today is my one year anniversary for blogging. i wanted to host a giveaway but the company that asked if i wanted to do one made it more detailed than what i wanted so no giveaway- sorry. unless you need some dishes. i've been packing up some and i think i have at least 5 big boxes of kitchen related items. that's dishes, glasses and entertaining items. i really need to downsize and keep items that i truly love. i blame it on those days that i worked at pier 1. damn you pier 1. {kidding! but it gets the right affect}

i'm still behind on lots. i have photos of kaylee's birthday party, new years eve and ham's sweet 16. i've been working on those too today. i am going to post my "goals to keep me in line", cant call them resolutions or maybe i should call them the forever revolving resolutions. its more of a guideline to keep me where i need to be or where i want to go with myself.

1. be nice
2. be generous
3. be kind
4. be positive
5. do more
6. love more
7. run or walk at least 3x week, weather permitting
8. ride bike- got it 2 years ago and besides an occasional spin around the block, its been hanging in the garage
9. be healthy
10. paint for fun
11. be goofy. quit being so up- tight especially when dealing with kaylee
12. dance and sing more with kaylee. use to do this with ham and he loved it! share it with kaylee
13. spend less
14. be brave and daring
15. take care of yourself everyday. meaning try to look your best.
16. start and finish scrapbooks. ham graduates in two years- get it done!!
17. quit living your life through others, make it happen for yourself. no more excuses!

i think thats it for now. i might add more later.

sweetwater street

i'm a little behind in blogging this but over at sweetwater street they're giving a 15% discount if you order by tomorrow. just type in valentine at checkout to get your discount. i'm ordering one of these cute little bags for kaylee. this ones plain but you can personalize it and they have a few valentines day themes to chose from. here's another bag with a design on it.
thought this one would be nice for ham.

so my style

i'm not sure if i've mentioned this before but being adopted and raised by a very american family i know nothing about my korean heritage. i'm slowly learning via blog + internet. i'm totally loving hanboks, a traditional korean dress now worn only for special occasions. i'm hoping to get one someday while visiting my homeland. i found that i love korean designer lee young hee. her clothes so represent me.

all images via lee young hee

totally spoiled

having mike be on "vacation" for the past 12 days is going to make getting back to norm a little rough for me and kaylee tomorrow. not only did he entertain kaylee, he also got up early every morning to take ham to school letting me sleep in, he fixed things around the house and he also cleaned one day. i dont think i fixed more than 3 meals while he was home either. since we went "looking" for appliances and furniture every night this week, we ended up just eating out. yep, i got spoiled.

inside phaeton place

this is the living room aka one of my rooms. its got great these great tall walls and some of it connects to the hallway and it lets in a lot of light but i'm scared of heights. and i know i would make a big mess of everything but i'm also not liking the color. i might have to get a quote from someone to paint it for me. someone whose not a scared-y cat like me. i'm thinking something more neutral.

and here's the kitchen and breakfast knook though we're not going to put a table in the breakfast area. we want

to keep it open since its a small area. anyway, the kitchen cabinets blends in with the walls and its all a peachy color. i don't like peachy color. i would love to stain the cabinets a dark color, maybe even black but not sure if mike will let me plus that's a lot of work. the walls also need to be more neutral in color. lots to do and lots to debate on but its been a fun process so far. i just cant wait for moving day.

more fun

yesterday afternoon we headed over to hhgregg to look at tv's and appliances. afterwards, we headed over to sofa select to see what they had and how much their stuff was. found them to have the best selections and the best sale. they also had the best customer service. we ended up getting this dining set and this "command center" for mike's man cave. his is all leather though {this was the only pic i could find that came close to what it looks like} and we got it for 55% off regular price. mike was as giddy as high school girl over it.

planning on getting this sectional a little later, after the house has been paid for and if we still have any money left. i'm debating on the charcoal or light taupe color. it has to go with the blue walls because i do not want to paint these walls. i'll post pics of inside the house later to show you why. i also need help in choosing a new kitchen color.

this is fun

shopping for the new house and we haven't even moved in yet. i just ordered one of these prints in this color for $25.00 for the new house. thought i would hang it in the kids bathroom. via: made by girl