There are dishes in the sink and drinks on the kitchen counter. The Roomba is on, doing her thing around the house. Our “coconut and beeswax blend” candle is burning, wafting White Magnolia around the living room. The Spotify This is Kings Kaleidoscope playlist is playing quietly through the speakers. Daniel and I have been adding to our dry erase board to do list all week but for now, I would rather sit on the couch with Daniel sipping my Arbonne detox tea (and citrus energy fix stick – yum!) before tackling the day ahead.
We had our first bonfire last night, our first semi-housewarming party, and I’d say it went exceedingly well (aside from the humidity and the 86º at 9PM). Daniel did an A-MA-ZING job dreaming up the fire pit and putting so much hard work into it. It looks phenomenal. I love hosting and having everyone together at my home, laughing and being cared for. It was the perfect Friday night.
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I’m not sure how this weekend can compare to my productivity of last weekend. I finally tackled something that has been on my to do list since we moved in – paint the bathroom. Something had to be done, I was tired of taking a shower and opening the curtain to see the nicotine drips seeping from our walls had multiplied (cue the gagging). I scrubbed with TSP, rolled on a thick coat of Shellac Primer and painted three coats of the beautiful color Gale Force. While I’m all about painting every thing in my house white, I really loved the idea of a dark bathroom wall with white and gold accents – which is exactly what we did. I feel so accomplished and proud of my work (even though the ceiling needs a little touching up). The bathroom is far from complete, but I am very proud of the baby steps.
Today is expected to be another hot one – it’s only 10:30A and it’s already 85º. I cannot imagine being in our apartment and enduring this heat with no AC. (First world problems, I know, but also realizing even more how fortunate we are to have bought this house when we did.) I think I’ll tackle the linen closet in the bathroom – I bought clear organizers last weekend and I have been antsy to begin the process. Purging what we don’t use and making pretty – and accessible – what we do. After that, I plan to make a Home Depot run to pick up long wood planks and black piping to make my own sofa table (see below).
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