Magnolia rules

Today has been a rather productive day. I finally painted my bedroom (well two coats of emulsion - third coat and the wood to do tomorrow). It was still lovely shades of pink and purple from when the girls were in our room. It is now 'magnolia' very boring I know but the room already looks so much bigger and brighter I love it. Emily even said that she would like her room painted magnolia as well! The pine wardrobe and chest of drawers don't look half as bed either. I was thinking of getting new or painting them but I might not bother. Tomorrow I need to finish the painting and look for some curtains! I'm going to make a little curtain out of muslin for the bottom half of the window for extra privacy. The window in the dining room looks so good with its new curtain and it will make the house look really good as you look from the garden. Ben will hopefully put my new mirror up soon as well!!!!
I've not been at work now for a week and a half and it feels so good. All the washing is up to date and the house, although a little upside down due to all the decorating seems alot more organised. The children are benefiting from it all, we even had time after tea yesterday to play a board game. They have all played really well together, done their homework and gone to bed nicely. I've noticed how over the last two weeks how much I normally rush around and how relaxed we all are with me not working and not having a thousand things going through my head at once.
I definitely chose a good two weeks to have off work as the weather has been glorious and spring has oh so sprung. It has been beautiful blue sky's and sunshine all week. My neighbours are all out in their gardens tidying up and sorting out what to plant this year (which reminds me I have several plants that desperately need to go into a pot or in the ground!! Will get the children to help very soon).
I'm going to try and make up my bed now (if I can find it hehe) and try to sleep amongst the paint pots and piles of 'bedroom things' that are all over the place.....! My aim is to wake early to get lots done as I'm meeting Wendy and Emma at Cowslip tomorrow for a late lunch and I would like the house be as straight as possible before this - I will have earned my treat then xx
So much for an early night! I've just noticed it's gone midnight and already Thursday!