gatsby!

i am so beyond excited to see this movie!  if i could have lived in any other decade, it would have been the roaring twenties, in new york... stunning.  (also, i kind of love baz luhrmann)

kitchen ideas

we are renting right now, and i painted the kitchen when we moved in - a bright golden yellow.  it's lovely, and very summery, but i only did above the cabinets.  now, i am thinking of ways to pop it up a bit.  maybe a little more paint?  maybe some greenery?  maybe - just maayyyyybe - a few more pops of red + aqua to shake it up?  i do love my red french oven, and my red timer... and my red bread basket... ok, maybe i need more red and aqua.

little red timer... and bright gold walls.  (ps - don't you think the cabinets need a little something extra too?!)

lovely mexican tiles - sadly from a place that is out of business :(

gorgeous hand blown balls from chris mccarthy, a st louis based glass artist.  bought at the brookside art fair in 2010 and we bought more this year!

ironic magnet that says i don't have time for impatient people.  ironic because i am the definition of impatient..

salt & pepper shakers from a funky vintage store in andersonville, chicago.

thankfully, there's plenty of kitchen inspiration out there... starting first and foremost with the kitchn from apartment therapy.  not only do they have delish food recipes, but they also showcase some pretty funky kitchens. 

a.t. also tends to show some cool kitchens, and i was pleased to see this article on vibrant kitchens.  it's exactly what i want!

{image from the kitchn}

{all 5 images from apartment therapy}

anthropologie summer catalog

mmmmm the anthro summer catalog came in the mail last week, and i am still drooling over the imagery.  i mean, who doesn't want to spend an afternoon/evening/weekend/month in this:

the clothes are to die for too.

bookshelves on tumblr

i was - am - looking for new bookshelves for my office, and i came across this darling blog. 

{all photos via bookshelves.tumblr.com}

daydreaming...

{all photos are mine}

wander

i stumbled upon a fantastic new website.  and i'm obssessed.  and i might be uploading multiple photos to it.  and daydreaming about where i'd rather be.  ch ch check it out:

hello again

it's been ages since i wrote a decent post.  i wasn't really feeling motivated to write at all, and even now i am just starting to feel back to normal.

i stopped taking my medicine, which was a problem ... the lack of it made me feel seasick-ish and i was slower than normal.  i also started a new job this month, so i have THREE jobs now and i am constantly in my car, driving from one to the other.  the most recent one is with a design boutique called coveted home.  we sell the mitchell gold + bob williams furniture line, plus unique accessories for your home.  i'm loving it. 

unfortunately, three jobs means that i am juggling everything in the air at once.

i am dying to get some good photos of the spring and summer here in kc -- we've gone from 60 degree weather to almost 100 degrees and now we are back down to 70.  i think fall is coming early this year.  our yard is looking scrumptious and i really can't wait to host a good barbeque over memorial day.  hosting parties is what i do best... and you better believe that i am excited to throw one.  we have my mom's law school graduation coming up this weekend too, so i have been planning the party for that.  we have a great menu, and i will get some yummy photos for you to see of all the delish foods. 

i really want to talk about the pieces i've finished recently... i know i've posted a few photos here and here {errr... it would appear that i never did post any...} ... but i wanted to tell you what they mean to me {and don't worry, i'll post pics}.

another subject: my happiness project.  i stopped.  maybe it was my lack of motivation and my lack of medication, but i felt unfulfilled and it wasn't making me happy.  it was making me feel guilty when i did something or didn't do something, and it was a source of anxiety for me.  which is something i am trying to curtail.

le sigh.

i will write more tomorrow.  maybe even with a tea in my hand, early in the morning...