Many Moments Of Me

Tissue Roll Wall Art

2011-11-28T21:59:00.000-05:00

Who knew that there was more to tissue and paper towel rolls? I never knew until I began blogging that instead of trashing the tissue and paper towel rolls, I could have been putting them to good use! Not too long ago I asked my parents to begin saving their rolls for me. They said why? I said I'm not certain, but I think that I may be using them in a project for inexpensive art. Though my mom

A Stick And A Jar Of Sauce Meet In A Bar

2011-11-21T21:13:00.006-05:00

Okay not really. I thought it would make a good joke, but I've got nothing. So anyway, about a month or so ago while out on a drive with Chris, I told him that I needed sticks. He was like for what? I said a project. So we hopped out of the car and began gathering up sticks from around trees and from dead trees (no live trees were harmed in this process, I think). Chris gathered the majority of

Headless Lamp

2011-11-14T16:49:00.000-05:00

We have a headless lamp. A little lamp with no shade that was given to us. It has been headless for a while but I figured, I'll just buy a shade for it. So for about a year this little neglected headless lamp has been in a bag just existing...all headless. While purging, I discovered said headless lamp and thought to myself, oh yea I was supposed to buy you a head. So in true Tatum fashion I

No Cost Wreath Take 2

2011-11-07T20:40:00.002-05:00

Well do you remember my wreath that I made with my tissue and paper towel rolls that were slated for another project? It turned out great...well great enough. It definitely served the purpose of satisfying my diy wreath obsession, and it lasted for a total of 6 days. It would have lasted longer I'm sure but right after I made it there was rain rain rain for days. Never did the wreath

Curb Alert

2011-11-03T15:36:00.000-04:00

I used to think that when I saw people looking through other peoples trash it meant that they were in dire straits scrounging around for anything that they could find to stay alive. I also had thoughts of "that's invasive". I mean, what if the homeowner was trying to hide some top secret information and figured the landfill would be ideal, just to have some nosey person come along and rummage

Woodwick Reuse

2011-10-24T23:24:00.000-04:00

Doesn't that word Reuse look weird?? I had to look it up just to make sure I was using it right. Anyway, I was given two Woodwick candles for my birthday not too long ago. I loved them and they lasted quite a while. When they were practically all burned out they were headed for the garbage can...that is until I stumbled upon one of my blog buddies sites and she just so happened to be re-using

No Cost Wreath

2011-10-23T15:44:00.008-04:00

I wanted a fall wreath since fall began but did not want to spend any money for it. I know that wreaths can be rather inexpensive but since I quit my job, we been trying to operate on a smart spending budget therefore I wasn't going to buy one. What I like about the situation is that It makes me think out of the box. I kept telling myself that if I can just create the frame of the wreath I could

Easy Free Artwork

2011-10-16T22:52:00.005-04:00

I have a lot of blank walls in my house, mainly because I don't know what to do with them. I can look at photos of room after room and their decor just seems effortless. Then when I look at my walls I feel like I am just unable to pull off any "look". I have no particular style or anything I love traditional, modern, country, cottage, vintage. I am a bit all over the place which could result in a

Creepy Prius People Man!

2011-10-10T21:38:00.000-04:00

Okay, now I love a good ad. However the ad that I saw the other day, well there are just no words for it. I was both a little grossed out and intrigued all at the same time. What company is said ad for you wonder? Toyota Prius, developed by Saatchi & Saatchi. They have had some very clever commercials in the past. The one that I am referring to now is just as clever, but it just disturbs me a bit

I Said No To A Cub Scout

2011-10-09T19:44:00.000-04:00

Yesterday I said no to a cub scout. I felt bad about it, and I always feel bad about it. The thing is, we didn't want any giant tins of popcorn. It's not that we don't like the popcorn, it's just that lately I've enjoyed flashing back to my childhood and making popcorn on the stove. No, I'm not referring to Jiffy pop: I'm channeling way back in the day when my mother used to make popcorn on the

I Think I'm Addicted

2011-10-07T20:56:00.000-04:00

To coffee that is. Well caffeine would be more accurate. I love coffee, I can smell it from a mile away. Coffee makes me happy. I drink coffee in the morning. I might drink coffee at the end of the evening just to wind down...it soothes me. There are some days however when the idea of drinking coffee just does not appeal to me. I have no idea why that is...and that bothers me. Today was one of

Wedding Ceremony

2011-09-29T23:54:00.000-04:00

Here is another wedding gallery! I've already posted the Venue & Details gallery and the Ceremony Prep gallery. This one is the Ceremony gallery and I made sure that I started the day out right, with a calm and joyful spirit and a breakfast of wedding champions! Hope you enjoy it! Roll your mouse across the pictures below. Click on the picture to enlarge. Three more galleries to go! Ahh I

I Want A Porch! Part 4-The Finale

2011-09-27T20:09:00.003-04:00

Making our front seating area has really been a long process. Mainly because it is competing with other areas of the house and weather and laziness. We left off here which was all about buying the bushes. Since then we planted them of course and leveled out the dirt. And I began to churn up the grass to create a place for flowers: The next day we went and purchased some black eyed Susan's and

New Ways To Cook Bacon

2011-09-26T18:20:00.000-04:00

No, for all of you bacon enthusiasts out there like myself I am not about to enlighten you on new ways to cook bacon...even though while having family over the other day for my birthday, my curious husband decided that after grilling hamburgers he wanted to know what it would be like to grill bacon. Then he did it...he actually put bacon strips on the grill! Quite humorous...but apparently tasty!

I Might Be Dead

2011-09-21T15:29:00.001-04:00

That can only be the case since I have no life. What does it really mean to have no life? I don't do anything EVER. I spend most of my time at home with Chris. As long as we have some crab legs and a movie we are good lol. If I go out and do anything it is with Chris and my family, and we do have a blast together. I love to go to the movies and could do that everyday but there is something a

Junk Drawer Craziness- Not Anymore!

2011-09-13T18:32:00.004-04:00

So you read here that I clearly had a plug-in and receipt hoarding obsession. Or more accurately, a junk drawer problem. Don't judge...we all have our issues. In a fit of rage that resulted from dead batteries hidden under said receipts next to an empty battery charger that ultimately made me have to walk to my television and change the channel because the remote and batteries had a conspiracy

Never Forget

2011-09-11T19:31:00.000-04:00

Tatum

Junk Drawer Craziness

2011-09-09T15:38:00.002-04:00

Seriously why do they exist? I'm thinking just to bother me. Why would one own junk and give it a special drawer residence? I despise junk, but yet I've given it a home. Shouldn't I just throw it out? I mean, I can be having a great day until I realize that I need...say...a battery for the dying remote control. Hmm, I wonder if we have any batteries. As I get up on my mission to find the elusive

Yard Sale-Goodwill Finds

2011-09-07T14:59:00.000-04:00

One of the greatest things about spring and summer are the many yard sales. Honestly my blogging experience has really opened my eyes to allow me to see things differently. Never before would I have gotten so excited about yard sales or goodwill finds. What's funny is Chris also sees things differently too. We can be driving and pass up a goodwill and will turn right back around. He now knows

Wedding Ceremony Prep

2011-09-05T17:46:00.001-04:00

This is album 2 of 7 and it consists of ceremony prep photos. After the rehearsal dinner the night before, instead of opting to stay with my parents or siblings, Chris dropped me off at the Hilton where I stayed by myself in order to relax with zero distractions. He stayed at our house along with his family which was perfect for him; but me, I wanted to be alone to reflect and take it all in. The

Apparently I Didn't Invent The "Mimosa"

2011-09-01T14:37:00.001-04:00

Stupid fancy-pancy name. I prefer Orange-pagne or Cham-juice (pronounced Sham-juice) as Chris and I called it. Okay, so for all of you out there who know Chris and I, you know that we are not drinkers. Whenever we are invited out with friends and family for dinner and a glass of wine or a beer, we are the people that order the sprites and pepsi's (with no ice because we don't like them watered

We Have Carpet!!

2011-08-30T16:46:00.000-04:00

I know to some, the idea of carpet yields icky thoughts of other peoples sweaty toes squishing around and making the carpet gross. To others carpets yield thoughts of warm and comfort and a better image of cute baby toes squishing around. To me, I don't care what your thoughts are because at least in our family room our carpet no longer looks like what the prior owners left us throughout the

A Good Day, Just Because

2011-08-27T18:07:00.001-04:00

So yesterday I was in such a weird mood regardless of the beautiful weather, sun and blue skies. I was just in a funk that I could not escape from. Chris and I went to the gym thinking that maybe I just needed to exercise but when I got there I sat in the cardio theater on a bike with the level on one. I had zero interests, burned zero energy so we left. I tried to let Chris know that I didn't

You Have A Welder Babe

2011-08-24T17:37:00.000-04:00

That is a big difference from you are a welder. Either way I guess being married to an amateur welder is much better than being married to Darth Vader. Even though he isn't far from it. This helmet freaks me out every time I look at it. So, my husband is super technical/financy for five days a week, which means he often needs to take a mental break. What is a bit alarming is that his mental

Blase' Day

2011-08-21T21:01:00.000-04:00

You know the saying, today is one of them days? Well that is how I feel today and I don't really know why. I literally stayed in my pajamas until around 3:30pm. That could have something to do with it, I should have gotten up and headed to church. I am just unable to snap out of it today and find motivation. We still have a zillion home improvement projects pending and today I let that bother me.