Ch-Ch-Changes

Did you all have a nice New Year's? We stayed put. Had a nice dinner of grilled shrimp and baked potato and then realized we were wayyy hungry a couple hours later. "Wings!" I exclaimed. But at 9:00, Beef 'O Brady's was closing. Not wanting to go too deep into town and risk getting hit by crazies, I headed to Chili's near our neighborhood. Not the best, but it quenched our need for appetizers. I also stopped off at Hess for a forty. Not a fashion at forty, but a Smirnoff the size an old wino would carry around in a brown bag while hanging out at the Quicky Mart. It's all they had. So I stood there with my crazy hair and paint stained elastic pants cradling my enormous flavored beer while people paid for gas and beer.

And I didn't even make it til midnight. Headed upstairs and fell asleep at 11:30. Good God, I'm old. Five years ago we were counting down the seconds while watching the ball drop in Times Square. And this year? Watching Miley get all freaky with her little wrecking ball backup dancer. Fun.

So what's all this about changes? New Year's resolutions? Nahhh. Although I do plan to get financially healthier this year. This has to do with what's working and what's not in our house. We've been in it for five months and now that almost all the rooms are painted and somewhat decorated, functionality is prevailing. So the kitchen nook - wasted space. We never use the pub table and it takes up space and feels crowded. So hubby will be using it in his man cave, which we are currently using as the living room.  When we redo the kitchen in a few years, I plan to use the nook as pantry space.

Next up. My vanity/workout room. Working! Love it! The vanity desk is great, the space for the treadmill is great. What isn't working? My closet in the master bedroom. I've adjusted my hours at work to make for a better commute to work. I now get up at 5:30am. My hubby works from home and doesn't need to log on until 8:30. Turning on a bright light to pick out my clothes in the morning or trying to plan an outfit the night before just isn't working. So I gave up my closet tonight. Hubby now has the two master bedroom closets. Wait! What? I know. I know. But here's where things are about to get so much better. Enter Ikea Pax Wardrobes!


Source: http://weheartit.com/entry/18716716

Not a walk-in closet, my friends, but a walk-in room! Awww yeah! Who's crying over losing a master closet now? Not me. So what will be the configuration?

These Target Cubeicals will be going bye bye. Well, they'll probably come on over to my office.



No! The beautiful wall of purses and shoes. Where will they go? In their own unit on the opposite wall. And my shirts and pants will go into two large units where the purses and shoes now reside. Similar to this setup, yet without all the Hello-I'm-A-Five-Year-Old-Woman-Kitty.


Source: http://forum.purseblog.com/handbags-and-purses/storage-in-a-ikea-pax-wardrobe-522281.html

And guess who suggested this transformation? My lovely hubby. When we first moved into the house, he suggested I make one of the rooms into a walk-in room closet. How lucky am I? So stay tuned for the walk-in room transformation that will be going down over the next couple of months.