It's been a while since I blogged. Not because I have given up on my fair couple or anything...it's more about time and the things I have wanted to get done around the house. Plus, my first born was home for spring break and so I was busy with her.
Anyway, I hate my house, but am resigned to living here. I live in a suburb where you don't get much bang for your buck. Anyway, in an attempt to make things better, I have been doing small home improvement projects. This isn't easy for me because I am insanely lazy when it comes to doing things for myself. But I love HGTV and it makes everything look kind of easy and so I started with painting my basement.
We spend oodles of time down there because of Kylee. The room is a combination playroom/den/office and so I had to choose a color that would be okay for all three spaces. Like, I didn't want the den to be pink, you know what I'm sayin'?
After many swatches and debates, I chose a color called Sycamore. It's a shade of green that reads almost neutral, depending on the time of day. I painted the whole room and was quite smug about it when I was done.
(It's worth mentioning here that I asked Lauren several times if she knew how to paint. And also if she knew how to refinish wood floors. She never really answered me.)
I have also ordered some art and am contemplating what shelves to buy...did I mention I am also indecisive? I am, especially when it comes to things for my house. In fact, tonight I made an impulse buy, and have already tried to cancel the order. It was a rug, and I don't think I want it anymore. Too much like the one I already have.
But, back to our couple...
First of all, Jesse blogged. I can't believe he said it, but he doesn't like Bravo. Seriously, wtf. Who doesn't love Bravo? It airs all my favorite shows. It's sacrilege that he wants the network headquarters turned into a parking lot. Now, I ain't suggesting that war bond isn't enticement. But come on. What would I do without Top Chef?
Secondly, Lauren posted her recipes for buffalo chicken sandwiches and dip. I told her I had made the required purchases and was about to make the dip. She then told me I would have crazy nightmares if I ate it.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Jaime nine months ago
This month will mark my ninth month of life in Lauren's circle. Yes, I have always kind of known her, but actually being in her world has only gone on for about as long as it takes to bake a baby.
Nine months ago I was a stay-at-home-mom, or as Lauren says, a SAHM. I was preparing to send my oldest child off to college out east, with a two month stay at my sister's house on the way. Graduation was over and my years rearing her had turned out pretty successfully.
It was a long and hot summer. I spent my nights and weekends delivering furniture and doing window displays. I thought about painting a room or two in the house, but I had no ambition and my husband had no job. It seemed like we ate rice/ramen/egg noodles all summer and did nothing, as we were subsisting on unemployment and the Northwest severance package.
We also had no disposable income for anything fun. Shopping? No. Zoo trips? No. Restaurants? No. A walk to the neighborhood park that is kind of creepy? Yes!
Then, Lauren got engaged. To Jesse. And she launched her wedding blog. I read it and instantly thought it was entertaining and fun. And since I had no money, was semi-depressed from my oldest daughter leaving the nest, and bored out of my mind, I started my companion blog! I didn't even ask Lauren for permission. She just woke up to it.
So, when Lauren and Jesse tie the knot and their wedding blog self-destructs, I am going to have to find another engaged to couple to stalk. I think I will start trolling for one tonight.
Nine months ago I was a stay-at-home-mom, or as Lauren says, a SAHM. I was preparing to send my oldest child off to college out east, with a two month stay at my sister's house on the way. Graduation was over and my years rearing her had turned out pretty successfully.
It was a long and hot summer. I spent my nights and weekends delivering furniture and doing window displays. I thought about painting a room or two in the house, but I had no ambition and my husband had no job. It seemed like we ate rice/ramen/egg noodles all summer and did nothing, as we were subsisting on unemployment and the Northwest severance package.
We also had no disposable income for anything fun. Shopping? No. Zoo trips? No. Restaurants? No. A walk to the neighborhood park that is kind of creepy? Yes!
Then, Lauren got engaged. To Jesse. And she launched her wedding blog. I read it and instantly thought it was entertaining and fun. And since I had no money, was semi-depressed from my oldest daughter leaving the nest, and bored out of my mind, I started my companion blog! I didn't even ask Lauren for permission. She just woke up to it.
So, when Lauren and Jesse tie the knot and their wedding blog self-destructs, I am going to have to find another engaged to couple to stalk. I think I will start trolling for one tonight.
Ick-ea
A new bride needs to furnish her home, right? What I love about Lauren is she is clever and thrifty. She looks for a bargain and can see the beauty in crap. She never turns down a good deal, and even if she never uses that 8-track player or VCR, she's content knowing she got 'em for a steal.
I, on the other hand, have a hard time envisioning how an orange ceramic elephant might look in my home, or what I could do to it to make it fit my decor. Which is kind of strange because I take pride in having good taste and am fairly adept at decorating my house. I guess I just like to have things home ready. I don't really want to have to build it, make it, paint it, create it or assemble it.
On that note, can I just take a moment here to say, I hate Ikea.
I tend to do all my shopping at the same stores, mainly because I get a discount. I love Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, West Elm, Williams-Sonoma and Hold Everything. I have an affinity for Restoration Hardware, especially their stocking stuffer bar at Christmas time. Such strange and unique tchotchkes. I also really like Target. I'm not green, but I like that all of PBK's furniture is built with wood from sustainable forests. I love that PB delivers most bigger items to your house, and assembles said pieces and takes away the packaging.
On that note, I am not a fan of Ikea.
I also like Home Goods and TJ Maxx and more, although I don't get to either place very often. But I can usually find a cute frame or something there. I also can pretty much assume that if I buy a rug or chair there, no one else is going to own that rug or chair within a 300 mile radius. The stuff is so random, and they usually only get one of a big ticket item in. For instance, today I saw a weird hot pink and tan chair there, and it was a lone wolf, sitting all by itself.
On that note, I think I know why so much of Ikea's stuff is crap. Anything that mass-produced has got to have a bad egg in there somewhere, and this weekend, we had not one, not two, but three bad eggs in the form of a tv console.
I, on the other hand, have a hard time envisioning how an orange ceramic elephant might look in my home, or what I could do to it to make it fit my decor. Which is kind of strange because I take pride in having good taste and am fairly adept at decorating my house. I guess I just like to have things home ready. I don't really want to have to build it, make it, paint it, create it or assemble it.
On that note, can I just take a moment here to say, I hate Ikea.
I tend to do all my shopping at the same stores, mainly because I get a discount. I love Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, West Elm, Williams-Sonoma and Hold Everything. I have an affinity for Restoration Hardware, especially their stocking stuffer bar at Christmas time. Such strange and unique tchotchkes. I also really like Target. I'm not green, but I like that all of PBK's furniture is built with wood from sustainable forests. I love that PB delivers most bigger items to your house, and assembles said pieces and takes away the packaging.
On that note, I am not a fan of Ikea.
I also like Home Goods and TJ Maxx and more, although I don't get to either place very often. But I can usually find a cute frame or something there. I also can pretty much assume that if I buy a rug or chair there, no one else is going to own that rug or chair within a 300 mile radius. The stuff is so random, and they usually only get one of a big ticket item in. For instance, today I saw a weird hot pink and tan chair there, and it was a lone wolf, sitting all by itself.
On that note, I think I know why so much of Ikea's stuff is crap. Anything that mass-produced has got to have a bad egg in there somewhere, and this weekend, we had not one, not two, but three bad eggs in the form of a tv console.
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