I think you will be happy to hear that your favorite fashionista is now a homeowner! Yep, the husband and I officially bought a happy little house in September, and I have been working on beautifying it ever since! So I am sorry for the many moons without writing… but I think my battles with household appliances will simply remind you of how much you missed me!
Let’s just say that buying a home and all that comes with it has introduced us to many “firsts…”
-first time husband trims apple tree = husband goes crazy with chain saw and apple tree looks like a bald stump
-first time Erin attempts window treatments = 8 trips to Target in 2 days, rods falling on heads, 3 extra holes in the wall, and a tearful phone call to dad asking for help
-third time erin uses the drill = husband hides drill and says I can’t use it anymore
-first time using washer and dryer (in the house! Not in the apartment basement with 12 other tenants!) I pull knob off and think dryer is broken for life. I later realize (via Andy, the laundry king) that you don’t pull the knob to start the dryer, you PUSH a completely different button. Duh.
-first time with Christmas tree taller than Erin = rearranging living room 3 times, 2 broken light strands, 1 tiny tantrum until husband goes to buy more lights. Bigger tree also needs more ornaments than the child sized one from last year, so that makes 1 more trip to Target – our home away from home.
I think Target does some pretty fabulous advertising without me, but I will give them a little plug for their home décor and also their holiday supplies. I don’t think you can outfit 3 rooms worth of windows for better than these prices… and how cute are these white curtains (featured in my little kitchen nook below)?
And, if you are like me and what a matchy-match designer-inspired metallic themed tree on a budget (and I mean, who wouldn’t?!), there is this bundle of balls - for very reasonably priced, and surprisingly resilient - they are actually called "shatter proof, and I believe it! (Husband dropping them from 8 feet up? No problem!)
The good news is – we have survived all of the above. We are still married (barely!), but the even better news is when we are in a fight about the size of Andy’s extra extra large new TV or his special super duper beer fridge for his “man cave,” we can go to separate rooms! Actually, we can even be on separate floors! What is the saying – more living space makes the heart grow fonder? Exactly.
