Like others,
I have had to cancel 3 vacations this year and two for next year -
Have chosen to turn a negative into a positive and do a total home makeover of my home in lieu of traveling.
Started it in late June/early July -
"BEFORE"
(my living room)
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(one of my Co-workers told me I had her at the Lamp......)
yes.... thats DUCT TAPE
I mean hey.....
In my defense -
"Single Dude with Dog"
moving on though with the "autopsy" report:
the chair -- upper right = from 1988
the leaning recliner....... = from early 1992
and -
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(the coffee table came from someones trash they were going to have the neighborhood curbside bulky trash people pick up but i got it..... 20 years ago)
and -
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(the fireplace area was just screaming "MEH"
and now FINALLY.... I'm proud to say that I'm now out of the late 80s / early 90s -
yes... hauled out over 12 large plastic bags of CR** outta the house
SERIOUSLY -
TO now my living room looks like this -
(I finally showed Ladybug 60 days ago ish that I have the thumbs & she dont)
- LOL -
Seriously -
It took a LOT for me to get over "WILL SHE DESTROY THE NICE THINGS i WANT TO BUY?
Thankfully, NO - shes not.
So -
Now BOTH she & I get to enjoy nice things
like -
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I chose the fireplace cover motif as a way to give it like an Animal Kingdom theming to it)
(I seriously had no idea that was the original look of the carpeting)
OOPS!!
NOW... check out my new look Living roon -
(Yes, front door is new and so is that cute door mat. I confess I made two miscues when I went to NFM to get all new things -
1) I asked the Sales Rep if they sell Color Tvs.
2) I asked the same Rep how do i change the radio stations on my new tv - to wit he replied, "You meant to say IHEART Radio."
OOPS!!
But,,,, I had issues along the way with a
Front yard tree as it
Was killing ,my foundation -
"BEFORE "
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that bugger was 6 feet in diamater and stood 112 feet tall!
Took over 12 hours but now.....
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(also the left hand side of the property trees were trimmed back to the fenceline)
And.......
Just last week
The kitchen just got all new appliances -
(my Kenmoore frig, stove and dishwasher were all 22 years old)
NOW.....
got all new Whirlpool appliances -
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and -
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The Whirlpool dishwasher gets installed next week while the new backdoor to my garage (looks just like my front door) gets installed Monday -
And with that,
I plan on getting my front yard courtyard professionally landscaped around February or March and.........
cross yer fingers cuz I want to begin to rebook some of my vacation adventures and like all of you, enjoy again going to see new places and experience new things while vacationing.
So, the above to me is how I turn around my feelings of sadness while still remaining connected to All things Disney -
(that & I just bought my very first Mickey Mouse waffle maker)
Feeling grateful -
T.T.F.N.
&
CHEERS Y'ALL