January 23, 2012
Shower–Marblestone
Here is another solid surface that can be used for a custom shower – Marblestone – available in several colors – it is a recycled marble created from ground marble and fused into sheets
3 a Day Keeps the ???
So 3 more bathroom photos I took on the shopping trip -
Tile “Rug”
I love the tile with a border with diagonal tile inside. I don’t know if our bathroom is big enough to pull this off
A few things I like
For a sink on “top” I like this better. Interesting to have the faucet a bit on the side. The mosaic tile in back. Vanity with some character. Not sure if I like the faucet – but it has character – a little antique like.
Tile thought
A little stone, maybe a little glass – blues & greens
January 22, 2012
More Bath Photos
Sconce on each side of mirror, large wall tiles
Insets in shower wall
Furniture like vanity
January 20, 2012
Starting Shower Ideas
While I love the look of tiled showers, it is the leaking shower that is costing us megabucks to redo the master bath – so it is understandable that Hubby feels STRONGLY that the shower walls must be solid surface. It appears Swanstone is one choice in the solid surface wall arena. They have a “play with your colors” app – here is a look at teal walls, charcoal floor, and light gray shower walls.
The Next Three
Another three photos from our shopping expedition
The mirror tilts
Inset niche for bottles (instead of a shelf which sticks out)
Bench built along side, two shower heads, and partial glass wall
January 19, 2012
Ideas gathered at a Tile Store
A few weeks ago my daughter and I visited a local tile store to gather ideas for the master bath. Here are some of the photos I took there.
A corner shelf made with tile.
Basket weave tile – perhaps on the floor?
Glass doors on linen cupboard
We probably are not neat enough for this.
Some Cabinet Choices
At the cabinet shop I looked at some door style choices for the vanity – it it not the wood type or color we are considering here – but the style of the door. I am leaning towards something like the second.
December 4, 2011
Time I THINK I spend by Group
The next step was to estimate by item, how much time I THINK I spend each week. I then totaled these into groups. I decided to break sleep out into it’s own area, so I now have 17 groups. So – in hours
- Personal Care
9 Work 56 Chores 16 Exercise 0 Church 0 Family / Friends 10 Relax 19 Home remodel 4 Cooking for Fun 0 Garden 0 Travel 0 Dog 1 Preserve the Now 3 Genealogy 0 Photography 0 Crafts 2 Sleep 48 - Total 168
Or is it more useful to chart my “free” (non sleep, non work) time?
Do I have the items in the right groups? I will consider while I go on to the next step – writing my thoughts about each group.
December 2, 2011
What I Think–Now in Groups
The next step in Reclaiming My Time is to Group “What I Think I Do”. I made 16 groups – here they are.
Personal Care
Work
Exercise
Church
Shower / Dress
Drive to / from work
Exercise
Bible study
Sleep
Work
Church
Doctor / Dentist
Hair Cut
Eat meals
Family / Friends
Relax
Home remodel
Chores
Time with Michael
Video / online games
Remodeling
Grocery shop
Time with Jon
Watch football
Plan remodel
Make meals
Time with Susie
Watch TV I care about
Blog remodel
Do dishes
Time w Christopher / Ashley
Read novels
Shop remodel
House straightening
Time w Christina / Kevin
Get Starbucks
House cleaning
Play Word with Friends
House retrieval
Holiday shopping / decorating
Clean kitchen
Birthday shop / wrap / mail
Pay bills
Help my father
Online shopping
Time with friends
Laundry
Time with extended family
Taxes
Watch TV / movies
Errands
Facebook
Home email
Instant Message / Chat
Cooking for Fun
Garden
Travel
Dog
Special cooking
Garden / yard work
Plan travel
4-H Leader
Food blog
Plan gardening
Camp / Vacation / Travel
Train dog
Organize recipes
Garden blog
Dog agility
Dog grooming
Preserve the Now
Genealogy
Photography
Crafts
Scrapbook blog
Genealogy research
Photography
Sewing
Organize scrapbooking
Genealogy education
Photo blog
Crochet / needlework
Organize photos
Scan / restore old photos
Edit photos
Make videos from photos
Read about genealogy
Read about photography
Read about scrapbooking
Work on HoosierRoots
Edit photos
Genealogy volunteer
Scrapbooking
Dad’s book
KUWJ Newsletter
Scrapbook class
December 1, 2011
How I Think I Spend My Time
One of the first steps in the Reclaiming My Time workshop I am taking is to list all the items I think I do each week. Here is a first pass.
- Get ready for work
- Drive to and from work
- Work
- Grocery shop
- Make meals
- Special cooking
- Do dishes
- House straightening / cleaning
- House retrieval
- Clean kitchen
- Watch television / home movies
- Sleep
- Get Starbucks
- Home email
- Pay bills
- Watch television I care about
- Crochet or other needlework
- Doctor / Dentist
- Help my father
- Laundry
- Online shopping
- Home remodeling
- Home remodeling planning
- Scrapbooking
- Genealogy research
- Genealogy education
- Spend time with Michael
- Spend time with Jon
- Spend time with Sister
- Spend time with Christopher / Ashley
- Spend time with Christina / Kevin
- Play video games / online games
- Photography
- Read novels
- Read about scrapbooking
- Read about genealogy
- Edit photos
- Scan / restore old photos
- Dad’s book
- Taxes
- Watch football
- Holiday shopping / decorating / celebrating
- 4-H Leader
- Train dog
- Dog agility
- Write blog
- Garden / yard work
- Plan gardening
- Laundry
- Play Word with Friends
- Exercise
- Hair Cut
- Errands
- Eat meals
- Sleep
- Instant Message / Chat
- Organize scrapbooking
- Organize photos
- Make videos from photos
- Work on HoosierRoots
- Time with friends
- Time with extended family
- Photo blog
- Scrapbook blog
- Garden blog
- Sewing
- Other crafts
- Bible study
- Church
- Birthday shopping / wrapping / mailing
OK – I am sure I forgot a lot of things – but it is a decent first pass. And I included some things I don’t really do – but wish I did.
