While our sunroom mojo was still running on high from accomplishing our most daring painting task to date, I quickly followed up with two small electrical updates to the room. The first is seemingly minor, but to us makes a world of difference in making a room feel new: updating outlets. It’s something that was especially helpful in a room like our sunroom where the off-white outlets just look dirty against the white trim.
A basic new outlet and cover plate can run you as little as $2-3 so it’s not a pricey update – even for an outlet-riddled room like ours (there were nine in here). And the task of replacing them is pretty straightforward too. Maybe a bit tedious, but certainly not backbreaking. So I actually put together a little graphic tutorial for easy reference if anyone else wanted to update some outlets in their home. I’m not a trained as electrician in Perth, so I can’t say this is an expert how-to or that it’ll work for every home out there, but so far it has served us quite well.
Switching out all 9 outlets – plus two switches – took me a little over an hour. But it made the room feel a couple decades newer to our eyes (we’ve heard of folks who spray paint their outlet covers but you can’t spray the actual outlets so in our world it was worth the $25 that we spent to update all of the covers and the outlets themselves in one long-lasting fell swoop). Oh and for anyone looking to sell, this is one of those things that’s pretty straightforward and inexpensive but is actually good for resale (it makes the whole room feel updated and even more crisp when it’s combined with fresh paint on the walls).
Now on to my less successful electrical project in the room: adding a light to the ceiling fan.
This room has no lights in it. So just as it’s sun-filled during the day, it’s pitch dark at night. So when my mom enlightened me that they sell kits to add lights to existing ceiling fans we immediately had our game plan in mind (which included this vintage-ish Ceiling Fan Light Kit found at Home Depot).
I was pretty stoked about the price of the add-on light fixture ($20) and the schoolhouse style was pretty decent too. So in my excitement I kinda sorta might’ve skipped over the directions and started taking the fan apart to see how it connected (after turning the power off to the room). It was quickly apparent that this colorful mess of wires didn’t match up with the simple black and white wires that the light kit came with.
Convinced I had purchased the wrong kind of light kit, I returned it to the store and brought a picture of my wire situation to show the lighting lady at the store in hopes that she could point me in the direction of a kit that worked for my fan.
Well, after a short discussion (that uncomfortably involved the word “nipple” a lot) she informed that I did in fact have the right kit, I just wasn’t following instructions correctly (oops). Apparently I was supposed to pop out the small cover on the bottom of the fan (see below)…
…and connect the black and white wires on the kit to the two corresponding wires in the fan. I just had missed them because they were wrapped up in a plastic bag which, had I looked more closely, was labeled “for light.” Duh.
With renewed confidence I started piecing the light and fan together. I started by screwing the light fixture’s, um, nipple into the fan cover…
…and securing it in place with a nut.
Then – in what promised to be the easiest electrical connection I’d ever done – I simply plugged the wires from the light into the ones on the fan (blue into black was correct according to the instruction I had finally cracked open).
Certain I had done things right this time, I twisted the fan cover back into place and flipped the power back on.
And nothing happened. The fan would turn on, but not the light. I pulled the chain a few times to make sure it had switched on. I flipped the switch at the wall back and forth. I disconnected and reconnected the wires a couple of times.
Nothing.
After some Googling I found a few other things to try. First was buying another kit from the store, just in case the one I had gotten was a bum one. Nope, still didn’t work. Then I saw somewhere that I should try hardwiring it by exposing the wires (i.e. cutting off the provided plugs) but that didn’t make it any better.
So after all those attempts (and a couple of extra trips to the home improvement store) I’ve determined that the issue is not with my light or with my fan – it’s at my ceiling. I must be one of the lucky homeowners where the original fan installer opted not to connect the wires for the light up there, figuring they weren’t going to be used since he was just installing a fan without a light kit.
So this is where Sherry and I officially called the project a bust. Sure I could buy a taller ladder or rent a scaffold to help me access the wiring that’s 12 feet up in the air, but that seemed a bit extreme for what we assumed would be a quick and easy (and inexpensive) project. So for now, here’s our solution:
Yup, it’s a floor lamp stolen from the bedroom (since we noticed that we never turn it on in there thanks to an overhead light along with two bedside lamps). Not quite as elegant of a fix as true overhead light would have been – and who knows if we’ll properly wire things down the line – but for now it works.
What sort of electrical adventures have you guys been up to lately? Did anything go super easily (cough-outlets-cough)? Or did something turn out so hot (cough-stupidfan-cough)?
Fran says
We found that our fan only worked with a light kit that was the same brand. Love it when they do that to you!
YoungHouseLove says
Grr!
xo
s
Anna says
Thanks for sharing John. It’s always nice to hear of other DIY projects that don’t go as planned. I’m glad I’m not the only one.
Kelly says
Being a college aged girl, and having lived in apartments for all of college, I haven’t had much opportunity to do any electrical work. This year, however, I’m living in a rented house, and I was able to put a light kit on one of our fans and replace the fan motor on another one (all by myself)! I was pretty proud of my opportunity to do it myself, instead of just calling the landlord to fix everything, and both projects work perfectly now!
Alissa says
Changing outlets are always a big argument in our house! Every time we redo a room in the house (it’s a 1950’s ranch & when it bought it it was decorated like it was trapped in the 1950’s)I always say let’s change the outlets, switches and covers and he always argues with me about how it’s not needed (because he doesn’t want to deal with turning off the power). So far every time I’ve won the argument (and yes that means there are completely redone rooms in our house with old outlets) he’s always commented how much nicer the room looks after the switch! Somehow though he forgets how much nicer it looks and ends up fighting me on it for the next room…men!
You don’t even want to know about the current battle with adding a ceiling fan light! (Even when I show him the clearance ones at Home Depot for $7)
Callie says
You can do the work, Alissa!! Then how can he argue ;)
Allie says
I kind of hate electrical stuff – it’s the most intimidating to me! Thanks for making it look nice and easy…now I’ll actually give it a try sometime.
Alli says
Your sun room looks lovely! And those covers really do make a big difference.
Our old house was filled with electrical nightmares. Painted outlets (cover and everything) our overhead light in the living room had to be plugged in… no word of a lie it was attached to a cord that came out of the wall at the ceiling and ran down along the window frame to plug in! But my favorite part was the box outside. You know where the electricity goes through to the meter to come into the house? At some point someone had replaced the wiring with aluminum wiring, however the box was designed for copper wiring, the end result was out of the blue we ended up with half power to the house, (we think the box got knocked into) it was really strange. Thankfully one of our neighbors was able to figure out what was wrong and he replaced the box for us. Electric stuff can sure make life fun!
YoungHouseLove says
Yikes! So glad you were able to get it fixed!
xo,
s
Kristen says
I know the middle is a mess right now and you guys are waiting a while to decide about the brick wall… but looking at the picture of it above it hit me to paint it white to match the trim. The colors on your pillows and accessories would pop so much and it really looks clean with the gray wall and ceiling above. Like a blank canvas wall for whatever is on/in front of it.
YoungHouseLove says
That’s always another possibility! We have to decide whether we want it just to blend or pop out like an accent.
xo,
s
Lauren says
We bought our house in May and the first two projects I insisted on were replacing all our smoke detectors (they were two years past the 10 year replacement recommendation AND yellowed) and all our outlets. We opted for tamper resistant to keep future littles safe, and the white looks infinitely better than the yellowed beige. Not sure why all the plastic in the house yellowed so badly in the 12 years since it was built… maybe previous owners were smokers? Hard to tell since the whole house was repainted and recarpeted. We started replacing our dingy toggle switches with white paddle style, but we really need to finish. My next “get on that already” is spray painting the brassy, brassy door knobs. Excited to see you did that recently as well!
tjack says
Maybe it’s all for the best. A lower light will make your sharp ceiling angle less noticeable.
Maybe you could put up some industrial looking wall sconces/lights and have a kind of outdoor-yet-indoor feel to the room.
Deborah says
Once you start comparing the price of a taller ladder, or the rental of scaffolding, plus gas to and from Home Depot a couple of times: wouldn’t it be worth it to just hire an electrician for an hour?
YoungHouseLove says
Sure it totally could be worth it! For now we are happy with our floor lamp, but down the line we could hire someone for sure! We have a great electrician we love.
xo,
s
Callie says
No way! It’s totally DIY-able, and for the cost of hiring an electrician you could have a shiny tall ladder for future projects! That’s just my perspective after doing similar project, but I also love electrons so I’m biased. Get it, biased voltage??? *_*
YoungHouseLove says
Hah!
xo
s
Allison says
When you mentioned possibly “properly wiring” the new lamp in the sunroom, what did you mean? I am forever fighting with long, annoying, hard-to-hide cords and I’m wondering if you we’re referring to a possible solution to the mess! Thanks!!
YoungHouseLove says
We meant properly wiring the fan in the ceiling where it needs to be connected. Hope it helps!
xo,
s
jessica says
Updating outlets and switches is one of the easiest ways to make a room look fresher! We always buy the contractor packs, too, so they’re even cheaper that way. I think they’re usually 10-15 in a pack, which is enough for 1-2 rooms.
As far as electrical nightmares, we’ve had plenty, including trying to add a new light switch on the inside of an outside wall (I can’t think of a clear way to say that). It involved me in the attic face down in 40-year-old insulation. And a shower. And an inhaler. Epic fail.
YoungHouseLove says
Oh no! So glad you lived to tell the tale!
xo,
s
Danny @ House and Ten says
We’ve replaced all the lights and fans and are doing the switches and receptacles as we retexture the walls.
One thing you might do with your fan is determine which wire supplies power to the fan when the wall switch is turned on but the fan is turned off. You might be able to determine that with your CircuitAlert. It should be one going into the black box that the fan pull chain is connected to. You can then cut that and hardwire the two ends back together along with the black wire from the light to supply power to the light. You won’t be able to use two separate switches on the wall, but the pull chains should still work to have either the light or the fan or both on.
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks for the tip!
xo,
s
Jackie says
When changing a plug, be sure to hook the wires up right, black on gold screws, white on silver and most importantly the ground wire. Also, not sure if the US has them yet, you can buy tamper proof plugs now. So no toys etc can go in them. It’s actually code here in Canada now I think. Hubby is an electrician
YoungHouseLove says
Great tips!
xo,
s
Emily says
Definitely going to keep this outlet updating in mind when we (hopefully) move this summer. And I’m sure you crafty peeps will find a way around your lighting conundrum. Or have you already?! ;)
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, I wish! One thing we like is that folks have made points about how overhead lighting isn’t always great (especially fan light) so we’re embracing the floor lamp idea for now!
xo
s
Koliti says
Am I getting this right?…..
John didn’t read the instructions about wiring with his nipple?
John, while you may have to hone your read-and-follow-direction skills, your “update-your-outlets-tutorial-with-awesome-pics-and-instructions” skills are right on!
I’ve heard that downward cast lighting is very unflattering anyway. So let the sun shine in by day and mood-lighting by night!
Katie V says
A matter of inconvenient timing…
We had just painted a room in our house & my husband wanted to surprise me by replacing all the switches and outlets while I was at work (I’m convinced they were originally cream, but with 30 years of previous owners grime they were more tan). He switched off the power to our entire house to be safe & got to work.
The previous owners were DIYers, but without the educational help of the internet they ended up MacGyver-ing things in our house, the electrical included. After replacing the first switch & turning the power back on to check it, still it wasnt working. Power off. He went back, a few more tweaks. Power on. Nothing.
He grew more & more frustrated at the previous owners for their shoddy work, and called me to vent. By now I was on my way home, & a few blocks away I noticed traffic lights blinking… due to a neighyborhood power outage…
Thankfully, the shortage was not caused by my poor frustrated husband, just really bad timing from our power company.
To this day, we still have only that one switch replaced.
YoungHouseLove says
Oh man, that stinks!
xo
s
Callie says
We’ve done the detach-ceiling-fan-from-12-ft-ceiling with success actually!! But boy is it kind of a pain! I’m totally not trying to spam by always sending links to my blog, but we did it here: http://house-capades.blogspot.com/2012/09/ceiling-fan-restoration.html
We had super fugly lights on our ceiling fan and bought a cool conversion light online to update it. I looove the improvement. We had a higher ladder from doing previous updates in that room – we found it cheap at a thrift shop awhile back. So we used that and leaned it on the rafter – I guess it would be harder without a rafter for you guys!
Then when we (and here I mean husband, because I was definitely not getting up there lifting heavy fan – I stayed below to hold ladder/support fan when it came down) took the fan off off the ceiling, it turned out there was a HOOK inside the light box!! So we could wrap a wire around the fan ‘collar’ and hook it over the hook while we were connecting/disconnecting wires. I bet yours has a hook too, because they probably put them there to make the original installation easier.
Just wanted to tell ya about the awesome hook in case you decide to do this update in the future! Sad that it didn’t work with the lighting at the lower level, but I bet you’re absolutely right about the wires at the top. The light wire is separate all the way to the top. (Probably in case someone wants a separate on/off switch on the wall?) Finding that hook was awesome for us, because honestly we were really not sure how to hold up fan while simultaneously doing the wiring. Haha.
Hurray for vaulted ceilings!
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks for the tip Callie!
xo
s
Nicole @ Liberty Belles says
John – I gotta say, your posts have been funnier and funnier lately. Usually Sherry’s are the ones that make me lol at my desk (and subsequently get stared at by my confused colleagues), but your past few have really got me laughing. Just thought I’d let you know!
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks Nicole!
-John
Nick says
John,
that’s so frustrating; multiple trips to the store, all to realize that the issue is somewhere else. ahhhh!
I recently had a similar issue installing accent lights. Stayed up until 2 or 3 am just to see the stupid things turn on, no luck. convinced that I ran the home run wrong I rewired all of them, again, no luck! finally i got smart; pulled out my Ohm Meter and checked the dimmer switch, sure enough it was bad.
Such is home improvement. Without the challenge there would be no adventure. You can check it out here.
http://www.sawdustandembryos.com/2012/11/progress-update-operation-wall-be-gone.html
Good Luck, If we lived closer I’d come over to help!
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks Nick! It feels good to know it doesn’t just happen to us.
-John
Melissa says
We had a similar problem with our fan in our master bedroom. Basically the previous owners never used their fan, but when we realized that you have to have the light on for the fan to run, but if you want the fan on and the light off– it’s a no go. We even had my electrical engineer uncle come out and he basically said– you have to get an updated fan and let him install it correctly. We’re too cheap. We unscrewed the lightbulbs in the fan and brought in lamps so we can have the fan on at night without lights keeping us awake. haha.
Liz says
Where did you get the tripod lamp? I looked through both houses’ worth of “Where we got it” and it’s not mentioned, though one of its legs is in the bathroom shot of your current house. :)
YoungHouseLove says
That was from HomeGoods or TJ Maxx about a year ago (can’t remember which one)!
xo
s
Rachel says
I’ve been wanting to do switch our outlet covers for a while now. And the last apt we were in didn’t have ceiling lights. We had to use standing lamps all over the place to light things up. That’s a pretty, pretty room! I am loving those tall ceilings.
Leslie says
I would use this as an excuse to string twinkle lights or paper lanterns across the ceiling. Good luck!
YoungHouseLove says
That could definitely be fun!
xo
s
Kara says
Oooh, yes, for a certain little girl’s birthday party maybe? That would be fun.
YoungHouseLove says
Aw, sweet!
xo
s
Nicole H. says
Changing out all the cream outlets for white was one of the first things we did when we moved into our house. It really does make a huge difference!
When we inspected the house, the main bathroom didn’t have GFCI outlets, so we asked for them to be installed. The incompetent owner tried to do it himself and got it all wrong, so we had to fix that. Luckily my husband is comfortable with simple electrical stuff like that.
Nancy says
Do you remember where you got that tripod floor lamp? I love it!
YoungHouseLove says
It was either TJ Maxx or HomeGoods about a year ago. Hope it helps!
xo
s
erin says
the only electrical work i have done, is replacing the light pull switch in the light on our ceiling fan. unfortunately there is a lot more i need to do in our house but i don’t have the experience. all but a couple of the outlets in our house are 2 prong outlets. do you guys have any experience replacing them with 3 prong outlets? also, we need to add outlets. there’s only one useable outlet within reach of our kitchen counter, but it’s only a 2 pronged one, so i have to plug in our kitchenaid mixer and cuisinart to the outlet next to the fireplace and set them on the hearth if i want to use them! there are only 2 outlets in our bedroom and 1 in the kids room and none of them are convenient. there are also no overhead lights in the bedrooms which i would love to fix someday!
YoungHouseLove says
We’ve never done that. Anyone have tips for Erin?
xo
s
Karey says
Great post! One quick question – I’d like to update the outlets and switches in our new house all at once. They’re 1969 brass – so lovely – and many are painted over (the actual receptacle, not the cover), rendering them useless. Have you ever ordered from a place like this: http://www.electricalindustries.com/ ? I’m considering it, but not sure if it would be the same quality I’d find locally.
YoungHouseLove says
We never have- anyone else have feedback for Karey about a site like that?
xo
s
Sarah says
I love that lamp that you brought into the sunroom. Where is it from?
YoungHouseLove says
It’s from either TJ Maxx or HomeGoods a little while ago (maybe a year-ish). Hope it helps!
xo
s
Chelsea Asermely says
Hey where is that lamp from? I love it!!
YoungHouseLove says
Either HomeGoods or TJ Maxx (can’t remember) about a year ago!
xo
s
Cassondra says
We just recently switched out our outlets, it makes such a huge difference and isn’t that hard! We aren’t very handy but are quickly learning a few electrical tricks.
Cathy says
We did this in our home too… so far we have done every room except for the 2 bathrooms that we have yet to renovate. It really does make all the difference in the world!
On an unrelated note, I’m watching Sarah Richardson’s “Sarah’s Holiday Party” on HGTV, and she put faux sheepskin rugs under her Christmas tree too! It made me think instantly of you all.
YoungHouseLove says
Love that!
xo
s
Mary S says
Bummer about the ceiling fan light! Looking at that room, have you ever considered stringing up white Christmas lights? That might create a fun vibe (not just for this season, but maybe even year-round!).
YoungHouseLove says
That would be fun!
xo
s
Amanda Nelson says
We have been going through our own lighting fiasco this week as well. When we bought our house several months ago, the dining room had no ceiling light at all, and a chandelier was hanging in the corner of the living room. Weird? I’m assuming that is where they decided to put their table. Anyway, we moved that chandelier into the dining room and installed a recessed can light into the space where the chandelier was. Everything went fine on the end, but my chandelier still doesn’t work. Since there was no ceiling light in the dining room, there was no light switch for it either. So back to Home Depot we went, to buy a switch. We get to climb back up into the attic this week to run the wiring needed to actually turn my light ON. Thankfully, we have my Dad helping us with the whole project. He knows what he is doing. We, do not.
lara says
the light you’d get from the fan probably wouldn’t be very pleasing anyway. a torchiere floor lamp on a timer is a great option, and maybe add some fun clearance xmas LED strings to party it up a bit???
YoungHouseLove says
That would be fun!
xo
s
Keri Beth says
I feel like I’m constantly going to Lowes to buy nipples and nuts and ballcocks and other things I’m embarrassed to ask about. What’s up with that?
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, it’s true! It’s like they’re playing a game like “who can make the most customers blush today?”
xo
s
Jenna says
Thank you so much for the step-by-step! I bought brand new outlets when I moved into my new house two years ago and haven’t been brave enough to tackle this project! I think I’ll start tonight!
Jennifer Nichols says
As a photographer, I’m super aware of lighting and I must say, I loathe overhead lighting in homes. It’s so unflattering and harsh. It’s the equivalent of doing a photo shoot at noon, which the worst time of day for lighting. Hello raccoon eyes! Lamps are definitely the way to go!
Mary says
Hi guys,
We just had a baby in October. When I was putting together the registry, I was looking at the options for baby proofing the many outlets in our house. [We’ve only been in the house one year so there are many projects that haven’t happened yet (4 months of repairing water damage derailed the progress). I knew that we wanted to replace the yucky almond outlets one day.] I ran across these wonderful things that make the outlets safe for kids and updated the look of the outlets for the same price as just changing the outlet. They were really easy and fast to install, and I don’t have to worry about keeping up with any dumb plugs when I need to plug something in. I hope that this can help y’all or others out. [FYI: They do have a slightly larger profile than a traditional outlet since they cover the original plug.]
http://www.amazon.com/Safe-Plate-Electric-Outlet-Single/dp/B000WXXUWK/ref=br_it_dp_o_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=YLCPS0GUOMN1&coliid=I1M50AUHD1ZT6Y
YoungHouseLove says
Really smart! Thanks for the tip Mary!
xo
s
Lynn @ Our Useful Hands says
1 out of 2 aint bad! Yeah we are in the market for a taller ladder too. Whenever we have to go on the roof for anything I get this awful premonition that someone is going to fall and break their neck – probably and most likely me, with my short legs that can’t reach the ladder! (Do you guys ever think “How would we tell the blog we died? Who would write our last post?” or is that just me? :) Anywho, the bathroom is coming along nicely. I got a nice shower rod that matches our new burlap curtain really nicey like so I’m excited and can’t wait till Michael gets home so we can tear into that bad boy and get the toilet installed.
My best, Lynn
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, yes I do think about that! Like maybe we need a person in our will designated to write the “we died” post- so morbid though!
xo
s
Barbara in CT says
Those babies will fit nicely in a Christmas stocking. Guess what Santa is bringing my husband?
YoungHouseLove says
Hahahah! Nice!
xo
s
Mckae @ kaes corner design says
They look great! It’s amazing what a huge difference something so little can make.
Donna says
There’s nothing worse than beige outlets and switches after you just spent all the time and money to update the walls and trim. Although I did spray paint my covers. Great step by step on the outlets. It takes me longer than that but its still a big sense of accomplishment when its done. I can’t help wondering though if 20 years from now, someone will be be talking about switching back to cream/beige outlets to look more current?!
YoungHouseLove says
It’s true! You never know!
xo
s
Ally says
#onceuponatimetherewaslightinhislifenowtheresonlyloveinthedarkatotaleclipseofapart…
:)
xox
YoungHouseLove says
Hahahahahahahahhhah!
xo
s
monica says
Hi! This is off topic, but are amazon and b&n sold out of your book because they did not anticipate selling so many copies and need more? Do you know how many were printed and are more being printed to keep the book in stock? Just curious!
Either way this is AWESOME news that these huge booksellers can’t keep up with you guys! Congratulations on a successful book launch!
monica
YoungHouseLove says
There was this weird issue of the books not getting there. They were printed and there were enough, they just weren’t in the warehouse for those stores so they couldn’t sell them til they arrived and got scanned in. So random, but we’re so glad it’s fixed!
xo
s
Renee says
We are in the middle of doing 1200 sq feet of floor tile, painting walls, re-doing the fireplace etc. As we moved along, I too noticed how crappy the old off white covers/outlets looked with new wall and floor paint. Bless my sweet hubby who never complains when I come up with a new project. We bought new white outlets/covers for the whole house and have been replacing them room by room. After the first room, hubby says ” I can’t believe the least costly fix in the room makes so much difference.” He didn’t even blink when I explained that if we replaced all the old 90s brass doorknobs with satin nickel levers, we would also have to replace the hinges to match. (ok, there could have been a big sigh or two :)
Marie says
This has been on my “dude get on that list” forEVer!!!
Julia says
Have you ever tried installing one of those inset outlets (like these: http://www.kyledesigns.com/category/11_home_decor.1_switchplates.width_recessed_wallplates/) in a previously flat outlet space? Hooray for ridiculous baby proofing ideas!
I’ve wanted to do this, but I’m unsure whether I’d have to shove the electrical back more? To be honest… I don’t really even know what’s back there!
YoungHouseLove says
We haven’t tried that yet. Anyone else attempted it?
xo
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Traci @ yellowWISHBONE says
thanks for the awesome tips. i am thinking we are going to be doing this soon with an older house we are moving into! i have been reading for a while and am excited to finally be able to put some many of these things into practice. :)
victoria says
Hi! Just wanted to stop by and let you guys know how much i love your blog and have followed it for quite some time now! This is a bit off topic but i was hoping that you could help me with an issue. My fiance and I have recently lost our home to hurricane Sandy and are living in a camper trailer in our destroied homes driveway. We are working hard to put all the pieces back together as well as finish last minute details for our January…(yes less than a month away lol) wedding and work our 2 full time jobs all at the same time. I was hoping you could give me some advice, tips, etc. for designing our home all over again (which originally consisted of many yhl diys before the hurricane) last minute wedding details etc. You guys are awesome, keep up the great work!
YoungHouseLove says
Oh man, that’s so sad Victoria! I would just take it one day and one project at a time. It can be overwhelming and frustrating to focus on everything you have to do, so make a list and then pick a few things to focus on instead of bouncing around to try to juggle everything! And most of all try to have fun!
xo
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