This past weekend we had a rare lull in plans, so I decided to set a few small goals for myself. Rather than close out my weekend with nothing to show for it (besides a few empty beer bottles and less episodes of The Leftovers to watch), I was in the mood to check things off my to-do list.

#1 Refinish our ugly bedroom dresser – CHECK!

I recently made one of my most grown-up purchases to date: a new headboard. I’ve bought a couple new cars and a house in my lifetime, but nothing makes mefeel more like a grown-up than purchasing non-hand-me-down furniture.

Unfortunately, I had no idea the downward spiral it would lead to. All of the sudden our headboard didn’t match our bedding or our dresser. Then when I brought home the re-finishing paint color, it didn’t match our walls. THEN if I paint our walls (white is the only option at this point), it won’t match our cream curtains. Oh, and I might as well get a couple new nightstands too. All of this because I just had to have a new headboard.

But for now, at least I have a somewhat less ugly dresser…
That, at the end of the day, is still a hand-me-down from grandma.

BEFORE

AFTER
(I used chalk paint, a wax finish, & knobs from Amazon)

#2 Write my St. Louis trip recap for the blog – CHECK!

And check it out. I’m helping ExploreStLouis.com giveaway a trip to their city! There’s still time to enter – all you have to do is leave a comment on the post.

#3 Figure out how the hell Snapchat works – I can’t believe it, but CHECK!

Follow me at: sarah-fortune for behind the scenes of mom-life with Iris (I’m so behind that @sarahfortune is already taken).

Well, that’s all I accomplished, but I’m pretty proud of myself.
Oh, except for those beer bottles. I did manage to empty a few of those too. Cheers!