Teeny Tiny Houses

With our move to CO right around the corner, I've got all things home decor on the brain.  And I'm a little embarrassed to even say this concern out loud but you guys love me unconditionally, right?  I have nothing to fear?  Right??  Well, here goes:

We are moving to a house significantly bigger than the one we live in now.  We have nowhere enough furniture to fill said house.

We are freaking out.

And, yes, we are spoiled 1%-ers.  Oh, the difficulties of first world problems.  Woe is me.  Damnit, what have I become.

Anyway, all these completely ridiculous thoughts about how we'll ever decorate our new beautiful big house have got me thinking.  A few things actually.  First, I'm so ashamed of myself--how did I ever let myself get to the point where this is really what I'm getting gray hair over?  Second, wouldn't it just be easier if we sold everything and seriously downsized?

Here's my inspiration:

Jason's Charm & Potential

Erin & James' Easy to Live in

Mel's Complete & Balanced

Malissa's Perfect Retreat

All of these places are LESS THAN 250 SQUARE FEET.  That's right.  Not a typo.  Two hundred and fifty.  And they are stunning.

Go over to Apartment Therapy and check out all of their small house tours for more major inspiration.

Tell me, my dear internet cosmos--could you pull off a 250 square foot home?

Sorry I have to run--I have to go buy 14 sofas and 29 guest beds.

XOXO
--MEL

Assignment: Date Your Friend

WARNING:  This blog post may or may not have some overwhelmingly cutesy sentiment spread throughout it's content, leading to stomach churning, gagging, or drinking heavily before noon.  Readers be advised.


So this week was my Mr.'s birthday.  It wasn't a particularly momentous birthday, just your run of the mill 27th.  However, it seems that every year my Mr. has a birthday, I am reminded just how lucky I am that he is in fact MY Mr.  And I am reminded of how many different roles he has played in my life--freshman year acquaintance, sophomore year constant companion, junior year family member, senior year lover, post college life partner and husband.  But throughout the 10 years we've known each other, one thing has never changed.  He is my best friend.  Truly.  We were friends who knew everything about each other before we crossed that romantic line into the wild blue yonder.  And the funny thing about it is sometimes I catch a glimpse of him and remember my friend, my truly platonic best friend who was with me through some of my worst relationship choices and some of my most disgusting moments and some of my most embarrassing life choices.  And then, just for old times sake, I'll scratch my butt or pick my nose just to remind him that indeed he is my best friend.  Then he'll get a big fat romantic kiss.

BEFORE:  friend zone

AFTER:  forever zone

Anyway, without going into further gory detail, my point is this:  DATE YOUR FRIEND.  It's scary at first, yes.  You may think you are going to lose everything.  But it will be totally worth it.

For a less corny and way more entertaining explanation of why dating your friend is definitely the way to go, please read this hilarious article from Hello Giggles.  I especially love his "10 tell-tale signs that your boy friend wants to be your boyfriend".  This is definitely my favorite:  All of the activities he plans involve only you and him, and could easily be construed as dates. Dinner. The movies. Spooning while watching Katherine Heigl movies.  (In our case, it was spooning while watching a Jeff Buckley concert DVD on repeat, while I audibly mourned the loss of him and drunkenly sang every song over and over and over again.  Sometimes I really do feel bad for all the things I put my Mr. through...)

I hope you all have an amazing weekend, my dear internet cosmos.  Now go make out with your best friend.

XOXO
--MEL

Weekly Shuffle

Well, I'm back from the house hunt.  Bruised, burned, beat up, positively wasted.  But still alive.  Which is good.

And just so you aren't thinking it was a total flop, it was far from that--we found a home!  And we love it. But the process of trying to buy that house successfully is the most time-consuming stressful thing ever.  I cannot imagine what we would do if we did not have our amazing realtor to guide us (Seriously, she's the jam.  If you ever move to Denver, let me know.  She's the realtor for you.)

So I am still slowly recovering from the exhaustion of the last couple weeks.  But hopefully all this turmoil will lead to a successful purchase!  I'll keep you posted, my dear internet cosmos.

And as an apology for being away for so long, here's your shuffle for the week.  Tell me, are you listening to anything particularly amazing?  I'm in need for some great cross-country road trip tunes for the upcoming trek to CO.

Weekly Shuffle #8 from lombardo.megan on 8tracks.

Weekly Shuffle + Ode to FL

Happy Friday, my dear internet cosmos!  I hope you had an amazing week and I hope the weekend holds some fun for you all.  We are headed to CO on Monday to begin (and hopefully finish) the house search.  So far, browsing homes online has been tons of fun mainly because my imagination goes crazy thinking up all the ways I can decorate a new home.

Recently I came across this adorable bathroom makeover and was frankly shocked that I liked it.  I'm never one for a theme room, but I think they hit "nautical-yet-not-ashamed-to-like-the-beach" on the head with this one.  Maybe it would be nice to incorporate a little tasteful beachiness into our new home as an homage to the sunny sandy state we are leaving behind.

In case coming up with your next home renovation project isn't in your weekend plans, here's your weekly shuffle to keep you occupied while I'm gone.  Or at least for a couple hours.  If this is your first shuffle experience with me and you like what you hear, go check out all of my shuffles here.

Have a fabulous weekend!  XOXO

Weekly Shuffle #7 from lombardo.megan on 8tracks.

A little change of scenery...

So, the big news is...

WE'RE MOVING TO COLORADO!!!

Yes, we are completely stoked.  Yes, we are completely overwhelmed.  Yes, we are completely over the moon.

Yes, all the details of moving across the country in less than 3 months, have in fact not hit us yet.

We are on cloud nine for the moment and trying to savor it as long as possible.  We have begun the house hunt and started trying to tie down some loose ends here before our journey.  We're already starting to experience some stressful moments associated with the move, which kind of terrifies me.  But overall, we're nothing short of thrilled.

Here are a few little sentimental things that I may just have to pick up to signify this momentous occasion in our lives:

I'm thinking it would be wonderful to have a custom portrait made of our home here in FL by Rebecca Seale.  After all, our little home here means so much to us--we got engaged here, married here, adopted our newest pup dog here.  It would be beautiful to have a little memorial to it all.  (Found via Babble)

We've made a ton of amazing friends here who we are going to miss like crazy.  Plus, we have family here who are going to miss us like crazy.  I think this pillow would be an amazing gift to give to the people we love who we will be leaving behind.  (Found via the lil bee)

My husband and I have lived in some really amazing places in our lives and it would be great to represent them in our new home.  I love these state bird prints by Kelsey Oseid.  They are so whimsical and would be perfect artwork to carry with us throughout our lives.  (Found via Design*Sponge)

I hope you'll come with us, my dear internet cosmos, as we embark on this new journey!

XOXO
--MEL

Weekly Shuffle + Big News!

I know.  It's been a super long time.  I'd like to say there's no excuse, but I think this time I have a really valid one.  Seriously!  I'll give you more details next time.  But until then, here's a little hint:

Get's you excited, right?

So, here's your shuffle for the week.  Lots of friends have been leading me onto new and amazing music lately and I'm so excited to add more goodies to the shuffle pot.

Tell me, what are you shuffling through today?

Weekly Shuffle #6 from lombardo.megan on 8tracks.

Weekly Shuffle

Okay be honest--what's on your shuffle today?

Weekly Shuffle #5 from lombardo.megan on 8tracks.