I did get our new springy mantel completed! I think flowers give the feeling of spring!
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Our new SPRING mantle! Yay for spring! |
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| It doesn't get much more colorful than pink and purple!! : ) |
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Making Some Progress...
Well I have made a little progress. Not a lot, but a little. Last weekend was a very lazy weekend so not a whole lot was accomplished! But I do have a few pictures...
I did get our new springy mantel completed! I think flowers give the feeling of spring!
I also bought us some pretty flowers to put on our patio! It needed some color!
That is all for now. The bedroom lamp revamp is almost complete. As soon as i'm done I will post pictures and instructions on how to make your own!! Our master bedroom is almost done too, all we are lacking is a headboard!
I did get our new springy mantel completed! I think flowers give the feeling of spring!
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Coming Soon...
Ugh. I am a horrible blogger. I'm sorry. I've been working on several projects and have made the rookie mistake of starting another project (or three) before finishing the other. Boo.
Anyways, I will blog about each of them as soon as I finish.
Coming soon:
- Bedroom lamp revamp!
- Baby Presley's gift
- Master bedroom completion
- New spring mantel decor!
Anyways, I will blog about each of them as soon as I finish.
Coming soon:
- Bedroom lamp revamp!
- Baby Presley's gift
- Master bedroom completion
- New spring mantel decor!
Friday, March 11, 2011
God is so Good!
As some of you may know, I've had quite a struggle of finding a good job since graduating from A&M two years ago. In August of 2009, I started working for Honda Financial Services doing customer service. For a lack of a better word, I hated that job. Listening to people complain and yell at me because of their past due payments or irresponsibility was not my idea of my dream job. But I stuck it out for almost a year because I needed a job and I knew how few and far between jobs are due to our awesome economy. On April 28, 2010, Honda "let me go" with no explanation as to why. I was devastated at the thought of losing my job. It made me question myself. Was I not good enough? Was there something wrong with me? I later realized that it wasn't my fault. The company was being shady by not giving me any explanation and not even letting me go clean out my desk. And I was miserable in that position, so I decided to make the best of it.
I immediately jumped on the job search band wagon. I applied to what seemed like 209827385 jobs and never heard back from any of them. Nothing. Not even a no! I was getting so discouraged. Come June, I prayed about it and decided to give up on the job hunt (for the time being) and focus on finishing up plans for our wedding! (I mean really, who would have hired someone who needed 2 weeks vacation in less than 2 months after starting?!)
I knew that God had something bigger and better for me. I just had to be patient (not my strong point) and wait for His perfect timing. So, after our wedding and fabulous honeymoon, I started up the job hunt again. August... nothing. September... nothing. By October, I was starting to think that it just wasn't going to happen for me. At least not now. I was giving up and was stressed beyond belief.
Then... One night, Corby came home from work and handed me a piece of paper. It was information about a open position with the Fort Worth Chapter of the Texas Society of CPAs. AND the position was related to my degree! I jumped on it and sent in my resume! About a week later I received a phone call from Kathy Kelly, the executive director at the Chapter. She saw my resume and wanted to set up a phone interview. YAY! Finally, an interview! And not just for any ol' job... For a job that I actually wanted!!!
After my phone interview, Kathy scheduled me for a second interview for Friday of that week! After my second interview, I felt so confident. She told me she would let me know by the middle of the next week if I would get the job. That whole weekend, all I could think about was the interview and how amazing this job would be! Well... Monday morning, at 9:00 am, Kathy called and I GOT THE JOB! What an answer to prayers.
November 15, 2010 I started this new job and new chapter of my life. And now, I absolutely love my job. Writing. Talking with our members. Heading up several committees. Only a few of the numerous things that my job entails. All this to say that God is sooooo good! And He is bound and determined to teach me patience.
Well yesterday, my boss called me into her office (which of course made me nervous at first) to tell me that she thinks I am doing a wonderful job and that she hopes I stick around for a long time! (YAY!) She also offered me a raise! :)
I immediately jumped on the job search band wagon. I applied to what seemed like 209827385 jobs and never heard back from any of them. Nothing. Not even a no! I was getting so discouraged. Come June, I prayed about it and decided to give up on the job hunt (for the time being) and focus on finishing up plans for our wedding! (I mean really, who would have hired someone who needed 2 weeks vacation in less than 2 months after starting?!)
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you
a hope and a future."
a hope and a future."
- Jeremiah 29:11
I knew that God had something bigger and better for me. I just had to be patient (not my strong point) and wait for His perfect timing. So, after our wedding and fabulous honeymoon, I started up the job hunt again. August... nothing. September... nothing. By October, I was starting to think that it just wasn't going to happen for me. At least not now. I was giving up and was stressed beyond belief.
Then... One night, Corby came home from work and handed me a piece of paper. It was information about a open position with the Fort Worth Chapter of the Texas Society of CPAs. AND the position was related to my degree! I jumped on it and sent in my resume! About a week later I received a phone call from Kathy Kelly, the executive director at the Chapter. She saw my resume and wanted to set up a phone interview. YAY! Finally, an interview! And not just for any ol' job... For a job that I actually wanted!!!
After my phone interview, Kathy scheduled me for a second interview for Friday of that week! After my second interview, I felt so confident. She told me she would let me know by the middle of the next week if I would get the job. That whole weekend, all I could think about was the interview and how amazing this job would be! Well... Monday morning, at 9:00 am, Kathy called and I GOT THE JOB! What an answer to prayers.
November 15, 2010 I started this new job and new chapter of my life. And now, I absolutely love my job. Writing. Talking with our members. Heading up several committees. Only a few of the numerous things that my job entails. All this to say that God is sooooo good! And He is bound and determined to teach me patience.
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in their hearts...
- Ecclesiastes 3:11a
Well yesterday, my boss called me into her office (which of course made me nervous at first) to tell me that she thinks I am doing a wonderful job and that she hopes I stick around for a long time! (YAY!) She also offered me a raise! :)
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