Bits Of My Weekend
messy workspace morning | ricotta on everything, please | new ideas | peeking | rosemary gin lemonade slushes | re-arranged
A weekend of recovery, working, and being serious homebodies (not particularly by choice!) There was an exciting errand to take Will outside briefly to Gamestop (is there anywhere that makes me feel more like a GIRL than Gamestop? I think not) and we did blow through the entire second season of Bored To Death in three nights. I think restlessness got to me on Sunday as I up and rearranged the living room to improve the flow that was driving me nuts. Everything feels fresh again, and re-arranging is good to keep your mind off of things. It would be better sans that fugly couch, but the damn thing was free and couches are made of gold and pixie dust according to their price tags, and I am fresh out of gold and pixie dust. You get less of that when you freelance.
We’re waiting for good news this week. I say good news because that’s the only option in my mind right now. I won’t! And can’t! Accept anything less. Too bless to be stressed…
September 19th, 2011 at 8:20 am
Keeping my fingers crossed for you guys! Nice to see you had a good, relaxing weekend though.
Now, how’s about that rosemary gin lemonade? Care to share the recipe?
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September 19th, 2011 at 8:33 am
sounds like a relatively good weekend, given the circumstances. and i seriously need to remember “too blessed to be stressed” more often. so very true.
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September 19th, 2011 at 9:10 am
Love your outlook, Kate! I think your cat feels the same way…haha, looking out into the distance, she seems very introspective.
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September 19th, 2011 at 9:19 am
I envy the light you get in your apartment! And your living room is really adorable.
Ricotta should be a daily staple in everyone’s life. There’s something about the texture that just makes you happier.
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September 19th, 2011 at 11:06 am
I totally feel you on the fugly couches making too much of a statement in otherwise thoughtfully decorated spaces. Yours looks pretty good with the patterned blankets though! Our couch is a hand-me-down, TWICE over. Such an eyesore. But it fits 9 people insanely comfortably and it was free “gift” from friends, so we’ll keep it until our budgets allow better.
Agreed: If you have time, a recipe for that rosemary-gin-lemonade drink would be phenom…
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September 19th, 2011 at 11:19 am
Fingers are crossed! :)
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September 19th, 2011 at 12:46 pm
who needs nice furniture when you have that gorgeous light + Wendy ;-)
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September 19th, 2011 at 1:10 pm
Hey friends, I just modified this recipe to have gin + ice in a blender! http://eatmakeread.com/2011/02/18/happy-hour-herby-lemon/
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September 19th, 2011 at 2:27 pm
that first shot up top, with will? with your sweater on your chair as if you’ve just said, ah-ha, the light is magic, i gotta take this shot right quick? might be top ten photos you’ve ever taken in my book. it’s says LA HOME LIFE IS GOOD.
sending happy productive pixie dusty thoughts and good news for will.
xo
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September 19th, 2011 at 3:11 pm
any wendy sighting in these photos makes my day.
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September 19th, 2011 at 3:55 pm
…and now i want to rearrange our furniture. (well, what furniture we have.) that new layout looks so awesome! :)
also, i second that top shot being awesome in its perfectly-comfy-ness. love it love it love it.
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September 19th, 2011 at 7:22 pm
how do you manage to keep your plants looking so healthy? i’ve killed off just about everything except my gingko tree and maple (which my mother had to revive)…
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September 19th, 2011 at 9:08 pm
rosemary gin lemonade slushies!?! that just blew my mind!
best of luck this week!
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September 19th, 2011 at 10:16 pm
Rosemary gin lemonade is to die for :)
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September 20th, 2011 at 3:28 pm
love ricotta on everything! the idea of it on toast and topped with strawberries is heavenly!
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September 20th, 2011 at 6:04 pm
amen! I think I need to adopt the same philosophy as you. Here’s to a super-speedy recovery for Will.
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September 20th, 2011 at 6:14 pm
Love this honest blog post. Your photos are incredible!! Hope you have good news soon!!!!!!
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September 20th, 2011 at 6:45 pm
hoping this week brings you plenty of good news and some gold and pixie dust. i know what you mean about the gold/pixie dust flow when you freelance. such a bummer sometimes!
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September 21st, 2011 at 1:00 am
Hi! I love how you selected you weekend bits :)
And i find this necklace gorgeous!
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September 21st, 2011 at 11:23 am
looks like a good weekend to
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September 21st, 2011 at 12:49 pm
I would love to hear more about those gin lemonade slushes!
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September 21st, 2011 at 2:21 pm
I wanted to let you know, the “Too Blessed To Be Stressed” is really inspiring me. My job right now is pretty much terrible, I’m the office bitch (as in the assistant to way too many people and it’s all such pointless work) and so I typed that up really small, with a little picture of a sunrise and put it up at my desk, and plan on putting it on my steering wheel on my car.. I am applying for grad school, so there is a goal in sight, and even if I don’t get into grad school, the positivity of the message is uplifting and motivating.. for the continual thought of being grateful.. for the sunrise this morning.. from the window at the gym. That sunrise was the best part of my day, and I keep it with me/ and the msg. with me to remind me! Thanks–
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September 21st, 2011 at 3:57 pm
Lovely photos. xo from Canada.
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September 22nd, 2011 at 6:37 am
Ricotta on everything could be my religion! XO
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September 22nd, 2011 at 10:11 am
I must say, I am terribly envious of the beautiful windows in your apartment, and the light that you get through them – it’s beautiful.
I laughed out loud reading what you wrote about the couch – I feel exactly the same about mine (which was also free). It clashes with my curtains, but they were free too. I try to ignore the whole sorry situation. Yours is nice I think!
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September 24th, 2011 at 1:31 am
I need to remember the phrase “Too blessed to be stressed”
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September 27th, 2011 at 11:50 am
where did you get that “To blessed to stressed” print!?? I need it!
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September 29th, 2011 at 9:26 pm
I really like your living room space! I know what you mean about couches! Im always fishing thru salvation army for the perfect one…. even theirs are $$$!
-Nico
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October 1st, 2011 at 4:04 pm
I have the same couch! It’s from IKEA, right? We got ours at Goodwill, so it wasn’t free, but a heck of a lot cheaper than a nice couch.
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