More exciting than the first time I got drunk.

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

Good news...

I got the apartment!!

Turns out, I wasn't getting too ahead of myself yesterday when I showed off my new goodz for the place I wasn't approved for yet. They called about an hour after I made the post and by 5pm yesterday I was lease signing. 

I'm more excited than I was the first time I got drunk.

Also about the same amount nervous and scared as the first time I got drunk... because yes, I was the overly cautious teenager who really thought I was going to get drunk and die. Or something along those lines.

Moving on, today is the perfect day for me to link-up with Michelle and show off all of the things I've been pinning in hopes of bringing them to life in my Princess Palace.

Really though... I have been trying to only pin things that I'll actually attempt to recreate. Mama only has a week and a half until she gets her keys - no time for pinfails.

Being in an apartment means smaller spaces, so I'm ditching my tv stands and am hoping to do something like this in my new bedroom and living room.
But really, I am slightly obsessed with this.

Source: lifethrualinds.blogspot.com via Whitney Schwartz on Pinterest

Obsessed with this idea but also slightly terrified that if I get a bastard magnet my MAC powder will fall on the floor and shatter... causing me to have a breakdown, of course.

Source: modaagora.com.br via Whitney Schwartz on Pinterest

Obviously I do not have the funds to recreate this bedroom but I am going to try and stick with the color scheme and shabby chic feel. The Princess Palace is all about pink and ruffles, duh.

Source: thatslove01.blogspot.com via Whitney Schwartz on Pinterest

I'm feeling overly ambitious about the whole Princess Palace thing currently which is causing me to have some big dreams. Big dreams include my wanting to drape my entire bedroom ceiling with tulle and christmas lights.
Princess fort, perhaps?

Source: shelterness.com via Whitney Schwartz on Pinterest

I have no idea how one goes about getting a large piece of wood like this in their little Kia Sportage but I'll be damned if I'm not going to try. I mean, this is slightly genius, no?

Source: repinly.com via Whitney Schwartz on Pinterest

This is one of those cool... I've been doing it wrong for so long pins.
Durrrdadurrrr. Totally science.

Source: honeyandfitz.blogspot.ca via Whitney Schwartz on Pinterest

Mark my words. There absolutely will be a chevron accent wall in my living room and it will be gold. Bing bang boom.
I've already volunteered Kate to sit there and make fun of me while I yell profanities at a roll of tape and a lifeless wall.

Source: realhousewivesofbuckscounty.com via Eliza on Pinterest

And there you have it... the pins I am committing to recreating and not failing at.
Now... on to packing up my life and throwing out about 80% of it. My wine budget is quickly increasing.

Friday will be one week until I move.
Holy bananas on fire.

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Business in the front, party in the back.

Tuesday, 16 October 2012

Hey there, hoe there.

First thing's first... The amount of love and support I received yesterday was out of control. I can't even explain how thankful I am for this effed up blog world and how many amazing people I have met through it.

Seriously, thank you. I can not express my appreciation enough.

(My non-blog babes, too. I'm looking at you Barb and Lauren.)

Today let's get a little less whiney and talk about fun things. Fun things like moving.

Ok, maybe not actually moving because we all know how bad that sucks. I'm actually sitting here dreading packing up my kitchen right now. 

All of those boxes of pasta are going to come bite me in my BOGO loving ass. 

I'm banking on winning the lottery before my move so that I can just buy all new things and have them delivered fresh.

Sounds like a good plan, right? Who volunteers to help a sister out if they win the lottery?

Sooo, with my move rapidly approaching (well, if my background check comes back clear... which is obviously questionable.) I have already started my shopping (because security deposits, application fees, pet fees, admin fees, etc. isn't making me go broke enough) so I'm not moving into a bare apartment.

Like I said, I haven't officially signed a lease yet but there's been a good amount of contact between the leasing office and myself, so I'm hopeful to get this show on the road.

I'm also hopeful this post doesn't completely and entirely jinx me getting my new apartment.

Here's the floor plan I toured and would be signing a lease for - 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, business in the front, party in the back.

Obviously I will share more photos once I've signed the lease and all of that serious adult stuff.

Side note: This will be my first ever lease signed all by myself. I feel so grown up.

Ew. But yay!

These are the pretty dishes I'm convincing myself to spring for. They're from Target and I just can't even stop admiring how pretty they are... even if they are slightly more expensive than I should be spending.

Who's coming over for a home cooked meal on these princess dishes?

Here's the silverware I ordered.

If I had already won the lottery I would have found these in rose gold because that would be perfection, but alas lottery winner I am not. Aside from $5-10 from scratch-off's here and there - ballin'.

Ready for the fun fact about this silverware? It's from Walmart.com.

Bingo!

Most exciting of all, my mom is pretty much the biggest saint on the planet and ordered me the robins egg blue pots and pants set by Paula Deen as an apartment warming gift.

Helllooooo, heaven and thank youuuu, mamacita!

And so far that's all I've got ordered. This weekend we're going shopping for more home goods and a sofa.

Furniture shopping is not one of my favorite things to do, if we're being completely honest here, so I'm really not looking forward to said trip.

Tomorrow I'm going to share some Pinterest finds of decor ideas I haven't purchased but am hoping to... which I will most likely spend the majority of my day at work doing today.

I'm in HDTV mode like a crazy person currently.

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