I don't know if you remember that a few weeks ago I bought, not one, but two desks, which is doubly odd seeing as I am, as I type, sitting at a pretty nice desk that I already owned.  Of course I was pre-thinking my Professional Collector title and practising…

I've been working on it over the last week or so, being not well last week seriously halted any progress and it feels like it's taken forever to get this baby dressed and ready for a new life in the cottage…last night I finished sanding down and was jigging around all pleased with myself, hee hee.  It certainly needed some TLC when I scored it, but it's turned out divine, I do believe? 

errm, and I just had to say thanks so much for all the comments yesterday, the giveaway certainly pulled some leetle peeps out from lurkdom, as I read them (with a beer) I can't tell you how all of a sudden I had a rush of horror, oh my goodness, my post didn't sound like I wanted people to leave nice comments about me in order for them to enter…I went back and re-read and no that was not the case at all, so thank you…

and another thing, I've had a few emails asking me if I have a cleaner, a housekeeper (pah!) and do I have a secret to getting things done and someone asked me jokingly, at least I took it in a kind, happy, jokey way, if I ironed my undies - like oh ya, of course I don't, that's Mr Beach Cottage's job!! That really couldn't be farther from the tuth.  But I'm telling you if I did have time I would iron my undies just because I'm weird like that *wink.

Just to get the record straight, I started this blog to help me focus on the things in life and the cottage that were good and ways I could get this fixer-upper house by the sea we'd bought into some kind of home without spending too much money. 

ABeachCottage blog is doing it's job for me, keeping me from avoiding the stuff that ain't so good from taking me down (you can read more about this here) and a place that I never want to be again. 

I'm so glad some of you have hopped on and are enjoying the ride.