The Advantage of doing one's praising for oneself is that one can lay it on so thick and exactly in the right places Samuel Butler

boxes, boxes and more boxes

I didn't know moving would be so exciting and so much fun, I don't mean the stress of moving the stuff, I don't mean the heat cause is like 95 degrees and the mess, I mean the thrill of moving your stuff to a new location, get inspired to put your stuff where it will be a show case, because 1st is your dream house 2nd you love to redecorate. 

Let me tell you about moving.  I haven't move many times since I lived in Florida maybe 3 times in 15 years, and every time is exciting. When I lived in Puerto Rico since I was small I moved from el Coqui, to Fullana, because mami tells me we lived in Montellano when I was small but I don't count that one because I don't remember, then to Fullana (I remember vividly) then to Valle Alto,(oh my Gashhhh, I had so much fun in Valle Alto) then to the Campo (Honduras de Cidra), then we moved to Indiana then back to Puerto Rico then I got married, then to the house in Toita, then to my parents downstairs, then to Maton, then to Florida and here I moved from Citrus Meadows to this street I live now, I use to live across the street  then we moved here and from here I'm moving to the house of my dreams, it's not my house with "papers", but where ever I live, I fix and I make it mine, simply because I'm going to live there. 

But what I want to tell you about the excitement of moving is because when I was young, living still at home, we got bored of sleeping in the same room and me, my mom and sisters use to move eeeeverything around. we changed beds, window coverings, closet, decorations, everything, it was like moving to a new house and it felt so good, never liked to have my furniture one way all the time when we couldn't move from room to room, we switch our rooms around, to do a better cleaning of corners and closet, so for me moving is super exciting, is a new toy, It don't matter if is hard work, I know in the morning I'll get up to a mess for a few days but my dream of having a new place, like I like it makes me happy and that's why I want to show you how this boxes make me feel...

People may think, "she's crazy", and I don't care, is my house any way...jajaja, no offense but it's true, then I invite for a cup of coffee or tea or just some panini sandwiches with a lot of olive oil, garlic, sun-dry tomato turkey and lots of baby spinach and of course, V8 juice or a fresh squeeze limonade...then you'll tell me "wow it was worth it..."

You know just packing all those boxes I found stuff I haven't seen in a long time or better yet, stuff I didn't even know I had, is fun and exciting, because doing all this, I know where I'm be putting all that stuff, well enough chit chat...this is what I'm talking about...

this is all my "china" well lets say it's my vintage china, my treasures... the ones I take out when I get company or have a party or big family gathering... is inside this brown smithfield boxes...

this is on the way to the front house far down that room is filled with boxes, I have book, crafts stuff, my pictures... oh wow

this is that room I have everything here to be shipped to the truck and hauled to the new house



Not only boxes but everythin in between, like Persayas bag and my iron...

This is my "china" cabinet, almost empty, need more boxes to put all this vintage stuff....

I'll be posting more of the process...

still in the process seems like is the mess is bigger now

Since last time I posted pics lots of things  happend, but in the house, so little, wish there will be more changes I mean dramatical changes but with little budged, short of personnel, is going to be this way, but the countdown goes, Im still moving the week before the last of the month, if it's done or not. God will give me strenght to deal with lots of boxes, no where to put them, because is not finish a closet or a door or the floor, what ever, as long as Im there and my husband and I sleep together and there will be coffee in the morning ahhhh and that Sasha y Max can stay in their cage and Ushua can be inside with us, I am happy... so here we go I'll show you the little progress we have done, I mean my husband and his helpers...God Give them strength and desire to do more, soon, quick...

This are my Kitchen cabinets in progress tile is already in the top, they are finishing the doors this week

This is the frame of the door leading to the dining room area, still in the process of finishing the "mocheta" or frame

Now, this is the wall that was removed in order to fit the cabinet better, now it has a bigger space and demolition began...

Brother Antonio was the brave one to cut the wall, yey it opened up to more light and entry way from the living area to the cooking area... yey

Next time I'll be posting more, I just don't want to show you the mess in the other room I mean there is a lot more mess...



Need to show you the bathroom, I love it, what do you think???

This is the entrance, of course the first thing you see is the white throne but the dresser/vanity was a great find, need a sink, thinking a bowl or and undermount sink, don't know yet...

Mirror my husband picked, good choice, love it

Now this is the shower, not a good picture, I was in a rush to take more in detail about the features of the bathroom but in the future I will, wait until it's all decorated...ahhhh my husband and a friend of the church worked on the tile, isn't gourgeous???

My light, oh wow good choice too Jose, good taste...need more florescent light bulb, as soon as I move, I'll get some more and a more detail pic of the most use room in the house...hope you are liking what you see...

Soon you'll see mooooore, this is for now Im really excited about my house so thats why this is all I'll be posting and blogging... see ya!!!

Empty nest

Wow, I never thought this day would come, its almost a week, my baby girl moved out of the house, this has been planned since last year, and I knew it was coming, but didn't wanted to come.  When you have kids you want what's best for them, you try to raise them right, you give them what they need, but the thought of them making it on their own you don't take the time to stress it. 
I know this change will be for the good, for her and for me and my husband, she's all grown up, very responsible when it comes to studies and work, in a way I think she is ready, as soon as we started making plans to move to the other house, she started making plans to move too.  2 to 3 weeks before I move she's already gone, the timing was right, the money was there, even though she was not prepared with household items, she was ready.
Im missing her already, that room is empty, even with all the boxes and all the stuff I'm putting away for my move too, seeing her room empty kicks me in the chest. This is a new begining for my and Jose, this will bring a lot of joy to our lives, Im hoping... but still, there is silence in my home, I don't have to worry about coming and leaving the door open for her cause she's coming later. If I lock the gates, no worries about the dogs cause she wont be coming, all that it less "worries" for me in a way, even with the feeling of missing her, since she's not far away, makes me happy for her begining, this is a new chapter in her life and in mine too.
Today I went to help her with some dressers and mirror and dinning room table, and looked at her place and makes me feel good, is a cute place, small, but for her and her roomate "her cousin" Danny that will protect her like a big brother makes me feel good.  I just hope that with all that I talk to her about good and bad, she can make right decisions, that she chooses her friends wisely, and that she will feel confortable still to tell me anything, and mami will be here for her always, always, and that she will always have a room in my house if she decides to come back home...
But this is her time and my time too to be an empty nester, I thank God for giving me such an amazing kids Eddie and Seivy   Los amo un monton...

between you and me

After this long weekend, I'm feeling a little tired, I'm packing, organizing to take to the truck and put in the new house, the progress is kind of slow, need more help, more enthusiasm more ideas, and a better attitude.  My mami and papi are always for me to help, but they babysit their great grandauthgter so they are busy too. I have more stuff to pack more things to take down and more things to throw away, yes, get rid of I don't want to take toooo much stuff.  Well I always say that and end up taking it and finding a place for it. 

My plans are to take what was going to be Seivy's room and fixing it to put a twin size bed there and setting it so Persaya can stay with us when ever she wants to.  Plan to put my bookshelves, the brown ones and paint them white and arrange alllll my books in that room, it wont be a little girls room it will be a colorful room, if someone comes they can stay a couple of days, but in reality will be a sleep over for Persaya and a central station reading/prayer room.

The family room, I'm planning to put the big T.V. and arranging it in two sections, 1. the T.V. watching area and 2. dinning area, a friend of us gave us two tables, granite tables without legs and they are big, I want to make them a one piece table really big table unite them to make the biggest square table I ever had... will be able to put at least 10 chairs, for meetings for family dinners for dinner parties, I'm planning to do all that in my house ohhhh yes... love to entertain... the colors are going to be neutral, no crazy colors there, love the brightness of that room, want to keep it that way, more into the oranges, yellows, browns, that!!!!

Now my great room, it has a gourgeous fireplace and is in stone, white stone, so I need to do a contrast of color in there, is more like shabby chic room, but Jose don't like furniture that is worned out, I do... oh well we need to compromise.  I like Pier One I like Pottery barn and some of the furniture in Ikea...and he does too, well I can find that style in other places like Big Lots oh yeah I can find all that in that nice cheap store... I have a brown "leather" wanna be sofa, what is called "pleather" is kind of worned out, and is Ushuas place of watching tv..hello she watches being blind half of the time is to sleep, but is the only I have, unless I put it in the family and buy new furniture... hmmmm Jose said he wants a new couch and tables and chairs, we'll see, I mean, I want to... ok it's comming.

And my bedroom, oh my bedroom, ok I want to paint it like a blueish green or just a sage green, I have a bed set saved for when I move and the colors are beautiful, is like an antique sofisticated bed spread that I got on a really goooood price. And the window coverings are gourgeous too, will coordinate beautifully, want to put lavender accents and beiges and muted tones.... love those colors for my bedroom...

And my Bathroom, I love my Bathroom, the colors, the lamps, the mirror, the tile oh wow, wait till you see it...

And last but not least my kitchen, love, love, love love love...Jose wanted to change the color of the walls but no, I think the color looks good and all the accesories I have forget it its going to be awesome... love my kitchen... so much space, some much brightness, so much counter top space, love my pantry, love my ovens my fridge, oh wow I'm so blessed with the house of my dreams... I praise God for blessing me with all this that I don't deserve but since I'm his daughter by enheritance I get it... Gracias Dios...

Almost forgot to tell you... but will leave it for next blog, I want to tell you about my garden, my studio and the plans I have to make money... will have my own natural products, will make my own jewelery so, stay in tune.... will be writing some more about this exciting life I have....you'll see all the things I'll be doing and all the blessings I will be receiving.....keep me on your prayer...

Work, Work Work

This is my kitchen in the process of being remodeled, there is my cabinets half way done will be posting more tomorrow when they finish the tile work and put sink in...

Now here is my living room in construction mess, then my family area where the T.V will be at and my family there, yes my house will be full of friends and family

Moved the stove there to work on the cabinets love the  hardwood floors, my hubby wants to eventually take them out, me... if it was up to me, I have hardwood floors in the whole house

This is a Fireplace in working mode, still not finish

 well everything is not finish I mean nothing is finish

Mami and Papi talking to Magdalena, they come and keep us company give us ideas and help around the house, love my parents

This is the family room now is a mess, food gets cooked here for fund raiser, prayers services are done here, that fan you see there omG is the best fan.