I'm No Martha Stewart

From time to time I'm sure you guys have seen me mention that I have no decorating sense whatsoever.

One of my goals while Sean is deployed is to decorate our apartment, it's small (our living room and kitchen are a shared space) but I know it can look better than what it does right now.

Currently our apartment is decorated with furniture I acquired when I was in college and living on my own. So..a lot of it is hand-me down furniture from relatives. I'm not joking when I say it looks like a bachelor pad or the only decorating I've done consists of hanging a total of four pictures on the walls.

I'm just kind of at a loss of what I should do or where I should even begin. I will say that I have picked two things out.

One being the bed set that I think I'm going to get. We like a lot of black and white and I like this bedset and so does Sean (which is important)



I'm thinking about a few turquoise or some other bright shade of throw pillows to help break up the black and white.

Also..I've picked out what I want my new dinnerware to be.



Turquoise Fiestaware! If you haven't noticed I'm a big fan of turquoise. I have some green plates from Target that I got for our wedding, but I'm not feeling them anymore and I don't have a complete set of them, so I don't feel so bad getting something new.

So..my point to this whole blog is where did you get inspiration for decorating your home? A magazine? A blog? A website? Martha herself? Please share!

Fashion Friday

I haven't done a cute fashion post in awhile, so I thought it was high time I did one.



How cute is this graphic tee from Forever 21?



I'm thinking ahead to spring with this dress. We all know how much I love green too! This dress also comes in red and you can find it at Forever 21.



I love cardigans like this and the colors look awesome together! Another F21 find.





Roses seem to be a popular theme for totes this year and I love both of these. The first one is from Old Navy and the second is F21.



I'm a sucker for all things plaid and this shirt is no exception, it's the perfect spring colors! To be honest I'm not sure where I saw this shirt. I'm leaning towards Old Navy, but it could be F21 too.

Having a Little Work Done

So..the new People magazine issue with Heidi Montag on the cover was brought to my attention yesterday. I haven't seen the issue myself, as we get magazines later than those in the States, but I'll probably go ahead and buy it when it does come out. Have you seen it? This is the before and after picture of Heidi.



I think she looked better before! And let's not even get started on her new boobs! They look like floatation devices. It just makes me sad that she looked fine before and now she looks like plastic.

That's not to say I've never thrown around the idea of getting my pre-teen size set of boobs upgraded to a bigger size, but I'd never want to look like that and I could never so drastically change my face.

Your thoughts?

Insecurities

I'm sure many of you out there struggle with insecurities like I do. I constantly struggle not to compare myself to other people, not just physically, but in other aspects too. She's a better cook than me, she's smarter than me, she speaks 3 languages fluently, etc. I hate that I do it, but I do and I don't know that it's improving.

The thing that sets me off is that people that are close to me know this about me. They know I'm insecure, they know what triggers me to feel that way yet they continue to say things that they know push my buttons and make the whole insecurity issue rear it's ugly head. I mean seriously? Is it that hard if you really think those thoughts just to keep them to yourself?

Is that too much to ask?



Sorry for the total Debbie Downer post ladies, I'm a bit more emotional than usual because it's that time of the month.

Sunshine and rainbows returning tomorrow!

Field Trip

Yesterday, Dana and her little boy Jericho, invited me to go with them on a trip to the winery. As I am often bored during the day and like the company, I decided to venture with them to the winery.

I am so glad I did! I just wish I'd brought my camera, because I missed out on some awesome shots.

The winery we went to was called Villa Sceriman and it was gorgeous! It was beautiful in the dead winter of January, so I can only imagine how beautiful it will be in spring. Dana says there is a canopy of wisteria in the spring, so I will have to go back and make sure I capture it.

We met up with a few other girls and immediately started tasting some wine. I sampled Prosecco, Marzemino( best described by others as grape juice with a kick) and a few others.

The neat thing abot ths place is they have large tables inside and out that you can sit, enjoy some wine and sample some delish snacks to go along with it. As a group we enjoyed Asiago cheese, bread, olives, speck ( a kind of dried meat, originating from the Tirol region between Italy and Austria) and Prosecco.

I ended up buying four bottles before we left and I'm sure I'll return for many more. I bought some Prosecco, two bottles of Marzemino and a bottle of Serprino. If any of you come to visit I'll have to take you there. I can't wait to show Sean this place when he gets back!

Flickr Users

Ok, I have a question for all you Flickr users out there. Is it worth it to upgrade to the pro account? I just have the basic for now, but am plan on using it somewhat as a gallery of prints for my photography business.

I know there are other hosting sites out there, but honestly all I'm wanting to know about right now is the merits of upgrading my Flickr account.

You can see what I have on there so far here.

Question of the Day

I have a kind of serious post in mind, but I'm not ready to blog about it yet, so today is going to be a question kind of day.

So...today's Question of the Day:

What inspired you to start blogging?