Nursery Inspiration

My head is swimming with ideas for the nursery. Absolutely nothing has materialized yet. It's still an office/place to stash my underwear and large ugly recliner that I hate. No sign of baby whatsoever. Here is some inspiration though. I'm loving the colors of these rooms/quilt. Exactly what I want is in the quilt. I'm also thinking a collage of letters (the full alphabet), a long white dresser to put stuff in/changing table on top of, and a handmade paper mobile of some sorts. I like the idea of maps and globes, but that can wait a year or two...one step at a time.

What I'm up to

I haven't been doing internet much at all lately. I have a ton to blog about if I can get the internet time to do it. (We have it at home, but not a decent computer. Only the i-pod touch, which is no fun to blog on)
Here is what I have been up to:

• finishing the school year with Head Start Preschool
• finally getting my living room in order and presentable (thanks to the IKEA memorial day sale)
  
• crafting like a madwoman
  
• being incredibly pregnant (so tired and hungry)
  

Spice Jars

I hate the mismatched look of a ton of spices, but can't afford a bunch of jars to transplant them to right now. Plus, some would be too big, or too small for some spices. THis is a great way to get a uniform look for free thanks to Craft Leftovers, who made these templates, you can go to her blog and print 'em off. I think I will take a slightly simpler rout and just tape white paper around mine with the info (no illustrations for me). Yay for cheap practical design solutions!
(found via The Kitchn)

Non-working fireplace

We just signed the contract for our new rental. The most disappointing part of the meeting was finding out that the fireplace isn't working (or if it is we aren't allowed to use it because of insurance). I was utterly gutted to hear that. No weenie and marshmallow roasts in the living room. So I've been looking for ideas for the fireplace.

There's always the candle idea. Couldn't find a good picture of one. Seems kinda boring to me.

I love art objects being displayed inside. Especially coral. Look at that 3rd picture! The red coral looks just like fire!

Picture 4 shows crystal. I don't like this one, but it could be done better and work out very nicely.

Picture 5 is a log rapped up in lights. I love this one, but it seems a little Christmasy.

Picture 6 is my absolute favorite. I love the neatly stacked up logs. I have wanted a fireplace just to have the stacked up logs next to it in my dream home. I could just do so in my non-working fireplace now. This is a cool modern/rustic solution I've been ripping out of magazines for a few years now.






Images from: 1- mabelle, 2- gogoabigail, 3-4 domino mag, 5-6 Apartment Therapy,

Runners Itch

I get itchy in my fatty areas when I run once in a while, and it's always perplexed me. My dad told me once that it was my body creating new veins/arteries. I felt it today again, so I thought I would google it and I am SHOCKED at the amount of responses that have no clue. Most blame it on sweat, work out clothes, detergent, or even allergies. Allergic to exercise? Luckily there is some valid information out there and I think everyone should know that my dad was right. It basically just means you've been too dang lazy for too dang long, so keep working out regularly and it will go away. This jogger had a good description:

It usually occurs during exercise performed after a long period of inactivity. The itching is not on the skin, it’s inside the actual limbs. There are millions of tiny capillaries and arteries inside our muscles which expand rapidly due to the demand for more blood that is brought on by exercise. When fit, these capillaries remain open allowing maximum blood passage, but when unfit and inactive they tend to collapse, allowing only minimal blood passage (which is sufficient for a sedentary person however). The rapid expansion of these vessels causes adjacent nerves to send impulses back to the brain which are interpreted as an itch. That’s why after a few sessions the sensation tends to go away. Just another indication of increasing fitness levels.

Small Kitchen

We are moving into an old house in Provo soon, and I'm sooooo excited. It's really a house made into 5 apartments, very old, very small, but we have lots of storage for how small it is. The room I know I'm going to struggle with storage the most in is the KITCHEN though. I found these cute open storage ideas for small kitchens on apartment therapy today. Check it.

Nursery's

These are some of my favorite nursery pictures I've found online recently. I'm so excited to move into our new apartment so I can decorate!