Painting Places

I just wanted to stick my head in here and say that it might be a little slower around the blog for a little while, though I am going to try my very hardest to get 3 or 4 posts up a week. It really hit me today when I went to paint the new [...]

New Home!

The past week has been a bit of a whirlwind for me. It has been both stressful and rewarding. In my last post I mentioned my itchy legs. Well, that mild irritating itch turned into a full blown rash starting at my ankles and going just past my knees. I ended up going into the [...]

Establishing Routines

Since becoming pregnant I have begun to think about all the things that I need and want to get done before the baby arrives. I have a lot of goals I want to accomplish and a lot of projects I want to finish. I also know that very soon I will have a lot less [...]

Wall Hangings

Since we moved to our new apartment I have been kind of lagging in the decor area. Not that I didn’t have my walls decorated, but before this week I had just thrown some of my own paintings onto the nails that were in the walls when we moved in. I think I was waiting [...]

Bird Hook

My internet has been wonky for the past three days. It has been coming and going whenever it pleases, not bothering to think about my wants or needs and leaving me very frustrated! I wanted to get this post up yesterday, but due to my flaky internet access and a stupid glitch that caused all [...]

Making a House a Home

We are finally settled into our new apartment. Though I still have quite a bit of moving/unpacking to do, both Russ and I have quickly turned our new apartment into our home–even without everything in its place yet! We spent the entire past weekend moving, and while Russ has been working through the week I [...]

Grandma’s House

I follow several amazing mid century home blogs. My favorite, which I know I have mentioned before, Retro Renovation, is filled with amazing photos, illustrations, and ideas that make me anxious to own my own home, so I can start on my own retro renovations. Until then though I will get my kicks admiring other [...]