Last night I bought this cute kitchen timer.  I’m really excited to get it and stick it to the stove.   

There are several small things we need in our house to make things more convenient. The kitchen is one area of our home that functions fairly well… most of the time.  Every now and then we come up needing something that we thought we had but can’t find. I don’t regret slimming down our belongings, it’s nice not having clutter and un-used junk spread all over the place, BUT when you are making candy and suddenly realize you got rid of your candy thermometer, it’s a bummer! Or when you are in the middle of baking something and you realize you didn’t set a timer, because you don’t have one, and that there are no clocks on the first floor of the house, so you have no idea when you put the stuff in the oven. I’ve been lucky enough not to ruin anything by under or overcooking it. One night some French bread got a bit darker than I’d prefer, but everyone ate it anyway, so no biggie.

I decided that as I slowly replace the things I do need, that I’m going to get stuff I really like.  I’m also attempting to create some sort of pattern or design so that everything goes together well.  I’m no designer and in the past I ended up having things in various colors and styles.  Everything seemed unfinished and unrelated.  Eclectic is good.  Hodgepodge is not.  

I still don’t know what I’m doing, really, but I’ve been trying really hard to learn more.  I have lots of ideas, but incorporating them in a way that looks and feels good to Matt and I hasn’t been so easy.  Honestly, I think I’m still trying to figure out what exactly I like.  A lot of that comes with knowing who I am.  Which is another post altogether!