handy (wo)man

I got new furniture from Ikea! I am a happy girl!

the shelf which has baskets and drawers that fit the boxes

The kitchen table and chairs, just the right size for the apartment, and the chairs stack too

I spent May long in Minneapolis with Colin and his sister Heidi. It was great. Colin drove the whole time, which was one of the best parts, I got to shop which was also pretty awesome. We went to Valleyfair and it was just grand, it was supposed to rain/thundershower so not many people showed up to ride...which meant we got to ride rollercoasters over and over instead of standing in hour long lines. On the last day we went to ikea and I used quite a bit of self control, I had made a list and the only thing I bought that wasn't on it was a red spatula. haha. I bought a kitchen table with four red chairs and a book case that is just gorgeous.
Since getting home Tuesday morning I have been running off my a$$ with planning a retreat for the mom's group I volunteer with, working and doing respite and trying to fit in workouts. This means I have stayed up way too late at the end of the days trying to put various furniture pieces together. Today the last of it was put together, a friend came to help me put the shelf up....and aside from the huge cardboard box sitting by my door the apartment looks amazing. I love it. I love having furniture that I picked out and bought, makes me feel like a big girl--kind of like the feeling when I bought my bed:) Funny how I can be a Winnipeg City Firefighter and I still feel like a little girl, meanwhile putting together furniture makes me feel grown up.

I have a to do list as long as the great wall of china... but for at least 12 minutes I'm gonna sit here and do nothing. YESSSSSSSS. i'm a big girl i can do whatever i want.