Inspiration

In light of all the gay bullying and suicides I was inspired to write this.


The sun is high in the sky.
The leaves glisten so brightly.
There is a light, cool breeze.
The squirrels are running through the trees.
The birds are chirping.
The world is so full of hate and pain.
This scene in nature is my only escape.
I wish we as a human race, could be this way.
Instead we push, fight, and shove.
Sending all the peace and harmony nature stands for the the slaughter.
Today a mother buries her daughter.
Full of pain and agony.
Sending her daughter into eternity.
Why, you ask?
Its because of this, judgement.
Something we are not put here to do.
This child was gay.
She was bullied, tormented, and hit in the face.
So much so, she took her own life.
Never to see another day or night.
You shake your head in disbelief, maybe even sobbing.
But aren't we just as guilty as the bully?
We stood around and watched it go by.
Life. Such a precious gift.
Cut short because of pure ignorance.
All my life I have heard ignorance is bliss.
When in face, ignorance is just this... Ignorance.
There is nothing blissful about a child taking their own life.
Or watching her mother cry.
This child will never go to prom or wear a wedding dress.
At least now, she can truly rest.
Free of fear, resentment, and pain.
You may say she played God and took her own life.
But did it occur to you, how hard she tried.
Hiding who she was until it was too much to bare.
Drowning in a sea of judgement, fear, and despair.
Taking her own life, to get a breath of air.
This child is everywhere.
She may even be you.
If this is you, remember life is too sweet a gift to let an ignorant bully end it.
They are jealous, sad, and insecure.
Because at the end of the day, you now have the floor.
Speak YOUR truth and let YOUR light shine!
Now is YOUR time.

Our First Project for FREE!!

Our first project.... Kitchen Table and Chairs. Our kitchen was just white! White walls, cabinets, flooring, and appliances. Our kitchen table was also white with Oak wood and the chairs were white with cream fabric. This was not not and we needed to add some color, stat! We didn't really have any extra money to buy new furniture, cabinets, or flooring. So we started looking for inexpensive ways to add a splash of color. As we were going through our home looking for ideas, I ran across a set of old blue curtains. I thought they would make a great tablecloth to add some color. Then I thought what if we could cut the curtains into medium squares and patch them over the cream fabric. It was pretty simple to do. It took less than 15 minutes to do all 3 chairs. All you need is an old curtain, scissors, and some thumb tacks. We simply put the curtain squares over the fabric and pinned each side down with a thumb tack under the seat. After that was complete, we just screwed the seat back onto the frame of the chair and we were finished. It added so much color to the kitchen and made the table set look like brand new. We used the left over material from the curtain to make a matching table cloth. It was a totally free project and changed the entire feel of the room. In this economy who can afford to go out and buy all of the materials to change their living space? So I urge you all to go around your home and find things you can recycle to make your living space brighter. Feel free to post any ideas here on the blog. As we continue to do renovations to our home, I will post more ideas. Hope this helps. Best wishes from Tennessee.

Renovations For Next To Nothing!

Hello. My name is Brandy. I live in Tennessee with my husband. Like many other people we are getting by with what we need and not much more. Recently we decided we wanted to do some renovations around our home to add some color and style. We have a lot of plans but not the budget to back them up. So I thought What if we tried to renovate our home with recycled items from our home, yard sales, and flea markets. Nothing new. I hope that we can make some nice changes without spending a lot of money. I thought it would be a great idea to blog about it so that we could all share ideas and help each other out. So each time we begin a project, I will post with what items we used to do it, how much they cost, and the steps we took to complete it. I encourage anyone interested to add their thoughts and any ideas they may have. I hope you will follow us on this journey. Best wishes from Tennessee.