• I have had such a lazy week. Partly feel guilty because there is so much I should be doing, could be doing, want to be doing... partly, don't care. Too much anyways.
• Been trying something new, the "15 minute clean". I clean for 15 minutes, with timer and everything and then I feel like I can take a break. The break of course, is untimed. Ha! I am getting some things done though so it's better than nothing.
• Ms Cupcake came over the other night to see the new dining room furniture and she quickly put together my other bedside table. Bam, just like that. I love how it looks, now just to figure out the dresser and vanity, and move the a/c and jewelry stand out of here. And get some wall decor up. I need better light too. Ms Cupcake has so many wonderfu ideas... I have no energy to make them happen. The "open house" is coming up in less than a month and I do want to have a nice clean home. It may not be exactly how I want it set up, but I do want it clean and as nice as possible. It never ends with a house and I have to get myself out of wanting to fill the place up with temporary items, to "fill up" and instead get pieces that I LOVE and want with me forever. There is a chair I just LOVE at Lazyboy and I think I will go have a look at it next week and see if there is any specials on it, can't remember the price but I think it was around $1500 which is huge (to me) but it is an investment piece and SO comfortable. I think I would spend more time in my living room. I also want to get a gray cover for my IKEA chair as I'm already so tired of the red and the cat hair is so visible. DD has the ottoman already so that gives me more room to play with.
• Utlimately I envision a large living great room with two distinct areas. One with four large comfy chairs, two the same, two different with a round large ottoman or table and then something to separate the room a bit, maybe an Expedit shelf and have the chaise lounge/cough with another chair with possibly a small bookcase or something else to decorate/accent the space. I see me with my girlfriends, each in a chair, solving the problems of the world. Can't wait to have that - the living room anyways. Gray walls with predominately gray furniture but with big pops of colour. I do love some of the prints lazyboy does have. *oh to dream*
• bought Season 4 of Dexter and it was FABULOUS! Wow. I think I need to go and buy HBO and whatever else cable shows so I can watch it when it starts up next month. John Lithgow was amazing. I can't wait for Nurse Jackie to come out on Season 2, then catch up on it and be able to watch the third season, like normal people.
• been playing a bit more in my studio and it is so enjoyable. I'm slowly putting more things away and then playing and I dream of the day that it's completely set up and I will spend my time down there, tv on, scrapbooking, cardmaking, having workshops, crops, and one day, classes.
• went and got groceries today, just so busy there all the time. but they had a "coupon" which I easily qualified for. got myself a crockpot; perfect for the fall and nightshift meals. also picked up some magazines to inspire me.

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