Nest This

Oh god, the nesting.

A combination of watching the episode where Bethenny brings home her baby, reading months worth of posts on my new favorite bloggy, Shannanigans, which is written by a woman who is literally ready to burst, and THEN reading the extremely exciting news that A + J of One Cat Per Person have enrolled in this course, and I am officially ready to be “with child”.

Okay, maybe ready isn’t the right word, but I want to be ready.

Yesterday afternoon after work, I began to tend to my nesting tendancies. I’m sure I’ll get plenty of opportunities with the new house, but in the meantime (only 8 days to go!), I first bought some Christmas gifts. I know, I’m extremely neurotic. I actually began my shopping and planning probably around April of this year. It always makes me feel good to buy gifts.

Then I went to the thrift store, scouring the rows for a chandelier to pretty up for my new craft room*, kind of like this:

Though I didn’t find one, I’m going to keep checking Craigslist before folding and buying a cheap one from Walmart to redo. I’d rather my chandelier have a bit of history, even if I don’t know what it is.

I also finally found some old wooden salt and pepper shakers, that I hope to transform into something like these:

…a la the tutorial by Heart of Light. I still need to determine what our dining room color palatte will be, first, and that’s way down the list of construction projects for the new house, so it’ll be a while yet for these bad boys.

I also got a matching laundry basket for the one I already had. I figured we’d need another since we’ll have a whole house to fill up with J’s rogue socks and layers of t-shirts. It’s amazing how much space his clothes take up compared to mine.

And since it was a Monday, my two items were 25% off. I spent a total of $4.16. Pretty sweet, huh?

Then I went to the grocery store to buy some ingredients for a tasty dinner – something I NEVER do. We had a cooked chicken, gravy (mmmm), corn, steamed broccoli, and mashed potatoes (okay, they were instant, I’ll admit). Delicious.

I worked on said Christmas gifts (which are DIY, of course!), and then watched some Gossip Girl (addicted! Season One, what what), before falling asleep. Despite some twinges of depression** and a few snaps at J about some overly expensive appliances we’re considering, I’d say all in all it was a good night. And I’m that much closer to being ready for a little bean of my own!

*J’s the sweetest. He’s giving me a whole ROOM for my crap crafts. We always agreed I needed a dedicated space, but it’s a bit different when you find a home with three bedrooms and then need to concede one to a craft room – of all things. Then again, I don’t see the sense in wasting a whole room on guests which will likely never come. So, another reason why I love him.
**The yoosh. Nothing new here.