Don't step on my head

So that project I mentioned in my last blog post? It didn't happen. The stretcher bars that came in were too short, and were subsequently mailed back. Back to the drawing board.

Who are these people who love getting up early to work out? How do they do it? What drives them? How can I get a slice of it? I am not a morning person, so I just can't make myself get up earlier than absolutely necessary for the purpose of working out. But my evenings are filled with meetings, so if I want to get moving I may have to get on the morning workout bus. Anyone? How do I force myself to do this?

If you haven't seen the current sale on LOFT.com, head there now! Great deals. I may get myself into a bit of trouble today...

Project One

With my new goal to accomplish at least one thing off my list of started or planned projects per month, I'm tackling a canvas I purchased last year. I bought it from Pottery Barn after the holidays last year, hoping to use it as a year-round piece of art and not just seasonally (see picture, left). Peace isn't just for the holiday season, right? I feel like peace is for every day. Maybe that makes it a political statement. But my (newly painted!) kitchen and dining room are pale sage with dark red curtains and white and black accessories (see swatches, right). So I'm hoping it will fit in perfectly.

The only hitch is that the canvas, as shown, is meant to be tacked to the wall. What were you thinking, Pottery Barn? I'm not in college anymore, so I refuse to tack things to my wall. Which made this canvas a project. So it's been sitting in my closet for months. With my goal of moving my projects along, I borrowed a staple gun from my parents and ordered stretcher bars from Hobby Lobby (my local Hobby Lobby did not carry long enough stretcher bars). So hopefully, by the end of the week, it will be hanging on my dining room wall and no longer in a closet in my extra bedroom. And that sounds fantastic.