Procrastinate much?

Would you think I was too much of a dork if I told you that one of the reasons I started this blog was so that I could participate in blog parties? Did you even know there is such a thing as a blog party? I didn't until a couple of months ago, when for better or worse, I became a blog junkie. Seriously. Anyway, if you don't know, a blog party is when someone dedicates a post to a specific theme, and lots of people put links to their blog posts about the same theme on the blog party hostess's post. Clear as mud? Good. Sorry, I'm not great at explaining things.

It is no coincidence that I just happened to FINALLY get this blog started this week. I created the actual blog a couple of months ago, and then did nothing with it. Not a single post.

Then about 2 weeks ago while reading through the daily plethora of blog posts on my google reader, I saw that Melissa at The Inspired Room would be hosting a Procrastinator Party.

Um, hello, it's like she's throwing a party in my honor. I really, really wanted to be part of it, because I've had a HUGE project looming over me for the past, oh...3 months. And when I say it was looming over me, I mean it was creating a bit of chaos in my tiny apartment (and driving my husband crazy!). So I really wanted to get my project done, and link it up to the party, but I didn't want to invite everyone and their dog to view my personal family blog. Sorry. So, I'm killing two birds with one stone... Finally getting this blog up in working order (PLEASE, come back and visit!), and....

FINISHING MY DRESSER!!! So, since working on this blog was one of my procrastination projects, I didn't link my before picture up 2 weeks ago. Sorry if that means I'm technically "crashing" the after photo party... I'm pretty sure they won't kick me out for it though, so here's what you really want to see:

BEFORE

Sorry for the not-so-great photo. We bought this dresser off of a local online classifieds website for $30. And it came with a great big mirror to go on top. Pretty sweet deal, huh? I'd been on the lookout for something cheap that I could fix up (I knew I couldn't afford something that was already nice) because until I finished this project we had our clothes overflowing out of a cheapo K-mart 4-drawer dresser. [We also have a dresser in our closet, in case you were wondering how on earth 2 people fit all of their clothes in 4 drawers.]

Anyway, we bought this beauty in mid-February. Yes, it's been that long. For a few weeks it was taking up half of our living room, then moved into our bedroom (and the old dresser with mostly my clothes still in it moved into the baby's room). We had stacks of drawers wrapped in newspaper in our house forEVER.

Okay, clearly I talk to much. Here's what it looks like now!

AFTER

I just sanded out the big scratches, primed, painted, sealed, and put new hardware on (well my husband did the handles...they didn't quite fit and he was happy to try out is new drill!). And let me tell you, I am LOVING having my clothes back in my room, and not crammed so tightly into those little K-mart drawers. Don't you love it?!

So now go check out everyone else's after photos at the Procrastinator Party! (You might also want to poke around The Inspired Room, it's one of my favorites!)