Monday, January 09, 2006
homeownership
strangely enough, i have been enjoying cleaning my new home. it's still a bit difficult, since there are boxes crowding the entire upstairs, what with the work going on in the bathroom and not having unpacked my office yet. anyways, so i spent some time cleaning on saturday, but i mostly got caught up on some movies and went shopping with mar while brian was helping out at a & a's new digs. OH - best thing about our weekend - mar and dad surprised us with a BRAND-NEW washer and dryer! it's being delivered on thursday and i absolutely cannot wait. i'm thinking about washing every article of clothing, every washcloth and dishtowel, every sheet and blanket we own, just because I CAN. now i have to paint my little laundry area in the basement. i'm thinking a nice yellow, with some cherry print curtains (if anyone has seen any vintage fabric with fruit, let me know) and my little yellow table.
i've been enjoying my reading ... i've been trying to spend more time reading than pretty much anything else lately, because i feel like i'm so behind. in addition to all the books previously listed, i am also going through this book, which was a christmas gift from my grammie ... it's awesome ... one of the best books of poetry i've ever read.
also been trying to cook more. i got out of the habit while we were packing & moving & signing our lives away. made some DELICIOUS chickens yesterday, with the usage of parmesan and italian bread crumbs. yum. this weekend if we have any money leftover after paying bills, i think i might head out to the grocery store. gettin' kinda tired of ramen noodles.
i've been enjoying my reading ... i've been trying to spend more time reading than pretty much anything else lately, because i feel like i'm so behind. in addition to all the books previously listed, i am also going through this book, which was a christmas gift from my grammie ... it's awesome ... one of the best books of poetry i've ever read.
also been trying to cook more. i got out of the habit while we were packing & moving & signing our lives away. made some DELICIOUS chickens yesterday, with the usage of parmesan and italian bread crumbs. yum. this weekend if we have any money leftover after paying bills, i think i might head out to the grocery store. gettin' kinda tired of ramen noodles.
# posted by Sary : 3:38 PM
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A yellow laundry room with cherry print curtains sounds decidedly cheerful and entirely the kind of place I would like to do laundry. I've always been a big believer in lovely, cheerful laundry rooms; I have one on my list for our someday "dream" house!
Now, if you would really like to spoil yourself with your new acquisition and domestic cleaning fun, you should check out the goods at www.caldrea.com ....
Now, if you would really like to spoil yourself with your new acquisition and domestic cleaning fun, you should check out the goods at www.caldrea.com ....
So for those of you who DO have reading goals, I have to highly recommend Jacqueline Winspear's Maisie Dobbs series. I've got the first two books down, and have to get the third yet.
We painted the laundry room last night and it is VERY cheerful. Even my husband, who has said that he doesn't see anything wrong with plain ol' white walls, had to admit that is it a very refreshing and cheery color. Last night while I was painting, I was envisioning my laundry room, and I figured that I either want to free-hand some gerbera daisies on the wall OR cherries ... I can't decide. I suppose it depends if I can find fabrics to match!
We painted the laundry room last night and it is VERY cheerful. Even my husband, who has said that he doesn't see anything wrong with plain ol' white walls, had to admit that is it a very refreshing and cheery color. Last night while I was painting, I was envisioning my laundry room, and I figured that I either want to free-hand some gerbera daisies on the wall OR cherries ... I can't decide. I suppose it depends if I can find fabrics to match!
Oh and maybe you need a BIGGER coffee table, Min, but I just need a coffee table. I had forgotten that we threw out the nasty one we had pulled out of the dumpster before we moved and now I have nothing to set books or chocolates on now. It's very sad.
Rachel,
Thanks for the Caldrea suggestion ... their pineapple-nutmeg collection sounds fabulous! I just found out that an interior decorating store near me carries their products ... I'm going to have to check it out!
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Thanks for the Caldrea suggestion ... their pineapple-nutmeg collection sounds fabulous! I just found out that an interior decorating store near me carries their products ... I'm going to have to check it out!
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