My Problem with WiFi Part Three

The home office is slowly coming along. With the few days of nice weather we have been having, we have been outside. With the new grand child on his or her way, when it's dark I've been working on the new baby quilt. So in the few free moments I have free, I've been doing the office little by little.

Remember this dresser in the office. Well it had to stay but a fresh coat of paint and now it looks like this.

I really like how it came, don't you? Next up is the book cases! Stay tune I'll show you when they are done.

Recipe of the Week: Low Carb Pumpkin Bread Pudding

There has been a lot of pumpkin recipes all over the web and I love pumpkin pudding but I am living a low carb life style so I made up my own recipe.

2 Large Eggs

1 cup Heavy Cream

2 Teaspoons Splenda Brown Sugar

1 Tablespoon butter

1/4 cup canned Pumpkin

Handful of chopped Walnuts

1 Tablespoon Vanilla

Nutmeg to taste

3-4 slices zero carb bread (or low carb bread of your choice)

On the stove, heat the butter, brown sugar, pumpkin, and cream just till hot. Turn off the stove and add the eggs walnuts and seasonings. Mix all very well then add in your bread cut into small pieces.

Butter a loaf pan and pour the mixture into the pan. Bake at 350 for 30-45 minutes.

I used Zero carb Bread that I get here and so when I figured out the carb count it is 3 net carbs per serving (minus the whipped cream) If you use a higher carb bread, then add that in when figuring out your carb count.

It's not as creamy as bread pudding made with regular bread but the low carb fits my life style and the pumpkin in there is really good. In short, when I want bread pudding, I'll make this again.

Weekend Review: November Already?

Can you believe it's November! The nice weather that we had has been replaced by the fall temps that are normal for New England. Wake up to temps in the low 30's, leave work in the afternoon and it's in the high 50's and by dinnertime it's down to the low 40's. The pellet stove is going on in the evening so that the house stays comfortable. Yes it's fall - what did you do this weekend? Here, it was spent working on the office make-over and working on the baby quilt. Both are coming along nicely but it is slow.

We did have a wonderful sermon Sunday morning about the physical proof of God's existence. Look out the window, see the leaves, see all the colors, see how they fall and blow around. It is a gentle and colorful reminder that God exists. How does that just happen without a designer?God is that designer. We can not see the wind but we can feel it,we can see the result of it and we know it's there. We cannot see God, but we can feel his love, see the result of his care and know he is there. Thank you Park for such a great and timely sermon.

A peek at the new quilt

We did see our beautiful granddaughter all dressed for Halloween as a bumblebee complete with a stinger on her butt! Precious. She melts my heart when she hugs my leg and looks at me and say "Hi".

How was your weekend?

My Problem with Wifi Part Deux

Well, when we last met the furniture got moved for a better layout, and some of the clutter was dealt with so it was time to make things match a bit more. My tool of choice for that is SPRAY PAINT. I got a couple of cans of black, laid out the drop cloth and went at it. First up were these white plastic storage container - now black, they look a lot nicer. Then the unmatched file cabinets got some paint too.

The room is coming along nicely, but it's not done yet!

I'll keep you posted and show you the finished project.

My Problem with Wifi

Because the house has WiFi (thank you hubby) I tend to work in other rooms such as the living room or kitchen these days. I go into the office to sync the iPod Touch and the iPad but I then go sit someplace else so my office ended up looking like this. Ouch! I walked into the office to find something and I stopped dead in my tracks when I saw the clutter! This is not how I want to live or show my home and so a plan went into action.

First up was moving the furniture to it's new location for more space and to make this room function better. Moving furniture is free and hubby was willing to help with the electronics. I think he was afraid that I would do it without him and then have to go ask him for his help because I broke something-this was safer by far.

Moving the desk under the window allows me to look out at the changing leaves but more importantly the heat register is against that wall so it will come out right onto my cold toes. See, I'm no dummy!

The dresser holds a lot of office supplies like envelopes, ink cartridges and the such as well as craft supplies like colored pens/pencils and such. Some day it will match but for now, it works so it stays. It did get cleaned off and moved to a better spot however.

The large basket in back holds wrapping paper and the chest holds guest room sheets and blankets. Plus I like wicker! If you work in a office, then you want to have things in there that you like.

Taking out the closet door and hanging a curtain saves floor space, behind it is the vacuum, and a few other non-office pieces. They all needed storage so there they are-there! Did I tell you we have a small house! Storage space is limited around here!

The furniture doesn't match YET, it may be different styles but a can or two of spray paint will help bring the room together. For now I plan to go over every shelf, every drawer and ever storage container and toss what I either don't use anymore or is no longer working. All of that is free and the best use of my time right now. I'll keep you posted on the progress of the office space.

Do you have a room that needs to be revamped? How do you progress keeping a budget in mind?