[via: Domino]

The biggest project would be the kitchen though.  Probably the only thing that my landlord would allow me to do would be to remove the hideous border above the back splash if I painted the room afterward.  I need to get curtains on the windows throughout the whole house.  All we have is the mini-blinds that came with the place.  The walls are bare too.  It’d also be sweet to lift the floor 10 floors up… pretty sure that’s not going to happen though!

[via: design*sponge]

When we moved in, our landlord asked if I wanted the bedroom painted the same color green as the other side of the duplex.  My favorite color is green and it was a really nice shade so I said yes.  I kind of regret that decision.  I wish the walls were lighter.  I feel annoyed that everything I buy for the room has to in some way work with that color because I know after we leave this place, that color will be history.  Oh well… at least I learned this lesson before we move into our own place.

[via: ashlie j: design sponge]

Someday I will pimp my home.  Until then, I’ll save pictures of cute rooms.  Haha!

On a side note, I had a meeting this morning with another potential Luka customer. I’m going to hold off on announcing who they are for the time being but let me just say… I’m so excited!!

And with that, my mind tells me that I need to make some. It can’t be that hard. God knows I love projects and have a hard time sitting still. Knitting is perfect! Or so I think.

I came close to figuring it out once. A friend gave me some needles and yarn and sat with me as I fumbled my way through a few stitches. I ripped them all out, tried again, ripped them out and tried again for quite some time. I finally got the hang of it and proceded to knit myself a three inch scarf. It’s very dainty. And cute. Hehe.

My friends bought me Stitch ‘n Bitch Nation a few years ago and I got Stitch ‘n Bitch shortly after that. I’ve studied them and want to make several things in them. Oh man. So much pressure!

My game plan for this year is to buy some larger needles, maybe bamboo??, and different yarn. The needles I have are slippery and small, which frustrates me in no time. I’m a fairly patient person but I’m also a perfectionist and I don’t deal well with my stitches sliding all over the place.

So… new needles, new yarn. Surely they will inspire me to attain my knitting dreams!

I’ve decided that although I like making journals, the ones I’ve made/started and all of the supplies I have are going in a tote for whenever I get the urge in the future. It’s tons of fun to do and I was getting much better, and faster, at binding them, but I haven’t really felt like doing it lately. I’ve been staring at my supplies, guilty about not using them, but rather than being upset, I’m just going to tuck it all away for later.

I’m going to focus on getting our house a little bit more homey. I’ve been trying to decide what kinds of stuff we want to add to our house… what kinds of curtains to put up… blah blah blah. I want a sewing machine to get started on some of that for Christmas. I want to add a bunch more plants and I need to come up with some good ideas for our bedroom. I’m also working my way back into photography. I’m looking at honing my skills and then buying an SLR sometime next year.

Once we knew we were coming back home, I started praying that we’d get into a home that was unique in some way. I really didn’t want to move into a generic apartment with no character. We looked at a lot of places before settling on the place we moved into. I’m so happy with our choice. Our home is so cute and there are lots of fun features. I knew it’d be perfect for us once we walked in the front door with the landlord.

I was really excited about starting all over once we came back, but I’ve got to say, now that I’m presented with a blank canvas, I’m not sure where to start. We bought a couch and table and chairs that we love, so that was a decent start, but we have nothing else. I’m feeling overwhelmed! I want our place to look nice, I don’t have a ton of money to spend and I’m not sure where to go from here. I’m still looking around online and I have a lot of pictures for inspiration, but I’m having a hard time finding anything I truly like. Lots of the stuff at the stores are really fugly. I’ll see something that might work if I just messed with it… but I have a hard time spending a bunch of money just to rework it. Maybe that would be fun though… I’ve never bought something brand new and done what I want with it. I’ve bought a few things at garage sales and gone to town, but I wasn’t worried about permanent ugliness because I could just toss it, no harm done. But if I were to buy something for a bunch of money and make it look stupid, I’d be so mad! I’m just hoping to come across some cool pieces, since I can’t seem to actually find anything on purpose. I do have a few ideas, but once I do them, I don’t know what I’ll do. It’s not that I’m worried about all this, I’m just hoping to get us settled and comfortable in our new home sooner than later. We’re also having family stay with us during the holidays, and I’d like for them to be comfortable as well.

So, I really want to set up house but I have a lot to do and find before I’m able. I’ve taken a few shots of the house, but I don’t think I’m going to put them up until I’ve got the place looking good.

One thing I thought was funny is that it’s been counting up since we got married. We’ve been “newlyweds” for 1,708 days. That’s so cool! Our five year anniversary is this year… ooohhhh. We’re trying to decide what we want to do. I’d like to go lay on a beach for a week, but I’m thinking we’ll end up doing something much more low-key. Maybe a weekend at a spiffy hotel… or a road trip… we’re not sure yet. I have lots of ideas but I’m thinking that this whole move back to the States, starting new jobs and trying to make it to see family and friends for the holidays will cut into our vacation time for our anniversary. I don’t feel too bad about it, after all, I can’t wait to come home, start working and see family and friends again! I might be on a bit of an overload for awhile.

Back to weddings. I’ve been really interested in them lately. I’ve been reading all kinds of articles and looking at all kinds of wedding related stuff, like invitations, cakes, reception ideas, etc. I’ve realized that I really love weddings! I’m not sure if I’ll ever be involved in another one or not (come on sister, hurry up!), but I I’d like to be. I love the happiness and excitement that come along with most of them. I loved planning my own and I think it be fun to try again (on someone else!). Only time will tell.

Tonight’s agenda:
9:30- 9:45 – Get home, drink a cup of cocoa, check email, write this post.
9:45- 10:30 – Watch Numbers while knitting.
10:30- 11:15 – Watch Desperate Housewives while knitting.

Yeah, I’m about to tear out (is that the phrase) what I’ve done so far on my scarf. I can’t deal with extremely wide scarves and this one is wider than I had expected it to be. Coupled with that and the fact that I made several mistakes that I now know how to avoid and you’ve got a scarf that would probably be stuffed in the back of the closet and never worn. Hopefully round two will be faster (and actually be completed!). I have major incentive to finish it… the temperature dropped by nearly 20 degrees this weekend! It’s officially fall in Korea. Steph needs a fun new scarf!