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I don't know if it's the nesting urges, or the impending start of my career again, or ....You know what it is.  It's my ability to control when there is SO much in my life right now that I don't have control over.  


So here are the various places that have been INSPIRING me lately:)--

• http://www.houzz.com/
• HGTV.com
• http://pinterest.com/

For those who haven't had the opportunity to see my notebook: Operation House-to-Home, just know it's amazing!  It's the completely example of how to nest without a nest.  Each room has it's own page.  Within that page I put a picture of the room, paint samples of ideas for that room, and what needs to be done.  At the end of this notebook I have a...to be purchased section, wish list, project list, and a where should we put that piece of furniture section.

Russ calls it "cute".  I call it necessary!  I'm inspired!  I'm stoked that we will be moving into a house that I LOVE.  Our old house did not give me the initial "Wow-I love you, can we buy you" feeling when we walked into it the first time.  But I definitely grew to love it a lot-but there was always this feeling that we were going to be moving sometime.  That this house was not going to be where we grew old or even where we would raise our next child.  

But this house...this house could be where we raise our family for A LONG Time!  Who knows...  So I'm googling things like chalkboard paint, quotes for kids/families, colors that work best together, should the living room wall color be the same as the stairs, frosting glass on french doors, safety proofing your pool, and the uber important COUCHES for the living room.

I love it.  I'm afraid I'm driving Russ nuts.  Everyday I either start a sentence with---"I'm SO excited about the..." or "So could we move that here, and then this there?"  To which Russ replies, "I don't know.  You're asking me about the house that I've been in ONLY once".  Whatever.

I'm INSPIRED.  

love,
Momma