for our little one.

we decided that when we have our little girls baby naming, we are going to have something like this set up:

(it will be a special reminder for her when she grows up of how many people stopped by to love her. dont you think?)



maybe change the basket in front to be a baby carrier? or sub it for a little tricycle. we arent there yet... clearly.

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making my house a home.

i have been obsessed (for a while) with making our teeny little home more "homey". when i have free time at work... this is what i do...

this would be prefect to replace the chalkboard in the kitchen. for spare keys, chapstick, sunglasses, wads of $100 bills. whatever...

this would be just perfect as a little "bar" in our kitchen area. and it could double as an entree holder when we have people over for dinner. or a stand for outside if we dare to entertain in huntleys lair...

and then i happen to have two best friends who are currently with baby in belly. one, maebel will be here within the next 72 hours!! anywho, maybe i look at babies rooms, and toddlers rooms online sometimes and save them to my desk top... and maybe i dream of ways that i can one day incorporate this in to our one bedroom beach shack...

seriously...? love it.

this will be in my home on day... whether it is our bedroom... or not. amazing!

this room makes me think of grayson and that he needs a little brother PRONTO.

and this is going to be wha my life will probably be like. two kids and only a hallway for them to sleep. lol. this is a great example of hallway living...

i would have died for this when i was 12. this is exactly what i loved. i still love it. it might be a little too feminine for the hubby...

*** i dont know where i found all of these screenshots on my desktop***

ugh missoni why?!?!!?! WHY?!?!?!

damn you missoni home goods. damn you.

just when i wake up feeling good about myself i open my email to a posting from houzz with this.

now a missoni cardigan or forever 21 knock off will NEVER cut it. momma needs the rug.

or maybe at least this chair swing from urban outfitters...

shutter inspiration/sickness.

i am obsessed with the idea of turquoise trim/shutters/doors/something. the shutters come on friday and they gots to be painted before they get hung so i need to act fast.

now i just have to talk the husband in to it.

i think turquoise shutters are my destiny because this is where we were staying when we closed on our little house:

hello turquoise soulmate shutters. nice to meet you.

picture taken by me on our lovely and amazing honeymoon.

new diy-ish projects.

1. our backyard. all we want is: curtains/drapy-ness, grass, concrete, firepit, long bench like table... is that too much to ask?

2. i want to make this shelf for... i dont know where, but i will find a spot.

3. scotty has tons of pallets stored in his wharehouse. he sells the pallets to some guys who pick them up for 50 cents a piece. since i basically own the company (ha, right), i will make the executive decision to NOT sell one pallet ( i feel comfortable taking charge on a 50 cent loss). and instead we will take one pallet home, stain it "whitewash", add wheels, and then sit and enjoy. seriously- how cute is this..?:

4. kitchen table. right now we have a round glass table. it is cute. but it prevents feasts. instead we will use this tutorial and make a table that looks like this:

or this:

or a mix in between. and then we can have more than one couple over for dinner. and all have room to use our hands when we talk. and be happy.

we are out of town this weekend. so we will see how long it takes for me to do even one of these projects.

completion.

it is a fact: having something striped in my home would complete it.

the last picture makes me want to scream.

source (clockwise): west elm, decorpad, this blog, and yuppy heaven on earth, house of mann.

and annie sent me this rug, which is available in dark brown and ivory and maybe i would forgive scott for giving me a video game for my birthday if he bought it for me.

bathroom inspiration.

as of yesterday, our guest bathroom was grey, and reminded my mother of a mental institution. so i painted it last night. inspiration below. lets see if i can pull this off...

life is so so sweet.

went to santa barbara this weekend... had brunch while staring at this... and getting a tan...

took huntley and rad to an open field. she had the time of her life.

she followed rad around everywhere. cute. as. pie.

and then i got to spend my day with my favorite little guy around. he took my holga and was taking pictures of everything. such a cutie with such an appreciation for the little stuff. love him.

jobby job makes me want to shoppy shop.

oy, i have been blogging a lot. my job is either so busy my head is spinning... or so dead i have nothing better to do but write to myself. the new house helps too. lots of house websites out there. lots of things to blog about. and then either do, or buy:

1. shutters. we ripped off the disgusting plastic BURNT RED shutters that came with the house. as well as the dollhouse trim around the door. now we must replace it with new shutters and new trim= preferably the same color so that i can sleep at night. order shutter, simple enough? no, it isnt. there are ten varieties. which most says "i am the fake siding to windows on a contemporary beach bungalow"???

2. rug. our living room needs love. it is sad. we are hopefully going to get our amazing artist friend to paint us something for the HUGE blank wall. but we also need a rug. to really finish the room off. i like these: (husband, what do YOU think?) something striped... image from target.

3. i am seriously considering a painted ceiling for the living room too. is that stupid?? i think with the wood beams, and the doorways with the trim... it would really "pop". i am 90. maybe a blue/green/sage/grey color...??? thoughts, audra and annie. hahahah.

damb ass dog

this is how she sleeps.

my heart. just melted.

what an amazing idea. irina werning takes peoples old photographs and recreates them. what the heck... i need to do this immediately. what a great gift for your parents or grandparents on mothers day/fathers day/anniversary.

Well...

its been a while.

dear diary,

i am still looking for a job (but i have gotten to spend time with my other man- grayson!).

our house is still a work in progress. i still love our little house.

my hair is literally the color of dirty toilet water. not cute.

our little puppy, huntley, is still sweet and completely unmanageable.

we are joining a country club (barf).

i have gained 8 lbs since the wedding.

it is already february?

marriage is hard work, but it really is the best thing ever.

i have been working as a temp receptionist for too long (where all i do is read "modern love" and then when i am done with that, i read blogs that i love that have cool things featured. so i have a ton of wants (not a single need in the bunch). here are some:

i need this moment in my brain bank filed under "do this a lot":

i want to have a succulent garden. because they are beautiful, and more importantly, i cannot kill them:
i LOVE this. my bedroom ideas are conflicting and very different and there are a lot of them. this could be a problem because we have a one bedroom.
and this one. i think i love this one more:

i want a nook... i want this nook:

i swear i would get a lot of "work" done if i had a corner like this:
when we have our baby, i am going to make this it's habitat. or in the mean time, maybe i will make this the puppys habitat. i neeeed this. i know i said there were no needs but i really do... especially once we have a baby. hahah

and then when babu grows up... what? this could totally be a boys room:

ugh i would not get a lot done if this existed in my house. but life cant be all about work, so i want to create this too:
our backyard needs love... this screams LOVE:

other than that life is pretty good. lots to look forward to.

highlights:

grayson said i love you leesha (thats me)

scotty built us a new fence... or started to... pics to come

annie is totally showing! so fun! and i am visiting oly in march.

i have three interviews next week.

i have lost three pounds. 250049228371246147124 to go.

scotty is sending me to new orleans to see my gaycee. (!!!!)

we have a black tie affair this weekend- always a good time!

it is sunny is california!

we have gas again. not to be crass- but fuck you edison.

my family is healthy and they know that i love them!