Sunday, November 7, 2010

Whites too blah?

All of the interior pictures I was saving for a while from different blogs were pure white rooms with only subtle pops of color in accents. I still find myself drawn to that look, but a part of me is attracted to boho-chic, eclectic worldly style-blends of faded jewel tones, worn in textiles and antiques. And I think that's more naturally me. Not that I need to define myself under a certain style at all, why do people always do that? I somehow feel obligated. Probably the Catholic in me or something. I don't know. Anyway, while I was watching Hanna Montana with my eleven-year-old sister after dinner tonight, I pulled up Anthro's sale section and found this gorgeous Mila rug. Thinking it fits in with that whole boho-chic theme? Makes me think of Mandy Moore's house a little in the movie Because I Said So. I love the way they styled her and her life in that movie.

Monday, November 1, 2010

Hey! Put some new shoes on


The unthinkable is finally happening. A promotion at work I was promised back in March is actually, physically GOING TO take place. Never thought I'd see the day. I'm going to be a NAM. At the office, that stands for National Account Manager, and let's just say I have a pretty bomb account. I'll tell you one thing- my account jives on coffee beans.

I painted my nails tonight, and somehow that makes me feel prepared for the big day. Don't ask me why. And, no, I don't have new shoes for tomorrow, but the idea of "filling new shoes" is what I was getting at. I swapped all my stuff over to my new office space before leaving work this evening. It's your standard cubicle, nothing special. But the whole process of cleaning out one space, and moving to the next is exhilarating in the same sense as decorating a pristine white room is in a new house. It's the whole blank slate thing. Tabula rasa. The same mentality that makes people seek simplicity in January after the new year has set in and fresh goals have been engineered. You know what I'm talking about? In any case, I can't wait!