Nesting to do's

I have been feeling very motivated and energetic the last couple of days. Nesting is in full force and the baby's/my craft room is almost complete. I am feeling very listy these days and have been making list and crossing off my to-do's.

Nursery to do's:
-Find curtains to match
-Sew up fleece diaper clothes/burp rags
-Sew a car seat canopy
-Launder,fold, sort by size all baby clothes and blankets
-Sew this really cute mobile

Craft to do's:
-Start preparing Baby Callon's baby book
-Finish Joey's 4th year scrapbook
-Make my own family tree canvas. <---I made these as Christmas presents for both of our families, but haven't done one for us yet.
-Make a family rules board. I like this one below, but need to come up with my own rules.


My OCD completed to do's:
-Label and fill canisters for kitchen use.
I used chalkboard adhesive and a chalk pen to make these really cool and changeable jars.



It's looking a little bulky with all that on the counter so I think the baking ones will go up into the cupboard. I just like how these serve as decor and are helpful organization tools. No longer can Josh ask what kind of cereal is available.

-Organize and color code bookshelf. Say what? I really did this, yah I was bored one day.

Our entertainment center serves as multiple purposes and I haven't really gotten it to where I want it yet. Since it's a catch all for all our media, I want to find a good way to make it look organized and functional without it screaming wires and cords and dusty remotes at me!
Oh and yah, Harry Potter books get their own shelf. =)
p.s. that 'Family' picture frame has been sitting there empty since I bought it this past winter. Apparently I need to find a picture, but I think I will wait until after baby comes.
-One tiny OCD thing I haven't done yet is organize our DVD collection. We bought this really great and huge cd holder meant for DVD's that I need to alphabetize our collection into. The idea is to minimize the bulk of the collection by only sorting the DVD's themselves and tossing the cases. Our collection is one hot mess of disc missing their cases and cases missing their disc, so I really need to get this done asap!

Other odds 'n ends to do's:
-Prep some freezer meals for when baby arrives.
-Pack bags for the hospital.
-Complete my birth plan.
-Go on a hospital tour.
-Install infant car seat.
-Order one of these slings from Essie Designs on Etsy.com



I love them both equally, but cannot decide for the life of me! I worry that the flower print is too girly, but seeing that I am the one wearing it, you would think that would be ok. Right? The Guitar one is very hip and I love the fabric as well.
Why can't I decide?


I am sure there is way more I can add to the to do list but these are what I really need to tackle within the next two weeks! Wish me luck.

Settling In

I took this last week of work off to finally get things put away in our new house. I still have lots of work to do, but I am starting to get excited for the ideas bursting in my head for decorating. I was finally able to start decorating our shelves since Josh has finished up the wiring for surround sound. One of my first "decorating" projects was hanging pictures and my collage I had made at our apartment.

I am really happy with how the collage turned out.
One of the big things I am trying to be open about is mixing in Joey's things with our decor. It's his house too and by golly, if he wants his "home office" set up right near the window, then he has the right to.



This has really given me inspiration for decorating our master bedroom and the nursery. Today my mom and I are headed out to Ikea and Pier One to get ideas. I am really digging light green this year for my bedroom and I have a good idea in my head about how I want the nursery to look. Think Carrie Bradshaw's apartment in the first Sex and the City movie. That blue color gives me envy, only if its a girl though. Hopefully I can get the go ahead from Josh to paint. Even though its a rental, they said we can paint; and actually, we hope to buy this house at some point.