What to do before a new baby arrives
http://www.mycharmingkids.net/what-to-do-before-a-new-baby-arrives/
Listed below are a few ideas to see you organised for this tiny person who will change your life in ways that are magical.
Nappies and wipes – you’ll need them by the million. It’s ’s a wonderful idea to begin stockpiling nappies and wipes prior to your child arrives, making the most of revenue at the supermarket.
Awaiting the arrival of the most recent addition brings a sense of enthusiasm and excitement. But while your days catching up on some much-needed rest and might be full of doctor ’ s appointments that are closing, there are two or three things before your new baby arrives, to tick off the list.
Stock up
It ’ s tempting to pick up stunning outfit and each tiny outfit you see, but little infants grow out of their clothes and friends and family love to provide clothing so keep that in mind. Just buy a few of each item, ensuring it’s seasonally appropriate and easy to modify.
If you need to make the transition from a few ’ s automobile to something easier to find in and out a kid of, or your growing family has outgrown your hatchback, there are a host of finance alternatives. Agents such as Zoom Car Loans can simplify the process for you as you focus on looking after your baby (and yourself) ) .
Car seat
Relax
Clothes
Prams are among the items of pre-baby buys, but it comes down to choice and lifestyle, while there are dozens and dozens of alternatives. Do has storage choose the pram for a test drive in store to ensure it ’ s easy to operate and will be the right size for the way you live.
Among the components of preparing for a kid is currently creating their space within your home. If they re little, they don’t take up much space and it’s advocated they sleep in precisely the identical room as possible, but you will want either a cot or bassinet. This is one of the most important purchases that you make, and whether it doesn’t even must be costly, make sure their mattress ticks all of the safety requirements for secure sleeping.
Law, every infant required to have a correctly fitted child chair. Ensure the vehicle seat you select meets with safety standards that are recommended and is fitted properly. There are services that can do this at a cost if you have any doubts.
Pram
Relax and revel in until baby arrives. This may be a fantastic chance to have a holiday or “babymoon”, catching up on some reading, spending time with your spouse and appreciating spirit time. This new addition to your own life is going to change it, however in wonderful, albeit occasionally hard, ways you have imagined.
Baby’s room
Here is the item that will bring your baby home and traveling all around the countryside because you enjoy the fresh adventures of family life, so ensure your automobile is secure, suitable, and up to the undertaking.
Automobile
You might wish to set up a nice spot to spend countless hours of settling, ingesting and changing with comfy chair for you a change table and a cellphone for them to appear at.
Cloth nappies are included by other things worth stashing. Cloth nappies are fantastic for cleaning up dribbles the drains and accidents which are a part of infant life if you ’ re not intending to utilize them for this purpose.
Visit FreeRealtyOnline.com to list your home for sale by owner!
THERON Talks
http://daveandjoi.blogspot.com/2015/11/theron-talks.html
When asking to See a certain Industrial:
Theron: Can I watch Medicare, Daddy?
Dave: Sure! Medicare for?
Theron: It is for when you go to the doctor!
When talking about Townes:
Theron: He is a monster!
Joi: No he is not. That’s not nice.
Theron: Yeah he is, Mommy! He’s a guy!
If Theron gets in trouble:
TheronI telling you!
-or
Theron: Do not yook at mepersonally, Daddy/Mommy! You cried a lot when you were little!
Theron: No I didn’t, Mommy! I was happy!
Whilst watching Price Is Correct:
Bob Barker: I will sell you an automobile!
Theron: It’s an SUV, Bob!
After throwing up [I know, TMI for many of you, however I want to remember–haha!] :
Joi: You okay, buddy?
Theron: I am good. It makes me seel.
With David:
Theron and Dave: Men, men, guys, guys [a small song they sing]! Mommy, we guys. You can be guys with us, too!
When speaking about his best friends:
Joi: Who is your Very Best friend at college, Theron?
Theron: Gracyn & Terrible Bob are my best swiends!
When viewing a commercial for princess toys:
Joi: Do you know such, Theron?
Theron: People are princesses. Are you a princess, Mommy?
xo
Visit FreeRealtyOnline.com to list your home for sale by owner!
Townes Nova // 4 Months
http://daveandjoi.blogspot.com/2016/02/townes-nova-4-months.html
I am excited though that far, I have only missed one monthhaha. We are going to see how it ends up come.
PARENTING
- Entire my anxiety has diminished as sleep has gotten better. Townes being joyful during alert time makes me such a happier momma! I love that Dave and I tag-team everything. He’s the best partner, husband, and dad I’ve ever dreamed of getting. The week days fly by and the weekends seem so long–especially being awake with just two little ones. Maintain the days moving and we try to get out so that we keep Theron entertained! When Townes fights with napping [i.e. nearly every weekend!] It is very important to keep us occupied to not live on another nap–haha.
- I am adoring Townsie in this smiley stage and’m getting very excited for the sitting up unassisted stage and riding in carts point. Thanks for bringing to our world.
Visit FreeRealtyOnline.com to list your home for sale by owner!
WOW! How to Make Your Own Blue and White Chinoiserie Lamp!
I really think you all might lose your minds over my latest discovery. Or at least, I did. But wait, wait, let me backtrack…
As I’ve mentioned before, I (along with everyone else in the design world, it seems!) am in LOVE with the blue and white thing happening. I’ve been slowly collecting vases and plates and platters of all kinds, mostly from antique shops, Goodwill (if I’m lucky), and some online auction sites like Everything But the House. My hunting has taught me that the name for many of these pieces is Chinoiserie.
It also seems to me that as soon as you attach the word Chinoiserie (pronounced chi-noi-ser-ie) to anything, it automatically quadruples in price! Which is why my collecting has been very slow and strategic. I can’t be giving my husband ulcers over this stuff. 🙂
For awhile now I’ve been searching for a small Chinoiserie lamp to fit a quirky spot in our house. Until I find the perfect one, I’ve been using a rather ugly little lamp that just irritates me every time I look at it. Does that ever happen to you? It’s the perfect size and scale for the space but the more I stare at it, the uglier it gets! Here it is (sorry so blurry but you get the idea):
Then, suddenly…inspiration! While I’m waiting for the perfect antique yet inexpensive Chinoiserie blue and white lamp to fall into my lap (that happens, right?), why not use a few old and faithful friends to spruce up my existing lamp?
Mod Podge.
Scrapbook paper.
Rub-n-Buff.
Are you with me?
So first I needed some scrapbook paper or gift wrap in a classic blue and white pattern. Easy, right? I trekked all over town and all over the internet. Nothing. Seriously, I just needed a few sheets of this stuff and I figured the design trend was so hot right now, it’d be a cinch! Nope.
Finally, I stumbled upon this adorable Chinoiserie pumpkin done by Susan from Between Naps on the Porch.
She made this cutie herself after seeing something similar in Country Living and wrote a fabulous tutorial here. And you know where she got her scrapbook paper? A photocopier. Seriously!
So here’s the part that is just blowing my mind with the possibilities: a good color copier can print any pattern you want (assuming you’re not pirating it of course). Just take yourself to Kinkos or FedEx or wherever, bring an inspiration piece to be copied, like a flat piece of fabric, pages from a book, or (in my case), email them a PDF of a design you like. Then here’s the key: have them make a color photocopy using a digital laser printer (not ink jet, which I think is what most of us have in our basements!). A laser printer will make sure that the pretty colors on your paper won’t run when you start working with the Mod Podge. Also, I found that a slightly heavier weight paper was more like the weight of scrapbook paper and was great to work with (my FedEx Office guy called it 32 lb. weight).
I was able to find some beautiful digital scrapbook paper from a shop on Etsy (link here if you’d like it for yourself!), and for less than $5 I got an instant download of six .jpg files. Six gorgeous Chinoiserie prints to choose from! I converted them to PDFs (although I think it would have been just as easy to print as .jpgs), emailed them to my local shop, hustled myself over to pick them up and within 20 minutes I had these in my hot little hands:
So now back to my lamp.
First I gave it a quick coat of paint so nothing would bleed through. White paint over the parts to be covered with the paper. Gold paint for the parts where I was going to put Rub-n-Buff.
Next I applied the Rub-n-Buff (in Grecian Gold) and cut my scrapbook paper to fit. I glued it on with a few layers of Mod Podge (under the paper and two layers on top). Then…patience while the whole thing dried.
Hello lovely!
Let me zoom in just a bit.
Even I, the Queen of Mod Podge, am surprised at how well this turned out! I hoped for something that would just look better than it did before (not hard to do). But I really think I’d be drawn to this lamp if I saw it in a shop today, not just because I rescued it from ugly!
Even getting up very close, the colors are crisp and clean. No bleeding at all. I’m telling you. Laser printer. A revelation.
Who am I kidding? This discovery doesn’t mark the end of my Chinoiserie hunt. The thrill of the chase, right? Ha! But it’s a fun and inexpensive way to copy a look that I know many of us love.
Have a great weekend!
Visit FreeRealtyOnline.com to list your home for sale by owner!
Kitchen Accessories & Inspiration | Stylish Designs and Dinner Sets
I dream already very long is a large kitchen. This is all the places in the house where I always think of how I would address in which lamps, accessories, and dishes I would like. Do not get me wrong, a huge walk-in closet is definitely on my wishlist but kitchen … sigh … yes, that is secretly at No. 1. Today I would, therefore, like beautiful kitchen inspiration with you. Do you watch it?
The kitchen accessories should be a place where really lived for me, a large dining table with plenty of seating where you drink tea cozy , bubbles and of course eat delicious with family or friends. While you can enjoy cooking with the stories and gezellligheid .
Though I have a reasonable idea of how it should look , I think still regularly beautiful pictures of kitchens that really inspire me out . This kitchen ( above ) by Studio Ferrania I think certainly very special in terms of design , materials, and accessories . Rural, stylish, yet tight and a little rugged.
Another example which opens my kitchenware is the heart of this wonderful design of West Kensington . It has the little country thing but chiques wherever I like very much in a kitchen.
I love different service styles (apparently inherited from my mother). This service of DAOM I really speaks immediately ! Beautiful colors , nice design , fits into the pastel trend, and the fun shapes that fit together , you can nicely on your dinnerware table “ decorate ” .
A brand that I have sometimes captivated am the brand Le Creuset . Those colors ! From bright to pastels. Each kitchen princess would surely have are such a beautiful colored pan.
A nice tablecloth and napkins should certainly not be missed. This tablecloth Jurianne Matter has a very natural look and feel fits perfectly with the rural and sleek kitchen .
Another very striking brand Bormiolli . How cute are these scales !
A point where I ’m always critical of enlightenment , I do not find a lamp pretty quickly. This particular chandelier falls cleanly straight to me in the taste. The whole picture , I find beautiful. This lamp is brand BB Interior.
Perhaps slightly over the top but wow, those chairs haha! Secretly I keep it there again , no standard and a very nice color . The seats are 2A Design.How your kitchen is big or small, you can’t as beautiful and special as you want. I love that wonderful inspiration for beautiful kitchen ideas!
Give a classy touch to your kitchen decor by using the right kitchen accessories & Kitchenware from Urbandazzle.
Source: www.urbandazzle.com/cook-n-preserve/kitchen-accessories-1.html
Visit FreeRealtyOnline.com to list your home for sale by owner!
Office Coffee Bar with Fireclay Tile
So my amazing team here at House Seven Design has seen our humble little home office come a long way since our companies early beginnings.
We’ve grown a lot and as a result have gone through a couple of what I like to think of as “awkward teen years” getting to where we want to be. From working out of spare bedrooms, the dining table, to finally our renovated basement converted into our home office– Having a designated work space has always been a priority so we can make the most of our time without the distractions of the rest of the house –(which are plenty when you have three kids and two dogs)
Teaming up with Fireclay Tile helped to make a particular vision come to fruition that is our beloved coffee bar!
Choosing Fireclay Tile for our backsplash was an easy choice because their products are all stunning and they made the whole process such a breeze! Selecting which tile was the tricky part as the samples we pulled were all just so good.
We love working with Fireclay not only for their quality products, but we firmly support their mission statement of practicing sustainable manufacturing, using recycled materials, and treating their employees with integrity.
When you can so fully get on board with a companies mission and understand the purpose behind their work, it makes it that much more fulfilling to put their products in your home.
The tile we landed on (by popular vote) was the 2×4 handmade tile in “Kelp” (V4) with a light grout.
We are so glad to have worked with Fireclay tile and are so happy with the results of our little coffee bar. My team and I definitely have been taking full advantage of this little nook and feel lucky to look back and see how far this space has come in a short while.
Visit FreeRealtyOnline.com to list your home for sale by owner!
Moving with Pets
It’s hard to believe, but it’s been two weeks since I left behind my cute brick bungalow and moved into my parents’ new house in the suburbs. And by “hard to believe,” I mean it’s been pretty much a chaotic mess.
You know how I told you this was going to be my 15th move? Well, it doesn’t get any easier the 15th time. Just so you guys know. There have been several challenges along the way, some that I expected, others that are new this time. I know a lot of you have been looking for an update, so I thought I would share a few of these road bumps I’ve hit in the past couple of weeks. Today I want to bring up one of the biggest worries I had pre-move, and that is how my dog Petunia would react.
In the last month or two of living in the bungalow, Tuney was just a barking machine. I mean, she would go ballistic at the slightest inkling of movement outside. My bed was right by a front window, so all day she would just perch on the bed and wait for something to appear. When she got in the “barking zone,” it was nearly impossible to get her out of it. This caused a lot of anxiety and stress for the both of us, and usually resulted in her leaping on my bed in a feverish rush, sliding the bed all over the floor, knocking the blankets everywhere… It was just madness. And it definitely made me cry and worry.
I believe the environment of my old house had a lot to do with it. It was kind of a constant shuffle of people and loud noises and late hours. She probably sensed my anxiety and lack of peace and fed off of it. That was the main reason why I moved out, if I’m being honest.
So when I did move, I was really worried about her. I didn’t know if she would take to accidents in the house, chewing things, separation anxiety, or something worse.
The good news is, for the most part, Tuney has been adjusting really well to the move. Maybe it’s the more serene environment, the relaxing atmosphere (and no more band practices in my living room), or the woodsy views of the backyard–but she seems a lot. less. neurotic. Tuney has been more obedient here than she ever was in my city house. She stops barking when I ask her to. She sits and stays when I open the door instead of bolting outside. She’s even focusing more and looking to me for approval and guidance.
It wasn’t easy right away. At first, I could tell she was stressed out. She followed me everywhere, and she wasn’t eating more than maybe a 1/3 cup of food every day. I think she was sensing that things were going to be different from now on, and she didn’t know what to make of it. For the first week of being there, my mom was with me, and was home with Tuney during the day while I was at work. Those few days, when I would return home, Tuney was so overly happy and excited to see me that it seemed like she felt I would never come back!
The only issue we have had so far was the other day when I tried something new with her during my work day. Instead of crating her, I tried to recreate the same atmosphere she used to have in my upstairs bedroom by gating her in the basement during the day. The basement at this new house is huge, and there is a big area rug, walk-out door with a nice view, and a bed for Tuney to sleep in. I tried keeping her down there because I thought maybe she would like the space, but I was also thinking it might be too big… I had a feeling she would find a corner to poop in. I was correct, of course.
So I think she will be crated during my work hours, when no one else is home. Luckily for a month or so my sister will be living with me, and at times my mom and dad will be there too. For now I think we are getting in the swing of things! I have especially loved our twice-daily walks around the neighborhood, when we get to soak up the newly appearing sunshine (it has been a looooong winter here in Cleveland).
I’m really looking forward to the completion of our back deck, which will include a gate, so I can let her outside on nice days. I’m also excited for grass to be installed in the yard too, because right now it’s a muddy mess! Overall I’m really happy with my new living space, and I think Tuney is too. As always, we will face this new set of challenges together!
Have you ever moved with a pet? What were some issues that you had during the transition? Did you have a successful tactic that helped ease your dog or cat’s anxiety?
Check out the rest of my moving series:
I’m Moving!
(Re)invent Life: Episode 02 – Relocation
Moving Checklist (Part 1)
Moving Checklist (Part 2)
Visit FreeRealtyOnline.com to list your home for sale by owner!