March Madness-Recap

My totally cute, totally crafty sister in law Dena decided to do a March Madness month and do a different project everyday for the month of March. I signed on, not realizing how insane my March was going to be :) I also never even had time to make a list of what I wanted to do. I've been SO busy the last year that I haven't been able to remember what I enjoy doing, let alone have a list of projects I want to do. I'm trying to find balance in my life and make a list of things I enjoy doing.

All in all, I was still inspired and got things done that I never would have otherwise with the madness and blog posts in mind I just didn't have the time to document it! Thanks Deen for the inspiration!

March Madness Re-cap: (Completely out of order)

1. Write Charter School Grant- this was an insane project that fell on my lap at the last minute, I had to edit and write a 50 page grant in less than a week, pretty sure it got turned in at 4:58 the day it was due.
2. Touch up doorways- This was actually one of those feel good projects. When we moved in, we had the flat ugly wood doors, and on Craigslist I found some really cute doors with hardware, the only problem- all the doors were hung the wrong way, so we had to router out the doors and our doorways to make the hinges line up to our doorways. It's one of those things you don't notice until the door is open, so I always forget. I still haven't sanded or painted them, but they are all puttied up!
   
3. Clean Oven & Cupboards- This was an impromptu kitchen cleaning that ended up taking all day. I've been so busy/sick/tired that fingerprints have been building up all over my house, so I took the day to clean them off my cupboards.
   
4. Organize Craft Room- We rearranged our house in February. I don't think I ever posted about that... So I had two craft cupboards that were stuffed full of stuff, plus boxes on the floor. Eventually I got so sick of walking past the boxes I decided to put it all away. It took 2 days, but was totally worth it.
   
5. Clean out Shed- 2 days. This credit goes to John, we started, I got sick, he finished. The End. Great Job honey!
6. Clean out craft shed- This was all me. I have a lot of craft supplies, I just need to figure out what to do with them all! This shed also contains our holiday decorations and food storage too.
   
7. Take stuff to DI- Again, John, thank you so much! Two van fulls later, and all that unnecessary stuff was gone, just like that!
8. Move clothes to Paisli's new dresser & Get rid of Old Dresser.
   
9. Hang new blinds- My front window has had a tiny crack ever since we moved in. One day,Berkli tapped on it and it shattered. Thanks to homeowners insurance we were able to replace the window, another cracked window and refurnish our house for the remodel. I'm not used to everyone being able to see into my house all the time, so on a whim I decided to get the 2" faux wood blinds for my front window. It was fun, but took all day to hang.
   
10. Organize Charter Stuff- I had SO many documents that had been printed, edited, changed, handouts, notes, etc. So I finally took the time to go through it all to make sure I had what I needed. Phew! Now to just find a home for all this stuff...
    
11. Make Cards- Two or three years ago I planned a card class for my mom and her friends and always intended on doing it in Boise, but never got around to it. I've had these kits all pre-cut ready to go for years. My mom called me to ask if I would make her some cards and two days, 150 cards later, I was done. I want to say it was enjoyable, but overall getting it done was the real satisfaction. I don't want to touch a stamp or anything like that for a long time.
12. Update 72 hour kits- With all the earthquakes everywhere, I decided I needed to make sure our 72 hour kits were up to date. So we pulled out the clothes, and everyone just laughed, the shirts and pants went to berkli and xanden's mid back. As far as the food goes, I found 3 packets of instant oatmeal and 6 small bags of expired jerky. It was pathetic. So John helped them the kids get their clothes together while I updated our first aid kits and made food plans.
    
13. Shop for 72 hour kits- I had to shop for all the newly needed supplies, and then resort them into ziploc bags for each kit.
    
14. Meals for 72 hour kits- This was better, we actually have food, and a way to cook it. All we need now is water. Twelve 2-liter bottles worth to be exact. Plus the slings to carry them. I'll have to do that next month...
    
15. Sea Salt Chocolate Truffles- I made these with Dena, they were amazing! See pics here.
    
16. Over Easy Egg- I've fallen in love with all the felt food out there, I decided I want to make some more durable food out of cotton fabrics. It will be more work, but I think it will last longer and be washable. My first task was an over easy egg. Pretty fun, I just designed an egg shape and started sewing, the yolk ended up being too large, but overall I am excited to finish this project!
    
17. Paisli Twirly Skirt- Fail! I tried to make a skirt out of a T-shirt that matched a cute skirt from Gymboree. It didn't work at all, I'm going to have to try again. At least the T shirt was only $2. In case you haven't noticed, I tend to be the "sew"-er that doesn't use patterns and just starts cutting and hoping it will work. It's the wanna be designer in me trying to get out. Sometimes I get reminded of why I am not a designer.
    
18. Apron- I love designing aprons. I have all these great ideas in my head. Sometimes they work out well, other times they don't. This one is starting to look pretty cute, although I'm realizing that I've been assembling it out of order. If it turns out as cute as I think I will be remaking it correctly and possibly be making a tutorial. That's the IF.
    
19. Lots of Charter Meetings- This is a given and the main reason why I am always running around.
20. Work on Banners- Remember my cute Happy Birthday Banner, well I've been updating it and wanting to start an etsy shop for all my creations. Maybe someday. In the meantime, I finished a mostly finished project and then cut the stuffing to prep for assembly.
    

Writing this list was pretty therapeutic, I know my posts have been boring without very many pictures, I kept wanting to take pictures and post as I went along, but sometimes you just gotta get things done and not worry about blogging about it.