Step one.

Silly title, I know.  I have the Special Agent Oso song in my head.  Step one.. find a desk.  haha.  If you have no clue what I'm talking about, lucky you.  :p   Step two.. buy the desk.

Well, step one complete.  We found THE desk.  

Unfortunately step two will have to wait until this whole budget thing is sorted out.  No, not our budget.  The one that pays my husband's paycheck.. wins the bread... brings home the bacon.  Yep, that one.  Argh!  

Anyhoo, it is just what my husband wants, and it's $399 full price.. I'm hoping it will go on sale, haha.  Oh, come on.. you know the cheapskate in me would say that, right?

Honestly, even full price is a pretty good deal for this full size, solid wood beauty.

Here it is:

Sorta kinda resembles this one from Office Depot for $1069.

I actually think it would look better and less frou frou with different hardware, and I might try and talk him into changing it.  That is.. when we buy it.  You know.. if the store still has it when we're guaranteed we can pay our mortgage.  LOL... ahh.. I think the stress is getting to me and I'm losing my mind a little. 

:)  Courtney



Designing for the Sexes, and Good Luck vibes.

So, I love my husband, but he and I are very different.

One of these differences is our taste in decor.  We're not polar opposites, we do tend to like some of the same looks, it's the small details that make us different.

For example, right now we're talkin' shop about our soon to be office space.   We need a desk.  I want something cheap.  LOL.  Duh, we're talking about me here.  I'm thinkin' anything under $200 should do just fine.  There are actually a LOT of choices in this price range, believe it or not, but my husband seems to have this vision of a desk he wants... and this vision is not available at Target, Wally, IKEA, or any of my other go-to's for low cost digs.

He likes ones that look a little something like this...

He likes the look of drawers combined with legs like the above versions from Pottery Barn, but he actually prefers curvier legs, like this one from Office Depot.

I'm okay with this.  Not really my taste- especially the last one, it is a bit ornate, but I'm willing to give a little, especially since I'm optimistic I can make any of them work.

So, what is the problem?  They're all around $1000!  The two from PB are each $999, while the one from OD is $1069.

Yeah, that just isn't happening.  Do you guys run into this problem often?  Do you and your spouse agree on design choices?  Does he/she even care what you do with your furniture/home?  I feel like I need Emily Henderson to come in and do a style diagnostic on us with her little hats, shoes, and random stuff, so that we both end up happy.  lol.

On another note, I was perusing Craigslist and actually came across a desk JUST like what my husband wants... for......

$50. 

Say what?  Yep.  It needs a paint job, and it's in the next town over, but I'm okay with driving 15/20 miles for something that's that good of a deal.  So, send me some goodluck vibes that this baby is still available and that they'll actually write me back about it.. I have random luck with craigslist people NEVER writing me back.  I mean, you post ads to actually sell stuff right?  A big part of that is actually contacting the people that want to buy your unwanted junk!  :)

Courtney

Jason Wu's Office

I looove the new office of fashion designer Jason Wu, placed in a former industrial building in Manhattan’s garment district. I adore the showroom, which is all painted white and has steel racks hanging from the ceiling, beautifully displaying vivid colors of Wu’s clothes, and three steel tables that occupy the center of the space. I also looove the reception area - two lovely white armchairs, hanging dresses that fabulously adorn walls and the glass console table. I also like the design studio with amazing wood table, stunning chandelier and wall covering composed of the tinted pages of newspapers.

Elle Decor

WELCOME AUTUMN GIVE-AWAY!! and I'm a Klutz

Hi y'all!

I pray you are having a wonderful day of joy and peace and love!

I have been gathering some things together here at my home 

so I can have an Autumn Giveaway!

It's a collection of things to make your home cozy for Autumn 

and encourage you in your hospitality.

I am not done putting it all together, I should be by Monday.

So, stop back in, m'kay?!

(Last year's foyer decor.)

I'm a Klutz. (Yes, with a Capital "K").

Wednesday, our washing machine overflowed, and I moved everything out of the room,

including the laundry sorter, so I could dry the floor.

I propped up the rolling laundry sorter against the banister in the hallway,

right outside Miss S's (college girl) room,

dried up the floor and got on with my duties.

Later that night, I decided I needed a pillow out of Miss S's room.

I traipsed through the hallway, in the dark, to her room,

and found something beneath my feet.

This something was the sorter that had slid down the wall, 

and I was now tripping over it.

As I tripped, I fell. As I fell, I felt my right foot twist one way, & then another. 

Then, gravity took over & I fell on my left hip & shoulder. 

I cried, probably said a bad word, called to Mark, he came around the corner, 

looked down the stairwell, thinking I had fallen down the stairs, I had made so much racket!

Poor Miss A came out of her room to see what had happened to her mommy.

She started crying. (Tender, sweet-hearted girl).

They brought me ice right away and got me into bed,

but not before they brought me that silly pillow I wanted in the first place.

I spent 36 hours in bed (except for trips to the loo).
Healing. Reading. Waiting.

Miss A was a most excellent nurse.

A girlfriend from church brought me some crutches, dinner, 

an ice pack and an Ace bandage.

I was well-taken care of and felt very loved.

And I was actually glad for the rest.

I finished a WHOLE book, too!

I wrapped my foot, scooted down two flights of stairs on my fanny this morning 

because I think I am getting bed sores (just kidding),

and here's what I am doing today.

(I don't have a laptop, so, I have to come to the office 
in the basement to blog.)
It's right off the Cafe' de Sous Sol.

Oh, and since I had been staring mainly at my feet all day, yesterday,

I polished my toenails, a fun Fall orange!

I don't think I have ever showed you where I blog.
This is also where Miss A sits to do her Online Charter Homeschooling.

I only took shots from my chair, sorry!

Miss A's Schoolbooks.

The paddles below, are from a Nickel Auction Brunch I had last Fall.
I am saving them so we can have another Auction!
Marmee is my girl's nickname for me.
Can you guess what book it's from??

My favorite word.

I covet your prayers for my ankle.

Now that I have to mainly sit, for a week+ I can catch up on saying hi to all y'all!!

Please come back Monday for the WELCOME AUTUMN GIVE-AWAY!

P.S. Don't walk in dark hallways at night without a light.

God made my life complete
      when I placed all the pieces before him.
   When I cleaned up my act,
      he gave me a fresh start.
   Indeed, I've kept alert to God's ways;
      I haven't taken God for granted.
   Every day I review the ways he works,
      I try not to miss a trick.
   I feel put back together,
      and I'm watching my step.
   God rewrote the text of my life
      when I opened the book of my heart to his eyes.

Suddenly, God, your light floods my path,
      God drives out the darkness.

2 Samuel 22:21-25,29

(The Message)

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