I am really getting carried away with these little guys, but it's amazing how fast they grow. One minute, they are little, then I get home from school and they are huge!!
I realized that I have had a Bloggy Renaissance lately, and I'm not sure why. Maybe I miss writing. Maybe I have stuff to write about these days with this house, rather than just bitching about the daily grind. I like to have a place to put all my pictures and stories too, like a proud mama. Maybe it's because the "transition" is finally coming to a close, and I have a real life back after traveling, living in four different states, school, marriage, house, career, etc. This morning before it warmed up enough to paint, I spent a couple hours going back to 2006 and reading my bloggy. Woah. This blog was very different then, and I kind of liked it. In '06, I was struggling, and searching for something. Mostly money. I did a lot of philosophizing, and ranting. Man, those next couple years were stressful. It's funny though... all the things I wished for have come true, and I have emerged a different person. My blog has changed too. I think is has become kind o...
I thought I was done with interior design for a while. I like how everything looks and feels in the house. Eclectic, collected, sentimental, and MINE. But, recently two people poo-pooed my lion wall. This makes me think they don't know a thing. Or, is my lion wall not as great as I think? The wall in question. This wall is in the living room; a tiny, open, 15x20 room squished next to the kitchen that functions as family room, den, living room, and office. The left (in photo) side is flanked by the bar, with two stools. It has the world's frumpiest couch (but very, very comfy), and two chairs. On the right is a picture window. The couch faces the TV. I have struggled with this wall several times. Should it be an accent wall? House a large piece of art? If so, what? I've tried to make several montages of family photos, found things, and it always comes out mish-mashed. Until I found the lion. She came from an antique store in Reno, and was living on the tallest part of...
Baby has been a bit sick lately, making home the place to be for the last week. The weather has been on the chilly side; again, making inside the place to be. G and I have fared pretty well, reading stories, listening to music and building towers. But all this homebody-ness drives me crazy when I look at all the undone things around the house! How do these blogger/fix-it/DIY moms do it? The second I get into a project I either get distracted or feel guilty for not paying attention to baby. How can I find balance? Friends have suggested tackling small projects, focusing on them one at a time. Well, this may sound like a plan-- but the projects would still have to be small, indoor projects that don't involve getting things dirty or using chemicals or a sander, etc., and can get done in 20 minutes or less. That is very limiting! Meanwhile I still have an unfinished nasty basement, an unfenced yard out back that lacks grass and a falling down retaining wall out front. We just...
Comments