.live a new life.

 

 

 

 

 

It’s been awhile since I’ve written anything worth reading. It’s been awhile since I’ve done anything worth writing, and both of those problems need to change.

I’m back at work again and loving it. I love my job, and am very thankful to be back at it once again. Especially since now that the snow has melted my 10,000 sqft back yard of dirt, rocks, and tumbleweeds really needs to have something done with it. Most of the time I keep the blinds closed I so I don’t have to look at it… only it’s still there when I open them again to enjoy my great view. So hopefully by summer the yard will be done, and then it’ll be the fence that needs to go in – and then I can start decorating the inside! Paint, furniture, rugs, curtains, accessories! So excited! (Don’t read this part husband, it’s not as much as it sounds like).

I need to start getting back into photography. I need to start reading more. I need to stop wasting so much time with television and facebook, and the distractions of the world. I need to re-prioritize and life my life focusing on those things. I know those of you that know me will say that I can’t do this – but, I’m here to tell you that I can – I will. I spent sometime today thinking about this plan and here it is….

It’s that simple. I’m so tired of writing about what I’m going to do, and planning out how to do it. Just do it. The one thing I need to put at the absolute top of my new priority list is the Gospel. My relationship with my Heavenly Father isn’t what it used to be and I keep expecting it to just come back – but it won’t, until I put forth the effort and try – and really want it, and by showing I really want it, need it in my life. I live within 20-30 minutes of 4 temples. How many times have I been in the past year? zero. That’s uncalled for. I have a temple in my work district. In fact we are stewards over the meetinghouse on the temple grounds,  5 minutes from my office. I could go on my lunch! Do I? No. Should I ? Yes. Will I? Yes.

I read on average 3 400 page books a month. How many pages of scripture are there? Yah. Why should it take me a year to read the almost 600 page Book of Mormon? It shouldn’t, but it does. Once again un-called for. I know our purpose in life. I know what the plan is, but yet I get so distracted I don’t remember that, or focus on it, and I should.

I’ve already scheduled two things that I am really excited about. The first is my sister and I have been apparently thinking about the same things for awhile, how to re-focus our lives. So we are going to be doing a special project together that I will be excited to blog about after it’s done. I don’t want to write anything about it yet, as I want the experience to be pure and clean from expectations and pre-conceived notions.

The second, will be starting tomorrow…

Thursdays will be a no computer, no phone, no internet day. I’m not completely cutting myself off but I’m limiting it to need not want. I use the computer at work, but I don’t have to have my websites open (my fitness pal, facebook, google reader, gmail, etc). I will only use what my job requires and that’s all. My phone, will be used as a phone. When I get home from work, I will use the TV to do my workout (1hr) and that’s it. It will then be turned off and I will focus my time on family history, reading, learning, writing letters, etc. I can use the computer for family history but the other stuff? It can wait til Friday. It will still all be there.

I’ll post about my Thursdays – I know sounds kinda oxymoronic… but I won’t be doing it on Thursday. Anyone else want to join in? I’m excited, I really think it will help me cleanse my time and how I waste spend my free hours of the day. Now it’s time to go through my Hulu queue and weed out what I really don’t want to watch, care to watch, or should watch.

It’s time to simplify.

It’s time to re-prioritize.

It’s time to….

.about time.

It’s about time for me to post something. I’ve been in the new house for about 6 weeks. It’s crazy to think that it’s that long. Seems just like yesterday I was freaking about about packing everything, moving out, driving, unpacking, etc. As of today it’s all done (except for my ‘Monica closet’ - the one that has the boxes in it that I don’t want to deal with yet). There are also some extra boxes in the garage that are misc packed things - it’ll be a surprise when I open them.

So I’m living in this all white palace and have started thinking about color.

So, here is my board for my living room so far.

1. Turquoises/Lime Green/Grey (www.designseeds.com)
2. Wall Color - Revere Pewter / Benjamin Moore
3. Light Grey Sectional (Ashley Furniture now discontinued)
4. Brushed Nickel Dark Wood Ceiling Fan (Lowes)
5. Long Silk Drapes Grommeted / Floor to Ceiling (JCPenney)
6. Drape Color
7. Crystal Finials for Double Rod (Restoration Hardware)

I hope it will look good once it all gets pulled together with the media unit I want to put in the alcove and the chandeliers over the stairs and front door. I’m really excited to start pulling the house together!

.i'm not gonna miss.

The loud dishwasher.
The ikea wardrobe cabinet as a pantry.
The small detached garage.
Not having overhead lights.
Rent payment.
Wood floors.
Traffic.
So many people.
Allergies.

I do know that in 27 days I'm gonna think back and miss all those things plus the ones I can't think about right now and the memories that we've had here the past 4 years.

Longest sentence ever.

.moving.

Moving is quite expensive.

Moving Truck

Gas for said Moving Truck

Packing Supplies

Flights Back and Forth to New Home

New Registration for Vehicles

Washer & Dryer

Refrigerator

etc... etc... etc...

None the less, it's almost done, it's almost time to leave, move on, new journey - and I'm a little scared and nervous. A new chapter of our lives to figure out. A new experience to have as a family. It's unknown and scary, but it will be great & wonderful.

I'm excited that I have a blank slate to start from. A wide open canvas to make my own - in my style and what I want our home to be.

Here is my kitchen, my blank slate - so excited to start making our house a home!

.updating.

My life is going through changes, I’m going through changes – everything is changing, so I’m changing my blog. My rules. While I’m changing things up on the blog this weekend, it’s going to not be the best laid out / most functional place, but when Sunday evening comes around I’ll hopefully have it the way I want it. It’s going to be a busy weekend for me – packing, blog editing, picture taking (finally I KNOW), updating my photography site, still looking for someone to work with on subdomain/mapping, those are skills I seriously lack in, doesn’t make any sense to me, but I know it does to some :). I also want to thank Timi over at Cinnamon Girl Design Studio for all her help in getting my comments back after they decided to disappear and not return, thanks soooo much – if you need a new layout she’s definitely the one to go visit!

So until Monday, here are a couple more pictures of my soon to be home!

.main hall closet with vacuum storage space.

.laundry room flooring.

.stairs to basement.

.this is not my kitchen, but the cabinets and the layout are the same, along with the stainless appliances, so excited to see mine hopefully soon!.

My home is soooo white! The only way to get white ceilings was to paint the walls white as well. With the builders they do a standard 2 tone paint, which is trim and doors white and then the ceiling and walls one of their standard colors. If you want a 3 tone paint (ceilings/trim/doors white & walls color) they charge a significant amount of muh-laa to do this. I knew I was going to be painting my walls anyway and didn’t want to attempt to tackle painting 9’ ceilings, we paid a minimal paint request fee to have them do the walls/ceiling in white. Therefore, my house looks like you are on a cloud or in heaven, whichever you prefer – as there isn’t anything of color yet since they just painted and the floors have overspray of white – it is however, extremely exciting to see it all come together!

.home update.

Thought that I would post a few pictures of our upcoming home!

.basement after pouring.

.framing!.

.master bathroom.

.hall bath.

.stairs from main level to basement.

.man cave.

.entry way after paint.

.media alcove / hall closet / door way to master bedroom.

.pantry.

.front almost done.

I can’t wait, I’m so excited, but I’m not going to lie it’s stressful moving - preparing to move and knowing you’re going to move. Just wanted to send in a little update, so enjoy!

.busy-ness.

I thought I was going to do the photo a day in March – but I’ve been too consumed with everything else going on. Mr. B and I are building a house out of California, and it’s a bitter sweet ending/beginning. It took me awhile to learn to love it here, and now that I do we are moving on. This is the right thing for us – I have to keep reminding myself about that all the time because it’s so stressful, that I just don’t wanna do it. Our home was supposed to be done the end of May – but it’s looking like the middle/end of April. I’ll know more when I go out in a couple of weeks. So the moving and figuring out what to do with work has been major stressors right now, well since December.

The other thing that I’ve been dedicating my time to is myself. I tend to forget about myself a lot. I like to make others happy, do my best to do for others, and I forget about myself. Last January I started working out daily and watching what I eat, I bought a bodybugg and I lost about 30 pounds. Then around April I started focusing on other things and forgot about myself, until a couple of weeks ago. So that occupies a lot of my time as well.
In addition to the above I’ve started couponing. I’m by no means an extreme couponer, but I purchase what we use and then plan menu around what we have. I have saved quite a bit since January doing this.

So with a 5 pound weight loss this week, a house that will be done MUCH sooner than planned, and everything that comes along with that – I’ll post when I can, but I’m not making any promises!

Photo A Day: March

I'm doing this right now

I'm sorry I've neglected you.

So I'm going to do this

You'll see me around now.