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OLLD 2/26

12 years ago
Morning everyone! eztia, here's a dilemma with your name on it! https://www.houzz.com/discussions/allergical-to-barcelona-chairs-dsvw-vd~368726
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    12 years ago
    Whew again! I had to WORK today. Seven hours on my feet and I'm paying now. So...to chime in...I've been an active person all my life. I trashed a knee skateboarding at 18...ruined my college soccer career. At 31, during the Loma Prieta Quake, 17 miles from the epicenter, I jumped off a roof to avoid riding it to the ground...trashed that knee again. Kaiser said wait ten years and we'll go TKR (new knee!). I waited 17 years. The last four in agony...gaining weight, limited mobility. One of my guys, newly hired, thought I was just cocky, strutting all the time. One of the others pulled him aside and asked if he ever looked at my face when I "strutted". Enough said. Went back for at knee and went to the gym, prep for surgery. Rowing machines...good for the back, low impact and aerobic. I lost 20 lbs. Post surgery...in recovery, went to the gym...lost 10 more lbs. Started cardio kick boxing and lifting heavy. Lots of muscle build and stamina. Divorce...and the new girlfriend is jealous of my gym time...dump the girl, not the gym. I was strong, really strong. Then the dread disease. Still hit the gym twice a week...right up to the time to go to the hospital. Now..,I was trying to climb stairs, no handrail...puffing and blowing and weak at the knees. I still work on balance every day, still head to the ten lb weights to exercise the upper body...and walk. It will be a couple of years before I can get back to the gym. I can hardly weight(!).

    Dinner tonight...prepared by my son, Connor, is pork Chili Verde with avocado and tortillas. I tell him what goes in and how...he does the rest. Thank goodness I can still do dishes!

    My next project is to cover the top of a nameless arts and crafts library table with leather and deco nail the edge. I'll post before and afters for you. You can criticize all you want! I won't listen.

    Being fit and strong gave my doctors the option to take me to the edge...and I walked back. The BMT nearly killed me. I'll never be the person I was before...I'll be new...and OLLD. And strong again one day.

    Comments (155)

    • 12 years ago
      I really like the idea of the seasonal pics, janishill!

      If I sell my house, I guess that means I have to get rid of the mat by the door that reads "go away"????
    • 12 years ago
      MP, I have one of those mats too!

      Roo! Loamy or acidic? What is that?

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    • PRO
      12 years ago
      Yes, I have gone Gluten Free. But I eat Gluten Free pancakes, with real maple syrup and they taste better than most anything you can have sweet. I have been able to switch to Gluten Free Baking, and I find, for the most part, can live without Gluten... I really should say I am Gluten Light. Occasionally it is just easier to eat the burger than figure out something else.
    • PRO
      12 years ago
      last modified: 12 years ago
      Thanks for staging thoughts! And, Bobbi, I think your cabinets look great, I think the gray is good the blue is good , I think you just need to weave in the color or the wood floor, make it look like it is invited to the Bobbi Kitchen party . If I remember from yesterday, I think I would sneak in a couple of white and the golden floor color ,damask coffee or tea mugs, in with your white dishes.
    • 12 years ago
      MP, you laugh, but I actually have this evil looking dragon thing wrapped around a sign that says "Go Away!" My mother gave it to me for my birthday one year and I parked it by the front steps.
    • 12 years ago
      I read somewhere to simmer cinnamon sticks, orange peal and whole cloves before a showing because candles, etc are too strong and in your face. This combo is more like actually cooking. I do it all the time, especially during the winter. We have cuties and every time my son eats one I heat up the mixture to warm up the house.
    • 12 years ago
      Mary, how did everything go last night? It sounds like a lot of fun.
    • 12 years ago
      Bobbi - go answer the question

      https://www.houzz.com/magazine/9-low-growing-hedges-that-make-good-neighbors-stsetivw-vs~3855506
    • 12 years ago
      Mary Peggy, other ideas on staging. Declutter! Put away personal objects. A lot of people can't see past another person's personal decision quirks. Collections, family photo galleries, Grandma's ashes over the fireplace, taxidermy animals. Open drapes for lots of natural light. On overcast days, turn on lamps and overhead lighting. And as bobbi pointed out. Clean!
    • 12 years ago
      Bobbi - did you check the BM website to put a photo on and change your colours there before painting. I don't like the idea of grey at all, but then I don't like grey. Way too depressing for me and when you hate cooking do you really want a depressing colour in there??? You should be cheering it up if anything.
    • 12 years ago
      ez, the penny floor? Yep, that's me in R's shower. We'll coat it with resin so the pennies will stay as is, but we won't get all shiny pennies to begin with. Thanks for the pic!

      Roo, I didn't give you a link? I guess it was too early in the AM. Sorry! I can't forget about MP's kitchen it's becoming an obsession. However, what I have right now I've worked VERY hard to achieve and it will stay that way for a while. I have rooms that haven't even been touched yet, so they will take priority. And I'm just not in the mood for fighting with R right now!!! And actually, I've changed my Houzz name three times! I'm pretty sure Emily cringes when she opens her email and see my name!

      You don't think the blue is to babyish?
    • 12 years ago
      Bobbi - I didn't want you to think I was ignoring you.

      Good thought - move away from your kitchen and get your priorities in order. I honestly can't see what you are obsessing over comparing mp's kitchen with your's. You both have white cupboards and that seems to be the focal point, yet you are talking about painting yours??? Definitely, you need time out.

      Blue? Babyish? What do you call my lounge room then???

      Glad you got to answer that question, I'm still laughing!!!
    • 12 years ago
      Roo, I never thought you were ignoring me! Actually, I'm not thinking of painting the cabinets, just changing the blue insides to gray. But I'm over it and moving on. Loamiy or acidic SOIL!!! Glad you had a good laugh over that one, we all need a good laugh.

      New question: Beige linoleum floor, can't be changed. Black and white and coral, will those four go together? Doubtful..
    • 12 years ago
      Just thinking about your kitchen too, you said you wanted a country feel - or have you changed your mind on that - blue is far more "country" to me than grey and I think the lighter timber in your floor is more country. The dark would be more contemporary. I would still have to see photos to make a proper call.

      So what are you onto now? Beige lino - what shade of beige??

      I do love black with beige, I think it looks elegant.

      White - depends on how pale beige is and how you would use it

      Coral - with a deeper beige, dramatic, with a pale beige so-so unless the coral was almost red.

      Gotta get to Tarjee to get the quilt cover. Talk later.
    • 12 years ago
      Actually, cottage not country! Multiple shades of beige, a weird sort of mixed up thing. Another flipper choice!
    • 12 years ago
      It's 7:15 PM .. fine time for me to be signing up to get notifications of posts today! Busy all day & my eyeballs are falling out!
    • 12 years ago
      Bobbi...did you see the link I posted for the wallpaper? It is $111 a roll! To expensive for my blood. If you want to change the color in the back of the cabinet you can do a couple of other things.

      1) Use fabric. Cut to size with an extra 1/4 inch all around, saturate it in liquid starch and hang it. The starch will adhere to the wall like wallpaper paste.

      2) Scrap book paper. It's cheap and comes in a variety of colors and patterns. Use adhesive dots or squares to hang it.

      Mary Peggy, I think we all agree that decluttering and cleaning ruthlessly - especially the windows - is important. Leaving about 25% of all closets and cabinets empty is important also. A couple of things that help sell houses; having yellow flowers close to the door and having an American flag flying somewhere. One couple I know had a medium sized one on their deck. The house sold the first day it was on the market. Not saying the flag was the reason, but it added a cheerful note to their gray house. Neutralizing is important. Removing everything that is personal; family photos, books - except poetry, classics and encyclopedias (which no one has any more) DVD's and CD's (which would fall under decluttering.) It should be like a hotel room; a place where anyone feels comfy. Replace all light bulbs with brighter ones.

      astraea...wondered where you were today. :-)
    • 12 years ago
      Janis - I was elected president of a women's group, and was busy all day getting a bunch of administrative stuff done .
    • 12 years ago
      What's for dinner? We're having chicken Alfredo, acorn squash and a salad.
    • 12 years ago
      Janis, yes I did! And I thanked you for it but you probably haven't gotten that far yet. $111 is about $110 over budget!
    • 12 years ago
      Hey olldbob, I love your white cabinets with blue interior...they are the perfect complement for your blue tile. If you were to change anything, I would consider repainting your countertops with a silver metallic to mimic the look of stainless steel.
    • 12 years ago
      Dinner was turkey breast (baked whole turkey about 3 weeks ago, froze the breast for...today) brussels sprouts, rosemary potatoes, butternut squash. We are going to watch a movie and have popcorn in a few minutes.

      'night all.
    • 12 years ago
      last modified: 12 years ago
      Dang! I'm coming to all your houses for dinner! Makes my chicken Alfredo look lame!

      Roo, front bathroom. I just want to add some coral for the spring/summer and I already have black and white fabric for the vanity skirt and curtains. I think it won't work, the floor is ugly!

      MM, thanks, but I just painted them copper!

      ez, you're right again, of course. I like aqua too!
    • 12 years ago
      last modified: 12 years ago
      Janis, agree about the American Flag. You don't really think about it, but when you look at pics of homes you are automatically drawn to the exteriors that have one flying.

      Dinner: baked whole chicken with rolls, green beans, salad, mashed potatoes and homemade gravy.

      Kids are staying up late again tonight, another snow day tomorrow. Finishing up bath, getting ready for movie and game.

      Cheers all. Have a good one.
    • 12 years ago
      @olldbobbi,
      The first photo shows how black, white, beige, and coral can work together, with a bit of gray.
      The second photo shows coral, white, and beige in a complicated pattern, with an aqua backdrop.
    • 12 years ago
      Thanks, ez! You are the sweetest and you alway do the best research! I like all those pillows, the one looks like an Ikat pattern, no?
    • 12 years ago
      CP gone to FLA for 10 days…supper, left over turkey pie, a margarita and 8 M &M's. I dare anyone to beat that. :>)
    • 12 years ago
      No green! Not a fan. Not looking for tropical, just bright and spring like! Yes, I've found coral towels, coral and turquoise very popular here right now. I have to think about it some more, thanks for your help!
    • 12 years ago
      Keep forgetting about you and green, my youngest doesn't like it either but drools over everything green I have here. The thing is tropical is bright and spring like and summery too. Lucky you finding the towels. I don't think I would like the turquoise with the black and beige for some reason, doesn't have enough punch. Just been through all my colour cards and the only other colour I can think that is in in towels at the moment is that mud coloured taupe. Would go with the coral, but it would make the coral do all the work and too much coral would get bitty. Really, green is the colour of spring, new leaves and all that - you really picked the wrong colour not to like.
    • 12 years ago
      Well while we're on the subject I hate yellow, too!!! Dark chocolate brown was my favorite forever, I did the bathroom in it and I'm waaaaay over brown now. I want something crisp and clean and bright but not necessarily over the top with color. I like the black and white fabric I bought so I think what I'll do is get a white shower curtain, paint the walls white and add the black and white for the vanity skirt and windows curtains, then just accent with the coral. I can ignore the beige floor if you can!

      Thanks roo, you're the best!

      I'll open 2/27 now.
    • 12 years ago
      Bobbi - Did a bit of searching - black, white, coral, beige, nice but missing something. Then add aqua or a soft turquoise, not a dark one - voom!!!

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    • 12 years ago
      Is this the wallpaper Janis found only in a different colour?

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    • 12 years ago
      That might be a bit over the top for me, colorwise, but I do like the last picture. Have to remember it's a bathroom, it's small by nature and can't overload it. Let me see if R can take some pics tonight and I'll post tomorrow, ok?
    • 12 years ago
      Looks like the same wallpaper, doesn't it! How hard could that be to paint, seriously! I mean, if you're not looking to do a whole wall it can't be that difficult!
    • 12 years ago
      Ok, black and white is out of the picture. Too much conflict and it's giving me a headache! There's a whole lot of beige in there so I think I'll browse some Houzz pics for inspiration....stay tuned!
    • 12 years ago
      Bit like the lovely beach photo mp posted of Kiawah that is just perfect for my lounge room. I can't stop thinking about it. It is so simple too and the first thing I said to dd was how hard would it be to paint. For me impossible!!!

      Yeah, I know the rooms are a bit grandiose, but this is Houzz!!! Just trying to get the colours for you.

      What about black and white for your shower curtain and plain white for your windows that will attract more light into the room if you need it. Of course you could always have a plain white towel with the coral too. Black would be dramatic, but I hate black towels, remind me of hardressers' towels to hide all the dye stains.
    • 12 years ago
      Here's a perfect example of what the walls look like: [houzz=
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      And if you can picture this vanity as a single with a chocolate brown skirt: [houzz=
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    • 12 years ago
      You know, I think I'm going to do something simple and go white. White vanity skirt, white window treatments and white shower curtain.
    • 12 years ago
      I like #1!

      Roo, how's the painting going? Is he done already? And when do you start your kitchen remodel?
    • 12 years ago
      Of course you could always go your ochre and orange
    • 12 years ago
      Doubtful! hehehe
    • 12 years ago
      Will you stop confusing me - you said your skirt was black and white!!!

      I really like #1 too, very classy although not real cheap $27.99 in Targee.

      I really like that wall colour, that is the mud colour I was talking about and you can get towels in shades of that and combine with coral - I likee.
    • 12 years ago
      I got it! I know exactly what I'm going to do! Am I confusing you? hehehe

      No, I said the fabric was black and white, the skirt is brown right now to match the vanity.

      I have a set of light blue towels. Beige floor, beige and white walls. Sky, sand and surf!!!

      I will paint the vanity either light blue or white, add a white skirt and white curtains. The shower curtain is beige, perfect. What do you think?
    • 12 years ago
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      Bobbi...you mentioned what I had been thinking. As I fell asleep last night I thought "how hard can it be to paint that wallpaper design?" Use the blue that is already in the cabinets as the base and add the shapes in co-ordinating colrs. Viola! Everything ties together beautifully and you are finally satisfied with your kitchen. Craft paints or leftovers you already have is all it will take.
    • 12 years ago
      Roo, I think we're finally on the same planet!!! I have Battenburg lace panels on the window now but they're a bit too small so I will add some white panels as well. I have a wall art candle holder, I could add coral candles for the accent, and coral washclothes. I'll ask R to take some before pics tonight. Thanks for struggling with me!!!

      Janis my dear, I love that idea! But instead of painting it inside the cabs, I need to get some white containers, like tin bowls or something along those lines to hold all my coffee pods, I believe I will paint that design on the containers. Pray for me??? hehehe
    • 12 years ago
      Bobbi, haven't we always been on the same planet??? Isn't Battenburg lace a bit gone now?? I think just dead plain white/white in a thick sheer will really bring light into the room. Yep coral candles and washcloths, even a hand towel, will be just enough. That was no struggle, that was easy, once we got our facts sorted. Knowing you, that will only keep you amused for a day or maybe two.

      Why don't you check out a $2 shop for some nice glass jars for your pods? Would you need a lid on them? If you don't need a lid, I've even seen some round vases that open at the top front to put your hand in, but they store things really nicely.
    • 12 years ago
      Roo, I love Battenburg lace so I don't care if it's out of style or not!!! The blue towels have been throwing me, I always thought they were the anamoly in the room but instead they turned into the inspiration. Who knew.

      I will check out the dollar store, I might also look into canning jars, mega cheap and they hold a lot!

      Get some sleep!
    • 12 years ago
      Thanks ladies and gents for the advice re ganglion cyst, now that I'm diagnosed I'll make a doctor's appointment! My distrust stems from a house-call when I was a teenager. I was very sick, sore stomach and the doctor examining me said "I think it's your appendix" to which I replied "may I draw your attention to this large abdominal scar?"
      Re exercise. I am not so far gone as I can't be fixed so I'm determined to make an effort. I feel myself losing abilities little by little and I know it's sheer laziness. My cousin's wife was in the same boat so she started exercising and she really looks great now. If you don't hear me mention it again you'll know I'm backsliding! The good news is that although I put on a good bit of weight it has stabilized so I can work on going down the scale.
    • 12 years ago
      If there is one thing I can say to anyone who thinks they may be overweight - lose it and excersize. Bad knees and wrists and achey joints can all be fixed. Diabetes is forever. Not eating what you like stinks, the meds are terrible and God forbid - insulin.

      Lose it and excersize. It will make a difference!
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