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Showing posts with label inspiration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label inspiration. Show all posts

Sunday, February 23, 2014

...goal setting...

Goal setting is a funny thing. I, for one, set about a million "goals" a day, but the number of those "goals" that actually come to fruition is embarrassingly small. Am I just a total loser or is there something more to this? The thing about goals if that without a clear and distinct plan for accomplishing them, they never in fact become a goal; they are stuck in dreamland. It is like making cookie batter but never baking them... or something like that... maybe more like deciding you want cookies but never buying the ingredients and then just waiting by the oven expecting chocolate chip goodness to spring forth from its gas fired loins... yeah maybe more like that.

Anyway, after having a baby I found that, while I enjoyed my time with her and couldn't imagine life without her, I mostly felt a little lost, totally overwhelmed, and wildly unmotivated. I have an adjunct faculty position teaching things I enjoy talking about, was offered an amazing opportunity to illustrate a children's book, and get to spend a lot of time with my little one and yet I didn't feel like I was getting anything done, and I was feeling paralyzed to move forward with any new projects. 

After a wonderful visit from some of the most amazing and motivating friends from warmer dryer climes (Hi Auntie Mellow and Uncle Guny;), I felt like I needed to sit down, re-center and find something small that would recharge my motivation. I don't need to do everything, or really anything deeply meaningful, I just need to do something!

So here is my very first tiny step, I am going to update this dutsy old blog at least once a week on Sundays.  I hope to be able to update you on exciting possibilities on the yoga front, tasty foods, and probably some baby stuff- haha-  Happy Sunday!

Monday, September 23, 2013

...nursery...

Our Inspiration:


http://www.buymodernbaby.com/MyModernNursery34.jpg


http://www.chiccheapnursery.com/2011/real-rooms/a-mid-century-modern-inspired-nursery/


We got the crib built first but we had a lot to do, and I feel like we have only just truly finished making the nursery just right a few months ago (so... when Norah was 7 months, haha)...

I had a comprehensive pinterest inspiration board here

This was my color inspiration:
 

The dresser is an Ikea Hack that I did from this site:



Anyway here it is...


Strange iPhone panorama...


Handmade changing table crib topper from Sean's dad...


Flensted mobile, original watercolor trees, baskets from Homegoods (all the baskets that you see are from Homegoods or Marshalls)...


Ikea adult rocking chair, thrifted baby rocking chair (thanks Amanda) that I painted...



Ikea drawers and curtains...



This is a "Giving Tree" inspired trunk that was painted for me by a grandmother from the montessori school I worked in after college...


Boon nightlight, prints from Vintage Dictionary Art on Etsy, crosley radio

In action!