It’s getting very exciting!
We sign our lease tomorrow! I’m so excited to exit this apartment and to enter a new space and quite frankly a new chapter in my life. I’ve been a starving artist for so long, and while I’m not going to be rich by any means, things seem to be working themselves out. I’m re-reading Apartment Therapy and Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan says that when you square away your living space the rest of your life starts to fall into place. I’m a firm believer of this. I think the way you live and how you maintain your surroundings is a good indicator of where you are and how you’re feeling in your life. Especially with me….I’m a Libra after all. We have to be surrounded by beautiful things or we start to get panicky. My surroundings affect me so much, and I’m so excited to be in a new place with a new positive energy.
One of the habits I’m trying to leave behind is my tendency to hoard things. It runs in my family, and while I am one of the milder cases, I definitely have trouble giving up things. My fear that I “might need it later” leads me to hold on to things that I absolutely do not need.
I’m dreaming of a place that is full of light, clean, and cozy. I can’t wait to start cooking again. We’ve been living off easily made dishes, since I packed most of my kitchen months ago back when I thought my move date would be June 1st.
This is close to the color that I will be using for the common areas. I’m deciding between Benjamin Moore’s Quiet Moments and Benjamin Moore’s Birds Egg. We have to buy all the paint and give it to the contractors next week and they’re going to paint for us. 
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It’s getting very exciting!
***All photos are from Sunset Magazine…my new obsession!
July 15th, 2009 at 7:58 am
CONGRATULATIONS! I guess you’re quite busy now moving in and stuff. Or are you finished already?
I recently discovered your blog by looking for pictures of Beddinge (IKEA) at Flickr
and stumbling across your AT pictures. Have read all your posts since and love your blog (and am looking forward to more!). You (and your experiences) made me order Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan’s awesome book straightaway. I already read it from cover to cover and — like you — I do believe that the space you live in affects you a great deal! So, thanks for your inspiration! Hope to read more from you soon!
See ya, Hibernia
July 15th, 2009 at 10:52 am
Thank you so much Hibernia!
I am so very glad that I inspired you to purchase Apartment Therapy and I’m glad it’s helping you! It’s a fantastic book and has helped me immeasurably. Yes, I am still in moving limbo. It looks like the move date will be August 1st. So I’m surrounded by boxes right now.
I will definitely post more soon. Thank you for the support. It honestly does mean a great deal!
<3 Harmony
July 20th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
Hi there! I love your blog and I really loved this posting especially because it’s exactly how my husband and I have been feeling. We went from a too-cramped condo on a 4th & 5th floor walk-up to a three-bedroom in a new apartment community. So far we love it and it gives us such a different feeling when we come home. Congrats and good luck as you move and get settled! Look forward to seeing more postings on how you decorate!
p.s. I’m a bit of a hoarder too. I can’t help it… I also inherited this from my family, but I’m trying and slowly getting rid of things to make our home feel lighter. And I have to say, it feels pretty good to get rid of the clutter
July 20th, 2009 at 8:40 pm
Thank you Jersey girl in DC! Cute name by the way. You give me hope.
It looks like the move has been delayed again, but reading your post reminded me that it will all be worth it in the end. De-hoarding is getting a little easier as I go. I think the key is to do it a little bit at a time, that way control freaks like me don’t panic as quickly! Thanks for the encouragement!
<3 Harmony