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September 04, 2007
Waiting...
I'm here! I'm actually in Boston! After four days of driving, VitaminWater, hotels, and continental breakfast, we got here. That was Saturday and today is the first day we've had internet access. I was going through withdraw... I had the shakes and everything. Can you even imagine? Well, all that is behind us now. Things are going pretty smoothly, except for the fact that we still don't have our furniture. It's scheduled to come on Thursday morning. I sincerely hope that our driver can master the twisty North End streets because if he can't, that means several hundred dollars more in shuttle charges :( Ah, well. 'Tis the price of moving up in the world.
So far the new place is great (and I'm even getting used to sleeping in sleeping bags on the floor!). There is a constant aroma of delicious pizza in the air due to Regina across the street. Moving + PMS + Restaurants in Close Proximity = VILLAIN NEEDS PIZZA STAT!
I have been (sort-of) busy doing task stuff (and napping.. oops) while J is at his first day of school for the semester. Tomorrow is his first day of teaching. I'm sure he will knock 'em dead. As for me, I don't even have crafty stuff to occupy me until the furniture arrives. Even my knitting project is at a standstill because I don't have a freakin' tapestry needle and there is not a one to be found in these parts. Instead of sewing (cry) I've been trying to think about how the apt is to be arranged. We have most of it figured out except for a few elements: First, paint. Better to paint one wall and do some decals? Paint more than one wall? All of the colors we like are really dark and I don't know how long we'll be at this address... Second, where can I get a GREAT BIG mirror? We were going to get one from Ikea, but they don't deliver mirrors. Oh well. Third, we have a good deal less storage space in this place, especially since we don't have room for our dresser. Yikes! Looks like more purging will be happening soon...
The kitchen will be light blue and red. I'm planning on making some totally unnecessary cozies with this fabric. Wouldn't J look great in a matching apron?! Oh, yes. The main accent wall of the apt will be a rich brown with (maybe) red stickers and I like navy blue for the bedroom with some gold lovelies from oneupdesign's etsy shop. Ellynelly has some cute ones, too. Too much stickerage? Sigh. Hard to say. I think I had better get the furniture in before I make any big decisions, though it is so much easier to paint when you aren't tripping over everything! Anyone have any design resources to share?
Posted by loyd0008 at September 4, 2007 03:55 PM
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Glad to see you are back!
I'm not as artsy as you are - but I did use Wallies for my youngest's bedroom (the butterflies) - like stickers - but still cute. I think it's wallies.com - if not, you can google wallies and it should pop up. I like the etsy shops you listed...I'll have to look...
Posted by: Toni at September 8, 2007 07:59 PM