Blogs have a way of portraying life as chipper and easy and always good. But it isn’t always so. 2012 wasn’t my favorite year. It’s been rough. 2012 kicked my butt and while I hate to wish away time I’m not sad to say adios to the past year.
Here’s a brief recap of what happened in 2012:
We tackled various DIY renovations that put us about six months past our predetermined move-in date. One project that we thoroughly underestimated was the installation of our engineered hardwood floors. So. Much. Glue.
Let’s not forget that I was pregnant at the beginning of this year with a surprise #3. And when I say surprise, I mean “SURPRISE!!!!!” It was an eventful pregnancy with two lil’ ones, a demanding job, a renovation in progress and a traveling HH. I ended up on modified bed rest for the last two months.
We finished one bathroom. It’s still the only functioning bathroom in our house.
It was a girl! We welcomed Mabrey Larew and our lives grew even busier. But, damn, she is so cute. Okay, so maybe 2012 wasn’t a total loss.
I officially quit my day job as a retail pharmacist. I don’t miss the work but I miss the comradery, the paycheck {quitting my job meant cutting our household income by 50%} and getting out of the house on a regular basis. This SAHM stuff is serious business.
We finished and installed a walnut butcher block countertop for our kitchen island. It’s still one of our favorite projects to date.
We finally moved out of our apartment and into the Underdog.
We had a water leak which forced us to move out of the house for several days. I’m still having nightmares about that one.
I went dairy-free for baby’s sake and you guys were such a huge support system. FYI – Mabrey gave up breastfeeding a month or so ago and I’ve since reintroduced dairy into my diet in small doses. Hello cheese. Nice to see you again.
We organized the bedroom closets to maintain some sort of sanity.
I decorated one room. It remains the only decorated room in the house.
We excavated. In the mud vs. Dana battle, mud won.
I painted a rug because I’m crazy like that.
I met John & Sherry. It was one of the only times I got out of the house without all three kiddos in tow. I forgot how to act in public.
I practiced speed blogging.
HH found color-changing Christmas lights to appease everyone.
And then the year was over. Just like that. I had assumed 2012 would be the year I focused more on decorating and blogging but I was distracted by poopy diapers, hungry kids, school parties, sibling rivalry, sleepless nights, dirty dishes, piles of laundry and New Girl. Why is it taking me so long to find my sea legs after downsizing, quitting my job and churning out baby #3? Maybe it’s not the same for everyone but going from two kids to three has been extremely rough for us.
2012 is going out with a “thpppfth.” HH and I had plans for an adults only NYE night with another couple. We were going to get a babysitter. I was going to make dinner and dessert. We were going to drink and stay up late on purpose. We were going to entertain for the first time in our Underdog. Then 80% of us {that would be four out of five} went viral. And not in the good Bourne Legacy viral kind of way. Think more along the lines of exploding bodily fluids kind of viral. And we only have one bathroom. I’ll let you use your imagination.
Did I mention we’re on a tight schedule for a photo shoot scheduled for next week?
2012. Goodbye. And good riddance.
2013 come quick. Please bring toilet paper and sprinkle my kids with sleep fairy dust.
images: Dana Miller for House*Tweaking
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