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A lot of you came here many moons ago when I left Sparkpeople.  I loved the community of that place and the support I got there.  It was at the height of us being on our game.  That motivation you have in the beginning when you're consistently rewarded with weight loss, smaller clothes, compliments to keep your motivation high and you somehow begin to step out of being invisible to the public to people smiling at you, opening doors or striking up conversation.  You start to feel human.  You don't have to worry about going to restaurants or 'fitting' somewhere.  You can go to a wedding and see those God awful thin folding chairs and while you still don't like them, you're not concerned.  Many of your worries that fit people never had to think of, have faded away.  We started for the long haul in our 30's and that's when we had the most success, losing 226 and 190 lbs respectively.  When we went on vacation, as long as we came back and got rig...
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Spontaneous update

About 4 years ago when I redid the bedroom, we got this armoire for my dresser from a vintage shop.


I've always loved it...until I open it.


The inside was nicked up a little and the guy who painted it did a bit of a sloppy job.  I always said I was going to paint it but you know how that goes.  When I was going upstairs, I decided to grab the sample size Duck Egg chalk paint that took up residence on the dining table.  When I got to the top of the stairs, I saw my paint brush and thought "eh, why not."

I got straight to work and didn't even bother to take my clothes out of the drawers.


I painted all of the drawer fronts and the side pieces and then decided to seal it with some wax so it would hold up for a good long while.  You can see how the wax deepens the color slightly.



Then it was all sealed and ready to not be winced at anymore when the doors are opened.


I think it probably took a total of 30-40 minutes for all coats of paint and wax.  Only took a few years to actually execute.




Have you ever done a spontaneous update of something you had no intention of doing five minutes earlier?

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  1. The Mr.April 23, 2015 at 7:23 AM

    You did an awesome job. I can't believe you left the clothes in, that is funny! It really makes it look great and blends in even more with the rest of the furntiture now.

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  2. another layerApril 23, 2015 at 8:34 AM

    It looks really nice. I haven't spontaneously update anything, but I do have occasional spontaneous cleaning happen. I can't find what I'm looking for in a closest or drawer, so everything comes out, gets sorted and purged.

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    1. Anele @ Success Along the WeighApril 23, 2015 at 8:45 AM

      I'm getting the urge to do that under the bathroom sink. Lord only knows that I'll find under there!

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  3. dalbador1April 23, 2015 at 5:41 PM

    Wow that looks really good! The coloring matches so well with the rest of the armoire. Awesome job momma!!

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    1. Anele @ Success Along the WeighApril 23, 2015 at 7:25 PM

      Thanks girlie! I can't believe it took me that long to get around to it when it took so little time to actually do it. Oh who am I kidding, yes I can.

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