mute button

I love TV. It shuts off my brain. It allows me to press the mute button on my self-hating-narcissistic brain. It lets me exhale. But, since I've been hanging out a LOT lately in my new condo which has no TV or internet yet, I'm learning other ways to "press mute". Mostly I'm daydreaming of different ways to bring character to my cookie-cutter new home. But I'm also reading more AND have absolutely loved the company of the birds outside my window. It's lovely and quiet and perfect. I am realizing that this quiet also helps me exhale. It doesn't completely mute the self-hating voices but it does turn them way down. I'm so thankful for my new retreat of a home and now I'm thinking up ways to keep it feeling retreat-like even when I put all my stuff in. I hope you don't mind seeing a bit more room inspiration posts here - cause I'm thinking there may be a few:)

inspiration for my bedroom...

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Clearly I'm very inspired by dark walls and light bedding. There is something really peaceful feeling, to me, about dark and light meeting together. Can't wait to make this a reality in my life:)

In other news - I'm going on Friday to master the record!!  Ya'll, it's sooooo very close to being in my hands all beautiful and shrink-wrapped! I'm so excited:)

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two exciting records come out today. Well, at least it's exciting to me! I hope maybe you will be excited too after watching these videos...

lighting issues

I'm sure this issue doesn't effect most of you - but I have it BAD! I cannot stand light fixtures that look like these...

I mean, come on?! doesn't anyone else think they look like boobs? :( Clearly a man designed these. I'm sorry if you have them all over your house and you never noticed before, sorry!! I've lived with them before but that was in a rental. Now that I have the ability to change out light fixtures I'm even more annoyed by these lights. So, I've started looking at light fixtures. And Good Gravy! The light fixtures you see in the stores are usually either waaaaay too expensive or just plan ugly. Or, look like a boob :(

I have my eye on a few that aren't too expensive and hopefully I'll eventually have a boob-light free home:)

this one is my favorite idea for my kitchen... BUT, it's price tag will keep that light in my dreams.

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and I also started a pinterest board...

"for those who hate the boob light"

{come join me on pinterest!}