The List

In the previous post I mentioned hula seventy and how I was in love with the blog. Well one of the reasons is that she makes lists of things to do before her next birthday. So I am shamelessly copying, and doing my own!

24 things to do before I turn 25

1. Paint a wall a color I really love.

2. Get my hair cut

3. Eat a Voodoo Doughnut

4. Buy something from Etsy

5. Read 5 non-fiction books

6. Read a book each day to Katie

7. Find a new band I love

8. Do a photo shoot with someone other than a relative or friend

9. Do the Apartment Therapy 8 step home cure

10. Make a piece of art to hang on our walls

11. Frame a picture Katie painted

12. Print off pictures of the girls

13. Send Christmas cards out before Christmas

14. Take the girls for a walk once a week

15. Recover dining chairs

16. Get out the advent calendar before December 1^st

17. Take the girls to the coast

18. Go downtown and look at the lights

19. Make a pillow cover (knit or crochet)

20. Send thank you notes for all gifts received

21. Go to a concert

22. Make bread once a month

23. Learn how to make my favorite Thai food

24. Start the couch to 5k

Now that I posted it, I will actually have to do everything! I'm really excited. It was hard to think of the last few things, but all of them are things I really want to do! Wish me luck, and start your own list!

Being Inpired

With the remodel nearing completion, I have been scouring decorating books, magazines, and blogs. I'm going to have my own bedroom again, and I'm dying to make it something I really am in love with. In the apartments we lived in, we weren't allowed to paint, so this is so exciting for me. Plus I have a new bathroom, and the place where our bed is now will be a living/playroom.

It's exciting to say the least.

I thought I would put up some of my inspirations, and the awesome blogs I've found them on.

Oh, to live in this room. It's so beautiful it makes me hurt.

Kat Heyes' Home via Design*Sponge

I love the mirrors.

Apartment Therapy

I'm not sure I could pinpoint exactly what I love about this one other than the feel.

Emma Cassi's Home via Design*Sponge

Just love this one.

Found at Decor8

This is possibly the cutest little girl's room ever. I love the lights.

From Hulaseventy She is from Portland, and I am in love with her blog. More on that later.

I am in love with this couch and ottoman. It's Ligne Roset Togo, and if I ever have thousands of dollars just lying around, I'll buy them.

From Domino

I used to be totally confused as to what my style is. I had two really opposite things I really liked. Actually, I still might not know what it's called, but I do know what I like. After lots of time clipping pictures, and trying to decide exactly what I liked about it, I've found I like: Lots of white, dark wood, splashes of colors, and low furniture. You would think I could have just figured that out, but I'm glad I got to find all these beautiful, inspiring things in the process.

Some Pictures

These are just from the little camera, and since we don't have photoshop back on the new computer yet, they are unedited. So sorry for red eyes and such.

Just a cute one of the two girlies.Katie's birthday. Present opening
Blowing out a (scented) candle
Family pic. Katie's face makes me laugh. And Aimee is plotting to eat the cookie.
They love each other

Trick or treating. Katie the ladybug eats her pillowcase. She seriously had it in her mouth the whole night. It was soaked. Ew.
And Aimee the bumblebee!
Katie's birthday party. She and Erica held hands and ran around in circles almost the whole time. And screamed. But they had fun!
Katie showing off some of her cool presents.

Coming soon

Our new computer's hard drive broke, but we got a new one, so pictures will hopefully be coming soon.