We're Moving.

.....down the road.


And I don't know why, but this move is so emotional for me!
I moved so many times growing up. Across states, cities, towns. Hell I even transferred colleges like ohh I don't know...5 times?

Each time I handled it like a champ. No sweat off my back.
But this time just feels so... different. It doesn't feel like a 'chapter' in my life is about to close, but an entire series is about to wrap. You'd think we were buying a house.

Maybe these emotions stem from the fact that this tiny apartment, once filled with cheap IKEA furniture, is now empty with a few boxes. Or maybe it's all because no matter where Mitch and I end up in life, this small space will forever be what we both think of when we look back and remember our 'first place.'

 It's been our safe haven in a part of the country we knew nothing about and no one in town. It's where we cooked our first Thanksgiving meal and decorated for our first Christmas as a new little family...

It's the floor we fell to when we laughed so hard we couldn't breathe. It's the walls we held ourselves up against after the inevitable mental breakdown from tough times in life. These walls have heard deep conversations about life, love, and the purpose of it all. Under this roof we've felt immense pain but also comfortably healed. And I'll sure never forget the nightly sunset views...

I work from home so this place has been my office. It's been my gym, my meditation studio, my movie theater, my dance hall; It's been my everything.

Whoever the next tenants are, they sure are lucky; coming into a space that's created and held so many wonderful memories. So many firsts. They will be welcomed by a heavy draft of good energy, that's for sure.
;-)

Today is our last day here and as I sit in an empty room where the sound of my typing echoes, I feel.....free. We sold all of our furniture - even Mitch's truck. And we won't be buying a lot of new stuff to replace it. For some odd reason, not having a lot of material possessions feels really, really good to me.


My intuition tells me this is a great change. I feel like I've been stalling with where I want to go in life, and now I'm about to enter the fast track...if that makes any sense.

I'm so glad I've kept up with blogging, because I can't wait to be sitting in that new place in front of the new big windows and read back on how my life used to be...

My old life in my first place.

These sure are the days.

I'll be back with the story of our moving day.
Wish us luck!

Moving On

Happy Friday!

Maybe it's the newness of Spring and the excitement of changes to come, but there's been nothing but good energy in our world down here in SC.

While we spend our days working desk jobs, our afternoons are relaxing, peaceful, and full of nature. It's been hot and humid (LOVE IT) this past week, AND we even had a thunderstorm. I can't explain the level of excitement I had when I felt that gush of wind and heard the crackling of thunder while walking in the peach trees...

South Carolina is such a wonder. I really love it down here. Not sure if we will make it our permanent home, but at this point, I wouldn't be mad if we stayed here a few more years.

Speaking of 'home' - we have been actively looking at new places to live. Our lease is up in June and we decided that as much as we love our current little apartment, its time to move up and on! Tears will be shed when we close our front door one last time at our 'first place'...I can feel it now. But, it's time to upgrade to something bigger. While I want to travel every other week, I'm finally taming my wanderlust and settling down for a bit to save for a new place. We'll see how long that lasts. 

We will be renting again because we just aren't sure if we're ready to buy here in the Carolinas.


So, I've been actively pinning inspiration on Pinterest for new home decor! When we first moved down here we had nothing. Like, not even a mattress. Or a job. Soo needless to say a lot of our furniture is from the dirt cheap section at Ikea. I am so ready to 'grow up' and buy furniture that will last and keep for years.

I consider my home design taste to be a minimalist. If I don't use it, I don't see the point of it.
Here's some of my inspiration for our 'new' place:

This dining table setup. Obsessed with the chairs. I read somewhere that for good Feng Shui, you should always have a round dining table. That way everyone can see everyone's face. They say it creates more harmony and better conversations.
Makes sense to me.

A clean, bright white kitchen with a serious pop of color. The Midwest soul in me wanted to accomplish this with an old school, country-style rag rug. So, I bought This one! We'll see how it fits in the new place :)
**Update: Got my rug and it's nothing like the picture. It's all grey with no colors at all. Kind of weird. Returned it!

I'm also fascinated with retro style kitchen appliances, so I've got THIS on my radar! And I just have to get THIS.

Did I mention I'm big into plants too? I straight up want my house to feel like a forest.
I mean, look what we're currently growing in the living room...

Yes, this is a baby version of a California Redwood tree. You know, the trees that in a thousand years turn into this:

;-)



Have a happy weekend!