Another day in the life...

Morning all! So I have to tell you all what happened to me last night. I had been in the hospital all morning with chest pains, I know, I am way too young for that stuff, but I have a history of heart problems starting back when I was about 13. So anyways, after coming home, and lying down for a few hours, watching a couple of Lifetime movies...which, by the way are soo addicting, it's like a can of chips, once you have one, you have to have another... and another, giggles! Okay, so on with my story... After going between the hospital, and the bed all day long, I decided I was going to Wal-Mart to get some O.J. I was really craving that O.J. So I went as I was, pajamas, no bra, messed up hair, no makeup, and hospital bands still on. I walk through the front door, so far pretty much unnoticed, which was the plan, I really didn't want anyone to see me like this. Then I get to about the produce area when all of a sudden my feet came out from under me, one leg went to the side, sorta almost backwards, if that even makes sense...and the rest of me was flat on my back. So much for going incognito...I was suddenly surrounded by well-meaning passer-bys, trying to help me up. Well, I was so embarrassed about how I looked, and of course falling in front of everyone, that I just told the Wal-Mart employee that I was okay, I really just wanted to get out of there. With my O.J. of course. But oh man, by the time I got home, my ankle, my knee, and my back were hurting so bad it made it hard to sleep. So now I guess  I am debating on whether or not to go to the doc, and then, if I do, should they be the ones to pay for it??? After all, the floor was soaking wet right where I fell, and there was no sign, at least not until after I fell. I just don't know. Any advice anyone can give me? I know this is not a very informative, or educational post for any of you, but I promise I will try and get something fun on here tomorrow, plus we will have another Nanny's Corner coming up soon. Alright y'all, now I am off to take care of the hubby, who is now in the same ER I was in yesterday with a very bad migraine...just another day in the lives of the Champion's. 

 Till next time...

The Easiest Rug Ever!!!

Hey y'all! I definitely missed getting on here while I was moving...trust me, I would have much rather been blogging than drowning in boxes! I swear my stuff multiplied while I wasn't looking, giggles! So...needless to say, I am ready to jump right in with a new project, so here goes...

This one was pretty much born out of necessity. My beautiful new home has a ceramic tile throughout with the look of a decorative wood. That can make for a cold floor in the mornings, so I really wanted to get an area rug for the family room. But...after the move we were not really in the position to go out and blow a bunch of money on a rug, so I came up with this: Bamboo Place Mat Rug. Now...just to let you all know, I did come up with this idea, but that is not to say that I was the first...it was so incredibly easy that I am sure someone else must have done this before, so if you know of anyone, feel free to credit them in the comments. 

First I started out with 12 bamboo place mats (I chose 2 different color styles to give it a pattern, but you could also do them all matching) that i got at Wal-Mart for $1.50 a piece. Add a roll of duck tape to that and you have all of the supplies you need...does it get any better than that?!?

Next I started taping all of the edges together on the backside of the place mats... and you also can't really go wrong here because they were the same on both sides. 

And that is basically it! After you have taped all of the edges together, you will end up with a beautiful custom bamboo rug (that basically only costs under 20 bucks!) that looks something like this:

I hope y'all have fun making your Beautiful Bamboo Place Mat Area Rugs!!    Have fun!!

Till next time...

P.S. Yay! I am not having to use my phone's camera anymore! And just a side note, if you want to put something under your rug to make it non-slip, you can use that no-slip cabinet liner, it works perfect, and is super cheap!