new new new

the last 3.5 months have been so, so great. lots of thinking, lots of dreaming, more doing...visiting home and jill. this week is by far the best. i had been trying to figure out where i wanted to be...ohio or maryland or somewhere else. nothing ever seems quite right in my life, so why should this be any easier? it is something that honestly will keep me up at night...trying to decide where i want to live. but this week, the light bulb just went on. i thought to myself, "i want to create. i want to make things. i want to bake bread and screenprint and sew purses and pillows and be inspired and excited about life." and the way to do this? get my own place. this way i can get the floors dirty and have a crafty mess going on if i want to and not worry about cats choking on thread or spilling something on the carpet.

so monday i went on craigslist, called on a couple places, loved one of them to pieces, filled out an application, got approved, and essentially committed myself to living in frederick, maryland for one whole year. i made a commitment! and so far, i haven't backed out. they now have my money so i guess i am in. and i could not be more excited! i already have a huge list of things to buy. which may take me 2 years since now i will barely be scraping by. but i don't care, because i will have my own space..all to myself where i can spread out, sprawl out, and completely totally be myself.

i allowed myself to buy some essentials...sheets, plates, cups and will definitely need a shower curtain before i move in. after that, it's time to save, save, save all my money that doesn't go towards bills so i can decorate the place and get some cooking essentials.

this blog will serve as a way for me to keep all my thoughts about this exciting process. i am constantly on the internet and looking at magazines about home decor and interior design and crafts and i want to pee my pants just thinking about all the fun things i will do to make my home..even if it is just a one bedroom apartment! this will also be a place for me to share my process of trying to start my own etsy.com store and start building a business (a quite small one!) of selling crafty things i make.

i'm ready for this, i'm ready for fall, i'm ready for a change...so excited for it all! moving in one week, and already half packed..not bad for a procrastinator like me.