Reset....

What a year this has been! It's only April but I feel like this year has disappeared and gone at a snails pace all at the same time. 2026 has been a weird but fun year. I'm so interested to see what the rest of the year has in store but for now, let's take it one step at a time.

Why is it so hard to get back into things once there has beena speed bump? Between getting sick, taking vacation and spring break, I think Leo was in school 4 or 5 days in March. That really threw a wrench in my plans for the house. He's back in school after break but next week the teachers are striking and school is closed until the strike is over....So I'm not holding out much hope of getting work done next week but only time will tell.

I'm still working on the bathroom renovation, it's just going slow since I only have small chunks of time here and there to work. But I must say it looks so good. Like beyond my wildest expecations. I cannot wait to see it all put together. It's so close....

Maybe I'll make a whole post about picking paint colors for the bathroom but the short of it is....once I started to put up the white cement the room started to feel very white....too white. I was planning to leave the walls white but I think with the white floor and white shower they're going to need some color. I found a beautiful blue rug at ikea that I think I'm going to use as inspiration....kind of. It's a nice dusty blue color. I was thinking to drench the rest of the room in blue but I could also do the room in a dark sage green and use the blue as accents... I think both would look amazing with the brown of the tile. It's going to be so hard to decide....Again, I think I'll do a post about it and talk through my options and decision process.

I feel like I have an intense and extended, compared to most, decision process when it comes to so many things. I'm assuming most people don't want to think about this kind of stuff as much a I do but maybe there can be a happy medium. I see posts on FB page about design and people will ask the group to suggest a paint color....My brain just screams...there is too much involved for a stranger on the internet to be able to just name a color and for that color to just work. I think I want to create some very simplified stuff about that so people don't have to put as much thought as I do but still end up with a home they love.

I think there needs to be a good resource and a way to simplify it.... let me stew on that.

I also think it's not helping that I'm in a style rut. I hate everything in my wardrobe but I also hate everything that's in the stores right now. I feel like style in your late 30's seems hard for everyone. So thankfully I know I'm not alone but I would like to make some progress in that area soon too.

There are a lot of things I want to accomplish this year so I've got to get going. I feel like the key is going to be starting with diet and excesise. It's not my goal to lose weight but I want to feel better. I know that I feel better when I work out regularly and I absolutely need to improve my diet.... that is not optional.

Ok babe let's get this show on the road.