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Operation: TRACK OUT!

Operation: Clean Gross Cabinets!

So one of my track out projects was cleaning our kitchen cabinets because they were so gross! I didn't really notice how disgusting they were until just recently. Here are before pictures:


As you can see: grime on the bottom ledge and white food streaks all over. I looked up ideas for the best way to clean cabinets because knowing my klutzy self, I would ruin them. I mixed vinegar, boiling water, and some dish soap in a jar. Then I used some elbow grease and scrubbed those gross cabinets. 
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All nice and clean now!


Operation: Welcome Baby Lear!!

Another track-out project has been helping my sister with her baby room. First we had to move all the old furniture and dog stuff our of the room and closet.


Step 2 was to patch up holes, put painter's tape down, and vacuum the room.

Step 3 was to paint all but one of the walls gray. This made a HUGE difference because the color before was like the surface of the sun...way too bright. The pictures aren't really doing the color justice. 

The gray is a much better color than the yellow. The one wall that is left will be an accent wall. If the baby is a girl the wall will be painted purple. If the baby is a boy, the wall will be painted turquoise. 


Step 4 was to get baby furniture!!!! We went shopping and found a great deal at Burlington Coat Factory! Here is the daddy to be, Hunter, setting up the crib. 



Today I stopped by another store for the dresser that will also double as a changing table. The next step of Operation Welcome Baby Lear all depends on the gender, so hopefully Hunter and Lauren will find out in a couple of weeks! 


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