Here we go...

I think I mentioned before that I planned to blog about any home renovations that I end up doing.

I must have cursed myself.

I didn't have any major remodels planned for any time soon, but as it happens so often... life intervened.  I am replacing our French doors that are the main doors to enter our house, and although that is costing a pretty penny, it isn't what I consider a MAJOR renovation.  And, let's be real here... if I can get interest free financing for a year, I am happy.

Back to the MAJOR renovation.  It started with a smell... in the bathroom.  Near the toilet.  Now... I know what you are thinking.  You're thinking "Mel, we don't know you that well yet, nor do we want to", but stay with me.  We have a jetted tub in our master bathroom that takes up about 1/4 of the room.  Our bathroom could be an additional bedroom it is so large.  I'm not bragging... the rest of our house is mediocre and if I'm being truthful... it's a glorified double wide.  Really.  It's an "on frame" modular.  Don't even get me started on that.

Ok so the master has a jetted tub in the corner and I started to notice a funky smell.  Funkier than usual.  So I removed a few panels around the tub.  Low and behold, we have mold (Hey! That rhymed!).  It is along the wall under the tub.  No real signs of water damage from leaky pipes.  I pulled off the baseboards on that side of the wall and guess what?  MOLD.  There is only 1 small exhaust fan in this massive bathroom and I'm pretty sure that, in combination with the 20 minute long showers my wife husband takes creating massive amounts of moisture, is why we have a mold problem.

Then I sat down and had a beer.  Because that is the best way to formulate a plan, amiright?  We talked about doing a renovation down the road because our shower is weelittlebitty and we have this tub we don't use.  Fast forward to last night and renovation has begun, starting with the removal of the tub.  I'm pretty sure we are going to gut the bathroom, move plumbing, put up waterproof sheetrock, tile the floor, installed a commercial grade exhaust fan, frame in where the toilet is, etc. 

TOTAL renovation.  It will be nice when it's finished.  In 2 years.  And I'm preparing for this to cost a fortune, even though we plan to do it ourselves.  We are short on both time and money but will find a way to get through this.

Now I'm off to Pinterest to pin ALL THE THINGS.  And to the bank's website to investigate financing.

p.s. I have the before photos and will be posting soon!

Till next time,
Mel

YOLO MFR

Just a little note to get your week started off right...

I saw a license plate that said "YOLO MFR"

I read that as, "You only live once m-effer". Because "You only live once manufacturer" doesn't make sense.

So doing give aways is a popular thing on Blogger. I'll give anybody who can tell me the make and model of the vehicle this was on a giftcard for $10 to Starbucks or DD - your choice. Bonus points if you can name the color of the vehicle.

First person within 5 days to post the answer in the comments below gets a giftcard. Go.

Till next time,
Mel

Don't Say I Didn't Warn You.

I told y'all. It's gonna get real here. I haven't showered since Friday morning. I haven't brushed my hair all weekend. I have lived in sweatpants and long sleeved t-shirts. I haven't done the dishes.

And it's been AWESOME.

This is the first weekend I've had at home in about a month where I had NO plans. Other than cleaning, which hasn't happened yet. I'm really not a gross person, but sometimes you just need a damn break.
Sometimes you just need to get hooked on a new-old show. (Pretty Little Liars... why do you intrigue me so?). This is also the first weekend in a month that my husband has not been working on Sunday and we have both been home. Sometimes being a couch potato has its perks.

Also, I had Oreos for breakfast. Adult life for the win.

Be glad I didn't upload pictures of myself today.

Till next time,

Mel

These are a few of my favorite things...

at the moment, that is.  I'm a list maker, so see below.

• This stuff:

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Amazeballs.  Smells fantastic.  Makes my hair a manageable amount of frizzy.  Score.  Downside... ish is expensive.



 

• EOS lip balm... sure you look funny putting it on (Especially when you use it so much it develops a point and looks like a nipple.  That you put up to your mouth.) , but it works so well.  I love this over Burts Bee's any day.  Burts always made me feel like my lips were MORE chapped.  That chaps my ass.  (<--- sorry I couldn't resist).

 

• This place:  TOAST.  I hesitate to even put it on here because it's already so popular with Charleston locals (of which I'm not, quite).  But if you love crabcakes, fried green tomatoes, and being rolled down the street a la Willie Wonka style...

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Then this is the place for you... You are welcome.

 

• Luna bars.  They are yummy, don't taste like cardboard, don't look like a shitbrick with you eat them (I'm looking at you Lara Bar), and I usually get them for a buck a piece.

 

 

Mel

(I need to come up with a signature of some sort)



Introducing.... Where Ish Gets Real, Y'all.

So I've been around the blog world for quite a while now.  I wrote very personal, and if I'm being honest... attacking, things on it.  When I wised up I decided to delete the blog entirely.  BUT.  I've been following TONS of amazing people across the country.

It's strange, honestly.  This blog community where you learn who people are and what makes them tick, just by listening.  I think that is why a lot of bloggers begin to blog in the first place.  It is an outlet.  I plan for this to be my outlet. 

Ok, so, the title?  It's all me.  I cuss like a sailor when not at work and try to keep it PG when I am being "a professional" (whatever THAT means).  So I improvised.  Most people probably know that "ish" is a code word for shit.  If ya don't know, now ya know.  I am from eastern North Carolina, where y'all, ain't and pig pickin' are terms used quite frequently so I, of course, wanted to have some part of the title point to my southern, east coast, Carolina roots.  Speaking of Carolina.... know right off the bat that I am a diehard NC State fan and I don't own anything Carolina blue (and NEVER will).  More on this topic later.  I digress.  So back to the title...

I, like most other people in the world now, am on Facebook and have been since its inception.  That would be 2003.  When it was just for college students.  When I could post things about me getting wasted face, or talk ish about people passive-aggressively.  The pictures... Oh God the pictures.  I cleaned all of that up a while back.  It takes a LONG time to delete those things from your past, by the way.  Now for me, Facebook is a time killer.  It's not really where I connect with people anymore.  Occasionally I will see info that interests me, but mainly it is a waste of time.  People aren't real on Facebook anymore.  Everyone, myself included, is scared to be themselves and paint anything other than a perfect picture of how their life is.  So this blog is where ish gets real.  Where I AM going to speak my mind, tell my point of view.  And this is what I say to haters:

 And for the action shot... Friends Fist Bump Collage.

I am also going to be posting things like recipes, Pinterest projects that I actually complete, and house project photos.  Don't worry though, I'm not a fashionista so no posts on colored stockings.  I am currently wearing leggings and an oversized shirt thing.  I look kind of like this:

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Except I'm not a Victoria's Secret model BY ANY MEANS.  I was actually looking for a full length shot of Abby Lee Miller, but to no avail.

 

 

You'll be learning more about me and I hope to learn more about you.  If there are any of you out there!

 

Until next time...

 

Mel