Well, my house is OFFICIALLY done. Pictures were taken this morning and I plan to do a pretty serious post later this week. You see, I got caught up in a project that ended up taking waaaay longer than expected, and because of that project I couldn't clean the rest of my house.
Seriously.
What happened was I made my own bathmat out of washcloths and towels. This was supposed to be a "neat, easy, green project" that would take 2 hours and 2-3 bath towels. It would help reduce waste, AND give me a super cute bathmat in no time!
....14 hours, 21 washcloths,1 bath towel, and a house COVERED in terrycloth fuzz later--I have a bath mat that decided to split in half as soon as I finished. But never fear, I did what any good Southern gal would do---
I tried not to scream, duct taped the crap out of the back, and vowed NEVER to wash it. Problem solved.
But anyway, I finally got everything cleaned up and I'll show pics of the mass transformation later.
Tonight, I want to talk about Listia. This has become my new favorite site, I check it fanatically. What is Listia, you ask? It's brilliant! It's fun! It's genius! It's ebay...for poor people!
Listia is an online auction site where everything is free. People put their stuff on the site and sell it for "credits," which is the system of currency on the site. Everything is bought and sold for credits. Here's how it works:
Step 1: Sign up. Or just go on the site and link it with facebook. That's what I did, it's free and painless.
Step 2: Find junk in your house you don't want anymore and don't think anyone would pay money for. I raided the "complete waste of time" section of my DVD collection. I wound up with 6 movies I had either bought and hated or tried to sell on Amazon and couldn't.
Step 3: List the items for sale. It always helps to include free shipping. Most of the items on Listia ship for free. I've paid a small amount for shipping a few times, but these were larger items. Then, set the price (DVDs start at 100 credits usually) and wait for the magic to happen!
Step 4: Cha--Ching! From those 6 DVDs, I wound up with roughly 1700 credits. Pretty decent considering the movies were terrible. The next day I mailed the DVDs to their winners and I waited for the credits to deposit to my account (for your first auctions you have to wait 10 days).
Step 5: SHOP! Using the credits you earn from selling your stuff, you can bid on new stuff that you actually want. So far I have won 3 auctions:
-An FM transmitter for my car (it didn't work, but I think it was my radio)
-A brand new DVD of the movie "21"
-A brand new Taboo game, still sealed in plastic!
Step 6: Repeat steps 4 and 5. I recently received 2020 credits from selling an old external hard drive I hadn't used in years. I'm also selling an old photo editing software program, and who knows what else I can find! The thing is, most everything sells on Listia because it's not real money, and people love free stuff!
Anyway, I just wanted to share this with everyone. Enjoy the fun of online shopping with none of the guilt!
If you want to check it out, go Here. But when you're ready to sign up go Here. That way I can get credit for referring you.
Happy shopping!
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Thursday, July 1, 2010
WoR-Days 2 and 3
I really have been working hard on my Week of Responsibility, I promise! I just haven't really had time to blog about it much. However, today's room is really bad, and it's going to take me all day to do it so I'm doing what I do best--procrastinating! Although, at the end of this post I'm going to show some "before" pictures of the room so everyone can see the mass transformation.
But first, updates and promises to rooms!
On Tuesday I cleaned my bedroom, it's in the back of the house, and hidden from view most of the time. Because of this sometimes it becomes a dumping ground for random items that I either don't want to, or can't figure out how to put away. However, that's how I USED to be. That girl is gone, and a new one who takes pride in her room is in charge.
To my bedroom:
You are my favorite. You provide me with rest and clothing, two things I so desperately need. I am sorry for neglecting you for so long. From now on, you will be a sanctuary of relaxation, not a bastion of chaos...
...Dang it, Laundry! I can't escape from you!!! Wait, why do you need 3 hampers? Ohhhhh no, you're not pulling that old "just transfer the clothes into a new hamper when the old one gets full" trick anymore! Guess what? I'm taking 2 of your hampers and putting them to better use. You see, my shoes have a habit of wandering off and winding up scattered throughout my house. One of your hampers will now contain them! And the other hamper? I'm tired of having dog blankets all over my floor. They are being folded and put into the other one. So there. You are going to be working at 1/3 of your capacity now, and that means that Washer and Dryer are going to have to step it up. Maybe you can talk about it at your next "We Hate Kerri and are Going to Try to Ruin Her Sanity" meeting...
...I apologize, Bedroom, you and I both know that Laundry is what prevents you from doing your job of letting me sleep. Hopefully I have now solved the problem by taking out its support system. I think Laundry was the biggest problem here. That and the issue of Marley jumping on my bed when I'm not home. Now that we've had a few grueling weeks of training him to sleep on his bed, this shouldn't be a problem anymore.
Here are photos of my new and improved (clean!) bedroom!
Yes, I am still rocking the twin bed. But it's comfy, so I'm cool with it (however if anyone is getting rid of a double, I would be MORE THAN happy to take it off your hands :)). My mom made the quilt that's on it. That's my great-grandmother's sewing machine to the left. Um...the lamp is from a thrift store that I spray painted to make look antique, the evil hamper is on the far left. I love those flowers on the wall. I found them at Target a little over a year ago and stalked them until they went on clearance.
Other view of the room. The other three walls are a really pretty light blue. Marley's bed is on the floor, and the photo collage above his bed will hold pics of my family. Right now all that's in the frames are my grandparent's prom picture, one of my other grandparents and me when I was a baby, and 8 of the stock photos that came with the frames. In the bottom left corner is Abby.
I also worked on the dining room, but I think I'll wait to post those until my living room is complete since they are connected. For now, here is the "before" picture of the room I'm tackling today:
Den....prepare to be transformed.
But first, updates and promises to rooms!
On Tuesday I cleaned my bedroom, it's in the back of the house, and hidden from view most of the time. Because of this sometimes it becomes a dumping ground for random items that I either don't want to, or can't figure out how to put away. However, that's how I USED to be. That girl is gone, and a new one who takes pride in her room is in charge.
To my bedroom:
You are my favorite. You provide me with rest and clothing, two things I so desperately need. I am sorry for neglecting you for so long. From now on, you will be a sanctuary of relaxation, not a bastion of chaos...
...Dang it, Laundry! I can't escape from you!!! Wait, why do you need 3 hampers? Ohhhhh no, you're not pulling that old "just transfer the clothes into a new hamper when the old one gets full" trick anymore! Guess what? I'm taking 2 of your hampers and putting them to better use. You see, my shoes have a habit of wandering off and winding up scattered throughout my house. One of your hampers will now contain them! And the other hamper? I'm tired of having dog blankets all over my floor. They are being folded and put into the other one. So there. You are going to be working at 1/3 of your capacity now, and that means that Washer and Dryer are going to have to step it up. Maybe you can talk about it at your next "We Hate Kerri and are Going to Try to Ruin Her Sanity" meeting...
...I apologize, Bedroom, you and I both know that Laundry is what prevents you from doing your job of letting me sleep. Hopefully I have now solved the problem by taking out its support system. I think Laundry was the biggest problem here. That and the issue of Marley jumping on my bed when I'm not home. Now that we've had a few grueling weeks of training him to sleep on his bed, this shouldn't be a problem anymore.
Here are photos of my new and improved (clean!) bedroom!
Yes, I am still rocking the twin bed. But it's comfy, so I'm cool with it (however if anyone is getting rid of a double, I would be MORE THAN happy to take it off your hands :)). My mom made the quilt that's on it. That's my great-grandmother's sewing machine to the left. Um...the lamp is from a thrift store that I spray painted to make look antique, the evil hamper is on the far left. I love those flowers on the wall. I found them at Target a little over a year ago and stalked them until they went on clearance.
Other view of the room. The other three walls are a really pretty light blue. Marley's bed is on the floor, and the photo collage above his bed will hold pics of my family. Right now all that's in the frames are my grandparent's prom picture, one of my other grandparents and me when I was a baby, and 8 of the stock photos that came with the frames. In the bottom left corner is Abby.
This is what usually happens with the dog bed situation though.
The den. It is the catchall for all random items.
Den....prepare to be transformed.
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