I'm getting ready to buy a fixer upper and do all my decorating and designing myself. SM
Posted By: QALady on 2007-04-13
In Reply to: Anybody watching Color Splash with David - Me
So I've been watching him and a lot of the other HGTV design shows, etc. I want to save money, but I want everything too look expensive, ya know?
I loved what he did with the silk too, but problem is I don't sew. I don't even know how to operate a sewing machine, soooooooo anybody wanna make a buck? :)
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Gotta love duct tape! America's fixer upper, LOL!
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Decorating help
Anyone have any suggestions about how to "revitalize" old paneling. Bought an old mobile home and do not want to take paneling out, I heard you could paint over it but not sure how it would work. Any suggestions, looking to change it from dark and "office" looking to something lighter and more like a home.
I wish they would do their decorating
where I live, seems like they always pick people in California. i was going to pay someone, one lady charging $200 per room and where I bought my furniture a lady said would stage for $75.00. I so disliked the way I had my grand room sit up but unbelievable, my SIL visited this past week and she LOVES to decorate. We had the guys hanging the paintings, mirrors and the really heavy stuff and moving the furniture and she placed it and I love it. I watch that channel all the time, though and get so much good information out of it.
Decorating question
Can those prepasted floor ties that come in boxes be used on walls, like for a back splash in a kitchen? They would be put over an existing shiny surface.
I am soooo decorating challenged and need help. I want to put some color
on my bedrom walls, I'm thinking a light sage color. If I paint the walls the sage color, does the ceiling get painted the same or an off/white? If I paint the ceiling the same color as the walls wont the room feel much smaller and "cave" like? I have comforter with olive, sage, dark brown colors. Average size room with windows on 2 walls so there will be light coming in.
Thanks for your ideas.
Might even find info on decorating w/them on HGTV.
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Has anyone had upper arm lifts?
I had mine done before and apparently it must have been his first, did not turn out well, thinking about redoing. Tell me how yours turned out, satisfied?
my mom was UPPER class and did same to Pop
they loved doing that zit-picking thing........*lol* - not me.....hot compresses will do very nicely....they can pop on their own....
but you're not alone - and it's not low class as the poster below said...in their opinion.....
but it is GROSS........YUCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH *lol*
nice to see ya back, Hayseed.......I see that piggy of yours on your webcam occasionally!!
servers, decorating, photographers, seating people. nm
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Root toucher upper, have you ever
used any of the men's products for a touchup? I use them (my hubby got it for me 1 time). It is like instant instead of having to wait the 25 or more minutes ladies have to with the products put out for us. I put mine on, ready to take off!
With it just being the upper limits of abnormal...sm
I wouldn't worry too much. Of course I would watch it. You should get one of those meters to check it at home. I don't know what to tell you about the insurance situation. That sucks.
I have lymphedema in left upper extremity.
I can't ever wear rings on my left hand again, and as I'm right-handed, I don't like having rings on my right hand. I tried wearing my band around my neck on a chain. I have an absolutely plain gold band. It turned out not to be so attractive, plus I received a lot of comments about being the Frodo from Lord of the Rings.
Basically, I can offer no advice. I just got used to not wearing my wedding band. Regardless of whether or not I can wear the ring, I still have my husband!
Upper Texas coast, Houston area. sm
Now living in Austin near my daughter and grandson. God bless Texas! :)
On the main Craigslist page, look at the upper left-hand - sm
side of the page under the word "Craigslist". It should say "Post to Classifieds". Click on that, and it will take you to a "Create Posting" page. Click on the type of posting you want, and it'll take you to a category list. Click on your choice, and the next page asks you to pick your city. After that, you're asked which local area(s) fit best. You will finall be at the space where you fill in the ad itself.
Hope that helped! I've given away furniture & an old PC on Craigslist...I LOVE Craigslist!
My biggest time waster/sucker-upper is work related
If I need to research a word or a procedure and I find a link with downloadable free surgical videos...watch out! Fascinating stuff and man, you learn a lot when you watch them and it's accompanied by the surgeon talking the watcher through step by step, because then it really gels in your head.
I do most of my shopping on line though, just because the only stores near me are Walmart and Target, which totally don't buy stuff I need around here. However, sister wouldn't get paid if I did it during work hours, because I spend too much time researching the best deals and always free shipping, so that can take up quite a bit of time.
well, I'm all ready!
slow with work today so went and stocked up on milk, drinking water, batteries and candles. Going to type for one more hour and then going to finish the laundry and cook up a bunch of stuff just in case we do lose our electric. We usually do when there is an ice storm. Did someone say there is another storm coming Sunday? Haven't heard about that one yet. Wonder if it will hit Ohio too. I need my electric! I need to work!
Only when you are ready
It might be too soon for you to wear them, but you don't know how you might feel in the future. If it feels weird right now, put them away for awhile. In a year (or 2, or maybe never) you may want to wear them, but I don't think now is the time to make a decision either way.
Ready, set, go
Have short trip to Las Vegas with husband and then my own trips will be to Canada (Rockie Mountains, western part) for about 10 days, Washington, D.C. for a week and perhaps a gambling trip to Foxwoods & Newport but that is an iffy one.
Need help with ideas for remodeling house and decorating. We bought a house
in fair condition about 10 years ago, got into some medical problems, and have just now paid off the mortgage. Hubby and I agreed we would do nothing to the house for remodeling because we wanted to pay it off first, then the medical bills. I need to know of some websites/magazines/books to start researching for how to go about this. These will be major repairs - roof, septic, basement, windows, pretty much everything except wiring. Where do we start? Maybe hire a general contractor just to do an evaluation and give us recommendations? Hubby is a handyman but cant seem to get a handle on where to begin. We would like to do as much of the work ourselves as possible - labor of love and all that...
Thanks for any and all kind suggestions!
I saw that too. He had that look like when he's about ready to BUST
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Looks like you are ready to party.
I'll be right over. LOL Have a nice weekend. Plan on having a couple of cocktails myself. It has been a long week.
Let's get ready to..........transcribe! lol
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Ready for round 2... sm
I have been seriously considering having it done a second time, which my doc had said might happen. Periods aren't *that* bad, I just don't want them any longer! ;)
My cousin had it done in the office and the pain was so excruciating, they had to stop the procedure. Apparently the machine was on trial, and they have since decided not to perform in-office procedures. Fortunately, she hasn't had a period since.
I highly recommend having it done. Best of luck to you.
Thank you. Will just wait until they are ready. nm
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Christmas, not ready!
I can't believe I spent some of my grocery money to get a Christmas tree when I have nothing to put under it, duh. Heck, I didn't change my calendar from November to December until December 12th. Now I realize it is less than 10 days until Christmas. Maybe I can go to the Dollar Store, lol I guess there are a lot of people not ready money wise or mood wise this year, right? Even watching the news is depressing to me, all the talk about donating and giving when I cannot do either this year. I guess medical transcription is the wrong profession for me since I cannot make any more money than I could at a fast food place, lol, but I cannot figure out what to change it to. Thanks for listening. 
Wow, you are always ready to defend
your lack of self-control. If you have to use a credit card you CAN'T afford it. If you have to finance it, other than a house, you CAN'T afford it. When you use a CC you are not using your money, you are using someone else's. Just accept that some have a different opinion than you and you will get a negative reaction from time to time.
I agree. When he's ready, he'll want to do it.
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business. Get lost because I'm not ready! nm
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Was just about ready to post cat on the beagle
I am former owner of pedigreed female Beagle with the best tri-coloring One has ever seen. I not longer own her, cannot go there at this time. I will try to post my precious Pinkie at this time. If I can't oh well Note: She lives in Hawaii. I am her grandmother. Sorry could not upload her! Tree-Walker Hound she is
Is China ready for the Olympics?
I'm jealous that you have garden food ready now...sm
Good luck keeping the critters out so you can eat it all yourself!
yes, i have to say it did, but my kids were ready too, so i do understand how u feel
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I'm always ready to share pics of my dogs..sm
I'm going to be in real trouble when I have grandkids if I'm this crazy over my dogs - I do have two granddogs - Golden Retrievers, but no pictures of them to share at the moment.
to be cheap - I buy ready made blankets
big lots, target, saw them somewhere in an add for 2.50 in yesterday's paper - that does limit your size but I'm making them for no reason - it is very therapeutic for me - just really got into tying those knots - made them for my daughters at Christmas (adults) and now I am thinking it would be good to keep one in cars too, for trips and in case you got stuck and it was cold because they are warm!
I am more tired getting ready for a holiday than if I were to work are you?
I don't know about this "Easter Bunny" business. I have today off and there is not much work anyway, so I decided to get ready for Sunday (I have 3 little kids). All I did so far today was go get my daughter a dress, and my boy an outfit, got all the basket stuff together and put them together. Then, I worked on me, day of beauty stuff, hair, etc. I have not worked today, yet doing these things I am exhausted! And I still have to dust, vacuum, declutter office, and bake a cake. Not to mention clean my sons' bathroom (eewwwww). I am putting all that off until tomorrow. Does anyone else find that although transcribing can lead to fatigue at times that doing chores and getting ready for holidays is more tiring?
Ugggg, calgon take me away.... Happy Spring Holidays everyone!
Are you ready to be brave? Take a deep breath...
Then do it and close your eyes real tight and be glad the minute you have done it (calling to have him picked up for psych eval) Then once you have him out of the house you can keep him out with a court order. Your life will improve. Are you Ready???? Be BRAVE! I was!!!
Amy, your halo is ready anytime you want to pick it up! //
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I'm with you. I live in west Michigan. I am more than ready. nm
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I'd be interested...email me with site when it's ready!
I love accessories and all that that entails *sigh*
Night person all the way...Around midnight I'm ready to roll!!! nm
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I have on my "Let's get ready to stumble" shirt with leprechaun on it. (sm)
This is one of my favorite holidays. Not a lot of stress and bother to celebrate it like some of the others. Just relax, wear green and sip on a cold green beer later today.
I've been ready for Brooke to go home for weeks!
Never have liked her. She seems fake, her voice is weak, and I hate that little pouty face she makes all the time. No clue why she is still there.
I'm still cheering for David Cook.
I'm ready to stand on the corner in short-shorts. nm.
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I'm getting ready to make a boxed cake mix, but I'm out of veggie oil
Can I substitute melted margarine for the oil? I don't have any applesauce. I do have some Miracle Whip, but wasn't sure about it. I don't want to go to the grocery store. I'm at home alone, kids are gone, I'm working and feeling pretty productive, and then BAM the PMS chocolate attack strikes and and me without a Hershey bar in sight! So I thought I would whip up a devil's food cake mix and get back to work.
We have a turtle. She is a red-eared slider named...are you ready?? Skurtle. sm
Our son named her. She is about 5 years old now. She started out the size of a silver dollar and has progressively increased in tank size. She started in a 5 gallon tank and is now in a 125 gallon breeder's tank. If I had known then what I know now.....LOL. She has a night and day light, she has her basking light, and she has a UV A&B light since turtles to not manufacture calcium themselves. She will eat those little feeder goldfish out of our hands and will eat her normal turtle stick food from our hands too. We have a TON of her plates or whatever it is they call the things on the shell from when she was just little to now from when she sheds them. It is really interesting to watch her just live the life of a turtle. Eat, sleep, poop, and swim.
here's the list...it would be great if this country were ready for a female or black prez...
but it just ain't gonna happen. Daughter of a politician (so I know how it rolls) Cat
|
Name and (party)1 |
Term |
State of
birth |
Born |
Died |
Religion2 |
Age at
inaug. |
Age at
death |
|---|
1. |
Washington (F)3 |
1789–1797 |
Va. |
2/22/1732 |
12/14/1799 |
Episcopalian |
57 |
67 |
2. |
J. Adams (F) |
1797–1801 |
Mass. |
10/30/1735 |
7/4/1826 |
Unitarian |
61 |
90 |
3. |
Jefferson (DR) |
1801–1809 |
Va. |
4/13/1743 |
7/4/1826 |
Deist |
57 |
83 |
4. |
Madison (DR) |
1809–1817 |
Va. |
3/16/1751 |
6/28/1836 |
Episcopalian |
57 |
85 |
5. |
Monroe (DR) |
1817–1825 |
Va. |
4/28/1758 |
7/4/1831 |
Episcopalian |
58 |
73 |
6. |
J. Q. Adams (DR) |
1825–1829 |
Mass. |
7/11/1767 |
2/23/1848 |
Unitarian |
57 |
80 |
7. |
Jackson (D) |
1829–1837 |
S.C. |
3/15/1767 |
6/8/1845 |
Presbyterian |
61 |
78 |
8. |
Van Buren (D) |
1837–1841 |
N.Y. |
12/5/1782 |
7/24/1862 |
Reformed Dutch |
54 |
79 |
9. |
W. H. Harrison (W)4 |
1841 |
Va. |
2/9/1773 |
4/4/1841 |
Episcopalian |
68 |
68 |
10. |
Tyler (W) |
1841–1845 |
Va. |
3/29/1790 |
1/18/1862 |
Episcopalian |
51 |
71 |
11. |
Polk (D) |
1845–1849 |
N.C. |
11/2/1795 |
6/15/1849 |
Methodist |
49 |
53 |
12. |
Taylor (W)4 |
1849–1850 |
Va. |
11/24/1784 |
7/9/1850 |
Episcopalian |
64 |
65 |
13. |
Fillmore (W) |
1850–1853 |
N.Y. |
1/7/1800 |
3/8/1874 |
Unitarian |
50 |
74 |
14. |
Pierce (D) |
1853–1857 |
N.H. |
11/23/1804 |
10/8/1869 |
Episcopalian |
48 |
64 |
15. |
Buchanan (D) |
1857–1861 |
Pa. |
4/23/1791 |
6/1/1868 |
Presbyterian |
65 |
77 |
16. |
Lincoln (R)5 |
1861–1865 |
Ky. |
2/12/1809 |
4/15/1865 |
Liberal |
52 |
56 |
17. |
A. Johnson (U)6 |
1865–1869 |
N.C. |
12/29/1808 |
7/31/1875 |
(7) |
56 |
66 |
18. |
Grant (R) |
1869–1877 |
Ohio |
4/27/1822 |
7/23/1885 |
Methodist |
46 |
63 |
19. |
Hayes (R) |
1877–1881 |
Ohio |
10/4/1822 |
1/17/1893 |
Methodist |
54 |
70 |
20. |
Garfield (R)5 |
1881 |
Ohio |
11/19/1831 |
9/19/1881 |
Disciples of Christ |
49 |
49 |
21. |
Arthur (R) |
1881–1885 |
Vt. |
10/5/1829 |
11/18/1886 |
Episcopalian |
50 |
56 |
22. |
Cleveland (D) |
1885–1889 |
N.J. |
3/18/1837 |
6/24/1908 |
Presbyterian |
47 |
71 |
23. |
B. Harrison (R) |
1889–1893 |
Ohio |
8/20/1833 |
3/13/1901 |
Presbyterian |
55 |
67 |
24. |
Cleveland (D)8 |
1893–1897 |
N.J. |
3/18/1837 |
6/24/1908 |
Presbyterian |
55 |
71 |
25. |
McKinley (R)5 |
1897–1901 |
Ohio |
1/29/1843 |
9/14/1901 |
Methodist |
54 |
58 |
26. |
T. Roosevelt (R) |
1901–1909 |
N.Y. |
10/27/1858 |
1/6/1919 |
Reformed Dutch |
42 |
60 |
27. |
Taft (R) |
1909–1913 |
Ohio |
9/15/1857 |
3/8/1930 |
Unitarian |
51 |
72 |
28. |
Wilson (D) |
1913–1921 |
Va. |
12/28/1856 |
2/3/1924 |
Presbyterian |
56 |
67 |
29. |
Harding (R)4 |
1921–1923 |
Ohio |
11/2/1865 |
8/2/1923 |
Baptist |
55 |
57 |
30. |
Coolidge (R) |
1923–1929 |
Vt. |
7/4/1872 |
1/5/1933 |
Congregationalist |
51 |
60 |
31. |
Hoover (R) |
1929–1933 |
Iowa |
8/10/1874 |
10/20/1964 |
Quaker |
54 |
90 |
32. |
F. D. Roosevelt (D)4 |
1933–1945 |
N.Y. |
1/30/1882 |
4/12/1945 |
Episcopalian |
51 |
63 |
33. |
Truman (D) |
1945–1953 |
Mo. |
5/8/1884 |
12/26/1972 |
Baptist |
60 |
88 |
34. |
Eisenhower (R) |
1953–1961 |
Tex. |
10/14/1890 |
3/28/1969 |
Presbyterian |
62 |
78 |
35. |
Kennedy (D)5 |
1961–1963 |
Mass. |
5/29/1917 |
11/22/1963 |
Roman Catholic |
43 |
46 |
36. |
L. B. Johnson (D) |
1963–1969 |
Tex. |
8/27/1908 |
1/22/1973 |
Disciples of Christ |
55 |
64 |
37. |
Nixon (R)9 |
1969–1974 |
Calif. |
1/9/1913 |
4/22/1994 |
Quaker |
56 |
81 |
38. |
Ford (R) |
1974–1977 |
Neb. |
7/14/1913 |
12/26/2006 |
Episcopalian |
61 |
— |
39. |
Carter (D) |
1977–1981 |
Ga. |
10/1/1924 |
— |
Southern Baptist |
52 |
— |
40. |
Reagan (R) |
1981–1989 |
Ill. |
2/6/1911 |
6/5/2004 |
Disciples of Christ |
69 |
93 |
41. |
G.H.W. Bush (R) |
1989–1993 |
Mass. |
6/12/1924 |
— |
Episcopalian |
64 |
— |
42. |
Clinton (D) |
1993–2001 |
Ark. |
8/19/1946 |
— |
Baptist |
46 |
— |
43. |
G. W. Bush (R) |
2001– |
Conn. |
7/6/46 |
— |
Methodist |
54 |
— |
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