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Our house numbers and mailbox were looking a little sad and tarnished. The picture of the mailbox is missing (because some stupid head didn’t take a picture, that would be me) but I assure you it looked really tarnished. So much so that you got goosebumps thinking of the sound it would make when you opened it. So I got out my can of WD40 and sprayed the hinges of the mailbox and my can of black spray paint and sprayed away.

TA DA! House number and mailbox facelift!

I added some cherry blossom wall stickers to the fiancé’s dismay. He said he wants to paint something more gender neutral like birds on, to which I replied, “Sure, that would look great, but till then, the cherry blossoms stay.” So I expect the cherry blossoms will be around for another year or so.

Our dog, Koya, can be kind of like a cat sometimes, she likes to squeeze into tight spaces and curl up to sleep. Other times, usually when we are asleep, she’ll sprawl as wide as she can on our bed and take up as much room as she possibly can. Here’s how I found her and JR one fine morning.

I know, she bullies him and he lets her.

Now, compare it to this picture I took of her on Instagram, when she was having an afternoon nap all by herself:

Same bed. She’s curled up so tightly, you could pack her in a sack.

For those times she wants to act like a cat, I decided to make her a little crate to curl up into using old fence boards, some scrap wood and paint. Here’s how it turned out:

Koya is quite pleased with her new cuddle crate and all ready for a nap with her Blue Bear. Also, notice how the bear doesn’t have any eyes? Yeah, she ripped them out the first chance she had – thought they looked weird.