My Little Key: July 2012

This past Saturday, I joined my good bud, Lauren and the lovely Rhoda, along with some other thrifty ladies for a day of treasure hunting. It was awesome and I'm getting ready to share the fun the items I scored but in the mean time, I thought I should share a little sneak peek of what was happening at the house while I was out thrifting.

You got a tiny peek at what our yard was looking like in this post but here's a better shot:

Talk about a dreary, ugly fence. The backyard is where we need to make the most improvements. Our deck is falling apart, we've got zero privacy and there's not a single spot to escape from the sun once mid-day hits. It's going to be quite the undertaking to fix ALL of those issues but after this weekend's events, we at least got it brightened up a little bit:

I'm actually shocked at how much of a difference the stain makes. I was a little nervous about how orange it was when I first saw it but it's growing on me. It's Behr's Solid Stain in Cedar Tone in case anyone's wondering (no, it is not called Oompa Loompa, they don't offer that shade - it's the lighting, I swear.) and we needed a lot of it, like a lot a lot. Apparently our fence was a little thirsty. Oh and by the way, we totally hired someone for this. Do you think I would really stain my own fence in the middle of a hot Atlanta summer? Two words: hell no.

Woah... where am I? Is this real life? Oh look, it's my blog. It's been a while since I've seen this place.

WARNING: Here's the part where I make excuses for letting this rot by the wayside.

So, you know, work's been really busy and stuff. This is true actually, I've been in the middle of a mega project since last August and I'm just now beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. It's my job though so who am I kidding? I'll be back working on something all consuming again very soon. But it pays the bills and I like it so I really can't complain. However some aspects of my job can affect my mood and, I guess the best way to put is, get in my head a little bit.

My job involves a bit of writing... oh and bosses of course. And every once in a while that means bosses who don't always like my writing. Sometimes when that happens, I have no motivation to go home and write about things that amuse me, the projects I've attempted or the stupid outfit I've dressed my dog in. That makes me feel discouraged/annoyed/sad (remember Feelings Statements everyone? Or was I the only one that needed to have one-on-one time with my guidance counselor?) but it IS real life and I need to get the hell over it. So on that note, I'm going to try harder... for me. Because I like it here and I think that there are three of you out there that like me here too. So maybe let's just talk about what's happened since my last post where I bitched about someone not liking the Christmas card I made. I don't handle criticism well at all, do I?

So now back to irregularly scheduled programming. Here's a little update about the last year and it involves a lot of beer.

JANUARY

We Drank Beer... In Charleston