decorating with cents

Our bedroom has been constantly put on the backburner since we have been in school and all.  Blank walls, piles of junk, and 11 loads of laundry prevailed around the room. I could say that I was purposely going for the disorganized look but I would be lying.  Once I finished student teaching I decided that it was time to fix this problem once and for all.  So here you have it, Mission Organization: $40 or Less

I apologize for my poor cut and paste job for the "after" picture being cut together, but you will get over it. It took a little work and even less money to transform our room into something halfway decent. I'll break it down for you...

2 frames from DI = $9 (that's a rip off I would say)

1 light blue flat sheet = $15 (you could get a cheaper one but I wanted a specific color)

1 jug of liquid starch = $3 (Instead of painting the walls (no-no) I starched the sheet on the wall)

wood for shelf = $12

Paint, stain, and other = $0 (McKay's parents already had some)

One of the main problems was the overpopulation of things on top of my dresser.  I sketched up a shelf and showed it to McKay.  He really liked the idea and told me "Oh that would be SO easy to build."  But this was a totally different story when we were in a house that had TV in it.  Carrie, your brother is also a TV addict. ha! After some begging and some "encouragement" from his dad it was built in 30 mins. I love it!

...now, if only the dressers matched

Ending and Beginning

Student teaching is over and let me tell you, it has been fabulous coming home and not having to do anything. One of my favorite things to do is to not do anything.

While I was teaching all of the kids wanted to know my first name. Whenever they would ask I would just say "Mrs." This really bugged some of the kids and they would keep asking me questions like "Is your name Penelope? Britany? Sarah? Tiffany?" Eventually I told them that I would tell them on my last day. My last day came on April 1st and at the end of the day, after the bell rang, I had scores of kids come and ask what my name was. I told them my name was Katie and after they were all gone I wrote this message on the board so they could read it the next day when I wasn't there! Hahaha! I got a kick out of it! I'm sure they were angry! haha!

It has started to warm up here in Idaho. Most of the snow has melted and I am looking forward to spring. Temperatures have been in the 40's-60's and it has been wonderful. I still find it amusing to see people walking around in shorts and tee-shirts because it is in the 40's and that is "warm".

McKay has been doing well. He has a really hard job as you can probably tell. TV for 5 hours, work for 3 hours, and paid for 8 hours. Not fair.


Braiden and Sharon are back too. They just moved into their new apt this Friday and it has been fun hanging out with them.


It has been fun seeing their new home and helping them move in. Check out their pretty curtains! Oh, and I got another haircut.


For Easter we all went down to Pocatello to eat dinner with McKay's and Braiden's parents. We all rode in the same car and McKay and I sat in the back with Ethan. Ethan likes McKay and was laughing at all of the weird noises and faces McKay was making. It was really cute.


Dinner was wonderful and we loved spending time with family. Currently we have one more week until the new semester starts. We will be busy cleaning, repairing, shadowing, painting, applying for jobs, building, and hopefully getting all of this stuff finished before the new semester starts! Yay!