sweetness and light

As of today I'm back on the workout wagon. While Bar Method founder Burr Reynolds is entirely too thrilled to do excruciating, thigh-burningly painful exercises in repetition, her workout is pretty rad and I can definitely tell you that my butt is kicked. Now all I need to do is stick with it! It's like I get this pre-workout anxiety where I can think of a hundred (or just two) things that I would rather be doing other than pull my tank top on, put on my leggings and do it. I know this about myself! I am actively trying to change it.

Lev is playing basketball today after work. I'm stoked that he's playing--he LOVES basketball and it makes him very happy. If he's happy, I'm happy. 

This morning was beautiful. We opened all the windows, the sun was shining into the apartment, and I took some photos. I actually like the photos that I took at the other apartment more than any of the ones I've taken of this apartment, and I'm trying to figure out why. I think photographing small spaces is easier for me. I'm better at focusing on a small detail versus photographically commenting on the openness of space. I guess this means that I'm not a big-picture person, ha ha. I love this apartment so much, and I want to convey how great and light and open it is, but I don't feel like my photos thus far have done the job. Oh well.

Hope everybody is having a peaceful, centered and beautiful Sunday.

sweetness

light

the lay of the land

Our house! We aren't all the way unpacked and my plants are still at the other apartment, where they will stay until Saturday when we clean it out.

Yesterday we bought a bed! Guest room is official!

The living room.

The living room, looking toward the hall (bedrooms are off the hallway).

oh em gee mid century modern chandelier! 

The living room, as seen from the dining room.

Kitchen. So many cabinets, we need more stuff!

Kitchen, other side.

new apartment!

Oh my gosh!!! We are now the proud renters of an AMAZING two-bedroom apartment in a beautiful, safe neighborhood on the north side! It was kismet. My friend went with me to look at an apartment today but I didn't like it. We had lunch (amazing Thai by the way--best in Chicago by far, but I digress), and after lunch I dropped my friend off at her house, remarked on how nice her neighborhood was and how much I'd always liked it, and told her that I was going to creep around for a little bit and look at For Rent signs.

I turned on the next block, and lo and behold, a For Rent sign! In front of a gorgeous white stone building. I called, left a message, and was creeping around a little more when the landlord's daughter (it's a family operation) called me back and asked if I wanted to look at it right then. I knew it was perfect the minute I walked in--huge bedrooms, gleaming hardwood floor, light streaming in from the banks of windows in every room. And ENORMOUS! And priced completely within our budget! And incredibly well-cared for!

SO I made a deposit and put our info on the application, and the landlady was great and very personable. We were chatting and she said to me, "I should let you know that I like you so much. You got the apartment, I'm sure your references are great." Yay! I mean, my references are great, check away, but YAY! on getting a great and huge place! and YAY on having a wonderful family to rent from!

So that was my Saturday! It's like the stars are aligning, I swear!