Revisions

My mom was a phenomenal mom. She didn't have it easy being a single mom but I have very vivid memories of yearly traditions that the two of us shared as I grew up. We made our own Christmas ornaments, strung popcorn, made cookies from scratch and decorated them. Each holiday had it's own fun. Every year at Easter she made a bunny cake, from the time I was a baby. And each year we got out the cookie cutters and made cookies to decorate. She still has the cutters and made them for my niece this year. You can check out her blog  here . Now, I haven't really done any Easter stuff in years. I think the last time I dyed eggs I was still living at home. I always aspire to do it every year and have even bought the dye only to get busy and never get around to it. But this year I made a valiant effort to be more festive. So last week, I pulled out my batch of hard boiled eggs and took to decorating. While it made me miss my mom immensely, it was also very fun and quite comforting. I...

I have been living in the Rabbit Hole for almost 2 years now. It has become my safe haven from the storm of this city. Don't get me wrong I love this city but it is nice to have a little sanctuary to retreat to when all the hustle and bustle starts to overwhelm. I love sitting at my window every morning to write and watch the parade of neighbors stroll by. I have come to "know" some of them, not personally but just by virtue of seeing them on a regular basis. But that will be another post. This is all about the Rabbit Hole. As I come up on the 2 year mark, I took a look back at where it all started. I remember walking into the apartment with my mom and my broker and falling immediately in love with this little space. I am so thankful we were able to pull off the painstaking process of actually getting the apartment. It has been such a great place to live. And there have been some changes. So here are the before and afters of the last two years.  It was so bare and crisp...

The Rabbit Hole continues to be a work in progress, although at this point there are only a couple little projects before it will be "done." For now. I am sure I will get itchy for change in a year or so. It's a trait I seem to have inherited from my mom. So here is the latest. I had painted a shape on  my bedroom wall that in my head was much better than the reality turned out to be. I didn't hate it but I didn't love it either and the room just didn't quite feel right. So when the Rents were here in November, we brainstormed and decided that a thick horizontal stripe might be lovely. So I had paint chips pinned to my wall for the last three months. Don't want to rush into anything. :) Anyway, this last weekend I got super motivated and decided IT WAS TIME. So Saturday I painted over the wall with white and taped off the Stripes and by Sunday I had a whole new room....and it's PERFECT!  Here is the before. The In The Middle And finishe...