10:42 - Last week, while Martin was in the field, I was so motivated.  I worked on architecture projects, I sewed, I worked out, and stayed up late dreaming of my portfolio while drinking wine.  Now a week later I am depressed and not motivated at all.  A friend came over for dinner last night and she was describing the same thing happening to her.  We've hit the wall and now we're just plain bored and lonely without our husbands at home.  Other than the fact that my weekend was ridiculously dull I am feeling that my life lacks any sort of intensity.  Here's another thought my friend and I had in common;  we want our jobs to be our lives, we want to be challenged, and as she put it "I want to lose sleep because I'm working so hard."  Ditto.  In a small way, watching our husbands work to exhaustion during training has made us miss a time when we too worked until our bones ached (cough...like in architecture school.)

Right now I only have energy to shop but my bank account can't handle that much fun.  Hopefully this is just some sort of adjustment phase and it will pass.  (Otherwise I'm in trouble when this next deployment rolls around...)

In other news:

Wool fabric to be used for a coat also looks quite swell as a bed throw.  Must remember this for when we have a real guest room.  Or whenever I'm in a redecorating mood...wait that's all the time.

Extra wool coat fabric is loved by little sushi roll dog when made into a cozy bed!

Loving my Corinthian column lamp from Etsy.com, an early Christmas gift to Martin who kept mentioning that he needed light to read by.

Stained Concrete

12:08 - 

Before:

GOODBYE CARPET!!!  Never to clean you of muddy dog prints, wine spills, or "ARG, the doggy houseguest peed again!"

Yes, I like the tile too but for a house of less than 1500 square feet, three different flooring types is a bit distracting!

During:

Dust.  Everywhere.

Sully might be the only one to miss the carpet.  Sitting on the lone carpet square to chew his bone.

After:

Oh la la!

Wait, when did my house turn into a modern loft!?

 All images by Megan Manion

I Love Lamp

9:15 - Martin keeps mentioning that he needs a bed side table lamp and I had it in my mind that I was wanting a brass lamp with a big black drum shade. That is, until I saw this on ebay. A little out of my price range given that it is only a lamp and that I would also have to buy a lamp shade but oooh it is so lovely! The green and salmon pink colors are in our bedroom too!! Eep!









Images found here: Quartite Creative Corp Vintage Lamp

Update The Old

15:42 - Our old plain chandelier received a little update the other day. I spray painted those faux candlestick things champagne color (instead of white) and replaced the faux candle flame bulbs with perky little round ones. It shall be called the Thomas Edison Edition!



Please excuse the not so great photo composition!

Debating

20:55 - Think I can turn this:


Into something that looks just a little like this?

Horchow

* I have offered $50.00 for it...he was asking $100.00. It might possibly be taken as an insult but we will see!

* Nope, won't take $50.00. Guess I'm just destined to find something better (or pay $100.00 or it!)