My own darling daughter, who is refusing to pose for photographs today, was VERY kind to me on Sunday! To my utter surprise, she drew me a bubble bath! No, I’m not talking about sketching, although she did that too. She ran the water in her tub, and invited me to hop in. Ahhh, the water was so hot! I brought a magazine, thinking I could soak for a bit, but she had other plans for me. It was soon after I was trapped in that tub that she revealed her 12 Steps To Becoming A Princess.
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It’s kind of hard to decipher. Let me see if I can remember how to crack the code.
Step 1: Take a bubble bath.
You have to wash your hair and shave your pits too, Princess.
Step 2: Comb Your Hair
Getting closer to royalty.
Step 3: Put on blue eyeshadow and black mascara.
Lovely.
Step 4: Apply Lipstick.
Dazzleglass – oooh, sexy!
Step 5: Choose Your Dress & Shoes
Bratzwear – always a classy choice.
Step 6: Put Your Shoes On
I got nuthin.
Step 7: Put On Dress
Zip it. Zip it Good.
Step 8: I Have No Idea.
Her sketch looks like a ladybug taking a shit, but I know she didn’t ask me to poop.
Ok, I just consulted with the artist, and she said Step 8 is Put Your Hair Up.
That’s better!
Step 9: Put On Necklace
Available at RobynRhodes.com.
Step 10: Put On Earrings
You Go Girl!
Step 11: Everyone Claps For You
Check out the princess!
Step 12: Take A Bow
The End.
How does a 5 year old know about a 12-Step program?
Warning: If you are not into decorating and/or home shows, reading this blog may cause excessive drowsiness and mild nausea. Other symptoms may include dry mouth, watery eyes, loose stool, difficulty breathing, and toenail fungus.
Rate My Space
There’s a new show on HGTV. What makes this show unique is that it started out as a website where people could post photos of their rooms. Some rooms are gorgeous, and some rooms are in need of help.
My bedroom is ready for an upgrade. I posted my pics on their site this a.m., and received 1.5 stars for my lack of style. I know it’s tasteless. That’s why I’m reaching out for help.
Nearly all of the commenters mention that my bed is not centered on the wall. The problem is that there is a vent on the floor between the bed and the arch.
There’s 23″ between the top of the headboard and the ceiling. Should there be knickknacks up there?
Here is the other area that needs addressing: the closets. I’d like to remove the saloon doors and raise (or remove) the cornices, but have no idea what to cover the openings with. Curtains? Beads? Some sort of door that would slide to the center area when we need to access the closets? Should that wall be painted a different color from the rest of the room?
None of my furniture matches. I’m thinking of finding a dresser that matches the wall-unit headboard since that is the newest piece in the room.
Our bedroom also houses my treadmill. Since the t.v. is on a wall-mounted, swivel unit, I could turn the t.v. around to face the treadmill when I’m working out.
This corner of the room used to have a crib and changing table, but the girls are in their own room now. The wall is bare, and the tiny art piece seems out of place.
At first, Tom wanted to keep the curtains. I finally sat him down and asked if he was in love with those curtains, or could we get something else. Well, long story short, we are going to try some new panels I found online at Target on sale for $14.24 each.
The curtains are not lined, but we have these insulated top down/bottom up blinds.
Tom also admitted he didn’t like our comforter, so we’ll be replacing that as soon as we can decide on a color.
Here is my inspiration room from the show Design Star.
I love how the designer, Jennifer Bertrand, free-hand painted the leaf pattern! I used photoshop to see how it would look in our room.
The leaf pattern would match the fan. I wonder if they sell stencils of big leaves?
Here’s the room from another angle. The giant beach ball needs to go.
Your ideas are so welcome!
Before heading home, we decided to visit the Wild Animal Park.
First stop, the Conservation Carousel.
Did I mention I forgot to put on sunscreen?
We were lucky to see a family of coots. Perhaps you’re familiar with all 3 stages.
In the Petting Kraal we were able to approach several deer species.
Tom managed to pet the deer without spilling a drop of beer.
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
I’m not sure of the correlation between Wild Animals and SpongeBob, but we donned our 4-D glasses for a really cool motion ride!
The movie took us on a journey to the bottom of the sea to snatch a wayward pickle. Let me tell you, being sprayed with pickle juice at the finale, well that was the icing on the spongecake!
Here is a beautiful gorilla that walked off after a man in the crowd wouldn’t stop barking.
We viewed these stunning macaws in the aviary.
We finally arrived at the Journey Into Africa Tour, a 2.5 mile (4 kilometer) tram ride.
Many wild animals roamed relatively free, while others had secluded habitats.
Cheetah was not roaming free.
The tram ride ends at Lion Camp. Look at this gorgeous fellow taking a siesta!
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After seeing the wild animals, there was only 1 thing left to do: buy souvenirs!
Anybody have a carseat for a giraffe?
That concludes our San Diego trip. Thanks so much for coming along!
