Motivational Monday - Make today awesome

Argh, it's been a terrible weekend!  I took a few days off work with intentions of making huge inroads into the box room/office, and the living room, as well as taking some much needed me time by booking in a pilates one-to-one to get me back into it after such a long break.  But on the first day I was struck down with an infection, on the second day I spent the whole morning at the walk in centre, and I spent the third day covered in a rash from having an allergic reaction to the antibiotics I was given - joy!

Here's hoping this week gets better!  I hope your weekend was better than mine!

Motivational Monday - Demolish Goals

Let's get back to our motivational Monday shall we?

Motivational Monday - You Got This

Happy Monday!

Motivational Monday - Simply Begin

Motivational Monday - I Can, I Will

Another busy week - every week recently seems to be a busy week!  I have been busy buying supplies this week for our garage roof replacement which is the next job on the never ending list of jobs to do.

This last weekend was also our two year anniversary in the house - my how time flies when you are renovating! (I'm pretty sure that's the saying right?!)  We've certainly come a long way, but still a long way to go yet.

Have a great week!

Motivational Monday - Balance

This quote makes me laugh :) I hope it makes you smile too!

This weekend has been a nice easy weekend.  After last weekends hectic few days, I just needed a weekend with no fixed plans that I could pick and choose what I wanted to do when based on how I felt at that particular moment.  So I have plodded on slowly doing lots of small finishing jobs on the hallway so that it really is done.  I had no appetite for a huge project this weekend, so it was the perfect opportunity.  I also swore to myself that I wouldn't start the next project (living room) without first completing the hallway, so it had to be done.

I have also done a bit of shopping this weekend.  I have purchased these lovely chairs from eBay:

I intend to reupholster them in a new fabric, but that won't be until the living room really starts coming together and I know the best colour to go for to complement the scheme.  I have been looking for a while for chairs like these, but it's not that often that they come up in pairs.  I really wanted a matching set of armchairs so I took the plunge.  Can't wait to see what they look like in real life but I don't think that will be for a few weeks as they are coming all the way from Devon! 

I also bought some paint tester's this weekend for the living room.  Some of them as soon as I got them on the wall I knew they weren't right, but Farrow and Ball's Hague Blue is just singing to me.  It was like love at first sight.  

I'm thinking Navy for all of the walls.  Yes, all of 4 of them.  Everyone is telling me I should just do a feature wall and have the rest vaguely beige, but I want to be bold. 

What do you think?  Bold or beige?

Motivational Monday - Invisible Crown

Sorry for the quietness on the blog last week - it was a bit of a hectic one!

I was furiously trying to get the hallway blind finished, which took LOADS longer than anticipated, so I was sewing almost every night last week.  But it's finished now and I got it hung yesterday afternoon - post to follow shortly!

And then on Thursday I suddenly came down unwell (fainted in Pizza Express - embrassing, not! Doh!) so that was me wiped out for the rest of the week.

I have been increasing my presence on Instagram though recently, check it out here: https://www.instagram.com/yellow_house_tales/

I have a busy weekend coming up, but more blog posts this week, I promise.

Motivational Monday - Nutella

Happy Monday everyone!

Did I manage to complete the hallway during last week?  Nope.  But I am a lot closer than I was!  I was painting all night most evenings after work, and I spent all day yesterday trying to make the blind for the hallway.  I haven't quite finished yet as I was short on a few supplies on the blind (and it was waaaay more involved than I thought a blind could ever be!), and I have some tiny touch ups to do with the paint, but by the end of this week, I'm confident I will cross the glorious finish line!

Motivational Monday - Peaches

Motivational Monday - Two quotes today!

As it's the first Monday of the year, I've got two for you:

Also, I found this list on Pinterest and I like most of the things on this list. Personally I want to aim to do a lot of things on this list.

Happy Monday! x

Motivational Monday - Be Silly

Motivational Monday - Smallest Step

Motivational Monday - Stop Underestimating Yourself!

Motivational Monday - Accomplishments

In the week where I find out my exam results, this one has kept me going for the past few months.  Even if I have failed, at least I tried, and it's not over yet.

Motivational Monday - Idiots

Ever start the day feeling good, but then feel crappy before you have even got to work because of other car drivers, people on the bus, that jerk in the coffee shop...? Deep breath, and let it go!

Motivational Monday - Worth it?

Motivational Monday - Do It

I'm so stubborn, that when people tell me I can't do something, or won't be able to do something, I try even harder just to show that I can do it!  Prove those people wrong!

Motivational Monday - Priorities

I think about this quote a lot when doing our renovations.  For other people, their priorities are going out clubbing every other night, or holidaying every few weeks somewhere fancy.  We also don't watch much TV.  I spend a lot of time doing DIY and my husband does a lot of sport - things we couldn't do if we were glued to the TV all the time.  What are your priorities?

Motivational Monday - Extra Mile

Have a great week :)

Motivational Monday - Elevator to Success

Happy Monday everyone!