Green Design

I also want an Envirocycle Composter and a rain barrel

http://www.viesso.com

http://www.getknu.com/

This is cool too: AQUS water system

Fingers Crossed

Work is quiet today since my boss is out of town – road tripping across the country, which is good because my focus is anywhere but here. I talked to the bank this morning to get pre-approved for a mortgage. The lender was impressed with my savings and lack of debt. She asked how much I wanted the letter for and said pending a credit check she’d send it over right away.

Keena emailed me today that Friday is good to walk through the two houses I like. (Narrowed it down from 4, but there’s one I really have my eye on.) She also said to bring my check book in case I want to make an offer. (omg omg omg!)

I thought I’d have to see more than 14 houses to find the perfect one. Everything is happening so fast, a tiny part of me is starting to freak out a little. Doubting whether I’m ready to buy a house or not, but I’ve been saving for two years, so I know I’m ready. I’m nervous that someone else will snatch up my perfect house since it’s such a good deal. Or that there’s something terribly wrong with it. I’m doing my best to keep those doubts quiet and focus on decorating.

I want to buy every couch and table and roll of wallpaper I see, but I need to take measurements before I shell out any cash. Also, my dad has agreed to build me a farm table like this one – hope he’s got a few free weekends coming up since I might need it sooner than later. And if my sister doesn’t find a job soon she’s going to be helping me paint, move and organize.

So that’s where everything stands right now. Waiting for Friday to get here is going to drive me crazy! ::fingers crossed::

More, more, more

I got a letter in the mail yesterday from Detroit NOW saying I’ve been chosen to receive ’special recognition’ for my work on TG at a dinner in August. My mom freaked out and replaced my sister’s Dean’s List letter on the kitchen door with mine. So now my family has been teasing me that I’m winning awards for everything – fastest pancake eater, best backseat driver. Every time my brother mentions doing anything I tell him I’m going to win the award for it.

+ pancakes for breakfast + quality time with the fam + narrowing down the houses + B on his way home (3 more days!) + pie & grandma’s tarts + new Gene Simmons episode + sunny day outside + best tattoo idea ever +

Step 1: We can have lots of fun

Last night I went to 17th Street to help Lindsey celebrate her 23rd b-day. She was already quite drunk when I got there and yelled at me for not bringing my Emmy. Linz is absolutely the sweetest girl I’ve ever met. She doesn’t have a mean bone in her body and I wish I could be more like her, but that wouldn’t make for a very interesting blog, would it?

After a couple drinks it was time for karaoke. At 17th there are lots of regulars, some that can actually sing. So when seven drunken girls ran on stage and proceeded to scream along with NKOTB’s “Step By Step” they didn’t look too pleased. At least we knew the words…the other group of drunken girls that got up to sing couldn’t even read the prompter.

I saw the most pathetic pick-up ever. There was a guy, probably around 22, sitting with his parents for most of the night. The dad comes over to a girl at our table, takes her over and introduces her to his son. They talk for a minute, come and sit at our table, and then mom and dad hand the kid car keys and a cell phone and leave. He looked so happy to have matched up his son, I really thought the dad was going to come back and give him and hand full of condoms.

The girl didn’t look to creeped out, but I would have been. If a dude doesn’t have the balls to come say hi and instead has his dad do it for him I would have been outta there in seconds. (See, not nice like Linz…she would have at least humored him)

Decorating for my future humble abode

This is so not a fail!

I want this dog!

Houses!

I cannot focus on anything right now because I walked through four houses this morning that I love! Houses I could see myself living in. Hardwood floors, newer kitchens, a backyard for my future dog. One even had a tiny bedroom off the master upstairs converted into a closet and another had a small walk-in closet. I’ve always wanted a walk-in and I sure have enough stuff to fill one up. Another had a wood burning stove-like heater in the master. They all had decks or sun porches and I like the neighborhoods – close enough to ride my bike downtown. I didn’t think I’d find something this quick! I’m trying really to keep from yelling or bursting out laughing. So excited so excited so excited.

Kate and I are going garage sale-ing and flea marketing this weekend to look for furniture and bikes. Yay!!!

Time management for dummies

I’m meeting up with Keena to walk through more houses tomorrow. She’s so on top of everything I feel like I could actually be buying a house by the end of summer. Did I mention that on Wednesday we were scheduled to meet at 10am and at 10:01 she called to make sure I knew which house we were meeting at. She has yet to find out about my chronic lateness. (And I know by bringing it up at all I’m going against The Secret and bring more lateness into my life, but fuck it.)

I’m always late for everything. If we’re meeting for lunch you might get lucky and only have to wait for 10 or 15 minutes. But if we’re meeting for breakfast, I hope you brought a book. I try, I really do, but my bed is very comfy, and the shower is so warm and has good acoustics, and lately I cannot get my eyeliner on straight at all.

I’m pretty sure it’s hereditary because if the whole family is going somewhere late doesn’t even cover it!

In high school I learned ‘to be early is to be on time’ and I always was. At some point in college when no one cared when or if I showed up all my time management skills went out the window.

B learned the first time we hung out that if I say 4pm he’s got until about 5 before I show up. It takes time to look extra cute for my man and he only lives 40 minutes away! (Won’t it be awesome when we live in the same city?!!)

And work…let’s not talk about work. I’ll just say I haven’t been a model employee, but I ALWAYS get my work done and I do a damn good job. Luckily my boss also has an issue with being on time and cuts me some slack.

If you didn’t notice already, getting to work on time every day for a month is part of my 101 list. We’ll see how that works out…

Stuff I want for my house

Also!

I ordered a jewelry box jam packed with necklaces and earrings a couple months ago and finally got around to ordering ring backs. So I spent tonight breaking the clip-on part off the earrings and turning them into rings.