When I am off from school all summer I try to catch up on many of the things I don’t have time for during the school year when I am working. Cleaning out the house, the accumulation of 26 years of living in it, is high on the list. This year I have really made a dent in getting rid of things. 10 bags that a charity organization came to pick up, containing various household things I no longer use, old pots, plates, dishes, mugs. Old clothes and shoes. I dropped a bag of old towels off at the local animal shelter. I had a shredding company come and shred the 25 boxes I had filled with papers from husband’s accounting firm, some dating back to the 70’s.
Another project on my list was taking down the shade on my bathroom window and replacing it with a mini blind that would let in more air and light. I finally got around to it today- I put it up myself and even removed the extra slats on the bottom as it did not come short enough for the small window. I then found a valance I had made years ago that matches my shower curtain and hung that up too. Last thing was to hang a mirror on the window frame so I will be able to see my makeup in daylight as I apply it. (and with the magnified side all my wrinkles and spots enlarged 20 times)
What a feeling of accomplishment!
Here are some pics, my bathroom is the original from 1930 when our house was built- I happen to love the green and purple combination, but it’s not for everyone! My bathtub is original too- purple!
A Day In The Life 
09/17/2018 at 11:01 am
It looks beautiful and you must be feeling so relieved after all the cleaning up.
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09/18/2018 at 3:02 pm
Thanks and yes! 🙂
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08/01/2018 at 9:57 pm
I love your curtain. Great pattern!
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08/02/2018 at 6:32 am
Thanks Marilyn- It’s Waverly- finding something to match my purple and green bathroom was a challenge- but this had both colors and a shower curtain too. I still love it these many years later
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07/31/2018 at 5:40 pm
Did you say you have a purple tub? I’ve never heard of such a thing! You certainly have been productive!
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07/31/2018 at 3:42 pm
That’s a lot of work! I have lists of stuff like this to do but it’s not getting done. I’m a professional procrastinator. I’m sure it does feel good when something is finished, but nothing much ever feels like it’s finished around here. 😦
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08/03/2018 at 6:21 am
It never feels finished is right Dawn- but this year I really feel like I made a dent. The more space the easier to accumulate I think. My 3rd floor bedroom is out of sight- so out of mind- I’m still working on it!
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07/31/2018 at 10:32 am
Nice work Lisa, looking great!
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08/03/2018 at 6:22 am
Thanks John!
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07/31/2018 at 9:27 am
Whew! I’m beat! 😀 Great job, Lisa.
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07/31/2018 at 9:59 am
I had been putting off doing this for over a year and finally yesterday I had just enough free time on my hands that I ran out and bought the blind, and just did it. It took over an hour- naturally I screwed the thingie that holds the blinds in place the wrong way on the first one, and my electric screwdriver wasn’t charged so there was a lot of elbow grease involved. 🙂
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