Lighter, Whiter, and Brighter!

I've been super excited to check the mail lately. Maybe it's because all (except for one) of my bills have already came in... AND I'm expecting a ton of packages!

Guess what came in the mail TODAY?!?!?!

My FREE Valspar paint sample and kit!
They were giving them away every day in March. I wish I had known sooner....

Here it is!

I ordered the sample of "Malted Milk." It came with a small sample, a tiny paint roller (with an extra roller sponge-y thing.), 2 tiny plastic paint pans, co-ordinating paint chips and a $5 coupon!

All of that for FREE!!! I know it's just a sample set, but I cannot explain how excited I was about it!

I wasn't a fan of some of the color choices they sent... but I loved the paint that I ordered. I of course had to try it out immediately. I headed out to the garage (which I am currently in the process of cleaning/organizing...) and got out my huge bucket of white paint and painted over some patches in my laundry room. As soon as that dried, I busted open my sample...

Okay, so it's not the best picture. My laundry room is small, windowless, and the victim of bad lighting. Either way, I love the color - and I found a color that will go great with it!

Some big things are coming for my laundry room. I'll keep you updated.

Also today...

I saw a clip on pinterest on how to whiten and brighten your whites. I knew I had to try it. I have some white clothes that I don't want to throw away, but make me sad because they aren't the whitest anymore...

For example: the dress I want to wear for Easter. It was my High School graduation dress. (Since we've joined a new church no one has seen me wear it. This is mainly because of the stains around the armpits and neck. Also up: one of my simple white tanks.

You can't see it very well, but trust me: it's pretty gross and dingy.

Told you so...

So I tried out this:

Which did this:

You can still see just a bit of stains... but they're much less noticeable!

So... I then tried this:

Which I read did the same thing, but was cheaper in the long run... (Also, shocked the mess out of me when I poured it out and discovered that it wasn't a liquid.) And it did this:

That's right... other than a little bit of makeup stain still at the top, the stains I had on my dress are gone! No more underarm stains!!! My tank got a little better, but it was hard to tell until it dried.

So there you have it.

My walls are a little lighter and my clothes a little whiter.

Here's to tomorrow's that are a little bit brighter...