Living Life | A Thankfully Imperfect Woman

Mar 9

Imperfect Organization

For years I have shuffled around the purses I’ve accumulated.

First hanging on a closet rod…to the floor…to the other end of the rod.

Not anymore…

Thanks to Pinterest and it’s amazingly creative crafters, I found the perfect solution. (OK, in recognition of all the downsizers, yes, I could have sold or donated some, but in my way of thinking…why get rid of a good thing that you’ve already paid for and love!?!

I started with some beautiful reclaimed wood (thanks to my friend Jan). Then I added some antique and vintage door knobs…and walaaaaa!

OK, so it wasn’t quite that easy, but not too far from it. There were nails, screws, epoxy glue, power tools…and of course, the purses.

Here are shots of the finished products:

I know, I know…the purse hanger in the first picture is hanging crooked…and if you look really closely you’ll see my errors (it does hang straight…I just didn’t catch it when I took the picture 🙂 ).

Just a reminder of how thankfully imperfect I am.

I LOVE how this project turned out.

What do you think?

Patty O

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Feb 26

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Magnifico Lasagna!

This is the

BEST…

LASAGNA…

RECIPE…

EVER!!!

My husband and daughter raved, and raved, and RAVED about it! You’d think they were having a spiritual experience.

Like the Heavens had opened up and the angels were singing…

‘Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!’

So, without further ado – Read more

Feb 24

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The Toddler Invasion

As my readers know, I did daycare for 4 years. The two little peanuts I watched are my absolute favorite 2 and 4 year old toddlers in the whole wide world. They are the funniest little characters who continue to steal our hearts in our weekly visits. Many a humorous blog post has been written about them, such as…Goats in Bathrooms, Kitchens, and Jumping on Chairs, Belly Buttons and Boogers, and My Mommm Said Sooooo. Read more

Jan 30

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I found Jambalaya on My Way to the Banana Bread

Sunday afternoon I found myself scoping out Allrecipes.com, trying to find a new Banana Bread recipe. I didn’t care for the one I had and I’d just cleaned out our freezer and found oodles of overripe bananas in a drawer. (I admit, some had been in there way too long so they went right into the garbage. I honestly didn’t think ripe bananas could get any worse…wrong!)

I still wound up with enough bananas to make 4 batches of Banana Bread. I did find one to try which included Sour Cream in the recipe and my family liked it! Here’s the link if you’d like to try it: Cathy’s Banana Bread . I do wish I would have put some roasted walnuts or chocolate chips (or both) in a loaf or two, but I’m sure we’ll collect more overripe bananas soon!

Actually that’s the side story… Read more

Jan 27

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Four Angels and a Cigar, Part 4…On with Life

As life moved on, I found some interesting projects to keep myself busy with. One of which was the metal swing. Now, remember it looked like this?

I debated painting it bright red with white arms/base, which was what my parents looked like, but then I found a gorgeous turquoise color. It was love at first sight. Read more