getting down to business

...with a little bit of home decorating!

A friend of mine who is really into (and good at) home design came up with some inspiration boards to help me redecorate (actually, uh, just plain decorate) our home office.  Uz and I both spend a lot of time working on our computers (and I like to read a lot), and up until now we've been doing it at the kitchen table, in the bed, or on the floor.  I'd like to get our office up and running to help streamline our schedule and messes.  It seems like the living room/bedroom/kitchen is always cluttered with office-y things, so moving into the home office would be a good move.

 

I think we're going to go with a combination of #1 and #3.  My husband really prefers black furniture, and since he will be spending a lot of time in there I think it's fair to go with his preference.

We have a lot of books, so at least two bookshelves are definitely a necessity.  I also need a place to set up our printing/copying station (for my piano lessons), and a desk with plenty of storage and a filing system.

I really want to have a wall (or half a wall) in corkboard.  I've seen it done and just LOVE it.  I'm constantly pinning things to the bedroom mirror and the fridge, so it would be a great place for receipts, random pictures, ideas, inspiration, etc.

The Boston skyline is also a non-negotiable.  Uz loves skylines and wants a skyline in the office.  We spent our honeymoon in Boston.  He loves the Boston skyline.  Therefore, there will be a Boston skyline in our office. 

I'd also like a nice comfy armchair to curl up and read and work in.  I sit in a desk all day long, so a lot of the time I want a big chair to work in, instead of sitting at a home office desk.

So that's it!  My first "assignment" is to decide on paint color.  I know I want teal, but I need to get some swatches and samples to figure out how dark or light it should be.  I'd love to have the office set up, at least somewhat, by the time I have my foot surgery (whoa! have I not mentioned that??) in October.  I'll be working from home via a government laptop, so I need a space to set up office.  My bed doesn't count.  Wish me luck!

foggy brain

I'm feeling kind of foggy this morning...  woke up with a scratchy throat, so that's no good!  But there was a gorgeous sunrise to greet me this morning as I ate breakfast.  There's nothing like a little sunshine to help me wake up in the morning.

Who's looking forward to a long weekend??  I sure am!

For dinner last night, we munched on pulled pork tacos with toppings (Green Zebra tomatoes from the garden, onion, cilantro, jalapeno, white beans, and avocado) and some salad and waffle fries.  Not too exciting but very satisfying!

not pictured: avocado

these little babies are from my garden!  first tomatoes of the season, from my Green Zebra tomato plant.

I ended up having 2 of these!

It's about to get really busy for me at work.  I'm kind of looking forward to it, but I think it's going to be pretty stressful.  We're behind in a project I'm being assigned to, so I have a feeling that there's going to be quite a bit of overtime required to get it caught up.  It's a good thing piano lessons will be out for the summer (except one!)... or at least until July.

Anyway, I really, really, really want to fix up our laundry room.  I spend a lot of time in there, either doing laundry or walking in and out to fetch things or put things away.  It's so "blah" right now...  ugly, if I want to be honest.  I'd like to do it on a budget, because...  well, my hubs and I are on a semi-tight budget.  At least, we're trying to be.  We really want to pay off these student loans!

I guess I just need to get with it, make some decisions, and just DO IT.  Maybe I'll make it my mini-project over this long weekend.  Don't you feel great after you finish a project?

How about a little inspiration?

I especially want something like this, maybe in a pretty, neutral pattern.

All of these are from my Pinterest board.

So ,what do you think?  Maybe I'm crazy, but hopefully I will actually get this done.  Slowly, like the poor old tortoise, my little house is starting to coming together and look more and more like a home.  Isn't that exciting?

Anyway, I'm hungry so I'm off to find a healthy snack.  I haven't done well with snacking choices this week, so hopefully I can start doing a little better.  Wish me luck!