Aaaaaaaand I'm spent.

No energy to write much-- but here are some photos of the new place (complete with my pigeon neighbors) ... enjoy! :)

We need to call Jerry Springer.

Wow wow wow! You guys are passionate about your Mr. Darcy's!!

The official count stands ( I think) at 4 votes for Matthew, 3 votes for Colin.

The public has spoken!

I'm not sure where I stand on the issue still. I think I like Colin Firth a whole lot in "Love Actually"---and, of course, "Briget Jone's Diary" is a classic.

Matthew does bring something else to the character though. I will have to ponder more ... 

Anyway, NEW TOPIC!

My new obsession is this book "Flea Market Style" by Emily Chalmers.

I LOVE her ideas--which perfectly blend my goodwill/thrift store 

furnishings into a stylish decor!!! YAY!!

Check it out on Amazon here.

And here is her website here.

I know you all were worried

So, I know you all were worried, and I bought some organic sunscreen! Did you know the normal stuff is filled with all sorts of bad stuff? It can actually give you cancer instead of preventing it!! (Well, maybe that's a bit extreme..but, just to be safe). 

Here's my next big project: Traditional Chinese Wedding Crown.

Woah. It is awesome-looking though, isn't it?! We are going for an ivory/metallic look with vintage charms hanging off the sides. ooooooooooo!!!

I know you will be waiting with bated breath! I'm a bit scared, but up for a new challenge :)

P.S. The new place is still OK--some other girl keeps parking in my parking space.. How rude.  And, I am hating the lack of garbage disposal. So my leftover spaghetti is now sitting in the kitchen trash can...stinking up the place. 

I just need to think of how much worse it could be...POSITIVITY. ha.

back to work

Well, it's all done.

And tomorrow, I go back to normal life...and WORK :(

Why can't everyone in the world buy a crown (or two) and then I can retire!?!?! :)

CHECK THIS OUT.

your official tour

FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, LEFT TO RIGHT: Orchid in the shower, my bed and chandelier, jadite collection in kitchen, the living area, all my kitchen goodies, the birds hanging out in the Juliet window, whichgoose studios

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I feel like I need to share some personal info here (as if I haven't spilled my guts about my failed relationship already...) But--please meet:

    my parents (aren't they cool!) My mom's an antique dealer, and we go to auctions together. My dad's retired and into jazz and cars. We like old TV shows and Hunter S. Thompson.

 their doggie, Lucy. She loves me :) She likes to snuggle and sleep under the covers.

There's also my two birdies, Caesar and Mocha. They like enjoy taking baths, eating lettuce and flying around the place.

ALSO-please meet my new favorite hat. Never for sale :)

OH! So thanks to everyone who commented on IKEA! I actually got an antique wrought iron bed (or my mom got it for me) at an auction last weekend for like 20 bucks! I need to take a picture of it. It's painted white and really ornate. It'll look so much more at home.

I still think I'm gonna get a sofa at IKEA... big and plushy.

what more could you want for $59.99?

Oh, IKEA. How I doth love thee so. Thy meatballs are sweet and sweedish, thy furniture, cheap and flimsy.

But seriously. I need to go. I've been shopping online and can get the following for under $1000.

• bed frame
• mattress
• sofa
• dresser
• rug
• shelf
• various kitchen/household items

glorious.

On an etsy note: I am starting to get paranoid about winter. I mean, the trees will die. I will have no vines for my crowns! I must start hoarding like a fat-cheeked squirrel until then. What do we think about Xmas crowns? I'm thinking sugar plum fairy meets ghost of christmas past...

UPDATE!

Thanks for everyone who commented about the place! I officially am going to be living there starting August 1! Yay!

I think, other than the cat pee :p, I will be snug as a bug in a stinky rug there. hehe. Actually, it's only the hallway leading up to the apartment, so I shouldn't be able to smell it at all--hopefully.

It smells inside JUST like my grandma's house used to. I think it's the same smell all really old houses have. I like it though. It's comforting.

So--here's my new obsession (other than me custom orders!)---COMBS!! They are so fun. I actually could wear this to work without attracting too much negative attention I think :)

p.s. Birthday wishes to my sweetie-pie niece, ELLA! She turned one years old on the 10th. :) Here she is with my pretty big sis, Amanda

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