Decorate, Design and Fight With Blogger

It's been a while since I've posted any photos or blogged about what I've been up to. Half the trouble is trying to get used to this new blogger format that continues to back up and bog down my computer.  Sometimes the pages take so long to download and update, I just give up and walk away.  I don't know about the rest of you but I've got better things to do than sit at our computer tapping my fingers waiting for pages to load.

Getting back to what I've been up to, it's decorating 101 on our second floor.  I've pretty much completed our 6-year-old daughter's bedroom (photos are HERE) and I've been working on the master bedroom, ensuite bath and main bathroom.

Every home has it's decorating challenges and ours is no different.  When we renovated our second floor, we were restricted by the Heritage Society (our home was built in 1891, well before indoor plumbing) so we had to live with the existing windows where they were.  That left two large windows on one side of our main bathroom and a long narrow window next to the toilet on another wall.

This bathroom used to be a corner bedroom which is why there are so many windows. Privacy?  What privacy.

These two large windows over our bathtub are about 40 feet away from the windows of our neighbor's house.

So far I've chosen the fabric for the drapes and pretty much narrowed down my choices of privacy options by the tub to a sheer white custom roller shade that will stay down most of the time.  Overall, I think it will look great and offer round-the-clock privacy.  I'm just waiting for the 50% off sale that's coming up at my favorite fabric store before putting in my custom shade order.

In the meantime, this is the fabric I've chosen for the drapes.

I chose this vibrant indoor/outdoor fabric that will easily handle the splashes from our tub and the extra moisture created by the separate glass shower.  I've also got a neat cost-saving project on the go to replace the fabric on an inexpensive ($25 because it was 1/2 price!) ready-made roller shade with this same drapery material. This roller shade will go in the window beside the toilet and offer all the privacy needed on that side of the bathroom while adding lots of color.

So far I'm loving the bright colors but stay tuned for a peek at the incredible custom cabinet my dad built for this bathroom.  It's awesome!!

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Think AVON This Mother's Day!

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Is It Just Blogger Or What?!

Seriously, it's been so frustrating trying to post on here lately I've just about given up.  It not only takes ages for my blog page to download, when the page finally does open, part of it is missing.

I've not been able to spend a lot of time on here lately so all these changes came as a surprise to me.  Is this supposed to be an improved "blogger"??  If it is, I'm not liking it at all.  I have to search and search to do the most basic change or update and I'm still having trouble getting my posts to publish on time.

Is anyone else out here having problems??  Do you like the changes??

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Aloha Friday - Oprah Life Class Edition!

Aloha Fridays are brought to you by Kailani in beautiful Hawaii at An Island Life where Friday is the day to take it easy while anticipating the coming weekend. Today I'm going to link up, take it easy and ask a question.

Are you following Oprah's Life Class on OWN???  If so, what have you learned?

So far one of my favorite quotes was from Bishop TD Jakes who said "You can't expect GALLON love  from PINT size people"  This is going to make my disfunctional family must easier to deal with Lol!

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Spring Is In The Air At Costume Discounters

With Spring in the air, what better way to celebrate the warmer temperatures than with a brand new costume for my 6-year-old daughter who just loves to play dress-up!

She's been learning about butterflies, ladybugs and honey bees at kindergarten and was so excited when we found this sweet little number at Costume Discounters (and on sale!).

Child Little Honey Bee Costume

Costume Discounters had this packaged and at our door in only a week and what an adorable costume it is.  I was so impressed with its quality and how well made it is.  And Costume Discounters has thought of everything.  This sweet ensemble even included the black and yellow striped glovelettes, a pair of over-sized yellow framed sunglasses and a fancy antenna headband.  They have put the entire look together for us in one easy-to-store package.

My daughter loves to dress up so costumes are a big hit at our house all year long. If you know a little girl who loves to dress up, check out the fabulous selection of discounted girls costumes at Costume Discounters.  After all, who doesn't love to save money!!

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Aloha Friday - Do You Believe?

Aloha Fridays are brought to you by Kailani in beautiful Hawaii at An Island Life where Friday is the day to take it easy while anticipating the coming weekend. Today I'm going to link up, take it easy and ask a question.

Earlier, I wrote a blog post about one of many weird experiences I've had in our old Historic Home (built in 1897).  In addition to that, I've smelled aftershave, cigarette smoke and perfume at different times when I was the only one at home.

So today my question is, have you experienced anything that could be considered paranormal?

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Winner is Jessica A

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Disclosure:  I  received a Body Wrap Bride High Waist Long Leg Panty before writing this review.  I was not compensated for writing a positive or favorable review and this is my personal opinion of the product.  I am not responsible for mailing out the prize. The winner will have 3 days to respond once they have been contacted. I will then forward their information to the lovely ladies at Body Wrap who will contact them.