new ducks

soooo... i threw my ducks out and got new ones...

after venting my concerns in my last blog entry, the mister and i decided to push back our move in date one last time. he was working throughout the weekend on a big project for his company and the last thing he needed was one more thing to worry about... where he wouldn't have any control over or ability to oversee any issues or progress.

{huge siiiiiiiigh} =)

rescheduling our moving day freed up my entire weekend! i was able to pamper myself with a mani+ped {haven't had one in over 2 months and my nails were wretched from all the cleaning and painting!}, run errands, and do a lil window shopping for new furniture ideas. i was also able to attend my godson's 2nd birthday... yippee!! ohana time with my closest friends is exactly what the doctor ordered!

we also finally agreed on a design for the bathroom! i put together our "idea" on pinterest. we found everything while perusing through Lowe's one night after work. all the items were available and just all came together... aaaaaanndddd... it creates this beachy coastal theme that i've been trying to achieve but had given up b'coz i couldn't see it in all the items i had originally chose... but now i do! i love how everything just comes together once you stop fretting over it. *happy dance*

so... this is the week! sunday, to be exact... the day i go from being a south bay beach girl to an oc beach girl! *another happy dance* eventually, i'd like to live on the beach... but we'll save that goal for retirement perhaps? in the meantime, i can't wait to move this weekend. i can't wait to meet the rest of our neighbors. i can't wait to finally be on a regular routine... to sleep in our bed in our new bedroom... watch tv in our new family room... have dinner in our new dining room... hang out in our new backyard!

we haven't even moved yet and we've got a laundry list of things to do, places to go, and memories to make! {motivated}

ducks are running a muck!

lately, i haven't been able to get my thoughts in order. we're moving this weekend and i'm excited but anxious... most of our belongings are packed and ready to go, but we still need to disassemble furniture... clear off the gorilla racks in the garage that hold a lot of little boxes... and box up the frequently use items. our house is flooded with boxes but i feel like we still have so much crap lying around! on top that, the Mister is working this weekend so that leaves me alone to deal with the move. i'm praying that all goes smoothly... maybe i should use colored post-its to organize the move...

another something that's been racking my brain is the hallway bathroom renovation project. i have so many ideas in mind but can't focus on one. we've already ordered the bamboo flooring, so i at least have a foundation to work with. thanks to pinterest, i've pinned all my ideas so i can look over them again and again. ever see something you thought you just had to have, but when you look at it later, you have no idea what you were thinking fawning over that... yeah, i do that a lot. thank you pinterest... i now get to pin to my heart's content and sift out the bad choices later. back to the bathroom... i can't decide on one idea. i can't decide if i want to go casual beach theme or classy and elegant. i can't decide on one tile pattern or color... or a color vanity... whether i want wainscoting or not. i really need photoshop help right now, but my desktop computer is packed away.

my stress over deciding on the bathroom is slowly branching out to the other rooms in the house... the office, family room, bedrooms. i'm starting to second guess all my ideas now. i tend to find myself jumping from one room idea to the next before finishing one complete thought! oye. i need to rally my ducks and line them up... single-file please!

blood isn't that thick

"family isn't always blood. it's the people in your life who want you in theirs; the ones who accept you for who you are. the ones who would do anything to see you smile and who love you no matter what"

2012 WOTY: MOTIVATED

what a phenomenal idea. choose a word for the year... a word to help you define your goals... to help pave the way for the kind of you year you would like to have... to help you stay clear and focused. thanks to layla at the lettered cottage, i too decided to join the ranks of people striving for a successful and memorable 2012 and chose my word for the year...