...because home doesn't happen overnight.

*THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.*

Congrats to Leslie who has been searching for hardware for an entertainment armoire that she recently purchased at an estate sale. Coincidence? I like to think of it as a small miracle.

I’m all about scoring inexpensive pieces of furniture. Sometimes this means bringing home a scratch-and-dent piece and showing it some love with a fresh coat of paint or new hardware. If you’re into transforming thrift, antique, hand-me-down or IKEA furniture with simple updates then this week’s giveaway is right up your alley.

D. Lawless Hardware is an importer and distributor of cabinet and furniture hardware. They offer a variety of products from coat hooks to pie safe tins {!} to glass knobs – and everything in between and beyond.

I’m really into smaller projects right now after nearly a year of renovations. Not that we don’t have a ton of big projects left but it’s nice to throw in a few hour-long projects here and there for some instant gratification and a confidence boost. Need hardware for a smallish {or BIGish} makeover? Great! See entry details below.

PRIZE: $50 gift certificate to D. Lawless Hardware. There will be two winners this week!

RULES: You must be at least 18 years old and have a shipping address within the U.S. or Canada to enter. One entry per email address.

TO ENTER: Leave a comment on this post proclaiming “HARDWARE ME OUT!” Get it?

DEADLINE: Enter before Thursday, September 13th at 9:00 p.m. EST. Two random winners will be chosen and announced Friday, September 14th.

WHILE YOU’RE AT IT: Share what’s {hard}wearing you out these days. A whole house reno? A full schedule of chauffeuring in the minivan now that the kids are back in school? A demanding job? Late night pinteresting? Pregnancy? A really great workout? I’ll go first. Oh man. Everything wears me out right now. But I think it’s all due to broken night sleep. Mabrey has yet to sleep through the night. I used to think that my boys were great sleepers because I was a great mom. {Layne and Everett were both sleeping 12+ hours a night without waking at Mabrey’s age.} Shyeah. Right. Mabrey has proven that theory completely wrong. I’m doing all the same things I did with my boys and I’ve yet to get more than a five-hour chunk of sleep at a time. It’s only temporary though and I think we’re getting close to the end because she’s gradually stretching her longest periods of sleep. Until then, I’ll be hitting the hay at 9:00 p.m. once or twice a week to catch up.

If you can’t wait to win, you can score a 10% off discount by clicking on the D. Lawless Hardware ad over on the sidebar or using the coupon code ‘tweaking’ at checkout. Don’t forget to like D. Lawless on facebook!

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10.September.2012

hardware me out!
we’re in the process of moving to our new house, selling our old house, and my husband is finishing up his MBA (thesis due the same day we close…oh boy…)
this would be perfect for our new kitchen!

10.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT!!

We are currently living in a home that was constructed with defective Chinese drywall and are in the process of building a new home. So I would say my current house is hardwaring me out. ;-) Some of the side effects of having CDW is insomnia, increase allergy symptoms, which I have both. I am counting down the days until we are out of here!!

10.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! We recently purchased our very first home! I’m truly excited about decorating it, but after drooling over tons of blogs for what feels like forever, I’m having a much harder time that I thought I would. It’s exhausting! I need to just go with the flow and have fun, but I’m wearing myself out worrying about making mistakes. Thank goodness this is the worst that I’ve got (ignoring my job as an attorney)!

10.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT!! Pregnancy and moving from a 2250sqft house to a 1300sqft house…. (we own both homes and the smaller one is (obviously) cheaper so we’re moving there to save up more moolah to build)! I have an entire house to decorate and when I’m pregnant I can’t make decisions easily AT ALL!!!

10.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! I’m worn out at the moment by doing big projects outside while trying to keep inside projects going. I just bought a thrift store dresser and was trying to decide on hardware before refinishing it. The timing is perfect!!

10.September.2012

Hardware me out! Somehow, SOMEHOW we started renovating the living room again. I don’t know how that happened. But here we are again in the midst of late nights and saw dust.

10.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! We are finally coming to the end of extensive reno’s and I tell ya all the finishing details are the ones that really wear me down because I am just ready TO BE DONE!

10.September.2012

Hardware me out! New love interest so I’m redoing the master bedroom <3

10.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! I’m trudging through the end of the first trimester of my first pregnancy. Nearly everything wears me out! Looking forward to getting my energy back and jumping back into the many house projects that are unfinished.

10.September.2012

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10.September.2012

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Hosting a big 40th birthday celebration for my husband last evening — while 25 weeks pregnant! — was very fun but very tiring. Bed felt oh-so-good last night… :-)

10.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! I’m straggling to the finish line on an 18-month work project.

10.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT!!! Like you, everything is wearing me out right now! I’m 22 weeks pregnant, have 3 kids 5 and under, and just started homeschooling my 2 oldest. It’s EXHAUSTING!!! But we’re making it and can’t wait to welcome our fourth little blessing in January! (At this point I HAVE to stay positive, or I may go insane hahaha!)

10.September.2012

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currently, job hunting is wearing me out. graduated in May and I’m tired of rejection :)

10.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT – Just bought a new house and we already did all of the knobs but ready to move on to a few other areas of hardware!

10.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT!!! I’m currently worn out because I have a cold and my kids do too… everything seems so difficult today!

10.September.2012

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we’ve had snot with fevers and ongoing coughs for three weeks + … we’re a family of six and each time one gets better the other starts all over again … but it’s my snot that is wearing me out. i’m dragging my butt:)

10.September.2012

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we are currently under contract on our first house and getting to closing before we leave the country for a trip in a couple weeks has been exhausting. that coupled with all the plans we have for the new place… it’s a “good” kind of tired!

10.September.2012

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I am worn out with all the out of town plans we have had for several weekends in a row. This whole month and next month my husband and I will be out of town every weekend. I am just ready to stay at home and relax for once. Plus, there are so many projects we haven’t been able to get our hands on!

10.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! My husband and I just closed on our first home last Friday… between painting, moving, and all the other little things, we are worn out (but SO happy!)!

10.September.2012

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Too much traveling… I’d like to stay home and rest for a few weeks!

10.September.2012

Hardware me out! I have 3 boys under 4. They wear me out to no end.

10.September.2012

hardware me out. love wordplay! oy, we got a new kitten and she’s super amped up and crazy…and my 8 year old cat isn’t quite sure about her….plus the boyfriend’s away for work, so i’m dealing with those 2 on my own.

thanks for offering this!

10.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! Studying for the LSAT has got me completely worn out.

10.September.2012

Hardware me out! We’ve been knee deep in renovating our fixer upper for about a year and a half now. We gutted our kitchen to the studs and DIY’d it back up. We move a lot slower than you guys though and we have no kids so I am super impressed with all the work you and HH have done in such a short amount of time!

10.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! Working full time and teaching a college course. I love to teach, but prepping a new lecture each week after working is a strain on my brain :)

10.September.2012

“HARDWARE ME OUT!”

I love that this giveaway was right when I was looking at knob pulls for some pretty ugly bookshelves that I bought from craigslist this weekend…

as always though, what is wearing me out is my two kiddos. :)

10.September.2012

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We want to build a dresser/cabinet for our master bedroom and we’ll need some fun hardware!

10.September.2012

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10.September.2012

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Two sick kiddos are wearing me out today! My kitchen is in desperate need of new hardware and this would help alot :)

10.September.2012

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We have a 100 year old farmhouse that we have been living in for 11 1/2 years and still have SO MANY projects!! I can think about 5 that I could use hardware on.

10.September.2012

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I also have a babe that’s not sleeping through the night. The longest Claire has gone is 51/2 hours in one stint. Although she’s just two months, running around with her sister who’s 18 months is also proving exhausting.

10.September.2012

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Im planning a bathroom reno and I am completely over my head with design choices!

10.September.2012

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Yikes…both my kids are in school full time now…and I thought I’d have time for myself…but nope…I can’t keep up with everything. I’m pooped!

10.September.2012

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My husband and I moved about four months ago from a townhome to a 2600+ square foot home. We still own the townhome and did our own reno on finishing the basement before renting it out. Now we’re upgrading our brand-new builder home to be more unique and to fit our personalities – including the yard which we’ve never had before! We live in IN so the drought kind of killed our grass-growing possibilities this year. We both work full time and my husband travels frequently, and just for kicks I’m training for a marathon!

10.September.2012

“HARDWARE ME OUT!” My fiance has this big brown dresser that has ugly faux leather pulls. I’d love to glam it up with the glass pulls a bit!

10.September.2012

Hardware me out!

It’s the “back-to-school” busy time. Soccer’s starting, weekends are busy – I already miss summer ;-(

10.September.2012

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Work is wearing me out – I need a long vacation! :)

10.September.2012

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This whole 7AM wake-up time for preschool is wearing me out!

10.September.2012

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I’m a teacher, so the start of the school year is wearing me out – that and trying to finish up the “summer” house projects that didn’t get finished in August!

10.September.2012

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Work has been wearing me out lately. 2 major project deadlines coming up that I am the only one working on is stressing. me. out. =/

10.September.2012

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Studying for the NCIDQ (national council for interior design qualification) is wearing me down. I’d much rather be working on tiring home projects!

10.September.2012

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I started redecorating our bathroom about 3 weeks (or maybe it was 4) ago. I got the wallpaper off the walls but now it’s just a disaster.

10.September.2012

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I took a job 26 miles from my house… which on a perfect day would take me less than 30 minutes to drive. Yeah… my average is more like 45 minutes, with the record being an 1 1/2 hours. It’s definitely wearing me out. (love the job though!)

10.September.2012

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Training for the Marine Corp Marathon is wearing me out!

10.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! I’d have a to say my spunky 2 year old, she has just realized what it truly means to be a toddler. Gotta love it!

10.September.2012

Hardware me out please. The last 5% of my big house reno.

10.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! i love those cupped drawer pulls!

10.September.2012

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My master bathroom reno is makin’ me carzy! I hate a mess.

10.September.2012

Hardware me out!
Back to school wears me out….and my 6 kids!!
I need new pretty knobs!!

10.September.2012

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Love the giveaway!

10.September.2012

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Building a house is wearing me out!!! I could really use the new knobs! :)

10.September.2012

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Summer is our slow time of year at work, now I’m struggling to get back into full out work mode.

10.September.2012

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My job is wearing me out

10.September.2012

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Finishing a PhD is wearing me out! I thought it was going to be such an “adventure” to juggle work, kids, a hubster and coursework. I’m ready for at least one portion of this adventure to end! Hardware for my cabinets and funky finds will make life more balanced!

10.September.2012

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We’re in the middle of adopting our first child from Uganda, so needless to say the process is anything but easy. That being said, we are looking ahead with joy, because the end will so be worth it!

Would love to win this giveaway; I just refinished a desk someone was going to throw out for my husband’s studio, but it is lacking hardware. This would be so perfect to win!

10.September.2012

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10.September.2012

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My husband and I are trying out the Rustoleum process on diningroom table/chairs we got from a garage sale for $50. It’s cherry, we’re going espresso. All while both working full time, entertaining our 3YO, and hubby training for his first ultra-marathon. Still – not as bad as a child waking up often throughout the night. ‘It’s just a phase’. LOL!

10.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! I’m 32 weeks pregnant, and we just bought a house. Painting, moving and trying to find hardware for the baby’s dressers is wearing me out. This giveaway couldn’t come at a better time!

10.September.2012

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Waiting to close on my new house is wearing me out. I just can’t wait anymore…

10.September.2012

Hardware me out!

10.September.2012

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Too many projects,not enough time. Or money.

10.September.2012

“HARDWARE ME OUT!” I’m in the process of refinishing an old bed with storage drawers and it could desperately use new hardware. Thanks for sharing.

10.September.2012

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I’m getting worn out thinking about the new job that my husband starts next Monday. It will be much longer hours and much less family time…good thing the paycheck will be a little bigger too :)

10.September.2012

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between renos on the inside and outside of my house including a front porch, basement reno painting and planning a kitchen remodel……I have 7 month old twins!! I’m totally worn out! lol

10.September.2012

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What isn’t wearing me out? We bought our house last year and have been doing renos since. We’re on a shoestring budget and I’ve been working on dressing up our (badly made) kitchen cabinets and that’s taken months. The worst thing though is that some of the work we hired out was done badly and now I have a hole in my bedroom ceiling from a leak in a badly done NEW roof and a new window was put in badly and leaks.

10.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! We have a big remodeling project going on and it’s wearing me out! We’re just at the beginning, so it will be this way for quite a while.

10.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! We’re adding a shower to our upstairs half bath and it is dusty!

10.September.2012

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Just the usual battle against myself to be a good Mom, wife, employee, friend and to take care of myself.

10.September.2012

Hardware me out! My kitchen reno… ugh. Can’t wait to have this baby over and done.

10.September.2012

Hardware me out!
Ugh. We just sold our home and are looking for a new one to buy (that’s the way it works around here. You have to sell first in order to have money for the down payment for the next house!) We are still looking and get anxious to find something!

10.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! Being a mom and wife period is wearing me out.

10.September.2012

Hardware me out!

Middle of the night nursing is definitely wearing me out.

10.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! Right now, I’m getting worn out with a huge picture project. Obviously, they have to be chronologically organized and then put into albums. (I know, it could be worse!) :)

10.September.2012

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My husband and I are navigating being full-time business owners. Both of us are now playing dual roles of provider and caregiver and it is a whole new experience :)

10.September.2012

Hardware me out!

Adjusting to completely new surroundings in a new town is wearing me out! And although tiring, decorating a new place is fun and exciting too!

10.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! Please :)

10.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! Back at work after a week off, but with all the running around getting errands done and seeing family, feel more tired than ever. Nothing like some (hardware) bling to lift the spirits a bit!

10.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! We just got a puppy this weekend. He’s adorable, but exhausting. Hopefully in a week or two we’ll be more used to each other. The kitten was a million times easier to deal with.

10.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! Two children constantly fighting and screaming at each other is what’s wearing me out lately!

10.September.2012

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10.September.2012

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I’m worn out over an upcoming bathroom remodel – and it hasn’t even started yet!

10.September.2012

My bathroom is about to Hardware me out! My knobs keep falling off when I try to open a drawer. Help! I have 20 knobs that need to be replaced!! New knobs will really help spruce up the tired old bathroom!!

10.September.2012

Hardware me out!

The beginning of the school year and getting back into the groove is wearing me out :) but I love it!

10.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! The future is kind of wearing me out… it’s very exciting, but thinking about possibly moving and/or changing jobs is wearing me out!

10.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! We just bought our first home and moved in last month…and while there’s lots of potential, it’s going to be a lot of work.

10.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! I’m worn out with all the hats I wear–teacher, mom, wife, student, and small business owner.

10.September.2012

Hardware me out! In this order full-time work, 25% international work travel, part-time MBA program, boyfriend, refinishing my dresser. All wearing me out, but it’s sooo worth it!

10.September.2012

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House hunting is wearing me out lately. Got an offer pending though, so fingers crossed! :)

10.September.2012

Hardware me out! Work is wearing me out! Lately it seems that no one wants to do anything there and it’s getting pushed my way. I’m running out of polite ways to tell my coworkers, “No! I have enough on my plate.” Whew! I feel better now! Just got off work, can you tell? :) love the pictures of Mabrey, btw. She is beautiful!

10.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! Work is wearing me out.

10.September.2012

Hardware me out! AAhh, wedding in 5 days!

10.September.2012

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10.September.2012

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My new job is wearing me out, but at the same time, I’m very grateful for it!!

10.September.2012

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being preg and having babies and a traveling hubby, I am spent

10.September.2012

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10.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! Between my garden, house renos, and a 2 year old, I’m pretty worn out these days!

10.September.2012

Hardware me out!

I’m 36 weeks pregnant with our third and a hubby who is out of town for work this week, a full-time job, and a nursery that hasn’t really been started (I’m putting on the second coat of paint tonight after the boys go to bed). I’m swamped, but I know that if I get a lot done in the next 2 weeks, I’ll feel so much more relaxed when the baby comes! ;)

10.September.2012

Hardware me out! 32 weeks pregnant and trying to get everything in order around the house for his arrival…we have been in the middle of a master bath reno for 9 months, so I’m ready for that to be done and baby to be here!

10.September.2012

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Struggling with the tiny details (which make all the difference) in our slow-motion house reno :)

10.September.2012

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10.September.2012

Hardware me out! The crazy hail and wind storms wrecking havoc on the garden! Making me crazy!

10.September.2012

Hardware me out!!! An (almost) three year old son who’s in the middle of “tantrum phase”…. Good thing he’s still really sweet sometimes too!

10.September.2012

hardware me out! being 8 months pregnant and not being able to help unpack/paint/reno my house is hardwaring me out!

10.September.2012

Hardware Me Out!

Right now I’ve got a toddler, I’m pregnant, and it seems like our tiny (ugly, yucky) house is shrinking…

10.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! A freak storm hit our house yesterday! Lots of trees broken and down! We have the biggest yard clean up of our lives! Lots of firewood!

10.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! Canning all our grape jelly and applesauce right now is what’s wearing me out!

10.September.2012

Hardware me out!

We are in the middle of a major kitchen renovation and as is that wasn’t enough, I decided to re-paint the entire house, change all the stairs carpet and plan a new bedroom for my 2 year old… Before we try getting pregnant with number 2….

10.September.2012

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10.September.2012

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10.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! I think it’s the combination of a more-than-full-time job, a 2000sf house that is currently stripped to the studs and needs to be finished, and a daughter who is on the verge of giving birth, and who lives 5 hours away. I keep my phone constantly on and am ready to hit the road any minute. Not worrying about having to shop for hardware for the kitchen cabinets would be a blessing.

10.September.2012

Hardware Me Out!

Single female (new) homeowner, on a super tight budget. Needing money and time to spruce the place up is wearing me out! (I do so love the old girl though.)

10.September.2012

Hardware me out!
I’m in grad school so I’m pretty much always worn out…. but lately I’ve been wearing myself out intentionally to get in shape for a big backpacking/climbing trip I’m going on. Can’t wait!

10.September.2012

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Let’s see. Kids and hubby have the worst cold. My youngest, who is 14 months, STILL isn’t sleeping through most nights. Money worries. Lack of 2nd car worries, makes me feel trapped in the house.

Other then that I am peachy! :)

10.September.2012

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We finally closed on a house mid-August. Then we ordered new windows (the old one were covered in lead paint). Since we wanted to have no stuff in the house while the lead mitigation was done (it started today), we’ve basically been camping out in our house. Not being able to unpack, eating off paper plates, and not having any toys for the kids (didn’t want them to get lead-dusty) has been wearing me out!

10.September.2012

“HARDWARE ME OUT!” Med school= tests every two weeks. There is never a chance to rest, but the end result is worth it!

10.September.2012

“hardware me out!”

10.September.2012

Hardware me out!
Currently the insanity work out program is wearing me out. It is so hard haha.

10.September.2012

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Our house is have some major sewer issues on the weekend we took our kitchen apart to paint the cabinets. We could use a pick-us-up!

10.September.2012

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I can’t really complain, the only thing wearing me out these days is my massive project to-do list…none of which is urgent, I’m just trying hard to get things crossed off! Lots of house projects & DIY projects…plenty of uses for new hardware! :)
Thanks for the giveaway!

10.September.2012

Hardware me out!

I’m prepping for a blog series 31 Days around the House for the month of October. I’m working ahead and doing a project almost every night. Then take pictures, write the post, schedule. Lather, rinse repeat. But I’m getting a lot of projects knocked off my to-do list which is a great thing!

10.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! I’m in the same boat as you . . . my little guy (almost 7 months) is still waking up at least 1x per night. And I’m (insanely) a night person, so I find it almost impossible to fall asleep before midnight. Between that and his big sister starting preschool, I’m so tired! :)

10.September.2012

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10.September.2012

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Starting a new school year for MOPS (Mother’s of PreSchoolers) as a Mentor, getting ready for a new semester of ladies’ Bible class, daughter #1 moving back home in preparation for finding new job & buying new house, helping with daughter #2’s daughters on a regular basis . . . never-ending things to try to do.

10.September.2012

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My three, soon to be four year old, is wearing me out. Ha! Love him. He starts his first day of school tomorrow. ;)

10.September.2012

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Work!

10.September.2012

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Not finding a cure fast enough! Very stressful!

10.September.2012

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Not finding a cure fast enough! Very stressful! Need answers, soon, please!

10.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! Life in general is wearing me out over the past weeks– everything is pushing me in different directions and I need a break and some clarifications. Small projects are what’s keeping me sane. Little successes are where it’s at these days. :)

10.September.2012

Hardware me out!

We recently moved to a new city. We want to build a house, but don’t know the area. So we thought: “let’s buy a fixer upper, then sell it in a year and build a house after we get to know the area”. We bought a house in a nice neighborhood that’s structurally good, just needs cosmetic work. Easy right? OMG. Wrong. Moving to a new place on top of renovating a house is madness. Moving to a new place with three kids while renovating a house that needs way more work than we thought is mucho-madness!

10.September.2012

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It’s a tie between my job, my night school graduate classes, and my toddler. Sullivan is solidly in that “testing his limits” stage and I feel like all I say is “no”. I hate being a “no” parent.

10.September.2012

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10.September.2012

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I’m always improving….. more projects than I can count at the moment!

10.September.2012

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I’m in the middle of refinishing a dresser I saved from the dumpster, but someone had made off with the drawer pulls before I got to it! Needless to say, this gift certificate would be a perfectly timed present from the furniture gods. ;D

10.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT!!

Both of my kids’ birthdays are this month so Im worn out trying to plan birthdays for a tween girl and a soon to be 5 year old who’s birthdays are 10 days apart!!

11.September.2012

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My husbands snoring is wearing me out!

11.September.2012

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A full time job, full time schooling, house hunting and wedding planning have me worn out lately! I’ll be so happy when this madness ends!

11.September.2012

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Kitchen demo and dust have been keeping me tired and busy. Next week we tackle removing the floors in the kitchen, hall and powder room.

11.September.2012

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let’s see… one first grader, three preschoolers, two of those kids in soccer (different teams and schedules), a full time career and the desire for a neat, clean and organized home. officially. worn. out. BUT, to end on a positive, these are all my blessings and i am thankful for them and my amazing husband who helps me keep it all together. :)

11.September.2012

Hardware me out !!!

11.September.2012

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My five week old :)

11.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT!!!!!!!!!!

I’m 21 yrs old and just bought my first house! I am very much into DIY things and am completely revamping my new place! Starting with the heart of the house! Could really the gift card cause as I’m sure you know, remodeling can definitely get pricey!!

11.September.2012

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We are currently trying to update our kitchen on a budget. This would be PERFECT!

11.September.2012

“Hardware me out!” – trying desperately to finish my thesis before the end of september. and being a dad to the 2 sweetest little girls :)

11.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! Trying to get in all the final outdoor projects and activites before summer is over is tiring me out!

11.September.2012

Hardware Me Out! Trying to keep up with three kids in school and activities and having our house up “for sale by owner” is tiring me out.

11.September.2012

“HARDWARE ME OUT!” Ugh, we are on or second summer of restoring the exterior of our 1880 home. Full paint removal, wood restoration and re-paint. It’s beautiful, but hard and slow.

11.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT!! Thanks for the giveaway…

11.September.2012

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About to start a reno on the master bedroom!

11.September.2012

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We just got a new (7 weeks) puppy this week. He’s FINALLY started sleeping through the night but before that he would whine and howl every 2 hours and it was ear-piercingly loud!

11.September.2012

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I’m in the middle of getting back into running, with plans to run a half marathon early next year!

11.September.2012

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I’m have 2 perfect projects I’m working on right now that are waiting for new hardware. First a dresser for my son’s room and then 2 file cabinets that I’m turning into a desk!!

And what’s wearing me out – a nice list of “Things to Get Done Before Baby #2 Comes”, having a full-time job plus a newborn photography business, and dad that is battling cancer and in and out of the hospital. Whew!!

11.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! I just finished training for (and ran!) my first half-marathon. Whew! It was a great experience, but I’m very thankful for a break.

11.September.2012

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Right now I’m worn out by not getting restful nights of sleep due to on-call for work!

11.September.2012

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The head cold that’s traveling thru my family right now……………blahhhhhh

11.September.2012

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I’m getting worn out from a 4month old baby still waking up some nights and her 2 & 1/2 year old sister waking up from bad dreams and a full-time job and all that goes with it. BLAH!

I could really use some hardware for a closet renovation. Alas, no time to put the darn thing together.

11.September.2012

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I am worn out from putting together last minute details for my wedding next month, all while traveling internationally for my job. I’d just like to see my condo, let alone have time to fix it up!

11.September.2012

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I’m worn out from travelling for work all last week and having in-laws visit at the same time. Yikes!

11.September.2012

hardware me out!

i am exhausted these days!

11.September.2012

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I’ve been busy doing small projects around the house and working through tax season! Cant wait until busy season is over!

11.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! I am worn out from a kitchen renovation that has taken waaaay longer than i ever imagined.

11.September.2012

Hardware me out! Each of our rental properties have had issues crop up in the last couple months. We also recently moved and are working on our house which hasn’t seen an update in 50 years. Lots of work to do. whew!

11.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! This dining room painting project is wearing me out. Not to mention the 3 year old and the rest of the house projects still pending.

11.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! and right now life is hardware-ing me out! have been temporarily fostering the most beautiful and precious 3 1/2 month old baby girl who the court system wants to ‘reunify’ with her 17 year old, on the street, no education, volatile birth mother. it’s heartwrenching.

11.September.2012

Hardware me out!
Oh man, in the last few weeks of pregnancy over here. Ready to be done!

11.September.2012

Hardware me out! We just had a house full of guests this weekend and lots of activity and now they’re gone, my house is clean, and I’m exhausted! I’ll catch up next weekend…?

11.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! I’m worn out from the cold I had since last week!

11.September.2012

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Um, 9 years of addition/renovation to double the size of our house and redo all the old everything. We are SO burned out, but don’t have the funds to pay anyone to do it so it just drags on.

11.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! Back to school os wearing me out!

11.September.2012

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New homeowner with a never ending list of to-do’s and DIYs :)

11.September.2012

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Pregnancy is wearing me out! The first one was so easy. This one has me ready to tie my tubes!

11.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! I’m in the middle of updating an old dresser and this would be absolutely perfect for my upgrade! My back is currently so sore from bending over the dresser to sand it down yesterday. Painting today – finally! Thanks for this opportunity!

11.September.2012

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Work is wearing me out. So much to do and only one embroidery machine working, and trying to get a service tech on the ohone is a royal PITA. I am about to try my hand at painting my first dresser and it needs new pulls!

11.September.2012

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This past week I had guests staying with me in my small apartment. That wore me out.

11.September.2012

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11.September.2012

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5 weeks till due with #2. yes i’m a little worn out now, but i think i’ll be even more worn out when he gets here, so trying to accomplish as much as i can beforehand.

11.September.2012

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I’m worn out from coughing. I was diagnosed with an upper respiratoy infection over a month ago and I sitll have the last little remnants of a cough. My whole body sore from coughing so much over the last month!!

11.September.2012

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37 weeks pregnant & working full time is not as easy as I imagined it would be….

11.September.2012

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This is crazy but I signed up for yoga classes in the spirit of new starts to September, and the beginners class is wearing me out! I’m using muscles I didn’t know I had. I’m also painting an old free-standing china cabinet (not tiring at all) and would love to replace the hardware with something special. Thanks for the giveaway!

11.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! – I just finished a rehabbed spray painted end table and could use some new hardware for the drawer pulls!

11.September.2012

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Work is wearing me out. Why can’t I get paid to nap?

11.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! Our backyard reno is wearing me out, lifting pavers all weekend is not my idea of fun!

11.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! Year long brand expansion at work and some furniture rehabbing on the side!

11.September.2012

hardware me out! I woudl love to outfit my upcoming wardrobe purchase with some brass!

11.September.2012

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Being a homeowner is wearing me out. I’m 27 years old, single, and bought my first home 3 months ago. I LOVE IT but omg… it’s so much work.

11.September.2012

Hardware me out! I am worn out by emotional stress right now. Change is hard even when it has good results.

11.September.2012

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11.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! Sharing a shower with the rest of the family … for the past 2 years! while we try to re-do our MBR.

11.September.2012

Hardware me out! Today it would be a migraine. :(

11.September.2012

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Worn out by harvest! Thank goodness it is coming to an end…and thank goodness there were crops to be harvested in the first place :)

11.September.2012

Hardware me out! My baby girl has decided that she doesn’t like the bottle, so she just eats enough to get by at daycare and instead, she gets up 2, 3, or 4 times a night to breastfeed. I am so exhausted! On the plus side, I don’t have to pump as much during the day!

11.September.2012

Hardware me out! Drowning in projects!

11.September.2012

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What’s stressing me out it our kitchen cabinets that need to be painted and need new hardware. Plus our master bathroom shower needs to be redone.

11.September.2012

hardware me out! We just moved into our first home with our 12 week old daughter. Everything’s wearing me out right now. I don’t know how you moved with the baby plus two more young children! You rock!

11.September.2012

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Grad school is wearing me out right now! Working full time between two schools then going to my classes in the evenings is tough…especially since I have senioritis!

11.September.2012

Hardware me out… please!

A toddler with night terrors… let’s just say I feel your pain, Momma!

11.September.2012

Hardware me out. homework!… not mine…. my kids!!

11.September.2012

Hardware me out!!!

What’s wearing me out these days? Being pregnant!

11.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! – I was thrown into unexpectedly needing a new car. Car shopping, test driving, comparing interest rates…it’s all wearing me out!

11.September.2012

Hardware me out!
I love refinishing furniture with great new hardware, it can really give an old piece new life!

11.September.2012

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We are currently knee deep in furniture needing refurbishung! Some for home, some for a booth we just started….authentic, unusual hardware is hard to find. Help!!

11.September.2012

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We have been in our house 11 years this Dec. We had a drywall guy come and fix some settling cracks so I have ceiling to paint and a whole bathroom to paint!! Other than that we do normal around the house jobs all the time!! When you own your own home you almost always have a project or two going!!

11.September.2012

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Just trying to keep up with projects around my house and helping my boyfriend with his projects too. Houses are never ending projects.

11.September.2012

Hardware me out. I currently have a garage full of bedroom furniture that I am redoing for my daughter. The process is always so long and painful, but the end results are well worth it!

11.September.2012

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Working 40 plus hrs a week, trying for our first baby for awhile, and trying to get our lot ready to build our house while meeting contractors. Busy, busy, tired, tired.

11.September.2012

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I’m hand brush painting the entire exterior of our house and that may just hardware me out! It’s a rewarding task but certainly s-l-o-w.

11.September.2012

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My job…enough said.

11.September.2012

Hardware me out!!
Right now, my 3 1/2 week old baby is wearing me out!! Being a first time mom is absolutely wonderful, but I looooong for sleep!

11.September.2012

HARDWEAR ME OUT! Money has become really tight so finding new ways to make money as a single mom while chasing my 13 month old is tiresome

11.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! We are in the midst of a FULL house renovation, but we just passed our *partial* final inspection today!! We are going to take a mini break to celebrate, and then move on to finishing the master bathroom.

11.September.2012

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Working out WEARS ME OUT!

11.September.2012

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My job, home bathroom reno and the fur babies!

11.September.2012

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Life in general, currently working on better time management!

11.September.2012

“HARDWARE ME OUT!” We so need hardware for our kitchen!

11.September.2012

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Busy getting my boys back into school routine and my 3-yr old daughter starts preschool tomorrow. Working on getting my house BACK. Actually would prefer it BETTER than it was…. Spent the whole summer hosting company and being part of various weddings (as well as a funeral). Now it’s time to get things on-track again!

11.September.2012

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I have not been getting enough sleep and my toddler has been testing every limit it seems.

11.September.2012

Sorry, hardware. See, I am tired! :)

Hardware me out!

Finishing up our wedding thank you cards is wearing me out! And staining our deck!

11.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! We just bought an older home, so between working full time, having 3 kids under 6 years old, being “Assistant Room Mom” to my 6 year olds 1st grade class, working on our older home, and incidentals I don’t know if I’m coming or going. :)

11.September.2012

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Teaching partime at a preschool. Doesn’t sound like much, but sometimes working 1/2 a job is harder than working fulltime, with kids needing attention and care I feel stretched thin trying to be a part time everything instead of a full time anything. 1st world problem, so it seems silly and ungrateful to complain really.

11.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! I’m searching for the right combination of shelves, hooks, and boot holders to bring some sanity to my closetless entry hall. The men in the family have multiple hats and jackets; the son has multiple pairs of shoes and flip-flops; all of us have gym bags, briefcases, laptop cases . . . and what about the umbrellas? You can imagine; it’s always messy inside the door.

11.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! I guess just trying to put our house together. We bought our home last December…asides from painting the walls, we really haven’t done much. What to do, what to do?

11.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! We are in the big middle of a kitchen redo. Knocked out the wall between the kitchen and the family room, adding a bar area between the two. So exciting but so exhausting too. Just found out today that they will be cutting the granite IN THE HOUSE so that it doesn’t break and can be done without seams. While I am grateful for that I am also dreading Thursday and taping up all my closets so dust does not fly everywhere. The drywall was bad enough:)

11.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! My job is wearing me out today… luckily I have kitten snuggles waiting for me at home :)

11.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! Looking at the ugly kitchen cabinets I can’t afford to replace and I haven’t found a good solution to look better is wearing me out. But some knobs would help ;-)

11.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! I am looking for cup pulls for a dresser I am painting! Very interested in finding out about this sight! Thanks..

11.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! 20 years ago we built a cabinet and the knobs are from the 80’s… ugh! New hardware is what it needs BUT I am too indecisive to know what to choose.

11.September.2012

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Painting a dresser and need to find some adorable hardware for them! This might be just the place!

12.September.2012

Hardware me out! My naughty 3 year old is wearing me out…she is so sweet one second, then the next she is deliberately peeing on the floor, eating her sister’s lipgloss, and scribbling with pen all over her bedsheets.

12.September.2012

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Looking at my master bathroom is wearing me out! It’s outdated and needs a makeover …real bad!!

12.September.2012

“HARDWARE ME OUT!” almost done with a kitchen remodel that we are doing by ourselves. It will be 1 year this October. Sure could use some new New cabinets pulls right about now.

12.September.2012

Hardware Me Out! I’m with you on the broken sleep. We are in the midst of the 4 month sleep regression.

12.September.2012

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Work’s been wearing me out, but I just got done with a week-long vacation so I feel a bit better now. :)

12.September.2012

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I think it’s the combo of teaching, getting my masters, and completing a whole house renovation…but I could just be guessing ;)

12.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! The process of trying to complete all the ‘summer’ projects before it gets cold, rainy and snowy.

12.September.2012

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Waiting on adoption news is wearing me out!

12.September.2012

Oh, I hear ya! Mabrey has taken a total of 4 bottles in her five months. She’s PICKY! Sometimes I get way ahead of myself and start wishing for the day when someone else can feed her. Other times, I feel grateful that breastfeeding is going so well. My point of view usually has everything to do with how well Mabrey slept the night before ;)

I just keep remembering when Everett gave up nursing. It was all of a sudden one day. He didn’t want anything to do with me. One day he was breastfeeding and the next not! We were both ready but I did feel a tinge sad. I know the same will happen with Mabrey so I’m trying to be patient and enjoy it.

12.September.2012

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Waiting to find out if a new job in the works is going to work…

12.September.2012

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We actually just bought an entertainment armiore at an estate sale that I am searching for hardware for! So, this is perfect :)

12.September.2012

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I’m worn out by grad school! I also have a bedroom set that could use new knobs!

12.September.2012

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i’m an worn out from working and going home to “work” some more…kids homework, cleaning, cooking… i need a vacation!

12.September.2012

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I’m worn out from a 6-week old who likes to eat every 2 1/2 hours, day and night. I can’t remember what it feels like to sleep longer than a couple hours at a time!

12.September.2012

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Work’s been wearing me out big time!! I’m in need of a vacation :)

12.September.2012

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My 2nd pregnancy is wearing me out. Bad morning sickness. I was spoiled and didn’t have any with my first.

12.September.2012

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My two kiddos wear me out :)

Have a dresser I’m nearly finished refinishing…just looking around for new hardward.

12.September.2012

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My mobile 1 year and working full time is wearing me out!

12.September.2012

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We demolished our old farm house Apr 18th and have been living on-site in my “office” since then, cooking in our camper, showering outside (brrrrrr this week) … while our new house is under construction. I signed up for sanding and finishing the reclaimed lumber floors this week … hardware me out!! Kitchen cabinets to be installed next week and I “forgot” about hardware. This contest was meant to be!

12.September.2012

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I am currently remodeling my entire home. It is taking forever so the stress alone is wearing me out! I am also having a hard time adjusting to the school schedule lol, chasing 3 active kiddos, doing photo shoots, and trying to get in shape! It’s go go go around here and I can feel it!

12.September.2012

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12.September.2012

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What is wearing me out…helping my daughter re-create a dresser purchased at an auction. Oddly enough, deciding on drawer pulls is the current challange with the project!!

12.September.2012

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Just moved into new house. It looks like a furniture store exploded in here! Top that with a 1st grader, preschooler, and a 4 month old. I am not making much of a dent in the organizing of things yet. :)

12.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! Juggling working and being a new mom has definitely taken its toll on me lately. Plus we have a kitchen with old oak cabinets that are dying to be painted and re-hardwared!

12.September.2012

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MY JOB, NEW HOUSE WITH TONS OF THINGS TO DO IN THE HOUSE, AND GETTING WELL AGAIN. IT SEEMS LIKE ONCE A YEAR HITTING A SLUMP AND TRYING TO GET BACK AT IT WITHOUT IT OVERTAKING ME AND MY LIFE. THANK GOODNESS FOR THE HUSBAND OR I PROLLY WOULD NOT HAVE ANY HAIR LEFT ON MY HEAD! JUST REDID ALL BEDROOM FURNITURE THAT WE SALVAGED BY SOME SANDING (ACTUALLY A LOT OF SANDING) AND A NEW COLOR. NEED SOME HARDWARE TO BRING THESE BAD BOYS TO LIFE!

12.September.2012

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My job is wearing me out with back to back deadlines, barely spaced a week apart, for 3 different projects. It leads to late nights at the office and not seeing my kiddos before bed, only seeing them in the mornings. Thank goodness I have a great husband who picks up the slack at home!

12.September.2012

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I am worn out from homeschooling my awesome daughter, potty training my 3 year old, and trying to spend time with my oldest son who is gone at school all day. Add in picking up, cooking, grocery shopping (you know the drill) and I am too exhausted to make decor decisions. But, my home needs a serious makeover and this blog is completely giving me great ideas! Thanks so so much!

12.September.2012

“HARDWARE ME OUT!” Very interesting blog! Thanks for keeping my brain busy! :)

12.September.2012

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I am super worn out because this is moving week! Packing up and driving 30 hours from Kansas to California! WHEW!!

12.September.2012

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Going back to work full time with a 3month old and a 20month old keeps me hopping!!

12.September.2012

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Just went back to work after being at home with my kids for three years. I can’t figure out how to be the mom I want to be with only seeing my kids two hours a day, and I’m exhausted!!

12.September.2012

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13.September.2012

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13.September.2012

Hardware me out! We are just SUPER busy at work right now. (Hence why I am behind signing up for this giveaway!)

13.September.2012

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My three little girls always wear me out!

13.September.2012

Hardware me out! Please! :)
I am 9+ mos preggers frantically trying to wrap up my assignments at work and finish a total reno on our 50s ranch. We also live in New Orleans, so Isaac set us back a few weeks. A few weeks we didn’t have, but you gotta roll with the punches! Thanks for showing it will all work out :)

13.September.2012

HARWARE ME OUT! Love the chaos, but being super mom to two elementary school aged kids and waiting for the 3rd to figure out how to sleep through the night is exhausitng.

13.September.2012

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13.September.2012

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13.September.2012

HARDWARE ME OUT! I have two bathroom renovations on the go. And…only two bathrooms. What fun!

13.September.2012

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We actually just finished a complete basement remodel so I’m trying to spend as much time there as I can to enjoy it!

13.September.2012

Hardware me out! I can’t say what’s wearing me out; it’s a secret :)

13.September.2012

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Work, home, fun…it’s all wearing me thin! I just wish I had time to do everything I need (and want) to.