Hi remember me? Oh yeah. I’m still alive. Still slowly trudging my way through tax season. The tax season during which I’ve had to miss three baby showers (including one tomorrow that I am slowly accepting the fact that I will not be able to make it to) and another family get together next weekend. Yeah taxes, you can suck it. (Though I have to say the obligatory, at least I have work during the recession, blah-gity blah blah).
However I have had some pretty cool stuff happen in between working hours. I got to go to Dooce’s book signing where I was accompanied by Sarah, her friend (okay shoot, I’m going to start calling you my friend since we’ve met a whole two times okay?) Elizabeth, and her sister-in-law. It was awesome to see Dooce in person and I was star-struck. During the book signing I told her that her ring was pretty and she said she got it at Banana Republic. So yeah… we’re BFF. Already sharing style tips.
A signed copy of Dooce’s book!
I’m on about page 50, and it’s just as good as I thought it’d be.. and some. You know what I’ll be doing all weekend… when I’m not working.
I even have a picture with her that Sarah was kind enough to take for me! So once I get that, you know I’ll be posting it.. my proof that I MET DOOCE!
Moving on… I finally took pictures of our new bedding and our updated bathroom. Before the bathroom was the typical porcelain blue and tan with an occasional seashell. You know, because when you get out the shower you really need to feel like you’re at the beach. Well, okay so I got over that, and hit up Pottery Barn for a new organic shower curtain and some new rugs to replace our beaten and battered old ones. It’s astonishing to me how hard we are on our linens. Our bedding was a disaster as well, and we’d gotten all these things new after the wedding. Less than two years ago. But now I’m in love with our new stuff, and hopefully we (and when I say we I mean the cat and the dogs) don’t destroy these quite as quickly.
yummy sage green and chocolate brown sheets
The updated bathroom. I love that now it can be more eclectic and I can just add little things that I love in there. Plus the bright colors in the shower curtain and the yellow rugs just make me happy. And yes our bathroom really is that small, and yes it makes me want to kill someone sometimes. It’s our tradeoff for the huge backyard.
Neo likes the new bedding too. And he loves the fact that the dogs are no longer allowed on the bed, so he gets it all to himself. Except now with the brown sheets and his white hair, we are now trying to enforce a no animals at all policy. Cats though are just a little bit harder to teach “No” too.
This is my little attempt to cheer myself up and convince myself that my life isn’t all about work right now. I have balance…. right? You all could help by stopping your lives too. Make me feel less like I’m missing out on everything. Juuuuust kidding. Oh well, April 15th is just around the corner and pretty soon I’ll be back to a normal routine of eating dinner at a normal time, actually making it to the gym, and may possibly then I’ll finally be able to get through my blog reader.
What is the most exciting thing that’s happened to you this past week?
EDIT: Picture of me and Dooce is up at stephcorwin.com Eeeee!!
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Your bedroom is divine! I wish Jonathan & I knew what to do with our bedroom. We JUST got curtains & side-tables, which is so much better than a box spring, & a mattress that filled the bedroom. I love the picture above your bed. It’s beautiful.
& perhaps I’ve been living under a rock, but I had no idea that Dooce was coming out with a book! Very interesting… It’s so funny how regular bloggers have made themselves seemingly successful, just by being themselves. It’s really inspiring. :]
Okay, when you said “Dooce was wearing it yesterday” I checked the blog and didn’t find it…. I didn’t know you actually MET the woman! AH! So awesome!
Your bangs look amazing!
The new bedding is fabulous and looks so cottagy and cozy and Corwin-like.
I love it all!
pretty bedding!! I love that shower curtain too!!
you got to meet Dooce! so cool! Can’t wait to see the pic!
I love your new things and the redecorating you’ve done– it all looks so fresh and colorful. Cheerful. Perfect for spring!
BOOOOOOOOO, I’m so sad you can’t come this weekend or next weekend.
I really miss you, and it just doesn’t feel right that you still haven’t met Rosalie. But I know it can’t be helped, and I hope work goes ok for you and that life will be back to normal soon. In the meanwhile, you know I’ll be thinking of you!!
Talia,
I know I’m so bummed! I’m sure our next trip will probably be as soon as busy season is over. I even wrote you a letter about how excited I was to come this weekend, but since I forgot to mail it I guess I’ll have to edit it before I send it
Awww, I want to come to the Corwin Cottage again
At least Neo doesn’t get dirty and stinky, one good thing about cats! Bleh…need to get new bedding…
Sadie wants to play with Mae and Brodie!!
So many things to comment on!
How exciting that you met Dooce! I would be star-struck too
I”m not sure if she’ll be at BlogHer this year, but I hope I get to meet her someday as well.
CUTE bedding, and I love the paintings above the bed! Oh, and the Dwight bobble-head on the nightstand, haha! That’s probably my favorite part.
And finally, love the picture of the kitty
that’s so awesome that you met dooce!! i’ve been meaning to buy her book but they didn’t have it at borders.
did you read her first book?
love everything!!! your cat is so cute!
fun times indeed!
I love the bedding and your bathroom looks so personable…can a bathroom be personable? well yours is!
I was going to say something reaally dirty and kinky about Dooce and what I’ve been doing all week with her, but I’ll leave that out and just say Hi Steph!!!
Lovin’ your new bedspread!! VERY pretty!
And did you paint that pic in your bathroom too? I really like it! I think you need an Etsy shop too!
And best of luck on your last few days of tax season…you will survive, I promise!!
Yay, I have the UO print in your bathroom in green! I like the cat pics. Don’t you wish you can be a cat sometimes? Such a good life!
Your bedroom looks so warm and cozy!
congrats on meeting Dooce! lol …your apartment is adorable!
So overdue, I but must comment on this post. Your bedroom is GORGEOUS. I love it!!