Oh, what's this?

A blog? I have a blog? That's right. I must have forgotten about it in the midst of all these transitions of late. There was the anniversary trip to the Big Island; the whole buying-a-house, remodeling(ish)-a-house, and moving; the trip to Missouri; ending my Pre-internship one day and beginning my Internship the next; and I'm still trying to become a Conscientious Carnivore. I've been experiencing this weird sensation when reading a favorite blogger's Eat Well posts and planning meals. Some might even call it excitement. And then I visit my favorite local produce shop and am practically giddy surrounded by all the cheap vegetables and fruits, fresh spices and beans by the buckets. It isn't until I get home and look in the fridge that I think, "Wait. Do I even like eggplant?" Sigh. I'm a work in progress.

By far the most time-consuming project has been trying to change a house from this:

{Technical difficulties. Apparently I didn't back my data up very well before taking my computer to the doctor and am now having problems hunting down some pictures. Picture Pier-1-flavored decor with dark paint, dark wood, and dark bedding. I guess just picture darkness.}

To this:

In addition to totally revamping my decorating style, we had to rearrange our sleeping style, too. There is much more natural light in this house; ergo things are much more visible. Like dog hair on a comforter. Gross. True, we were sleeping with it before, but we couldn't see it. Ignorance really is bliss. And the fact that we can no longer shut our bedroom door if the room is messy really does make us keep things a little neater. And hair free-er.

I would love to also show you the transformation from garage to family room that took place one weekend, but I need to find those photos, too. Stay tuned. And in the meanwhile, if anyone has a MyBook Essential Hard Drive, and has ever experienced phantom photos (e.g. the album is there, labeled, dated, and showing how many pictures you took, but no pictures are present), please advise. Also, if anyone wants to give me lots of giftcards to Anthropology, I'm currently accepting them.