Settling In

Things have been so super crazy in my world. I wish it was because I was out feeding starving orphans or saving the planet or doing something so worthy of my time. But no, I've just been wrapped up in my little world.

The big news is that the house is done and we were able to move in last weekend. What a huge relief! First, I was really ready to be out of the temp housing. You can only live so long on a temporary basis before you have the need to paint, furnish, and add your personal touches to make a place feel like home. Second, our landlord sold her house and was moving into our place. So either we had to go, or we were getting an unexpected roommate.

I LOVE the house. It's mine. I planned. I designed. I picked out. Yes, Shawn had a lot to do with it, so I'll amend that to say WE WE WE WE WE. There is still so much to do. But it will take time to fill it with things we love. When we do, we will start to fill our house one item at a time. Below are a few pics. Keep in mind that these are raw. One week since moving in. And there is still a lot of work to do.








More pics to come as we furnish additional rooms and start having people over.

By the way, NEVER pay retail. I can't tell you how much money I have saved over the last several months. When we started looking for furniture, etc. We would go to the store, find what we liked, shop around, and then I would always snap a pic of the retail/manufacturers tag so I could Google it later. What I found online, and at such better prices, was unreal. I bought almost everything online and saved a ton of money. Which I will "reinvest" into additional purchases. Cha-ching.