Fun Bright Before and After's of Las Iguanas

We are making slow but steady progress on our little beach shack. It's nothing fancy but honestly I am in LOVEEEEEE with it. Especially now that it is brighter thanks to paint and windows. I love seeing it progress and become more "ours". Figured I would show a few before and afters. We still have curtains to hang in some rooms, art to add to the walls, and rugs but we are getting there.

 

Living room Before:

 

Living room After: (New paint, windows, slipcovers for the sofa (which I painstakenly sewed the day before we left until after midnight lol), added a chair from a different room (also gave it a facelift with new material), new coffee table,  new art from one of our favorite local artists (only seen in one picture) and a fun new dresser. Still need a few more pillows, curtains, and maybe a rug.

 

Dinning Room Before:

 

 Dinning Room After: Again new paint and windows, a new table from Woodstock a fun local woodworking shop, a fun bright colored rug, and new linens from Guatemala. Need curtains, art, and two chairs.

My Bedroom Before:

 

My Bedroom After: New paint, windows, curtains, and linens. Still needs art, and possibly a new rug.

 

 

 My Parents Bedroom Before:

Parents Bedroom After: New paint, windows, linens, and a fun headboard also from Woodstock. We also put the footstool deals form the living room in here. Still needs art, a ceiling fan, and a rug.

Hallway Before:

Hallway After (taken the opposite direction though sorry). New paint and light. Needs a fun colorful runner and art.

Polar Plunge 2015 - Grease

 

 

The Polar Plunge is such a great great event that raises money for Special Olympics. This year all the teams raised over $37,000 for the olympics with my team (Ice Holes) raising over $12,000 on our own! I wont take credit as I didn't raise anywhere near that but some of my great team members did.

 

 

 I love how much fun our team has choosing a theme and getting all dressed up. We travel to the event on a bus and it turns into such a fun fun morning and afternoon all while doing something good for others. This year my brothers even joined the fun as "chickens". Loved having them with me.

We were blessed with a super nice weather day and it almost felt like cheating this year as the water was cold but no ice and once you were out of the water the sun quickly warmed you up. No complaints here!

After the plunge there are always some fun shenanigans that go down.

The W Vieques

We now have a house on the island so obviously have no reason to stay at the W but if one ever arises I will for sure be staying there. The property and grounds are gorgeous and it's such a fun place. I love playing day guest by hitting up the spa then cocktailing it by the pool and water. I was on the island solo a few days last time we all went down so I took one full day to enjoy the W and all its ammenities. Even managed to make some friends while there and attend a tire convention. lol

Shamrock Shuffle 2015

Another fun 5k in the books. No idea what my time was this round as I didn't hear them call it off as I ran past. I think it was close to 30 or a tad under. Good enough for a fun run. The day started off with a slight chill but quickly improved to summer like gorgeous.

So gorgeous that a bunch of us snagged a patio spot and had a cocktail, or two.....It was just so nice out that next thing we knew we had been sitting around the patios all day long. Everyone was out roaming about and enjoying the weather, the atmosphere, and their companions. Perfect fun relaxed day.

Loved all the fun green swag we acquired throughout the day as well. I think it will certainly count Saturday as my celebration of St Pats and take today nice and easy.

All that sunshine and warm weather gets me excited for Spring/Summer without a doubt.

Bathroom Rennovation Plans for the Beach Shack

Our little casa has one bathroom and right now it is UGLY and not really functioning all that well. It's usable but not ideal. No hot water heater so it has an electric "suicide shower", the toilet has to be turned off after each use or runs, the vanity is kinda broken...

I added a fun shower curtain and rug last trip hoping it would liven things up but obviously this bathroom needs a full renovation.

I ordered these gorgeous cement tiles several weeks ago so counting down until they arrive on the island. They are handmade in the Dominican Republic and I think they will look ahhhhmazing.

Essentially they will go behind the sink, toliet, and then all of the shower. I fell in love with the tiles when I saw another home on the island that HiSugarPlum blogged about. We will then paint the walls white and we are having this beauty of a concrete vanity made.

 

I stole the idea from Heather Bullard (that is her bathroom and her pics)  who has a gorgeous house. I also bought this fun capiz shell chandelier.

I have a fun DIY idea for the mirror, need to make or buy a towel rack, and I want to use vintage wire baskets in place of the ugly shelving deal you see in the pictures. So excited for this first major transformation of the beach shack.

Sunset Run in Vieques

  I essentially always run in the mornings when on the island. It's one of my favorite things to do and the perfect way to start the day. However, one morning I was recovering from a bit too much fun at the W and skipped out on the morning run. In a way it was a blessing as I ran later that evening and enjoyed watcthing the sky change colors and the sun set on the water. Sooooo pretty!