I Survived!

lol I kind of have a feeling that I may have a lot of posts coming in the future with that title. :) Today was rough, I'm not going to lie. Harder than I had thought it would be. I was prepared. I was well studied and I knew everything I needed to know. But, having information in my head and actually doing it are two totally different things. God shown His favor down upon me today. He had grace and mercy with me. I'm pretty sure I made it through both of my check-offs. One of them I was pretty tight on time so I'm waiting to see how I fared. I don't want to count my chickens before they hatch so to speak, but at the same time I want to speak positiveness over my journey.

Every day is one day closer to graduating. I'm so looking forward to that day. I'm still debating on what I want to do, I can't remember if I've mentioned it or not but I have been feeling led in the direction of oncology. I'm praying.

Update on our study: We went back to haggle on the black desk at Granny's Attic and we offered them $75 for it. The original asking price was $125. They made the call to the owner and I had decided I wouldn't pay any more than $75 for it. If she didn't take our offer then the green desk I shared before would be mine!

I know this was a God thing because when I first started this study journey I only wanted to spend $75 on a desk. That was the number I had in my head.

The lady took the $75!

I thought I would be disappointed because I really wanted the green desk, BADLY! I wasn't disappointed though. God blessed me with this desk and it's really pretty. I'll post pictures soon. My new computer came in and we got everything all set up. Now, just a few more tweaks and it'll be done. 

Well, I have a drug dosage test in the morning so I'm going to keep this short and go practice before going to bed.

Be blessed!

Pictures

Now the room still isn't finished but boy has it come a long, long way. I am still awaiting my computer desk, computer, and little surprise. But, here is the room so far.

First I am going to start with my grandmother's China Hutch. I've had this for a long time and have wanted to do something creative with it but didn't feel I had it in me to do it. I'm at a place now that I'm not afraid of making mistakes and I'm ready to be creative. I plan to sand this down and paint it a brick reddish color and distress it. I'm thinking I'll start this project in the spring. (Ignore Tony's equipment. We are in the process of making a new home for it. hee hee)

We've had this mirror forever, I'm trying to be a little creative with it. Above the picture is an oil painting hanging that my good friend Missy Cummings painted for me. It says: Romans 8:28 "And we know that all the work together for good to them that love God." I'm not sure about the sheer curtain. I have another one identical to it, so there is a possibility that I may change this up. (Tony and Meadow have their guitars in here too!) 

We cleaned up this corner well. I've downsized my homeschooling shelves and books. Meadow has a neat little work place here. Notice her One Direction posters on the wall. She has her own desk for homework and her own shelves (that you can't see for the guitar case) that she will store her sewing machine and supplies on. 

The color doesn't show here but the wall is a bright aqua and I have a lot of neat little things to add that will blend this bricky red color with it. I love these curtains. I bought them years ago from J.C.Penney when I was homeschooling. The table and chairs here are going to go when I find the perfect love seat, chaise lounge or oversized chair and ottoman. I think that will give them room more of a study feel. 

Here is the wall that my desk will go against. We debated not using my large map but I love it so much we decided to go ahead and make it a part of the room. Oh and notice the carpet remnant! Isn't it huge and nice? I love it. It's beautiful and great quality and feels wonderful under your bare feet. Oh and there is my dear hubby playing his guitar. :)

I will post more pictures later this week after we get my desk and computer set up. I'm very well pleased with my room. It's still plain, and it will be a process of adding little things along the way, I look forward to it.

Happy Sunday! I'm going to study.

Saturday Night Update

We worked on the study all evening. We cleaned it out and laid the carpet. It looks wonderful. I did a little tweaking and I can't wait to post pictures. Everything came together quick and nice.

We went back to Granny's Attic so that Tony could see the black desk that I had spotted Friday with Heaven. He made sure it was sturdy and he really liked it. For the price it's going to be ridiculous to try and wait for the other light green desk. So I'm going to go with the black one. I also found a neat surprise today to go with the desk but I'm not sharing until everything is in place!

The new computer should be here soon, so my completion date should be by the end of the week. Tony and I have really worked together well on this project. I would post a couple of pics of today's updates but I'm exhausted. I'll get to that tomorrow.

Speaking of tomorrow, it'll be a long study day for me. School is back in session on Monday!

Working on the Study

I mentioned redoing my front room for my nursing studies. I spent the better part of yesterday hunting down carpet and the perfect computer desk. It was a hard task. Heaven went with me. We had the best day.

We started locally and went to Granny's Attic. We spent a long time checking out antiques. I found one computer desk prospect. It's black. Not my favorite but it was sturdy and had a lot of potential.

Then we went into Martinsville and visited a new shop called Green Living Resale. It was a neat little shop with used and antique furniture. I found a lovely french style couch/loveseat that would fit perfectly in the study but I'm not willing to splurge for anything until I've gotten my computer desk. No such luck at Green Living Resale. We went to Big Lots, Walmart, K-mart, Office Max, Riverside Flea Market, and several other little furniture marts to no avail.

We did hit the jack pot at New York Carpetland and found the perfect carpet remnant. I haggled and got a wonderful deal on a 12 x 11 piece, just right for the study.

Finally, after leaving Lowe's and picking up a few painting supplies I needed we passed one tiny furniture place. We turned around and went back. I found the PERFECT desk. I fell in love. It is a pale, pastel, light green. The personality is bounding. Here is a picture:

This picture does not do it any justice nor does it show the perfect color. The features are perfect for me. The only drawback is that when I began this venture I vowed to do it on as little expense as possible. This little beauty would set me back quite a bit. The price tag was $879 and it was on sale at 40% off which would bring me to the grand total of $527.60. I've thought about offering her $439.50 which would be half, but the reality is, we really don't have it right now. She did however offer me layaway, which is very tempting. I came home and done a search on this desk, it's a Stanley Furniture piece and I found it online for $2079. Can you imagine? WOW, this makes me want this desk even more!!!

I however, came home empty handed. While I'm determined to stick to my original pact and find something sturdy at a steal - I cannot help secretly hoping I find a way to get this little gem above.

We came home and painted. I simply LOVE the color that we made from paints we had at home.

Today we are putting down the carpet. I'll update pictures in another post soon.

We are getting ready to head up to Granny's Attic and check out the black desk again. I'm going to get Tony's opinion on it and then I'll decide. If I do go with the dream desk option I'll be laying it away and I'll have to create a make shift desk until it's paid off. :)

I love house projects. My next tackle is going to be the basement. Just to empty it! .....

Happy Saturday!