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This week my trash man hated me.  We are remodeling the house, my brother and I, and mostly so far are making a very large mess.  Unfortunately my house began as such a mess there was nothing to upcycle so the trash man got a far exceeded weight limit herbie and I got my master bath down to bare studs and wires.  Now I get to do the fun part of picking out new things, it’d be more fun if it was bed spreads and furniture, but alas tiles and fixtures will do this week.  I was at the Home Depot looking through their selection and while I’ll probably get the run of the mill toilet everything else was just so boring and standard.  I came home and had a chat with my brother and we’ve decided to go all out and youtube ourselves through a complete DIY master makeover.  I am thinking of doing a concrete shower base with homemade tile surrond, my other brother, who is actually knowledgable about this stuff, has said it might be a little ambitious of us though.  I’ve also enlisted the help of my carpenter friend to custom build a vanity for me and will probably have him frame out my old mirror as it’s big and beautiful with just a little roughness around the edges.  Those are just the beggining as I don’t have an exact picture in my mind yet of how I want this done so I’ve been scouring the internet finding inspiration.  Here’s a little of what I’ve found.

Of course some of these are me dreaming, but I love the idea of a bright white room with some of the irridescent tiles.  I have a walk in closet that is actually two closets so I was thinking about really opening up the space by knocking one out.  Again, massive project.

On the work front things are really on a roll lately.  I’m starting to realize the true power of networking.  Yesterday I dropped off a lovely teapot to a local but big magazine Kentucky Bride which is run by a good friend of mine’s mother.  I am really excited about this because even though it’s a small feature it’s in one of my favorite magazines that is all about my favorite thing, weddings.  She does a great job of featuring local fare and emphasizes the use of your surroundings and roots in event planning.  Then last night I went out with a very old friend of mine whom I went to elementary school with.  We recently reconnected and it strikes me that I don’t know why I ever lost touch with her since she is just lovely.  Bonus points are that she works as a supplier for some of the major companies in the region and plays a big part in stocking their gift shops.  So I’m going to work with her and try to get some of my pieces in there which would be huge for my company!  Maybe now I’ll actually go to one of the young entrepreneurs events I get invited to as networking is showing its worth here lately.  Finally, as if these amazing opportunities weren’t enough, I sold my first wholesale order and in a few short weeks we will officially be in a brick and mortar shop!  It’s in St. Louis, which is exciting because I’ve never been there and may use it as an excuse to go up and catch a Cardinals game.  That would mean having a weekend free though and it appears that if things keep going the way they have lately Saturdays off may be a thing of the past.  I’m thankful for having such great people around me all of the time and can’t wait to see the finished products I’m thinking up, I’ll be sure to share as soon as they are done.

Since I have been on the receiving end of so much this week I wanted to pay it back a little and will be adding a lot of recipes to the tab at the top, so make sure and check it out to make your weekend as delicious as mine!

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