In Our Home

FOUR DAYS of being without power.
FOUR DAYS of hearing our generator run outside our door.
(Thank you, Lord, for generators.)
FOUR DAYS of being careful not to run anything unnecessary requiring electricity.
FOUR DAYS of projects being knocked off my list!

So....one of the projects I tackled was this:

One large old rickety frame + one piece of MDF board from Home Depot = 

one awesome chalkboard.

[Instructions]

Take one old frame

found while dumpster diving.

(DD is my part-time job, you know...)

Paint it.

Let it sit around in your basement for many years

because you don't know what to do with it.

Look at it once in a while,

and maybe place it on the side table in your kitchen just because you feel slightly creative ~  

and admire the beautiful paint job you did on it.

Put it back in your basement

because you still don't know what to do with it
and it really looked kinda boring leaning on that wall.

Start blogging one evening

and look up to see that your husband is gazing at you with a funny expression on his face.

He wants to know what that light bulb is doing over your head.

 {source}

Just calmly explain that you were just greatly inspired by a blog friend

and now you know what to do with that gigantic frame sitting in the basement.

Drive like a mad woman to Home Depot for a piece of MDF board

and some chalkboard paint.

Attempt to stay focused on the task at hand as you wander the aisles.

Do not drool over that shiny new refrigerator.

Do not caress the awesome outdoor barn-style lights.

Do not attempt to put that wood flooring that you want for your entry, 
in your cart.

Stay focused......

Stay focused.....

Really focused....

When you arrive safely back home,

prime the MDF board in your basement next to your elliptical trainer 

that you've neglected this week so far.

(You've been very busy with projects, you know.)

{Ignore the ugly rug.  We inherited it with the house....}

Give it three coats of chalkboard paint.

{Try not to take blurry photos while getting giddy....}

The next day,

place it in your frame

and nail it in with brads.

Prime the chalkboard by rubbing a piece of chalk all over it
and erasing it with a chalkboard eraser.

Grab your chalk again and write something inspiring on it.

Place it on your side table.

LOVE what you see ~

and then take a lot of photos of it.

Realize that it is...

GOOD
and just what that wall needed.

But it just may need a little distressing love,
don't ya think....?

{ Hugs }

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