Bathroom.

So we have our things moved into the new apartment. I would say we are moved in but I have unpacked two boxes and only cleaned the kitchen cupboards, so we are SO not moved in.

We have big dreams for this place. Because we are renting from someone we know, and because we are paying so little, and because I am home alone and was expecting to be bored, we decided we would paint. And by paint, I mean the entire place pretty much. We are also talking to who we are renting from about doing the floors, but that's a whole other case of worms.

The first room we are starting with is probably the one we cannot stand the most and where a good coat of paint is most needed. This is the black bathroom, yes black with glow in the dark stars. Now it may not be so bad if my name was the name written in glow in the dark stars on the wall, or if you could see what you were doing the shower (how did these people ever shave?), but its much too dark for our liking so we are painting.

The goal is to paint the trim white, three, or maybe in the end all four a light grey, if three then the fourth a slightly darker grey. These then would be the same paints used in the bedroom.

Prior to starting however my goal this week is to remove the stars, remove all screws, putty and then get started on the trim. Have I mentioned that I have never done this before. So I have googled and googled and got a pamphlet from Home Hardware, so really my hopes are, how hard can this be? My opinion will most likely change when I update with (fingers crossed) a final product next week, including before and after pictures! We are hoping the transformation is drastic.

Case.

I struggle with decisions. It is most likely my biggest downfall. I hate deciding anything that has a long term impact or will influence/impact others.

So I was in need of a new iPhone case, for my new phone. I searched and searched online trying to figure out which one was exactly what I wanted it to be. Did I want hard? Soft? An Otterbox? A screen protector? There were too many options. I was slightly overwhelmed. I started looking before I even had my phone and after the phone arrived I had still yet to purchase a case.

In the end the phone case I chose was a result of need. I went all of Thanksgiving weekend worrying about my phone knowing I needed a case. It wasn't until Monday (the holiday) that Brent and I finally had time to go and look for one because I ruled out buying online due to time of delivery. While walking into the store I then had the misfortune of having the phone fall out of my pocket. The small scratch on the side of the phone made me even more desperate for a case. Walmart had two styles to pick froma nd three different colours. The choices were limited and that was what I liked.

I went with a pink case. It is soft and rubber. Thick enough to be protective and has a texture that isnt super anoying. In the end I have a case for my phone. It cost a little more then I wanted to pay (ebay is so cheap compaired to stores). But I have a case, my phone is safe and I am happy with the end result.

The issue now is that I have to worry about picking a case for my new MacBook Air. I cannot decide AGAIN what type to get. I know I need something and so the decisions begin. I think I want purple. So that much is decided. But I SUCK at making decisions. Why must there be so many options?

Update: I bought a case. The first case I came across in a store designed for the 13 inche MacBook Air. It was cheaper then online (bonus) and was super cute (hot pink with white polkadots!) so I bought a new protective sleeve for it thanks to Winners. So, when provided with limited selection (ie when you live in Chatham) I am a successful and pleasant shopper!

Success!

When everything works out it is easy to wonder why we ever stressed in the first place. God provides. God always has a way of everything working out.

With that said. Life updates. Brent is in Vaughan. He has a month to month lease on a room. Huge answer to prayer. Brent is able to put in as many hours as he wants, which results in him keeping busy and being able to make a fair bit of money. Brent got a raise. (Europe soon anyone!?!). These are all areas that God has provided more then we could even dream.

I have been blessed spending the past week babysitting my wonderful niece. To be honest, I love babysitting. I love finding new things to do each day and keeping super busy while having fun. Last week I got a call, an answer to prayer in so many ways. I got the job at the library! I will be starting October 29th 30th (thanks to not being able to get my police check done without getting my license changed), which is also wonderful because I will be able to spend another week babysitting and moving into the apartment.

Speaking of the apartment is another wonderful way God has provided. We were able to find a place to move into on such short notice. The rent is manageable even when Brent's room rent is taken into consideration and the location is safe and close to almost everything I need. I am so thankful to be back in Chatham even with Brent being 4 hours away, I feel like I am home and it feels great.

So I am going to try and remember this next time I stress over what life may hold, and I know I will stress. I always stress its the way I am. But next time I do, I plan to instead go to God in prayer and remember that it may not be my plan, or how I want it to work out, but that God will work it out in the long run.

Matthew 6:25-27  “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?  Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?"

BathTubPaint.

Today during bath time while babysitting my niece I decided to spice things up. I am a pinterest enthusiast so I continually saw these great ideas for bathtub painting. I figured why not go ahead and try it and while Miss J was eating breakfast, Aunt Stephie was making bath tub paint. The recipe is easy, and to be honest after knowing what the ingredients were I winged it a bit.

The rough directions (every receipt I found was different)
1 cup baby bubble bath (or shampoo as long as it is clear) (I used a mixture of both as there wasn't much left of either)
5 tbs corn starch
Food colouring (key part is to not add too much, we may currently have a blue tinted baby, OOPS!)

So mix them together, but them in baby friendly bowls and go to town. I made about half of this amount and it was more then enough. We are going to actually save it (in tupperware type containers) and use it for another bath time.

It was wonderful, after Miss J realized it doesn't go in your mouth. She had fun painting the walls of the tub and rubbing it all over herself. The great part was it wiped right off of the tub and had I not had such a strong blue it would have come right off the skin as well (You can hardly even tell). Another great part is that even though she may have taken a hand full and immediately put it in her mouth, it was ok for her to eat, not great for her, but not bad for her. She didn't mind it in her mouth, although she did manage to blow a few bubbles, and she was able to quickly realize that it didn't go in her mouth, but she didn't mind it.

So bath time today was even more fun then normal. I even enjoyed the goopy feeling and playing with it with Miss J. So I highly recommend trying it. I would not have done it with children any younger then what Miss J is so my only recommendation is ages 16 months plus. I personally cannot wait to do it again.

The finished paint product. If only you could see her tummy, it is all blue and she loves it!

The art. 

Moving.

So for those who have not heard, or for those who did and we still did not know a hundred percent where we were moving, it will be CHATHAM!

We are happy to be heading back to be closer to family and friends and have job prospects on the horizon. Some doors have opened and some have closed and as a result we feel Chatham is where we are currently called to be.

Brent will be staying in Vaughan, he has found a room to rent close to where he is doing a freelance position and will be coming home on weekends. This is obviously not an ideal situation, but we are going to make it work. He will be gaining wonderful work experience and making some money to help us out. This is just temporary, only a month or two and therefore just a season that we will make it through.

So the boxes are packed (for the most part), the truck is rented and Friday morning we will pack it all up and head back to Chatham. I am excited to finally be heading home. It may just be temporary again, but we have come to terms with temporary. We have learnt to keep our moving boxes, that investing in good packing tape is worth the hassle, that we need to purge the things that are unnecessary or unused and we need to be ok with change.

So Saturday morning-ish we will be unpacking in Chatham. This being said all those who wish to help should contact Brent or I. It would be greatly appreciated  We do not have much, but even just one or two trips up the our apartment would be helpful.

(Random thought while finalizing packing. I am pretty sure Brent has more polos then I do underwear. He seriously has more clothes than me. I feel a need to shop. Or down size his polo collection.)