home sweet home

This picture has nothing to do with my news, but it's the cutest picture ever of Boss on my bed so I wanted to share. Charlie is getting a haircut tomorrow so I'll post his handsome mug then.

So-the news- I'm buying a house! Well, as long as the home inspection goes well I will be (and I don't expect any problems..this house is pretty solid). It's not far from my house now- still in Fishtown- but it's on a beautiful, clean, sunny block and it's a much larger space with an open layout, which is exactly what I want (and yes I will still be very, very close to Abby Maxx, Jed, Ashley and Collin). I've been thinking about moving for quite some time, and was even looking for awhile at condos in Center City. I thought that I wanted to get out of Fishtown and back into the city, but really there's so much that I love about the Fish and I have such good friends here. And it was a hard decision for me because I'm still very much in love with the house I live in now. It has so much character and original detailing...original wide plank floors, cast iron tub, vestibule, gorgeous 1920's staircase... but I've also been living for 3 years with no dishwasher, no AC, the smallest kitchen EVER, and when people come to visit they sleep either on a blowup mattress or on the couch and everyone is on top of everyone. Plus- and this is really the biggest motivator- there are just so many sad memories here. I mean there has also been a lot of happiness, but let's face it, I've been dealt some rough blows and lived most of it out within these walls. I'm quite ready to leave that all behind me..

So, when this new house came up I went to see it on a whim and fell in love with the possibilities. It's definitely a house with 'good bones' but lacking in direction. And also a fabulous price. Can anyone say 'project'!! My mom was a little hesitant at first about me taking on such a big commitment in the midst of chemo, but once she saw it she fell in love too and we are both almost out of our skin with excitement over the renovation plans. And although I don't have much in the way of physical energy, I have an abundance of mental energy, and she understands my need to channel that.

I feel like this is good for me on so many levels- it's a fresh start in a new space that I can make completely my own, it gives me something to focus my overactive brain cells on other than cancer, and it gives me a creative outlet that I have been craving so much since leaving my job at Urban. Speaking of tapping into creativity, I am also signing up for a non-credit design class at Temple, but more on that later.

Anyway, I'm quite sure I'll be posting all about it since I am pretty much on obsession mode and think of nothing else, and let's be honest- what else do I have to do?

I'm home now but was planning to head into the city later for acupuncture and then I was going to meet Meg Hope and Lydia for dinner at Tequila's (it's restaurant week!). But Meg just canceled bc she is sick and I don't feel great anyway so I might just snuggle up and watch last season's finale of LOST while searching design blogs online for home inspiration. Tomorrow is the season premiere of one of the best show on television.Can you even handle it? I almost can't.

One more thing, I still haven't figured out how to allow people to sign up for email notifications for when I post.Does anyone out there know how to do this?? I think it has something to do with the RSS feed, but once I click on it I don't know what to do from there. Help!