Oh, the Places You'll Go!

Where did the week go?  Have you ever noticed that the older you get, the more time seems to fly!  Can you believe that 2011 is almost gone?   As a kid, time seems to stand still....like waiting on your birthday or Christmas.  Well, none of that for me!  I have been looking for pieces, buying pieces, delivering pieces, sanding pieces and painting pieces.  But I am not complaining, I love being busy.
 So Daisy left today. (half smile, half frown)

To refresh your memory, here she is before her makeover....

She was in terrible shape when I got her.  I saw her in the corner at a Garage Sale and I was smitten!  She required a good bit of work but the great thing about using Annie Sloan Chalk Paint is what little prep work is required to produce an awesome finished product.  I painted Daisy with ASCP Graphite & Old Ochre, finished her with both clear and dark wax.  She was also lightly distressed.  So here is the finished product.......

I am so excited at the pieces I got this week.  They are going to be beautiful or as my 4 year old Granddaughter Sophie says "bootiful" !  I also found a couple of pieces in Nashville that a friend is picking up for me this weekend.

So if you have read my profile, you will know that I have 4 grand kiddos and I love love love these kiddos.  Sam, the youngest turns 1 on Saturday and he is having a Dr. Suess Party!  Dr. Suess is a such a timeless series.  And some of the lines in his books are very profound. My favorite book is Oh, the Places You'll Go.




Except From  Oh, the Places You'll
Go by Dr, Suess:

But on you will go though the weather be foul. On you will go though your enemies prowl. On you will go though the Hakken-Kraks howl. Onward up many a frightening creek, though your arms may get sore and your sneakers may leak. On and on you will hike. And I know you’ll hike far and face up to your problems whatever they are. You’ll get mixed up, of course, as you already know. You’ll get mixed up with many strange birds as you go. So be sure when you step. Step with care and great tact and remember that Life’s a Great Balancing Act. Just never forget to be dexterous and deft. And never mix up your right foot with your left. And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and ¾ percent guaranteed.) Kid, you’ll move mountains! So…be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray or Mordecai Ale Van Allen O’Shea, you’re off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So…get on your way!

Oh The Places You'll Go applies to all of us ( and looking for furniture, we go lots of places), we all go through "stuff" in life and that leads up to where we are today at this moment.
So be happy or if you aren't, change it!  Remember "Today is your day"!


~Tina