Don't ever complain

Let's face it, my life has been a crazy roller coaster of emotions over the past couple of years. It was only when I decided to kick XH to curb, get a divorce, and basically restart my life that things calmed down. I lead a pretty serene life now and I find myself every once in awhile craving drama. It's my drug. I need drama going on and something to freak about and "fix." It's such a high...lol.

I've been hunting for any new piece of drama I could find. I realize that I'm digging around into other people's lives and I really just need to stop and mind my own business. Yet I continue to complain that my life is so dull now.

Well, God heard me and decided to give me some drama. You know, just to keep things interesting. I took the day off work on Friday to get my car's inspection and oil change done. I go out to my car, get in, and notice there's a piece of paper on my windshield. I looked to my left and right to see if those cars had flyers on them as well. Nope. I got out, read the note, and then saw the damage.

So now begins the shopping around for estimates and insurance hassles. Ugh. Ugh. Ugh. But at the same time, it will make my life exciting for a bit. How sick is this cycle?!? Welcome to my life :)

Decorating My Closet

Living in an apartment offers many challenges. One of those challenges is big desire to desire to decorate and a lack of wall space. I've decorated my living room, kitchen, dining "room," bathroom, and bedroom, but I've still got the bug. After I cleaned out and re-organized my walk-in-closet this summer, I really do enjoy going in there now and picking out my outfit for the day.

So, why not jazz things up in there and make it really fun? I was thinking of doing a Paris fashion theme (i.e. tres chic/o-la-la) to tie in with the other Paris stuff I have going on throughout the apartment, but wanted something a little different. Today I was in Michael's and saw a Gone With the Wind poster. The light bulb went off! A GWTW themed closet is perfect! For those of you who don't know me, I'm obsessed with this movie! I've been collecting GWTW memorabilia and GWTW Hallmark Christmas ornaments for a long time now. I also have all these pictures from old calendars and ones I bought in Atlanta that I can use to make it special. The poster I bought today (pictured above) is one of my favorite quotes from the movie. I rushed home from Michael's and put it up in my closet. Hanging the poster in the closet, where I'll see it everyday, will remind me that I'm a strong woman who deserves the best as well as how lucky I am to have S. in my life. Yeah, he's my Clark Gable :)

I'm so excited to see this "room" come together. Check back for updates :)

Holiday Decorating Blues

Downsizing from a 2000 square foot house to a 880 square foot apartment has zapped my enthusiasm for fall decorating. I'm irritated that I no longer have a front porch, fireplace mantle, built-in bookshelves, and a formal dining room. Those features really allowed me to have fun with decorating and make the house feel like home. About a month ago, I culled through some of my fall decor and got rid of a few things that I felt I could live without. A few weeks ago, I pulled out my autumn kitchen towels and bought some candles. I couldn't bring myself to drag out my boxes from storage and start decorating the apartment.

So, instead of grading papers today, I sucked it up and got out the boxes. I was disappointed I couldn't find a nice way to display my lighted leaf garland. Every way I tried looked tacky. Now maybe if I was 20-something years old, I would have tacked it up on the wall or something, but not now. I was also going to drag out some cute Halloween stuff too, but I just didn't have room.

I came to realize that I just needed to put out the pieces I really loved and be happy with it. In the end, I just have my china hutch, liquor cabinet, and a small wall decorated. Instead of putting a wreath on my front door, it's hanging on a wall. I'm usually not a fan of putting up faux flowers on my walls, but I didn't want to take the chance of putting it outside on my door plus I couldn't find my wreath hanger! I'll post more pictures later once I get my dining room table cleared off and set up.