Motivation Needed

Today was Easter.  Work all week was slow, plus I was training a new server, plus I was so looking forward to Sunday, being off and hanging out with family, that it was really a wringer of a week.  It all finally (slowwwly, but finally!) ended at about 1:30am Sunday morning when I arrived home, packed some clothes and drove out to the hub's grandparents' for the holiday.  I may have been up until dawn in a sleeping household washing church clothes in the basement, but I'm usually up until about 5am anyway, so what's the difference?  Waking up a 10 (ok, 10:30) was not that hard!

Church was long, but my after-mass nap was awesome, and we made an Easter miracle by saving us all from caffeine-deprivation (walmart with the assist)!  Great day with family, lots of meat, creamy veggies and more candy and cake than I care to remember, thank you very much.

All that said, I have declared our day off today as THE DAY for spring cleaning the apartment.  When we first moved in, it wasn't so bad because we only moved the stuff we wanted.  But when our other lease finally ended and we had to just grab the rest and cram it in, and so our poor new apartment has come to resemble... a house of hoarders!!  THE HORROR!!!!!

WISH US LUCK!
updates to follow!!!

dreaming of painting walls

i've recently discovered the term that best describes the color of the walls

 in our new basement rental and it is unfortunate indeed:

skin.

yes, skin color. it's a peachy, tannish beige color, neutral, i suppose.

but when you're stuck in a basement, albeit a cute one, you find yourself wishing you could brighten the place up a bit.

i dream of these two amazing color combinations:

 

 i love grey, though this could be a bit too dark for our situation

 

 look! tan! maybe i'll just paint our ceiling neon baby blue!

gorgeous royal blue

even bright white would be sooo much better

 

le sigh. it's only temporary.....

obsessed

I've become slightly obsessed with this series of photos by Christian Chaize, especially this one titled Praia Piquinia 02/08/07 15h16


He's been photographing exclusively along the southern coast of Portugal for a few years, and this series focuses on Praia Piquinia at different times of day / season / year.

I'm in love with the light, the water and especially the details of all the beach-goers - I feel like you could stare at this picture a hundred times and find new bits of interest with every look!

NOW if it were only available for sale again and not SOLD OUT!

... he does have a new edition, hazier and more dream-like; definitely someone's cup-of-tea!

Life's a Beach!

:/ Mark Menjivar :/

not sure i appreciate the realism here,

mr. mark menjivar.

Midwife/Middle School Science Teacher | San Antonio, TX | 3-Person Household (including dog) | First week after deciding to eat locally grown vegetables.

Bar Tender | San Antonio, TX | 1-Person Household | Goes to sleep at 8AM and wakes up at 4PM daily.

har. har. har.
this is my life.

ok, not quite as bad, but i'd still like to cook at home once in a while!

ready for summer

caribbean return trip, please?

bathroom love

as some of you may know, this girl appreciates a good bathroom
..............
check out this AMAZING bathroom redo
i mean, was there even a window in the room before?!
click above and check out the "befores" to really appreciate the transformation!

GORGEOUS color combination; love this hidden pop!

and just LOOK at that toilet!
is it comfortable to sit on? couldn't tell ya.
but who cares? i WANT IT!

paul coco

found this beautiful studio house tour on AT


though i guess when you work for ralph lauren,
even as a copywriter,
you must have style coming out of your ears


jealousssssss