First home decor purchase for the new place :D

Is it possible to love a cast iron animal? :) Yes, yes it is.

-- Sent from my Palm Pre

Apartment findings! Chair edition :)

I ran in to the local Goodwill between jobs yesterday and there were two small matching armchairs for $16 apiece! 

Even with the slipcovers I've priced at $23-$30 these are a steal :D

Going to secure the chairs this afternoon after taking the evening to think about it, and run the idea by my boyfriend for a sanity check :)

Yay!!! :D

Anniversary!!! :)

This morning I managed to get out of bed an hour early to make something special. :)

The biggest doughnut ever, for my sweetheart.

Today marks 18 months of dating :) Today marks the first kiss I gave him; on his shoulder :)

He showed up with a surprise of his own this morning, when he got off work.(he works overnight)

My very first tool sets! They are going with the drill and will make small power tool babies :D 

This is perfect because I don't even own a hammer and I lost my one screwdriver, so now I am prepared for any small repair or moving/decorating incident :)

Here are the two backup doughnuts I made in case the first one broke. Wonder how long they will survive in the house with my brother.... :P

Doughnuts are super easy to make though! I'm scheming up a party or some shindig to make mini doughnuts for ... :) Here is the recipe I used. I almost panicked this morning when I saw the chill time, but did some quick research and went ahead without doing that, and they turned out fine :)

Happy Thursday!

Déjeuner

A quickly thrown together, but yummy and healthy dinner that I hope inspires you :)

I mixed a can of tomato paste with half a jar of alfredo sauce, added pesto and garlic, and spread it on the whole wheat crust.

Topped with mushrooms, herbed chicken, spinach, and italian blend skim cheese.

Bake at 400F for 10-12 min :)

Power Tools At Last

Maybe no one believed me when I put a drill on my Christmas wish list, two years in a row...  :P

But at long last I have my own cordless drill :D

I finally bought one out of necessity with the impending move and subsequent picture hanging, etc that will take place :)

Now that I have my first power tool, I might just build a small fort in the attic :) Or a doghouse for the puppy I will someday possess...or a breadbox...even though I dislike superfluous objects :) CHRISTMAS PRESENTS!!!! Eureka! You're all getting pencil holders ;D

Progress

This painting has been sitting untouched for almost two years :\ *eek

But last week when I started another painting project I decided to try and add a few touches to this canvas as well. Working with acrylic has been an adjustment, but the ease of layering color is sublime :) (watercolor does not afford this luxury) So, the progress on this picture has been surprisingly rapid. The inspiration is from a snapshot I took in Paris a few years ago. I was trying to not look 'touristy' and take gobs of photos of iconic angles and places but it really was to beautiful to pass up :) I hope anyone who wants to visit Paris, gets to go AT LEAST once in their life

Again, this is taken with my phone and not the best lighting, but hope you enjoy 

Mail!

I LOVE getting things in the mail!!! After all these years since I was big enough to be allowed walk to the street and check the mailbox, the excitement of something waiting for me hasn't disappeared :)

THAT said, you can imagine how impatient I am to get THESE in the mail! :D

'I Love Paris' :D I ordered them last week from Forever21 :D At $0.95 they were a perfect way to round out my order so I could get free shipping :)

Hope there are happy packages headed your way this week! :D