the past few weeks have been a little rough, but i'm finally feeling like things are coming together, and i'm looking forward to being okay again :) after running out of my SSRI and thinking i could tough it out until the next refill ended in a complete meltdown, i found a great general practitioner (which i haven't had since age 8), who "re-upped" my prescription for me and also recommended me to a therapist he seems to think pretty highly of, so that's exciting! it'll be nice to have a therapist again. whether you have mental health issues or not, i think having someone on the "outside" to talk to, someone in your life with a professional opinion, clear mind, solid experience with all types of people and complete lack of judgement is beneficial to anyone! it's refreshing to have that time every day/week/month where you can exhale and clear things up, get things out, and solve some problems. needless to say, i'm looking forward to some one on one therapy! lol :)
earlier in august, brandi and i started our little apartment overhaul! we're planning on painting all walls, doors and trim, and i think we made pretty good progress in a small amount of time! so far, the living room, hallway, "office", and my room all have fresh coats of paint on the walls, trim and baseboards. neutral is the way to go, and covering creamy beige trim with fresh stark white makes such a difference! pretty soon, we'll get back to work and start on brandi's room and chasity's room and then the kitchen! we'll be getting fancy "vintage white" cabinets and granite counter tops in the kitchen so i'm super excited about that! (quick side note: i just now realized i still had the tag left on my panties after i've been wearing them all day! wow, katie... also- that 5 for 25$ deal at victoria's secret is too legit; i just realized these were regularly $9.50! what the heck?!) OKAY! back on track... for my room, i went with my ideas from the previous post. i chose "hope chest" for my wall paint color, a dark grayish-brownish-taupe.. although i love the color, it wasn't what i thought it would be once my walls were covered in it! lol.. it's a bit of a "chameleo-color", sometimes it looks brownish gray, but most times it's kind of a seductive deep brownish purple color.. which i also like! it compliments my deep wood furniture and black and white accessories pretty well, if i do say so myself! :D
we're all pretty excited to get the entire apartment done, and i'm excited for brandi and chasity to have their rooms finished and feel as comfortable in them as i do in mine! :) i'll leave you with some pictures of our progress and a few from the experience in chattanooga so far!
the living room--
super cozy and comfy! makes for good tv/movie nights with brandi and chas! :) the color is totally washed out in the first photo because of the window, but you get the point.. neutral tan! lol
a few from my room--
finishing touches are done with the wall hangings and decor, although i didn't take the time to dress my "bed" up with the fancy coordinating comforter for this photo, lol.. and bailey is looking at me saying, "why are you doing this??" :)
nail painting station! woohoo! i still need to get a matching chair, i'm borrowing this one from the office. also, you can see bailey jane's crate/eating area aaand my new pink tennis shoes!! :D
no room of mine would ever ..ever be complete without a full length mirror and hair/makeup station! (and you notice i have yet to paint the doors in my room! ha!) there's a bailey jane in this picture, too!
miss jane got her first haircut at the new groomer! they did SUCH a good job, i really love that place and i think she does, too! despite the look she's giving me in this picture! haha!
i curled chasity's hair before school this morning.. she loves being a diva! ;) and also likes how much bailey sneezes after i spray her hair down with hairspray! ha!
brandi calls this the "cereal/snack management system", lmao! i was pretty excited, i've always wanted the plastic things to put my cereal in! haha!
the mail lady has been unaware of which apartment to deliver my packages to on account of no clear markings on our door, lol.. she is now well informed :) haha!!
all done!! if you're still here, thanks for reading this super long post! i like the picture updates! maybe i'll start doing that more often? byeeee! :D
