A Long-winded Catch Up...

March 17th... Yes, that would be the date of my last post! I was very overambitious during spring break and genuinely thought I would be keeping up with this. However, I am eating my words. On the other hand, summer break is only 37 school days away, so hold tight... bloggeriffic Odom is headed your way!

Since my last post, Sweets and I have been doing lots of traveling, working, and cleaning. We did some serious spring cleaning and it feels so good to have an excuse to go shopping! I got rid of a lot of clothes and so did Hubs. Therefore, I need to replace them, right? I also did some serious organizing. One of my prouder spring cleaning moments was the organization of my swimmies. I got this idea from Bethenny Frankel while watching an episode of Bethenny Ever After. Who knew my OBSESSION with reality TV would work to my benefit?

My swimsuits have always overtaken a big chunk of a drawer and wasted a lot of space. However, now they take up the space of one little shoebox-size tub and have a neat little home in my closet. First, I took all my swimmies and put them in quart-sized Ziploc bags. This makes them very easy to identify and it keeps tops and coordinating bottoms together. Then, I placed the baggies in clear tubs and BOOM! Instant organization! Love it! However, after noticing that all of them fit into one box I have come to the conclusion that I may need to add another swimmy box. Just a thought...

Check out this old door I found at an antique mall in Hobbs with my mama over spring break! It is old and vintage and full of potential! This will be our new headboard once it's done. I'm sure that will happen right after the end tables that are still waiting in the garage for their new identity! Anyway, I'm so proud of this $35 buy! Yes, 35 dollars...HOLLA!

The big brown door of course...

We hit work hard when we got back from spring break and we are still waiting for it to slow down. I know...it's a little thing called "life" right? Because of our rushed and hectic lives lately, we are planning a nice date night this weekend. We are going downtown for a "2D" date night; Dinner & Dave Barnes! If you don't know Dave Barnes...YOU MUST! He is a phenomonal artist who is guaranteed to give you the "feel goods". Chris and I spend most Saturdays cleaning to this guy and we forget we are even cleaning! He's a "sing into the Swiffer, use your broom as a guitar" kinda artist!

For those of you wondering what I might be talking about, here's a little sneak peek. This is Odom and I's fave song of Dave Barnes' and this is just one of MANY MANY great ones. His Pandora station is a jar full of lovies! Take a minute to enjoy!

Dave Barnes- Nothing Fancy

Did I also mention that I LOOOOOOOVE The Office and cried every step of the way through Jim and Pam's on screen love story. Such a perfect Jim and Pam song!

And another you might now...
Dave Barnes- God Gave Me You- Yes, his is the original, and yes it is UH-MAZING!

My latest obsession...CHALKBOARD PAINT! Latest joke around the Odom household, "Get the couch! Chalkboard paint the couch, STAT!" Now, I know chalkboard is not the latest fad, but for me, making it all myself is! I walk through my house looking for things I can chalkboard paint. It's TOO EASY! I started painting vases with chalkboard paint after I saw Ashlee Nichols' (Life's Little Lovelies) post about some presh chalkboard vases she bought. SOOOOOO CUTE! To make, all you have to do is scratch up the glass a bit with some sandpaper and then spray paint away!
Here is a vase I did for my mom-in-law for her birthday. I'll post more when I'm done with it all. I've got my utensil holder "under the knife" along with some more vases, and other random things.

Now to leave you with a little flutter in your heart... As I was enjoying recess today with my sweeties, I couldn't help but step back on this GORGEOUS day and admire them. They are so curious about the world around them. I watched so many of them catch butterflies and other little insects out of curiosity. However, the thing that really struck me was how compassionate they all are. They gently picked up the insects and watched so patiently as they crawled across their hands. Then, when they satisfied their curiosity, they gently set them back down on the ground or let them fly and went on their way! What a wonderful world we would live in if we had this same compassion as adults? Wow! Those are the things that remind me of why I have the BEST job in the world! Very blessed...

Happy Tuesday to you all! Tomorrow = Wednesday = mid week = YIPPEE!