Dude, it has been SEVEN WEEKS since I had a full weekend off. Now I understand why sometimes we don’t hear from Miss Doxie for months. Being a lawyer certainly can suck.
I can’t believe I worried a few short months ago about being able to fill all the space left by The Boy’s abrupt departure from my life — ha, suckah!
Now, I worry about how I’m going to fit in everything in.
In the end, maybe that’s a good thing, certainly better than the alternative, watching the hours stretch out in front of you like a prison sentence, right?
In any case, being stuck in my apartment for two of the weekends “on call,” I did manage to make some improvements to my living space:
Painted another nook (why can I not commit to an entire wall, only nooks?):
Painted my kitchen (an enlarged, nook, really):
Painted a paint-by-numbers frame that I fell in love with at $70 in another store and denied myself because that’s too damn much to pay for a picture frame and then later found on sale at $28, suh-weet!:
And then finally, this weekend, I had the full-ish weekend off, and Neeta and Kevin and I explored my neighborhood space, including the Good Microbrew & Grill.
It was so much fun just wandering around trying cumin cheese at The Cheese Store of Silver Lake and checking out the hipsters at Intelligentsia.
I felt ridiculously like some kind of proud mother, showing off my neighborhood to them, isn’t it the cutest, isn’t that the awesomest, probably it will be president one day and I’ve already started a 529 savings plan for it and don’t you think it has my eyes?
I’m not quite sure where my ridiculous love of my neighborhood comes from, but Neeta and Kevin didn’t seem to mind my motherly adoration, so no harm done.
I also finally caught up on Project Runway this weekend, and, um, am I crazy or was Heidi wearing sparkles on her lids this last episode? I had sworn off sparkly eyeliner, my favorite, because I thought it was passe. Can I resurrect? Please tell me yes!
There’s always space in my life for sparkles.
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Your apartments still is leaps and bounds beyond my house, which I’ve owned for 8 years, in which I’ve painted one entire closet and a spot on the wall in the bathroom to check the color. Try not to drive yourself crfazy with too much work… easy to do, I’ve been there.
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I just saw that picture frame yesterday and it wasn’t no $28. Nice find!
Heidi was totally wearing sparkles on her eyes. Whether that makes you want to wear them more or less is entirely your call. I say yes (not because of Heidi, but just because they are sparkles).
I love that frame. And your apartment.
I definitely understand what you mean about your neighborhood. I get giddy when I get to show someone all the little hidden gems where I live. I think that’s a good thing!
Referring to the nooks versus walls dilemma: Success, even when measured in increments, is still success. Congratulate yourself on painting your nooks. (Nooks are walls, btw… and yours look fantastic!)
The next time you have a “free” weekend, can you head on up and take care of my apartment?
And now I’m totally going to have to re-watch the latest episode of “Project Runway.”
Better to paint 2 small nooks well & completely than a whole apartment half-assedly. It looks gorgeous. (Nice frame, too.)
If you’re going to be there only one weekend out of seven, it’s a good thing that your neighborhood is fun to be in.
My new favorite thing to say à la Christian of ProjRun is “I am sick with barfness.” Heh