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A Project: Before

I wanted to give you a little back story as to how 2 parents, 3 kids, and 2 big dogs wound up in a 3 bedroom apartment for going on 2 years.

For starters, we didn't know where we needed to live, city-wise. The kids' mom was moving somewhere and we had no idea where, so we were nervous to make a big move blind. We also didn't have a lot of money to move into a rental house, as Jason had lost his job in January, plus we had a wedding coming up, so I was not a fan of throwing more stress on us by purchasing a home. Both of our leases were almost up, so we had to decided pretty fast. We both loved my apartment community, it was new and safe and had lots of kids, so we decided to sign another lease and move into a 2 bedroom with a study. It was perfect for the time being, both kids had their own rooms, it would work for a year.

April 2010 - we find out we have a baby on the way. Oh my gosh! We decided that since we didn't know what kind of baby Avery was going to be and we needed her to be close to our room for a while, the kids would share the big room and Avery would move into the small bedroom.

This year, when our lease was coming up again, Jason lost his job again. We were very close to just moving in with my parents, but decided we could stick with where we were. So, here we are....

The kids sharing that room is starting to get a little old. First of all, none of their stuff matches, its a huge chore to keep clean and organized and they argue a lot about being confined in that room together. I just have to start getting things to where they are easily organized, since Little Missy is going to be crawling soon. So, we decided Jordan would move into the study and the girls would share a room. Sophia is thrilled and now, since their toys are going to be shared, I can have more options for organization.

We didn't know what to do with Jordans room. We have a twin bed with no box spring, mismatched furniture, no bedding...how am I going to decorate his room with hardly any budget?

Thanks to blogging, I have lots of ideas. We already have a dresser and nightstand in his room, and on Saturday we drove past a church sale who practically begged us to take this desk. I decided to spray paint them white with black designs (I started the desk already) and then at Ikea, I found a cheap bedspread and sheets. I am so excited to do his room! I am showing you the furniture before as a tease. I was going to do some work on them this weekend, but the stupid rain made it impossible. So now the weather is better, let the painting begin!

I am so thankful to be a part of the blogging community. I never used to know how to decorate. I thought everything cute had to be expensive. I had to take things the way they looked. But now, I see stuff and I am like, "I could paint it like this..." The Nester talks about having a home you love. I never spent too much time decorating this apartment because it was our temporary home. But now, I know I need to invest some time and effort making it our own, so it can be our temporary home we love to be in. And a home that Jordan and Sophia love to come to, where their room is theirs.

I have alot of ideas for Jordan's room, I can't wait for everyone to see the final product! Stay tuned!


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