Texas Hahns: Nap Time Projects

I don't know about you other moms, but one of my biggest surprises about being a mom was the decrease in productivity. I'm a list maker. I always have been. After Luke was born, I would make lists of what I was going to get done that day. I would get 25% to 30% of the list done daily. Now, I just try to do one or two things in a day.

Although it is frustrating, I don't push to do too much. I am fully aware the boys will remember going to see the ducks and feeding them bread and although I think it's awesome to have new curtains...the only part either of them thought was cool about that was the power drill and that "Mommy is Handy Manny!"

These days, if a project can't be finished during a nap time, I don't even attempt it. These are two of last weeks nap time projects.

Here is the super simple rectangle valance that I made for our bathroom window that is over our tub. It is really a big rectangle hung by pinchy rings.

It is actually two fabrics. The brown with the swirls is sheer and there is a bronze polyester fabric backing it.

I wanted to do a neat trim, but I didn't for two reasons.

1.) Trim adds up. It can cost more than the fabric.

2.)Micah can't stand trim. He says it looks like a"Gypsy tea room".

The stool was a hand me down from my mom. It was covered in a floral tapestry. (Love ya mom, but ewww.) One day I'll get a nicer stool, but it was fun to give it new life by recovering it.