Mark

Let me just start by saying moving sucks!

Between dropping money left and right on necessities and furnishings, calling companies to set up my insurance, cable, electric, (blah blah blah), packing and not having any room in the ROOM that I currently live in to store all of my stuff, I am two seconds away from curling up in a ball in the corner and refusing to grow up.

Deep breath.

Ok, I am happy to announce that I ordered my dream couch today from a very patient man named Mark (Which had to be a stretch for him considering his store is in New Jersey. I've been to New Jersey. They ain't nice there). That's been stressful in itself. I wanted to be picky when buying my first couch, so I was. Extremely. Then, I was scrolling through a site I'd never visited before and on the bottom of the first page of sectionals, it was listed there with beams of white light shooting out from every angle. It's perfect. On top of finding "the" couch today, I also finished crocheting the blanket that I plan to drape over it like you see in photos of cozy rooms featured in Southern Living magazine. This will definitely be MY space. I would describe it as classy with a hint of playfulness. I cannot wait to fix it up!

In other (kindof) news...

I went for a nice jog today to try to balance this overwhelmed feeling I'm currently experiencing. It worked. The temperature was a little cold though. I'm a mouth breather thanks to basing in cheerleading in 11th grade and having a flying foot break my nose and pop my septum out of place. Two surgeries couldn't fix it. I'm a hot mess for life. Luckily, I still have a keen sense of smell and get to breathe in one of my favorite scents while jogging—clean laundry! I LOVE smelling someone's fresh laundry scent wafting in the air as I pass by their house. It's ridiculously calming and so much better than the smell of sewer sprinklers or dog shit in a nearby yard. Those are not good.

I have yet to see "lady on the steps," but she's due for an appearance any day now, so I have confidence that I will get to meet her before I move!

"It is OK for me to have everything I want."

- LJ