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What A Fell Of A Day

I’m on the look out for great pieces to redo all of the time. I can’t let a weekend go by that I don’t estate sale. Nor does a trash day go by without me trolling local neighborhoods for great piece that people toss out. Almost every weekend Rusty By Design Auction has a sale going on. I’m a regular at the auction. Their items are quality and the team of people working at the auction is amazing. In between...

Change Is Good

You know those weekends when you have time to clean your home or at least a room. It feels so good you just wanna sit there and stare at it. I love that feeling I get when this happens. I mean I clean my house but the days of doing a deep clean to where it looks all fresh and new are far between. With Monday off I had time to completely clean out my vanity in my bathroom. It...

Showing My Underwear

One of the hardest parts of my restored life journey to get healthy has been the clothing. You love when your clothing gets loose. If feels so good to put on that pair of jeans that was once so tight it made marks on your skin but now its big. It was easy to drag out buying new clothing you kinda liked wearing things that showed off your progress. The one thing I couldn’t get away with letting things sag...

Not The Results I Expected

Six and a half years ago I started my journey to loose weigh and save my life. High blood pressure and other looming illnesses were just about to take me down. I had no idea when I made the appointment with Dr Fox I would be transforming my life, thoughts and future. Going into this journey I wanted to get down to a size 12 and hoped for under 200lbs. My results are not what I expected. I never thought...

Giving Up

There are days I just wanna pull the cover over my head and say I’m out you people carry on without me. Wouldn’t that be great if we could really just say “peace out” and walk away. Not the responsible thing to do or is it the reality of life. On those days I just put a smile on my face and roll with the punches of the day. Giving up isn’t really in my souls zipper. I might have...