We are actually starting to make SOME progress on the house:

Dave installed 4 (of 8) can lights in the kitchen.  It makes such a huge difference!  No more fluorescent lighting!

The television room, upstairs hallway, downstairs bathroom, all the bedrooms, and the kitchen are painted.  We still have to finish the trim and cabinets in the kitchen.  It looks a ton better than before!

I am slowly beginning to organize/sort through "basement" type items---Christmas decorations, Greta's baby clothes, picture frames, etc.  This will be an ongoing process through the winter.

I am still hung up on colors for the dining room and the front room (play room).  Any ideas?  We are sticking to COOL colors. Again, suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Again, we are going for a coastal-pottery-barn-traditional vibe.  Please refer to my Pinterest boards for my inspiration.

And the looming piece of anxiety for me has been the idea of going back to work.......I'm sure every woman goes through this after she has a baby.  I've been incredibly blessed with unemployment for over a year (which ended last month), making it somewhat possible for me to "stay home."  While this idea is absolutely ravishing to me, I might be dreaming soon.  I still have a valid teaching license, though I have NO plans to return to a classroom.  Honestly, I want to be a formula rep for Abbott.  OR, a rep for a wholesome dog food company.  Yep, babies and puppies.  Two of my favorite things.  While this is somewhat of a wish at this point, it seems like tutoring (yuck!) might be my best option.  I have also thought about going back to cleaning houses.  It is great money in not a lot of time, HOWEVER, commodes are absolutely disgusting and I HATE cleaning showers.  Nast-eeee.

And my parting note....my psychiatric nurse practitioner finally had her 'come to Jesus' moment with me, diagnosing me with yet another ailment:  OCD.  I no longer have to attempt to explain my ridiculous obsessive thoughts about people dying, people staring at me, running into my ex-OB, and the roof falling down.  Yep, tack on another 30 mg's of Effexor, because that is what the Candyman ordered.  Boom.

Oooohhh.....I LERV me some white appliances and wallpaper.  HAWT.

After pics tomorrow....my computer isn't cooperating.