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These are Tommy Hilfiger "Pull-On Skinny Jeans." Do you know what that means? It means they are basically fancy elastic waist pants! No zippers or buttons, but still made out of denim. I'm in love. They're a *touch* too long, but I adore them with a little cuff at the bottom, so I don't think I'm going to even hem them. So cute. Keep.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/day-11.jpgDay 112018-02-28T03:08:40+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2018/02/14/a-pretty-good-day/2018-02-14T15:27:33+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2018/02/13/wardrobe-challenge-the-first-10-days/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/day-10.jpgDay 10Day 10. Today's outfit. I'm happy that my kids are home sick on this outfit day. Baggy pants and top are kind of nice for a "movies on the couch" day.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/day-9.jpgDay 9Day 9. Damn. Also, I added my favorite boots ever to this outfit. Double Damn.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/day-8.jpgDay 8Day 8. Classic white tee with dark washed jeans. Classic shirt so old and threadbare that it shows absolutely EVERYTHING going on underneath. Donate.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/day-7.jpgDay 7Day 7. Tight pants. Tight top. Suck it in, girl. SUUUUCK it in! I also figured out that this top was is so old, it's from the Junior's section. Oy. Donation pile!https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/day-6.jpgDay 6Day 6. By far, my FAVORITE outfit of the week! This outfit made me feel as though I had finally found my style. I felt confident, appropriate, attractive, and comfortable. I could go to a playdate, then add a sweater and some heels and go out to dinner with my husband. Only one thing hindered me: Once I took this picture, I saw that my top was covered with grease stains! But, still, personal style unlocked!https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/day-5.jpgDay 5Day 5. The silliest feeling outfit of the entire week. Honestly, these pants are already my "placeholder" pants. They're currently the only brown pair of pants I own. They're at least a full size too big on me. I started this project, knowing that these pants would need to be replaced by something better at the end.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/day-4.jpgDay 4Day 4. Super Bowl Sunday. Jeans are again tragic. But I love the off-shoulder shirt. Again, I love my shoulders. No shame.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/day-3.jpgDay 3Day 3. Love my wide-leg jeans. Love this lace tank top. Love my shoulders. Werk, girl.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/day-2.jpgDay 2Day 2. This was the day I fully accepted what my sister has been telling me for years: my Target bootcut jeans are tragic and doing absolutely NOTHING for my butt!https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/day-1.jpgDay 1Day 1. I loved this outfit, but, sadly, upon closer inspection, this shirt was really showing its age. To the donation pile it went!2018-02-13T17:05:55+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2018/01/30/dressing-like-cher/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/maxresdefault.jpgmaxresdefaulthttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/shirts_clothing-challenge.jpgShirts_clothing challengehttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cher_horowitz_closet-009_2-728x555.jpgCher_Horowitz_Closet-009_2-728x5552018-01-31T20:01:27+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2017/12/31/starting-a-yoga-practice/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/suryas.jpgsuryashttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/yoga_nanas.jpgyoga_nanas2018-01-04T14:48:56+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2017/12/15/best-present-ever/2017-12-15T22:19:50+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2017/06/09/re-rooting/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/utpluthih.jpgutpluthihUtpluthih2017-08-11T01:48:03+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2017/08/07/gross-yoga/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_20170330_074029884.jpgReal FitspoHere's some real fitspo for you. This was back when I first started ashtanga. My first successful attempt at reverse prayer pose. I was so excited about it, I asked my husband to take a picture of it. (You can see just how big of a shit he gave. Out of focus. No light. Didn't even bother getting out of bed.) Chubby ass arms, sweaty bun, Target yoga pants, and brown house slippers? Check! https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_20170730_173349303.jpgCrotch SweatI bought new yoga pants. I assumed they were made with sweat-wicking materials. They were not.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/photogrid_1502113399691.jpgAshtanga InstagramA collection of screenshots just from this morning. Seriously, who the fuck are all of these people doing their practice on the beach? Is that a thing? That shouldn't be a thing.2017-08-07T18:00:03+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2017/07/27/because-it-is-hard/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_20170428_180241_958.jpgIMG_20170428_180241_958https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_20170726_125805716.jpgIMG_20170726_1258057162017-07-27T13:22:56+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2017/03/18/moana-trigger-warning/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/te_fiti.pngTe_Fitihttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/maui.jpgmaui2024-08-14T20:08:17+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2017/01/31/five-violent-minutes/2017-02-01T12:46:00+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2017/01/01/crafty-christmas-goodness-2016/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_20161211_110618759.jpgimg_20161211_110618759https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_20161211_110553467.jpgimg_20161211_110553467https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_20161211_104939246.jpgimg_20161211_104939246https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_20161211_104927511.jpgimg_20161211_104927511https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_20161211_104538857.jpgimg_20161211_104538857https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_20161004_120048178.jpgimg_20161004_120048178https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_20161004_115950412_hdr.jpgimg_20161004_115950412_hdrhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_20161004_115943862_hdr.jpgimg_20161004_115943862_hdrhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_20161219_102811977.jpgimg_20161219_102811977https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_20161217_102032005.jpgimg_20161217_1020320052017-01-03T01:47:03+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2016/11/28/dear-uterus/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_20160730_100417911.jpgimg_20160730_1004179112016-11-28T15:56:40+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2016/11/01/what-they-dont-see/2016-11-01T23:45:40+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2016/10/20/you-too/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/maddie_flower.jpgmaddie_flowerhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_20160714_1859556231.jpgimg_20160714_18595562312016-10-20T11:33:24+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2016/08/13/dear-alice/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/alice.jpgalice2016-08-13T14:57:38+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2016/07/12/period/2016-07-25T03:05:10+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2016/06/15/breathing-easier/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dec_23.jpgdec_23.jpghttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/c16c4bb5d1101ee8d9bcdf5819b73f3d.jpgc16c4bb5d1101ee8d9bcdf5819b73f3d.jpg2016-06-15T20:42:07+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2016/06/09/from-now-to-august/2016-06-13T00:26:54+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2016/04/12/things-i-learned-from-my-first-half-marathon/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_20160409_143924965.jpgIMG_20160409_143924965Afterwards: On the couch, drinking a beer, holding my youngest daughter, still wearing my medal. I wore it all day.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_20160409_102438764.jpgIMG_20160409_102438764My friend and her daughter made me signs! Once again, my community is what kept me going.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/5394.jpeg5394There are no words.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/tears.jpegtearsI started crying immediately after crossing the finish line.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_20160409_102015001.jpgIMG_20160409_102015001My husband took this as I approached the finish line. I'm waving a bending down towards my daughter.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/5377.jpeg5377Before the race foolin'.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/race_results.jpgrace_resultsPacing is clearly my Achilles heel.2016-04-12T13:14:11+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2016/03/20/punctuation/2016-03-21T14:49:53+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2016/03/09/one-month-out/2016-03-09T23:13:42+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2016/02/12/stop-it-introverts/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/url.jpgurlhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/images1.jpgimageshttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/imgres.jpgimgreshttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/images.jpgimages2016-02-12T17:28:51+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2016/01/05/double-dog-dare/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/poster-51_0.jpgposter-51_0https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ryan-running.pngryan runninghttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/running.jpgrunning2016-01-09T22:33:19+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2015/12/31/illumination/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_20151231_103730819.jpgIMG_20151231_103730819What it looks like today. The patch is to the right of the light. Squint.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_20140602_224055721.jpgIMG_20140602_224055721Patching before painting.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_20140526_122922943.jpgIMG_20140526_122922943https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_20141122_183722882.jpgIMG_20141122_183722882We didn't actually get the under cabinet lights hooked up until almost Thanksgiving, but you can see that the light source becomes almost invisible with the trim and door panels on.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_20140608_171243141.jpgIMG_20140608_171243141They're like something out of Star Wars.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_20140608_171249218_hdr.jpgIMG_20140608_171249218_HDRThese are the lights!https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/20130422_134514.jpg20130422_134514Move-in day. April 2013.2015-12-31T16:25:56+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2015/12/21/fully-armed/2015-12-21T15:55:54+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2015/10/20/on-being-the-statue/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/love.jpgloveLove--Indianapolis Museum of Arthttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/easter-island.jpgeaster islandEaster Islandhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/bird-girl.jpgbird girlBird Girl--Savannahhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/frog_baby.jpgfrog_babyFrog Baby--Ball State Universityhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/hoagy.jpghoagyHoagy Carmichael--In Bloomington, Indiana. My home.2015-10-21T04:14:37+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2015/09/11/working-mother/2015-09-13T01:49:38+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2015/07/23/the-846/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_20150722_102411_073.jpgIMG_20150722_102411_073https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_20150722_102147_906.jpgIMG_20150722_102147_906The sides are mahogany veneer framed with cherry.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_20150723_083855_375.jpgIMG_20150723_083855_375https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_20150718_153748_076.jpgIMG_20150718_153748_076https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/20150723_1527461.jpg20150723_152746[1]https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/20150723_1527591.jpg20150723_152759[1]https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/20150723_1527201.jpg20150723_152720[1]https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_20150721_152423_185.jpgIMG_20150721_152423_185Faux finish hell2015-07-23T20:30:58+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2015/07/17/true-story/2015-07-17T15:02:04+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2015/07/07/my-medical-anomaly/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/fb100292.gifFB1002922015-07-15T14:25:20+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2015/06/24/the-adult-memo/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/wpid-wp-1435156302248.jpegwpid-wp-1435156302248.jpeghttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/wpid-wp-1435156150581.jpegwpid-wp-1435156150581.jpeg2015-06-26T14:32:51+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2015/05/29/rachels-time/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/testimonial-banner.jpgtestimonial-bannerShe's HUGGING it.2015-05-29T22:05:44+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2015/05/26/hard-truths/2015-05-27T16:05:19+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2015/03/27/happy-birthday-song/2015-03-27T15:04:03+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2015/02/25/you/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/mrs_6551.jpgMRS_6551https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/mrs_6589.jpgMRS_65892015-02-25T19:53:37+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2015/02/23/in-defense-of-snow-white-1937/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/spotlight_wickedqueen_window.jpgspotlight_wickedqueen_windowhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/snow_white_huntsman.jpgSnow_white_huntsmanhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/snow-white_queen.jpgsnow-white_queenhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/snow-white-asleep.jpgsnow-white-asleep2019-06-18T23:24:19+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2015/02/18/love-tree/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/wpid-20150213_110039.jpgwpid-20150213_110039.jpghttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/wpid-20150213_110013.jpgwpid-20150213_110013.jpghttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/runawaybunnypicture.jpgrunawaybunnypicture"I will be a tree that you come home to."2015-02-18T13:40:11+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2015/01/25/dear-new-mom/2015-01-25T13:31:12+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2015/01/12/crafty-christmas-goodness-2014-2015-edition/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/20150112_1514291.jpg20150112_151429[1]This has not been staged. This is just what my work table looks like right now at this very moment.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/20150109_1505361.jpg20150109_150536[1]I am in love with the turquoise cotton on the warp (vertical strands). It turned out bright and beautiful.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/20150109_1505101.jpg20150109_150510[1]https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_20141229_1619401141.jpgIMG_20141229_161940114[1]The result was two table runners, each 3' long.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_20141225_1050189381.jpgIMG_20141225_105018938[1]https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_20141225_1049568451.jpgIMG_20141225_104956845[1]https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_20141229_1620072761.jpgIMG_20141229_162007276[1]https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_20141223_173826202.jpgIMG_20141223_173826202https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_20141221_161629907.jpgIMG_20141221_161629907https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_20141221_161308244.jpgIMG_20141221_1613082442015-01-12T20:28:23+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2015/01/02/unraveling/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/wpid-20150102_172419.jpgwpid-20150102_172419.jpghttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/wpid-20150102_170058.jpgwpid-20150102_170058.jpg2015-02-05T16:42:41+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2014/12/29/post-christmas-purge/2014-12-29T22:47:35+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2014/12/13/acknowledgments/2014-12-13T16:05:20+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2014/12/02/the-turkey-will-wait/2014-12-02T15:58:04+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2014/10/29/final-straw/2014-10-29T15:07:36+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2014/10/24/an-end/2014-10-24T19:57:22+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2013/08/01/multi-level-marketing-or-why-i-am-about-to-lose-15-friends/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/how-an-mlm-company-works.pnghow-an-mlm-company-works2014-10-20T14:10:14+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2014/09/18/folsom-prison-beddy-bye/2014-09-18T16:02:28+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2014/09/12/22-inches-23-pounds-the-new-normal/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_20140912_155553523_hdr.jpgIMG_20140912_155553523_HDRhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_20140912_155510539_hdr.jpgIMG_20140912_155510539_HDRhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_20140912_155358528_hdr.jpgIMG_20140912_155358528_HDRhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_20140912_155332721.jpgIMG_20140912_155332721https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_20140912_155310274.jpgIMG_20140912_1553102742014-09-12T20:45:47+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2014/09/08/a-frozen-heart/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/olaf.jpgOlafTeam Olaf all the way!2014-09-08T16:02:57+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2014/08/19/its-not-evil/2014-08-19T13:45:05+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2014/08/06/eggs/2014-08-06T14:43:52+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2014/07/24/rivers-of-poop/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_20140608_115329628_hdr.jpgIMG_20140608_115329628_HDRThe view from below.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_20140608_115319577.jpgIMG_20140608_115319577The pipe, junction boxes, wiring, and transformer for the LED under cabinet lighting inside the cabinet.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_20140607_143140568.jpgIMG_20140607_143140568The false-back shelf.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_20140601_222353469.jpgIMG_20140601_222353469After drywall.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_20140601_221502113.jpgIMG_20140601_221502113This is a 36" wide cabinet. The hole is about two feet.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_20140601_221447998.jpgIMG_20140601_221447998And cut a wide hole to have access to the electrical.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_20140601_221512026.jpgIMG_20140601_221512026He notched out the back to make room for the pipe.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_20140524_225602410.jpgIMG_20140524_225602410Instead of a hard 90* turn, Honest Husband made the pipe follow the curve of the structure beneath it.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc06047.jpgDSC06047The "Shitter Stack."https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_20140602_152625437.jpgIMG_20140602_152625437After. The duct was already located between the floor joists just behind the bathroom closet. It was a pretty easy fix.2014-07-24T15:25:51+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/about/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/camerawkshp_010.jpgCameraWkshp_0102014-07-08T13:07:32+00:00weekly0.6https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/series/2014-07-08T12:54:53+00:00weekly0.6https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2013/11/11/perpetual-twilight-part-2/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image09012013170743.jpgMaddies_bracelethttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/maddie_ventilator.jpgMaddie_ventilator2014-07-08T12:44:06+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2013/10/21/perpetual-twilight-part-1/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/maddie_birth.jpgMaddie_birth2014-07-08T12:43:29+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2014/01/09/perpetual-twilight-part-3/2014-07-08T12:42:48+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2014/01/16/perpetual-twilight-part-4/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/breastfeeding_4.jpgBreastfeeding_4https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/breastfeeding_1.jpgBreastfeeding_12014-07-08T12:42:10+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2014/01/30/perpetual-twilight-part-5/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/home_kiss.jpgHome_KissBig Sister immediately kissed her sissy.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/home.jpgHomehttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image09062013123509.jpgImage09062013123509https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_8666.pngIMG_8666Maddie's biliblanket gave her a blue glow down her back.2014-07-08T12:41:21+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2014/06/18/the-thrill-is-gone/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_20140618_1629232861.jpgIMG_20140618_162923286[1]https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_20140518_101550689_hdr.jpgIMG_20140518_101550689_HDRYou give the guy one solid night's sleep...2014-07-08T12:39:19+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2014/06/18/no-such-thing-as-simple/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_20140607_1428340201.jpgIMG_20140607_142834020[1]https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_20140607_1436273941.jpgIMG_20140607_143627394[1]In order to space the doors correctly so that they would open without interference, Honest Husband placed a single cover panel between the two cabinets to give them clearance.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_20140608_1712431411.jpgIMG_20140608_171243141[1]https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_20140608_1709322701.jpgIMG_20140608_170932270[1]https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_20140608_1023482391.jpgIMG_20140608_102348239[1]Holy Recessed Lighting, Batman!https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/layout.pnglayout2014-07-08T12:38:55+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2014/06/18/ikea-kicking-and-screaming/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_20140323_143429586.jpgIMG_20140323_143429586https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_20140323_143436260.jpgIMG_20140323_143436260https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sonata.jpgsonataKraftMaid Sonata cabinets, available at Lowe's.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc06041.jpgDSC06041https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc06034.jpgDSC06034The pantry obscured my view from the kitchen to the playroom when I stood at the sink.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc06037.jpgDSC06037That awful microwave. It was only 9" above the cooktop!https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ikea-domsjo-sink-045.jpgikea domsjo sink 0452014-07-08T12:38:25+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2014/03/17/the-year-of-the-kitchen/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/laminate_samples.jpglaminate_samplesOur laminate samples! The official start to everything. The bottom center sample is the clear winner, in my mind.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/16sears-264b102.jpg16sears-264b102The classic Four Square home.2014-07-08T12:37:41+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2013/02/21/goodbye-vagina/2014-07-08T12:36:25+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2013/03/16/dear-baby/2014-07-08T12:36:23+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2013/04/06/sex-while-pregnant/2014-07-08T12:36:21+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2013/05/03/mothers-day/2014-07-08T12:36:17+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2013/05/10/mothers-day-presents/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc04986.jpgDSC04986https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc04989.jpgDSC04989https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc04987.jpgDSC04987https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/58168_rachel-burke_20130510142501_45.jpg58168_RACHEL BURKE_20130510142501_45https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/20130510_100203.jpg20130510_1002032014-07-08T12:36:14+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2013/06/10/lies-we-tell-pregnant-women/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/rubber-band-01.jpgrubber-band-01That is going to be one pissed off cow...2014-07-08T12:36:12+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2013/07/19/the-new-normal/2014-07-08T12:36:10+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2013/07/25/rough-day/2014-07-08T12:36:07+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2014/07/07/the-good-cry/2014-07-08T12:56:02+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2014/06/26/busting-the-budget-myths/2014-06-26T16:11:03+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2014/06/16/date-night-jason-isbell-and-the-400-unit/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_20140614_195148436.jpgIMG_20140614_195148436Ready to ROCK! . . . While breastfeeding my daughter. Oh, yes I did.2014-06-16T15:57:39+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2014/05/29/the-burden-of-milk/2014-05-29T23:11:37+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2014/05/22/my-love-letter-waiting-for-godot/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/maternity.jpgmaternity2014-05-22T14:01:59+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2014/04/30/the-loss-of-a-mother/2014-05-05T19:25:21+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2014/04/28/small-town/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/rachel_high-school.jpgRachel_high schoolI never looked like the other girls. I always had very short hair, wore my brother's jeans, and preferred had a special love for purple lipstick (I still do).2014-04-28T22:56:10+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2014/03/07/the-new-normal-update/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_20140220_072531789.jpgIMG_20140220_072531789https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/maria_kang.jpgMaria_Kanghttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_20140307_161908054_hdr.jpgIMG_20140307_161908054_HDRhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_20140307_161841034_hdr.jpgIMG_20140307_161841034_HDR2014-03-10T00:37:49+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2014/02/06/just-a-perfect-mother/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-wp-1391699360970.jpegwpid-wp-1391699360970.jpeg2014-02-06T15:22:49+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2013/12/24/crafty-christmas-goodness/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc05561.jpgDSC05561A close-up of Honest Girl's bag. You can see that I used scraps from my pillow project.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc05557.jpgDSC05557A temporary solution, but not an unpleasant one, if I do say so myself.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/christmas_bags.jpgChristmas_bagsHonest Dad, Honest Mama, Honest Girl, and Honest Baby's Christmas bags, respectively.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image12102013131738.jpgImage12102013131738I love this teddy bear Honest Girl decorated. It almost looks like he's holding a rose!https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image12102013094653.jpgImage12102013094653Just cookie lies...https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc05551.jpgDSC05551See? About a two-foot job.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image11172013124935.jpgImage11172013124935I spent a long time selecting fabrics that I thought reflected the personality of the children. K is a classic beauty. J loves superheroes. O is girly, and a little anal retentive. She'd respond to the precision of a nice, geometric chevron.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc05577.jpgDSC05577M & N are sister and brother. O & J are only children.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc05564.jpgDSC05564K & O are sister and brother. L & E are sisters. J & G are brothers.https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/noel.jpgNOEL!2013-12-27T02:12:53+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2013/06/22/the-downgrade/2013-06-24T10:48:41+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2013/05/07/naptime/2013-05-07T17:59:44+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2013/04/16/the-run/2013-04-17T20:06:19+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2013/03/16/you-talkin-to-me-ma/2013-03-17T14:58:38+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2013/03/08/a-prayer-for-girls/2013-03-12T00:29:35+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2013/03/01/birth-day/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/image03202012113752.jpgImage03202012113752Honest Girl, three days old. Complete trust. Complete love.2013-03-01T23:35:00+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2013/02/12/rachels-assholes-of-the-day/2013-02-12T19:48:56+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2013/01/28/poop-tales-mamas-story/2013-02-26T17:40:44+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/2013/01/17/the-truth-about-my-hands/https://thebrutallyhonestmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dsc04690-e1358462746863.jpgDSC04690My hands today. A very good day. Just a few cuts on the knuckles.2013-01-17T22:54:35+00:00monthlyhttps://thebrutallyhonestmom.comdaily1.02024-08-14T20:08:17+00:00