Zeiss Camera Polaroid Print by Lifelovepaper

I love this photo, so calm and lovely!

We (okay, Joel did most of the work) tore out our old, oddly yellow-ish counter tops last night and our new ones are being installed right now!  I’m so excited!  This is the last major project in the kitchen.  I love, love our kitchen, the wall color, the floor, the fact that it’s more functional.  Yes, definitely love! I might want to spend a good bit of time this afternoon photographing it…

Here is a little look at my new office/studio space.  Still a few things to add here and there, but I just love it!

• put the last coat of stain on my desk chair.
• did laundry.
• had lunch with Joel.
• made a cherry pie.
• worked on more coffee cup cozies.
• read more of Love in the Time of Cholera.
• played with Cors.

We made it back to Illinois.  It was such a wonderful Christmas that it was a little sad to leave.  But nothing quite compares to sleeping in your own bed and drinking coffee from your own mugs.  Mom and dad got me a beautiful new desk and desk chair for Christmas, and  Joel built the desk for me as soon as we got home.  Seriously, I was throwing clothes into the washer and he was building a desk, after an eight hour drive, we are those kinds of people and I love it.

The coolest thing about the chair mom and dad got me, is that it came unstained, so I picked out a black stain and in between applying coats, I have been organizing the office and setting up my desk area and sorting through all of my art and craft supplies.  My easel is set up and ready for painting, my sewing machine has a new spot, and all of my yarn, fabric, beads, etc are re-organized.  Looking through everything is so inspiring!  I have been working on things for the etsy store that I will be opening shortly.  I am very excited to get that going and I’ll be posting more info and details soon I’m sure.

Cors had a fabulous and exhausting time in West Virginia playing with my parents’ dog.  He slept nearly all of yesterday and it looks like he’s planning on repeating that today.  I gave the poor guy a bath today (he really needed one) and now he is curled up on the futon, fast asleep and a little damp.