A Little Announcement

Hi! If anyone is still hanging around here, I've got a small announcement for you.

What do you think of these?

Rose of Sharon Earrings

Well, it could be yours! Actually, you could choose any piece of jewelry from Cymbaline Designs if you're the lucky winner of this giveaway at The Sweetest Petunia! It's open for entries until next Monday morning, so if you're reading this, hop on over now!

Officially...

It's official. I've returned to The Sweetest Petunia!

Don't worry, I'm not deleting {This Time Around}. You know, in case you ever got the urge to read through the older (wonderful) posts. ;)

But I do encourage you to check out The Sweetest Petunia and follow me there. It'll be pretty similar, just moved to a different spot.

Thanks to all of you!

Oh, and, P.S.

The URL for The Sweetest Petunia is sweetestpetunia.blogspot.com, in case you need to update readers, etc. =)

Weekending!

Hello.

Friday afternoons find me tired, typically.

You see, I teach a history class at my local homeschool co-op, and then I take a few "just-for-fun" classes. So I leave the house about 7:30 and get back around 2:00.

And I'm tired.

But, this weekend should be fun. I'll be heading out tonight to spend the weekend at my sweet friend Elisabeth's, and I haven't seen her since...April? Or June. One of those.

So happy weekending!

Monday I will be returning to The Sweetest Petunia, but I'll post here, too!

What are your plans for the weekend?

Revealed!

The time has finally come.

Are you ready to see what my weekend of cleaning, painting and rearranging has produced?

(If you need a reminder of just how bad it was before, click here.)

Drumroll, please...

This is what you might see right as you walk into our room:

{I apologize if the beds look a little sloppy...have you ever tried to neatly make up a bunkbed? It's nearly impossible, and I'm not that patient.}

We never had doors for our closet. I'm not quite sure how that happened. So getting curtains was a must for me. And I love how it turned out. Now you can't see all my clothes and shoes!

{Don't the curtains look nice? I love the way it drapes.}

My poor piano, stuck in a corner.

I now have paisley sheets. I love it! And the bird pillow was not my idea. I love the pillow, but not the $30 price tag. My mom splurged and got it because my little sister loves birds. It really is a nice compliment to the room.

I tried something a little different here. Instead of hanging my mirror and picture on the wall, they're set on the dresser. What do you think of it? It's different than what I'm used to, but I like it. And don't worry, I made absolutely sure they wouldn't fall.

I love these butterflies. I'd had them for a looong time, but they never quite had a place before. I love how they stand out from the darker color.

{And guess what? I got them from our church's yard sale for like a quarter!}

This is seriously one of my absolute favorite parts of the redo:

{It's right by the door on the way out. The cute storage ottomans came from Target, and I've had the shelf for a really long time. It was always just hung somewhere random, but now I feel like it has new purpose. And I like it.}

Of course, pictures can't necessarily show the whole room...the sweetheart said I should take a video, but that would involve me being in the video, and I won't plague you so.

One of my goals it to keep the look kind of simple with clean lines. Before, I just had so much clutter. And then it looked kind of messy all the time. So I put away things that aren't important, and we'll see how it goes. I also like how the room feels light and airy.

So, what do you think? I really want to hear your input on my "design skills"!

Thanks

Just a quick post to say thank you SO very much to all of you for you sweet comments and kind encouragement yesterday. It really does mean so much to me. And since I've been told to follow my heart, I think I'm going back to The Sweetest Petunia.

Don't worry, though. I won't suddenly delete this blog. It'll still be hanging out here in case anyone stops by (or in case you have a hard time finding me!)

But yes, Monday should be D-Day.

I'll post here and on The Sweetest Petunia, so hopefully it won't be too confusing. Actually The Sweetest Petunia is already undeleted, so if you want to read more of my randomness, click here.

Once again, thanks you soooo much! Have I mentioned that you lovely ladies mean a lot to me? =)

In a Pickle!

Dear lovely readers and followers,

I am in a pickle.

via

And I need your help.

I love blogging. It is such an outlet for my creative energies, and I love meeting new people. But {This Time Around} is not my first blog. My first was The Sweetest Petunia, and I'm missing it terribly.

I know it sound really wishy-washy, and a little ridiculous, but I'm considering going back.

**please, don't hurt me!**

You see, I loved being The Sweetest Petunia. It's kind of my unique identity in the blogosphere. And it's (hopefully) memorable. I liked that.

I deleted The Sweetest Petunia very rashly, without a good reason. Just kind of "Hey, I want to start a new blog and totally delete the other one!" Not good.

So, dear readers, if I went back to The Sweetest Petunia, would you follow me there, too? Would you still love my blog? I really hope so. Please, I need to know what you think. That's what comments are for, so please use them! =)

Sincerely,

Jacky

*the girl who (sometimes) acts without thinking and then regrets it*

This is Embarrassing.

I really contemplated not showing you the "before" pictures of my room.

"Before" as in before fresh paint, before new bedding, before curtains to hide the closet...

But especially before cleaning.

I will warn you now that I am not the neatest person in the world. And that tendency is often reflected in the state of my bedroom.

So when you see these pictures, please don't judge me too much.

(And don't look too closely, either.)

Oh yes. It was really bad.

Fortunately, spending a Saturday cleaning did wonders for it. As did a fresh coat of paint and new "room stuff". I'm still working on a few minor finishing details, but guess what?

Tomorrow.

Tomorrow you get to see the new-and-improved bedroom. Is anyone excited yet? =)