Trapped.

So I've been wrapped up in this furniture buying frenzy since last Thursday. I practically went from having ONLY bedroom furniture to owning an entire apartment full - so much so that I'm imagining having company over only to allow them in one at a time because there won't be any room left for us to move around. And how many people can you have crawling over your couch at one time to get to the bathroom? I mean I need to set limits.

I have the furniture arrangement all mapped out in my head. I see it all fitting together nicely and while Carol & I took measurements last Sunday I didn't exactly feel up to doing the math while shopping at Living Spaces. After several hours on an empty stomach I started just picking things all willy nilly just to get it over with. So while most of the pieces are from one set...there are no guarantees that it will all fit into my apartment.

Walking room is overrated anyways. Are you with me?

Instincts.

What is it about a gut instinct and why it is always right? Is it the subconscious knowing more than we allow ourselves to accept? Or is our heart trying to protect us from believing what the mind already knows... it's a strange fascinating thing and I'm constantly challenged by it even when I feel like I've already learned my share of life lessons.

I am open to the possibilities of change and learning to accept that I will never know what's up ahead for me and why things work out the way they do. It's only after the fact when you pause and give a little "ah hah" and know that you were right to trust your gut from the start.

No Judgement.

So let's just say we all forget about the whole chair thing...I mean they practically gave it to me. When you think about what a steal I got on the couch and you average the two together it's really practical...is this working?

I swear I went in there determined to buy a chipper chicken but the instant my tooshy sat in "Riley" I just knew. Plus its wider so you get more chair... & it has a high back so you get more chair.

Really wishing I edited the price out of that last post before you all saw it.

Oh and that cheaper "charlotte" model chair...it's like the Ikea of La-Z-Boy. No bueno. And that famous "double bubble" fabric would've made the cheapest chair still come in at over $1600. Me & fabrics, I tell ya.

Let's just call this my one splurge/accent piece shall we? No judgement.

Decisions, Decisions

So I have this furniture fund in savings and I still have almost all of my living room stuff to buy. I need a really great chair - an accent piece if you will (and I hope that you will) - to really set things off. Mom & I (Amanda notice I didnt say Carol) went to La-Z-Boy on Sunday and I found THE chair. Only it sells for mucho dinero. Umm. The more I looked around at the awful prints & fabrics they had to offer I just really zeroed in on this one chair and tried to justify the price. It's not a rocker but it does recline and it would go p-e-r-f-e-c-t-l-y with my green couch (refer to older post).

Here she is...see what I mean? Mind you it would have dark brown legs.





Turns out it's the fabric that's so darn expensive...$400. Boo. So I'm taking to the streets to get some opinions. Oh and I found a cute chair that's less than half the cost of the one above...Opinions welcome!

same print, cheaper chair...


1st place amongst others...(and it'd hide the spills...)


not 100% on this one...

Things Are Looking Up

Ladies & Gents...the mixer has arrived! It weighs about 500 lbs and the box was weak & disheveled with a hole on one side exposing the mixer...looks like it had a very rough ride. The important thing is that it FINALLY reached me and just in time for the new apartment!

Speaking of which, I dropped off the deposit today and I'll sign the official contract & get my keys on Jan 23rd (moving in Sat Jan 24th) :)

We're Close!

I do believe we're makin progress with that vintage kitchenaid mixer...

Anna Skelly has requested that you receive a Track & Confirm update, as shown below.Track & Confirm e-mail update information provided by the U.S. Postal Service.Label Number: 0278 5091 4018 7020 6604Service Type: Bound Printed Matter Delivery ConfirmationShipment Activity Location Date & Time--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Notice Left REDONDO BEACH CA 90277 01/13/09 12:31pm

Windsor Palms

I got the apartment!!! I called Angelica this morning because I was too anxious to wait for her call & she said she has good news & the apartment is mine :) My move-in date is Saturday Jan 24th. The place is still being painted & re-carpeted/re-linoleumed so it won't be ready for another week anyhow. It's unit 12-A (yes, for Anna) nestled in the back corner so it should be pretty quiet back there & stay relatively cool. There's a pool (sorry kids no jacuzzi...) and from the looks of it I'll get my very own mailbox with my name above it on a sticky label. I won't be able to take Belly with me so she'll remain at Grandma's house. If you want to do a drive by the addy is 21007 Victor St, Torrance, CA. Pictures to follow!!

Stay Tuned...

I think I found an apartment. I'm dropping off my application today. It's not ready for move-in for another week or two. I know it's earlier than I'd planned, but Carol and I were viewing all sorts of places yesterday and stumbled upon this gem. It's very close by - on Victor between Maricopa & Torrance Blvd.

I'll keep you posted!

Slightly Freaking Out

So I STILL have yet to receive my vintage 1960's seafoam mixer. I've been in contact with the seller and she said it originally came back returned on her first try. She mailed it again right before the holidays and seeing as I haven't gotten the package I wrote her yesterday. She wrote back saying she's surprised I haven't received it but the holiday mail traffic had something to do with it and gave me the tracking #.

So this is what usps.com says:

Label/Receipt Number: 4209 0277 9102 7850 9140 1870 2066 04
Electronic Shipping Info Received-->
Status: Acceptance
Your item was accepted at 10:34 AM on January 6, 2009 in PALMER, MA 01069. Information, if available, is updated every evening. Please check again later.


Ummm...does that mean that some lucky ebayer ended up with a vintage mixer on my tab???

Beauty Finds

I'll try to keep this post a little tamer for you with weak stomachs out there...

I love a good, tried & true beauty product and I have a few that I've stumbled upon and wanted to share the good news:

1) Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion in Tube $12.50
http://www.clinique.com/templates/products/sp_nonshaded.tmpl?CATEGORY_ID=CATEGORY14112&PRODUCT_ID=PROD3303

*This lotion was given to me as a sample by my good friends at Macy's and it's the best moisturizer I've used at this price. I have combination skin and usually by the end of the day I have a nice oily sheen on my T-zone, but since I started using this stuff it hasn't happened.


2) All About Eyes™ Rich $28.50

*This was a sample in my glamour mag and I LOVED it. Keeps the undereye area nice & moisturized and I like to believe it's keeping the crows feet away :)


Disclaimer: This post is not sponsored by Clinique. Opinions are based solely upon individual blogger's results. Results not typical.

Poison Control

A sign that perhaps I watch too many programs like Cold Case Files, Snapped & Forensic Files...

I was woken suddenly Monday morning at 3 am with what felt like rolling thunder in my stomach. My first thought was: I WAS POISONED. I started to trace my meals...Dad cooked dinner and I was the only one hit - he wouldnt poison me. I did have leftover chinese for lunch but no symptoms when I ate it the day before. Ah hah! My leftovers were left unattended in the garage fridge, surely they'd been tampered with.

Who thinks that way? It can't be normal...

I tossed & turned and quickly realized I better get my arse to a toiley. I sat there sweating and feeling like I was about to pass out. Worried that I'd hit my head on the tub & not be discovered till dawn, I crawled into Mom & Dad's room. After three grueling hours at war I loaded up on imodium and went to bed. I'm back at work, regretfully, but I'm hoping the bout with the stomach flu is all behind me. Literally.