Transitional Decorating

Thank the heavens for command hooks! Whenever we move to a new apartment, those bare walls cause such a dilemma. It’s too much effort to hang things (and clean up after holes etc. after the fact) when we are not sure if we are staying at a specific apartment. At the same time, boring!

So was the story here. But after being at home and covid really shutting us in, I broke out the Velcro command hooks and holy lanta do those things hold, lol! I had some in the last place we lived and they came off clean as well! I really do think hanging things helps places to look like home. If the place isn’t the same, at least your walls and environment are.

While down in Sacramento with family, my Mom had some curtains that didn’t work out for her, so she gave them to us.

It all started with hanging those curtains, and the rest of the living space took off. I’m currently painting some veggies for the blank space above the dining table.

Most everything is printmaking and watercolor from my college days, and the hexagons are popsicle sticks (lol!)

I hesitate to put pictures of our living spaces all the time. We don’t have fancy, or blogger/Pinterest/IG worthy things, but I’m proud of our home :) I want to remember each place we live! Even if it’s pretty transitional.

Dining Nook: Gonna have some veggie illustrations up there soon.

My popsicle stick hexagons and yarn hanging as dirt cheap projects when we were on a super tight budget.

This is our cube shelf turned pantry because wait until you see how miniature our kitchen is.....

Tiny kitchen! We made it work for the cooking fanatics in us. I have a love hate relationship with this space.

The pic really doesn’t show the size of our living room space, but it is the largest space we’ve ever had in a living room!

View from the entryway. We’ve always had a mail file, and a white board collage in an entry space. Don’t know why, just works for us!

I put family photos up over our shoe cubicles, and this time put the Sacramento Temple painting from our wedding up front and center, and a portrait of Jesus (cut off on the right hand side) to be a daily reminder of our beliefs :)

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To Be Honest.

I've been thinking a lot, and a lot has been going on. Lorde radio on Pandora is a good way to zone out. So is sewing, and doing all those other mindless activities I love, and that keep me happy. I haven't written on this blog because to be honest, it's been difficult lately. To get the sob story quick and out of the way, I've been in a self-pity mode, and super down on myself. I had a very difficult time at BYU because of a crappy life occurrence that made the decision to leave the best decision of my life. It was hard to get my BFA between the BYU's when I transferred, and I couldn't work on a second diploma I was seeking. I ended up with the most amazing BFA situation though, and that has been a blessing. (And the most awesome thing happened too, obviously. --marriage! I would never ever change that!) The last year into my BFA I found out definitive stuff about my dystonia, including no children. And the nursing program chase has not be

Grateful.

Austin has been the best support. I definitely married out of my league. He's been very proactive in finding lots of healthy things for my recommended diet (by the neurological disorder peeps, and an intolerance.) because my hemidystonia has had less spasms and cramps. As of lately, brown rice bread! Seriously, it's great even if you don't need wheat-free. It's a nice change of pace! It's sweet and light. .:Recipe Here:. We grind our own brown rice to save money. Winco here in Idaho has the best deal for bulk brown rice :) Here's a crazy picture of my hand, this was actually the first spasm/cramp I've had in a bit. (Haha, least my nails are painted ;) ) This is actually why (for those of you who've asked) Intaglio will not be my last degree. I was informed that I've got a good chance of this happening to my right side too. Art might get interesting! But I plan to keep doing it as a career too, no matter what!

Moonrise Bunnies

Thank you for the chocolate bunnies Carmen Family!! we may or may have not remembered it was easter? Such a Surprise! In sad news, our favorite video store is going out of business. We loved getting recommendations from the people who worked there. Austin and I had no idea our favorite date spot was going out and went to go get a movie.... and we ended up with this sweet stack!! (They sold them waaay discounted. We got all of these for the price of two new DVDs!) It was funny because when we walked in and realized what was going on, we freaked out because we wanted our favorite movies! Everything Illuminated and Moonrise Kingdom (among others but these were the first ones that came to mind) And Everything Illuminated was gone! Austin freaked because he couldn't remember what Moonrise Kingdom was called. He said... EDWARD NORTON. WHICH ONE WAS THAT?? Of course I look at him like wtf are you talking about the Hulk or the Painted Veil or something? Fig

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