Five On Friday

 

(one)
I think I am officially too old for concerts. I had a great experience at Mumford and Sons. We had a great spot, great weather, and for the most part the people around us were great. Buzz Beachball was another story. The line up was fantastic and the weather was ok, but the people were awful. There was not a single seat in the place and everyone was pushing and shoving to get a closer spot that just did not exist. By the time the band I really wanted to see what on the stage, it was so crowded I could bearly see.

I was also super sore the next day, is this what being old feels like? I don't like it at all!

Oh well, here are some poor phone quality photos from the shows for you to enjoy!

(Mumford and Sons)

(Buzz Beach Ball)

 

 

(two)

We may not have a single room finished in our house, but I did manage to style our mantle this week. Everything you see was reused from my apartment (or given to me), so it was free, and doing this made me feel a ton better. I painted the mirror Sage Grey by Behr. It was one of the paint colors we were going to use in the bedroom, so we had the sample. I sanded it a bit to add some texture. I tossed around painting it a brighter color, but I am really loving the grey (for now).
 

(three)

About two weeks ago Dan and I went to our first estate sale. We happened to go on the last day of the sale when everything is 50% off. This has some pros (uh, everything is half off) and some cons, like everything has been picked through. We did manage to score a desk, and some tools.

On Wednesday we hit up another sale hosted by the same company and while everything was still full priced we did manage to snag a couple of neat items. After going on the first day of a sale, and the last I think I am going to stick with going on the last days. The prices were reasonable, but more than I would pay for some items. They know what is "trendy" and priced those items accordingly. A mason jar for eight dollars? No thank you.

I got these frames that I am going to paint and Dan picked out a book for his dad, all for $4.50.

(four)

 Menu Monday was a little weak this week. The sloppy joes were good, but the cheese sauce it asked us to make was odd. I think next time we are just going to melt a cheese slice on it and call it good. The pork chops were really tender, but the potatoes and carrots could have used more time. I think with some personal tweaks that the recipe could be awesome though, definitely one that we will try again. I am really excited about some of the recipes for next week, so hopefully they will be more successful.

(five)
I am proud to say I kept with my goal for this week and worked out Monday-Friday. I went to a new gym in my area and really hated life enjoyed myself. It felt good to be pushed and sweat, and I honestly feel that part of my funk I have been in lately stems from not working out like I used to. This next week I am going to continue with my five days a week goal, and I am going to eliminate extra snacking.

The Closet

It was really hard for me not to make a coming out of the closet joke here.


Anyway.

Over the weekend I threw a hissy fit because I feel like we aren't getting anything done at home. In fairness there are still things that the contractor has to work on, so there is no sense of us fixing something that may get torn apart. We learned that one the hard way. But, it is just very hard to not have a single room in the house where we want it.

We decided to knock out the master bedroom closet. All we had to do is take down all the shelving and paint it white. Honestly it was pretty easy, and made me feel like we accomplished something.

The only reason we needed to do anything to it at all was because when the previous owners installed the new closet shelving they didn't repaint the walls, so we were left with three different colors. Anything worth doing is worth doing right, right?



Here it is all lovely and clean.

Dan worked very hard taking down and replacing the shelving. I am very excited to move our clothes from the other rooms they have been hanging (get it?) in, and move them into their permanent home!

Here it is all ready for clothes!

We just have to get the baseboards painted and put down and we can cross one room off the to do list!

What we're Watching

About six months ago Dan and I gave up cable and went strictly Netflix and Hulu. I honestly have not missed it one bit. The only thing that we miss are sporting events on cable channels and usually we go somewhere to watch it. Sometimes it is tough to find shows that we both can agree on, or that one of us hasn't already seen.

We are watching:
United States of Tara
Right now we are watching United States of Tara. We just started season two and are really enjoying the show. It is really neat because it is set near where we live and it is cool to hear them name drop local places. This show is the perfect mix of funny, and serious. It has a very similar vibe to Weeds and Orange is the new Black, which we also loved.

Dan's Watching:
Alphas

I love the man, but sometimes the shows he chooses are just not my style. He just finished watching Alphas and here is his review;
"Alphas is like X-Men, but more realistic. It is a good show."
There  you have it folks, I bet you can't wait to watch!

Lindsey's Watching:
Nashville

It is basically a soap opera, but I love it. Some of the story lines are a little much, but it can't help but suck you in. Last season ended on a huge cliffhanger and the second season just started. I haven't had time to watch the first episode, but I am really looking forward to it. 


What are some of your favorite Netflix/Hulu shows?