Some stay, some go

We were done with Ella's room a long time ago, but there's still something to do. We have to select the toys she won't be using anymore. When we were in the apartment, before moving I got rid of some things, but now I realize that there are many more to put in the donation box.

Some of Ella's toys.

I also took the opportunity to arrange all her art supplies in boxes.

I kept the broken crayons for other kinds of crafts. Like melting crayons!

TIP: Obviously your child will stop playing with some toys at a certain age, get rid of the old ones and keep the new ones unless is something you know she still loves or if is one of her favorites. Also get rid of the ones that are broken or stained (but don't throw away the dirty ones, you can always wash them). Another thing is, if your child receives a bunch of gifts from relatives and friends, keep some of these new toys in storage so you can give it to your child later he or she will feel it as something new and at the same time you don't fill his or her room with more toys.

We had to get rid of some of her costumes too. She is growing so fast that many of them don't fit her anymore.

Outside but still inside

I remember when we came to see the house and I saw this space. I thought "it has a lot of potential".

I don't know how to call it really, is it sunroom, porch, lanai, I don't really know. What I know is that is a part of the house where you can feel a little outdoorsy.

This is what we have done so far. Just put our old dining table on one side and in the other an easel that Abu gave to Ella as a gift.



Now there is still a lot to do in this space. Here is my list:

-Paint the walls lighter (and the ceiling)

-Probably tile the floors

-Hang art

-Hang string lights (always loved the look of those)

-Fix the screen (is broken so bugs can come inside the house)

SO....

On Monday we made a mysterious post with only one clue... a letter. Our initial plan was to make a letter out of plywood and hang it on a wall. But then I found this...

A letter that was already made! So our plans changed, we bought it because it was less work and less probability of bad results.

What we did was buy a small spray paint and paint it to hang it on the office wall, next to the clock to spell the word SO. So beautiful, so yellow, so colorful, so happy, so so so!

Improvising

Remember when I posted clustering art. I was grouping different black and white pictures we took in the past and that big one with the flower in color. Well, that day one of the frames was still empty and I didn't have time to take a picture, retouch it and print it. So, I improvised, I was ready to hang them and didn't want to wait!

I just wrote on a sheet, with my own handwriting in order to save time, the lyrics of one of the songs that represent our love for me and and Ramon.

Now, guess what we are up to

This post is only a sneak peek of what I might be doing next. OK, I will give a hint with this picture but I won't tell what it is until the project fails or succeeds. Why do I say this? This is a craft project and since we are not very crafty we want to wait for the project's results.

Well, this doesn't say much so I will give you another clue...... A LETTER.