Blog Makeover

So, my blog is getting a bit of a make-over. Primarily because the old one felt way too dark and depressing. I didn't feel like it was inviting anyone in to read and comment. It also made for some depressing entries, because, let's face it, if the blog is dark and brooding, why shouldn't my posts match?

As you may have noticed, I've fallen a bit behind with my 30 Days of Lists. Never fear, I plan to continue, but definitely at my own pace, since the actual prompt is long since done.

There's been a lot of stuff happening in my life lately and I haven't had the chance to share it with much of anyone. Our house hunt continues, maybe more on that once I am at home and can post a few pictures. My job is going superbly well. DH and I had an altercation last night, but as always were able to patch things up rather quickly [after I retreated to the bathroom and he retreated to a friend's house for some much needed time to reflect on what happened and why, followed by the obligatory "talk" to explain why we thought it had happened and what we could have done differently]. The cat is still superbly silly and has returned to sleeping curled up in bed next to me. He had a good long sulk for kicking him out of the bedroom while my sister was there, and wasn't ready to believe that he could go back into the bedroom once she was gone [my sister is mildly allergic to cats, primarily to cat dander in her bed].

Well, perhaps more later.

List #13: DIY's I Want To Try

List #12: Weekly Rituals

List #11: Date Night Ideas

Date Night Ideas

1) Candlelit dinner under the stars (doesn't necessarily need to be on the beach)

2) Picnic by a lake (a lot of my date night ideas revolve around food)

3) Slow night in, home cooked meal, Netflix movie

4) Playing World of Warcraft together (I once staged a scavenger hunt while we were doing the long distance thing, and at the end he found my character with a virtual picnic basket)

5) Dinner at Meskerem (our favorite Ethiopian restaurant), followed by a play or concert (if I could ever manage to drag him to one, I know he'd enjoy it, he did last time)

List #10: Wishlist

Wishlist

1) A Savannah Cat (but DH needs a dog first)

2) A house with a yard

3) A cute new pair of shoes (it's been a while)

4) A raise/new job for DH

5) Another bookshelf

List #9: Favorite Websites/Blogs

Favorite Websites/Blogs

1) Gmail

2) Facebook

3) Blogger

4) Etsy

5) Havertys- room designer

List #8: What is in Your Bag?

What is in Your Bag*?

1) Cell Phone- the boring flip variety with only a camera and no apps

2) Large black leather wallet (think check sized)

3) The Exile of Sara Stevenson by Darci Hannah

4) Several pens and pencils

5) Several unused Kleenex- a holdover from my long recuperation

6) Chap Stick

7) Red Umbrella

8) Black Day Runner Organizer

9) House/Car Keys

10) Fob and Picture ID for work

*The purse in the picture has no relation to my actual purse, except in the sense that my actual purse is black leather with silver metal studs. And there the similarity ends.

List #7: Blog Goals

Blog Goals

1) Add more pictures to my blog for visual interest (by the way, I have no clue what that picture has to do with blog goals, but it does add visual interest, because I LOVE that dress)

2) Post more often (I seem to go on hiatus for weeks, sometimes months at a time)

3) Finish out year 2 of my blog

4) Look more into getting my blog printed in book form (I'm thinking of doing one year per book)

5) Start my hubby and my cooking blog in earnest (right now it has the welcome post and that's it)

List #6: Least Favorite Words

Least Favorite Words

1) The C-word (rhymes with hunt... every way that word could possibly be used offends me. I start screaming at DH is he even looks like he's thinking of using it)

2) The N-word and every other racial slur

3) Dishes (I get irritable just thinking about them)

I realize that I have very few words I hate. Usually I hate the context in which words are used more than the actual words themselves.

List #5: Weekend Goals

Weekend Goals

1) Play World of Warcraft (yes, I reactivated)

2) Relax

3) Put the apartment back together

4) Create a list of houses to go look at next weekend

5) Relax

List #4: Today's Playlist

Today's Playlist

1) NIGHTWISH - The Islander

2) Xandria - Ravenheart

3) Rondo Veniziano - Tiepolo

4) Sirenia - The Other Side

5) Andrew Bocelli - La Voce del Silencio

6) Gregorians - Wind of Change

7) Chris de Burgh - Rose of England

8) Plain White T's - Hey There Delilah

9) Jem - It's Amazing

10) Lady Gaga - Alejandro

List #3: I Am Looking Forward To...

I Am Looking Forward To...

1) Owning my own house

2) Many more years of happy married life

3) Finishing at least one of my craft projects

4) Getting a second cat

5) Having kids

List #2: Things I'm Good At

Things I'm Good At:

1) Counted Cross-Stitch

2) Making a house a home

3) My work

4) Playing World of Warcraft

5) Efficiency

6) Spending money

7) Paying bills on time

List #1: A Few Things About Yourself

A Few Things About Myself:

1) I'm a cat person

2) I've been married for one and a half years

3) I love my job

4) I'm an environmentalist

5) I have political opinions, but don't care about the day to day running of the government

6) I'm ready to move out of this apartment and into our own house

7) I'm a city girl by choice, but fantasize about country life

8) I wish we lived a little closer to our families

30 Days of Lists

Found a new prompt for a 30 Day Challenge here: 30 Days of Lists. It sounds fun, and not quite as intense as the art journal challenge which I failed at horribly. I seem to be at least 5 days behind however, so I'll probably be posting the first 5 over the course of the day.

In other news, I think we've found a new realtor who was actually willing to go out and look at houses with us this weekend. Since my sister just left after her three week stay with us, and we've been looking at houses for four weeks straight, both DH and I need a weekend to recuperate and relax. Although we are invited to do something with some friends of ours; plans have not been finalized though.

Look for the first of my lists soon.