As evidence that progress is being made around here, I give you this. My bed, all made up with it's new buttercup yellow bedspread, flanked by two (although you can see only one of them) organized bookcases. (Well, there's a mystery solved. I thought I had lost the lens cover for my camera, but I see it now, lying right there on the lone star quilt on my bed. See it?)
In fact, quite a bunch got done in The Yellow House yesterday, but I didn't do most of it. The charity truck came and picked up another load of donations, the boys who helped with the painting came and carried my old sofas away to their house, a nice young couple came from Huntsville and bought the dining table and chairs and nearly killed themselves getting the table out of the house. And, best of all, Daisy, my god-dog, came to stay for a few day.
The lack of lifting and toting seems to have had good results. I feel better today. The back is still fussing, but the allover pain of the fibromyalgia has abated. So I think I will try to get my kitchen straightened up a bit. It's a total wreck. Even worse than the near-empty rooms in the photos below.
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GYHEM GIVEAWAY #2
How would you like to own this great cookbook? Of all the cookbooks I had in my kitchen (until the charity truck hauled most of them away yesterday), this is the one I use most. (Not this very one, but one like it.) This one is brand new, never been cooked from.
Leave me a comment on this post, and you just might win it. I'll draw for the cookbook on Friday.
Since only a couple of you guessed correctly (although some of your guesses were quite good), I'll tell what GYHEM stands for: Great Yellow House Extreme Makeover. So that's what we're celebrating with these giveaways.
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On 05/20/2010, Nancy said ...
Looks like a great day of unloading your stuff... take it easy...it's not going anywhere.
The cookbook looks great..
On 05/20/2010, Jan said ...
Awwwww Susan, your bedroom looks wonderful! All your hard work is obviously gonna pay off very well and I'm so happy that you're feeling better :) Wishing you a great day!
On 05/20/2010, Deb said ...
Susan, your bedroom looks lovely and the painted walls in the other rooms looks so lovely and fresh. Makes me realise how much ours definitely need doing.
hugs Deb
On 05/20/2010, Ruth said ...
Glad you're feelng better today. Good progress with your makeover. Your bedroom looks really nice. Poor Sophie, she must be really wondering what will be next when she's lost her favourite seat.
Cheers Ruth
On 05/20/2010, ashleigh said ...
OMG! Susie the house is bare!! I would all most think you were moving out if I didn't know better. Can't wait to see the new furniture in place. Miss you and Sophie!
Ash
On 05/20/2010, Stephanie said ...
Looking good. It is so funny how you can see things through the camera that you can't see with the naked eye, isn't it? Happens to me all the time!
Stephanie
On 05/20/2010, Sandy said ...
So glad you're feeling better today. Your bedroom looks beautiful and I love the quilt hanging behind the bed. It's the one in your banner, isn't it? So pretty! I don't know what that is on the front of that cookbook, but if I'm lucky enough to win it, that's the first thing I'm making!! Looks good whatever it is.
On 05/20/2010, Carla (from Alabama) said ...
Your bedroom looks lovely!
I would love to have the cookbook. Southern Living is one of my favorites.
Glad you are feeling better.
On 05/20/2010, Jennifer Isaki said ...
I fell in love with your bedroom. What cheerful colors and gorgeous quilts! Definetley an inspiration! How nice to give away a cookbook too. I love Southern Living recipes.
On 05/20/2010, Sherry Whisenhunt said ...
Here's my comment---I want that book!
Things are really looking good--can't wait to see the final GYH.
On 05/20/2010, Joyce said ...
I'd love to have that cookbook. (Don't tell Wynn that I'm entering my name for a cookbook drawing. He thinks I already have a bookstore full.) But..... I want it!!! :)
Glad to hear you're feeling better.
On 05/20/2010, Helen said ...
Now you post this giveaway :-)....My middle sister and I gave our older sister a 70th b-day party last Sunday for our large family..a lovely day in all respects. For our gift to her we filled a large bag with books (she is an unrecovering bookaholic:-) that reflected who she is (bird watching, travel, Irish trivia etc) and we looked and looked for a Southern Living Cookbook (not so available in CA bookstores near us)since she had lived in the south for a number of years and proclaims her style of decor and cooking to be "Southern Living"....
So much fun to "see" your home taking shape with its new look....your decorating sense is really blossoming...
On 05/20/2010, CarlaH said ...
Hi Susan, Wow - things are definitely progressing at the Yellow House. How great that you were able to dispose of the furniture and now you're all set for the replacements without having to worry about the old. Those walls look great and I am really looking forward to seeing that valance - I am sure that it will pull the room together (once the new furniture arrives, of course). Sophie must be one very confused dog with all the changes going on around her.
On 05/20/2010, Stephanie said ...
Hi! Thanks for following my blog! You are my FIRST follower, so you'll always be special to me! I have enjoyed reading your blog for a while now. I am following you as well. Take care!
On 05/20/2010, Donna said ...
Susan, Your bedroom is lovely! I love the blue and yellow together. One of my bedrooms years ago was blue and yellow ... now I wish I had it back after seeing yours! I always love a Southern Living cookbook!
Blessings,
Donna
On 05/20/2010, Brenda Kula said ...
Is that quilt folded on the bed the one in your banner? I just adore it!
Brenda
On 05/20/2010, Dandelion Quilts said ...
Your house is looking nice and fresh. You must love that. I love to bake, and that looks like a good one.
On 05/20/2010, Sandra Clarke said ...
Hi Susan, Room looks great and I love the color of the walls. i would be happy to own the cookbook. Sandra
On 05/20/2010, Joan said ...
Looks a great book Susan. You have been busy with your house make over.
On 05/20/2010, Thelma said ...
Poor Sophie...laying in the middle of the floor....I hope she finds a new favorite spot soon.
My Mother used to get Southern Living magazine (she still may, I don't really know!) but I do remember it having wonderful recipes. Count me in for the giveaway, thanks!
LOL over your lens cap...showing up in your picture.
On 05/20/2010, Barbara Anne said ...
Oh!!!!!!!!! Your bedroom is lovely!! The Basket quilt on the wall and the Lone Star add such happy and perfectly colored touches. So glad your lens cover is found, too.
Cheers that your DR table and chairs sold and the give-away furniture and other items are gone, too. The nearly empty rooms won't be so empty for very long because soon your new furniture will arrive! Won't that be a joy-joy time?!
I'm glad to hear you're feeling better. Sophie will be out of her doldrums with Daisy to play with and to cheer her up.
You're hard work, wonderful choices, and beautiful results are inspiring. Well done!
Big hugs!
On 05/20/2010, Deb said ...
Hi Susan ~ I recognize that quilt on the wall behind your bed! And the GYHEM explanation is clever! I know you'll be glad when it's all over!
On 05/20/2010, AnnieO said ...
What a beautiful bedroom! So soft and pretty, it will be a lovely room to spend time in. I've been following along for the GYHEM and congratulate you on your progress. I don't need another cookbook, so no need to put me in your drawing, I just wanted to compliment you on your color choices.
On 05/20/2010, Sally said ...
Love Southern Living recipes! You are a better woman than me-the thought of cleaning out my sewing room gives me nightmares. Take it easy so you will continue to feel better.
On 05/21/2010, Beverly said ...
Susan, you are amazing me every step of your makeover. Everything is looking so pretty.
Thank you for the opportunity to win. I love SL cookbooks.
On 05/21/2010, Helen in Switzerland said ...
Hi Susan,
well I have to say, it's looking sooo good! Yes there are a few things to be tidied away, but those rooms look so fresh and pretty! I'm sure you are nearly there. Once your new furniture arrives it will look lovely!
I'd love to win the cookbook - cookbooks are my third weakness - after fabric and sock yarn! My husband has banned me from buying any more (don't know why - I mean he benefits from my use of them!). I hardly know anything about Southern food - and I'd love to learn - so please put me into the draw!!
Hope you are feeling a bit more like yourself again,
best wishes,
Helen
On 05/21/2010, KAI said ...
Seeeeeee????? REALLY GREAT PROGRESS! Even tho' you have more to do, you are getting into the rhythm of the makeover & pacing your sweet self better now, I think! THAT'S GOOD! I'm loving the wall colors. And Miss Sophie makes me laugh because I relate to wanting 'my' plopping-down spots to remain where they always were. (She's so adorable!)
On 05/21/2010, Nicole said ...
Your bedroom looks so inviting! I love mixing quilts in a room. The blue and yellows are wonderful. You are so organized!
On 05/21/2010, Ramey said ...
I love the wall color in your living room.
On 05/21/2010, judy graves said ...
I love reading your blog..You are an inspriration in helping me downsize..It is so hard to let go of some things..but one more cookbook doesn't take up much space
On 05/21/2010, Teresa said ...
Yum....count me in if I am not too late. Today is my birthday, so maybe I will get lucky.
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