage movie, and that is what we picked from Netflix…
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Wow, it sounds like you were really productive! That list looks pretty long to me 🙂 And I’ve been wanting to watch the Shape of Water as well. I hadn’t heard about the cat scene though so I guess that’s something I’ll need to watch out for and hopefully catch in time to fast forward through.
Thanks 🙂
I thought it was an interesting movie! Let me know if you me to tell you when that scene is so you can fast forward! P.S. We watched it on HBO NOW, if you have that.
I know it’s a lot of work, but there’s nothing like seeing visible results of making your house tidy and organized – so satisfying!
That last kitten shot with the forced perspective is ultra cool.
Yes – I love that feeling. And I love organizing (and getting rid of things), MUCH more than cleaning.
Thanks! 🙂
Awh what a cutie he was!!! You best go and get him a bunny I feel like past Steven deserves one 🙂
He actually had one! And he is always talking about the rabbits in our yard now. Can you imagine if we had one in the house?! Ha.
Do you just like hanging frames, or do you like deciding where artwork should go before you hang it as well? Because if you like the deciding part, you are more than welcome to come to my house the next time I move and do all my deciding for me. For some reason, I tend to find that to be the most stressful part of unpacking!
How nice that the donut fairy came to visit you after your long run on Sunday! That’s how donuts appear at my house after my long runs – or at least that’s what I’m told 😉 – so I assume that’s how it works for everyone. I know you’re crediting Steven, but my guess would be that he just ran into the donut fairy on the way home. It’s the only logical explanation 😛
omg I love that picture of Starbuck in the blanket SO MUCH!! What a little snuggle bug!
Oh gosh. Good question. If I really like something, I am happy to hang it (some things I get and later don’t like, ha). So yeah, I guess I like both!!! At your service!!! When is your next move? 😉
Awww, that must be it! I had no idea that was how it worked. I wonder why this is the only time it’s ever happened. Maybe the donut fairy is usually in the city?!
Thanks! She so is! I love it when she crawls up on to my lap and lets me pet her for an hour!
Hanging things is something I ALWAYS put off for weeks (or months… or one time, over a year, sigh) and then it takes me no time at all to just hang it! It’s crazy.
I love that school paper you found of Steven’s! Hahaha. So sweet!
But it’s SO permanent!!! So I get that.
I thought so too. I didn’t realize we had this little stack of his school stuff in the office. It was funny to look through.
Sounds like a very productive weekend! The kittens are so cute, there can never be enough pictures of them…:-)
Thanks! I will keep posting them!!!
But why not just a bunch of cat pictures!? I’d rather see those than 99% of what’s currently online.
I love hanging frames too! I totally get your happiness towards that.
What kind of beans did Steven buy? I just bought some from Linden and True- yes as in Des linden and Sara/Ben True. They have a coffee company now and I’ve wanted to try for a while.
Those donuts looked amazing!
Those kitties are adorable!!
Good point! I will keep that in mind re: the cat pics.
And I LOVE your gallery wall! I love that it tells you and L’s story!
The beans are from Hawthorn – they’re Guatemalan. And he got Troy some from Costa Rica. I’ve heard a lot about Linden and True! What did you think of the beans?
The donuts are good! Check out Holey Moley if you are ever up in MKE!!!
And thanks 🙂
Love the cat pictures and your pictures look great in your office.
Thanks! Can’t wait for you to meet them in person! (typed as Apollo is walking on my keyboard)