Happy Monday, friends! 😀
I hope you all had a restful weekend and a fantastic start to the new week. My weekend, while not all that restful, was a good one nonetheless. Think sunbathing (in between periods of rain)…
… and shopping…
I spent the majority of Saturday and Sunday shopping for things that I never really thought I’d enjoy shopping for: furniture and paint. I didn’t end up buying anything, because I’m just trying to get some ideas for now, but it was a lot of fun, and I can’t wait to move into my new place and start making it my own. And speaking of the new place….
EEEEeeEEEEEee. I’m way too darned excited. I have a mini squeak/glee-fest every time I think about moving (which is multiple times a day). Seriously. I spontaneously start “EeeEeee-ing” and jumping around like an overjoyed 5 year old on Christmas morning.
Mom and Dad, on the other hand, are a little less enthusiastic about my leaving. They’re happy for me, but it’s going to be a big adjustment for them. I’m really close with my parents and we get along really well, which is part of the reason that I stayed at home for so long. That and I couldn’t handle the extra stress of supporting myself while I was suffering with my eating disorder, and I also didn’t want to move out until I could afford the kind of place that I wanted.
So I stayed at home, feeling like a goofball for being well into my 20’s and still living with my parents, but my patience paid off, because in 38 days….. EEEEeeEeeeeeEEE 😀 😀 😀
So that was my weekend. Shopping. Sun. Good times. As for my week thus far, well, it started out with a bang. Literally…
Sad face.
That’s two broken dishes in less than a week. I’d say I’m getting quite adept at this dish-demolishing business, wouldn’t you? Le sigh. But there’s no use crying over spilt milk; or broken [heaven in a] bowls, in this case. Mmm hmm. I ruined one of my favorite bowls and one of my favorite snacks in one go. How you like them skills? Personally, I don’t like them all that much. Luckily, there are plenty of things I do like that cheer me right up. Likeeeeee….
… chias in protein puddings…
It’s so goopy!
… chocolate…
… aaaaaaand pizza…
Broken bowls? What broken bowls? 😉
EeeeeEEeeeEeee. Sorry. Feel free to smack me 😀
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Besides food, what’s your favorite thing to shop for?
How old were you when you first moved out? Can anyone relate to my story?
OOHH you must be so excited!! I am DYING to move out, but it ain’t gonna happen any time soon, which is depressing :'( Darn economy!
I love shopping for books – I spend a lorra $$$ in charity shops on books. Got to do my bit :p
i love shopping for kitchen utensils and makeup! I can relate, I moved out when I was 23, well I say moved out went in to supported housing best thing i ever done as my mum has lots of mental health problems and found it made my ed worse. however two years down the line I am back at my mums for the summer before i go uni, and im now 25 goiing uni little late but never mind!
Aw poor dish! Speaking of dishes, I love shopping for that kind of stuff. Cute plates, tiny spoons, and colorful bowls 😀 They’re adorable! I love shopping for clothes too. The sofa is something I would consider buying. It would be so much fun decorating and picking out furniture! I was at the Home Depot today actually. They have some of the coolest appliances ever! Anyway, I’m so excited for you!! Can’t wait to get a virtual tour once you get settled in haha.
AH shopping for anything is so so much fun. I’m a shopper at heart:). Besides food, which I seriously get wayyyy too excited about, I love to shop for shoes. And nail polish. I’m so sorry about your bowl that happens to me wayyy too frequently thanks to being a wee bit clumsy.
Anyways, love your blog and I’m so excited to read more!
i’ve never moved out! I guess in a year from now i’ll be checking out for college, which will be difficult because I’m really close to my parents as well. I’m actually going far from home for college for this reason — I don’t want to depend on them too much, because I totally would if I was close enough! I bet decorating and customizing your own place is exciting. It’s like redoing your bedroom a couple of times (which i haven’t done since I was 3).
Ooh that’s so exciting!
I have yet to move out but I’ll soon be leaving for uni so that’s kind of like moving out 😛
We’ve never so much as moved house so I’m a bit nervous but mostly I’m just excited!
Your food looks delicious as always 🙂
Oh no! Sad about another broken dish 🙁 But don’t ever apologize for being excited to move! Seriously! That’s SUCH an exciting thing and I’m SO SO happy for you 🙂
Love that couch!! If I had my way, I would totally have a white couch. Good luck with paint colors. And try not to break anything else 😛 I moved out when I was 18, but moved back home for a year after I transferred schools. It actually wasn’t that weird though. Now when I go home all I can think is “thank god I live on my own, you people are crazy!” he he 😛
—So nice beginning Fresh.
& SHopping. SHopping. Shopping. !!!!! YES.
EeeeeEEeeeEeee!
Excited for you.
heyyyyy 😀 sorry I have been so absent.
wow you finally found a place, I am so excited for you. it will be the start of a brand new adventure for you. 😀 I can imagine it will be a little odd at first and may take some adjustments without your parents being there, but i think that it will be your time to shine, and just think of the peace and quiet and all the baking you can do without anyone in the way. 😀 ohhh and i cannot wait to see it. You should vlog us around it. 😀
Love Jess xx
Sooo excited for you!!!!!!!!! 😀 Whohooo!
Clothes is second on my shopping list. Once I get in the zone, I reallyyyyy get in the zone and I come home with practically a whole new wardrobe. It’s so bad, which is why I try to steer clear of the mall as much as possible.
I really hope you remade that snack!
And I do not blame you at all for living with your parents, I really don’t see anything wrong with it! There’s too much pressure to be “independent” aka living on your own as soon as you graduate highschool, but family is family and they’re the most important people!
The snack was definitely remade 😀
Oh no! Sorry about your bowl. 🙁 I’ve done that way too many times to count!
I love shopping for clothes! I’m planning on doing a big shopping trip for fall clothes in a few weeks and I can’t wait. I’m already browsing websites and getting ideas haha. Besides that, I love buying kitchen stuff like appliances, dishes, bakeware, etc.
I’m SO excited for you about your new place. 😀 I sort of moved out when I went to university… but I still come home for the summers, so I still feel like my parents’ house is my real home. Plus I’ve moved apartments a lot, so none of them ever feel permanent. I’m excited for when I get to move into a place of my own for the long-term so that I can really make it feel like home.
I love shopping for home furnishings and decor! I’m so excited for you and cannot wait to see what you do with your new home n terms of decoration. Yes lady, I want to see your new home progress and flourish. I’m sure you will make it loom wonderful! 🙂
I loooove shopping for home decor! Seriously, if I had an unlimited amount of money, my life would be awesome. 🙂
Eeeeee I’m sooo excited for you!! I totally know the feeling!! 🙂 I’m now obsessed with buying stuff for my place and oh there’s a new obsession with cute plates, cutlery and pretty decorative stuff. Before I had my own place I would never have dreamed about loving buying ‘homeware’ but now I definitely love it..I feel so grown up haha!
It was pretty hard for my parents when I moved out too. Especially because my younger brother was going to university at the same time as me because I’d taken time out of education from ED stuff..so they went from having 2 kids in the house to none. They were totally lost at first, especially my mum who did everything for us..washing, cleaning our rooms (we were spoilt :P), cooking for my brother, driving us places..and then suddenly she had nothing to do except look after my Dad and it totally messed up her routine. Their lives kind of revolved around me and my brother. They soon got used to it though and although they do miss us, they are definitely loving having more quality time together and doing things spontaneously more because they know they don’t have to worry about what me and my brother want to do and if we have other commitments etc. 🙂
I am in LOVE with that sofa by the way! SO cool! I love interior design…I designed my whole bedroom back home and it looked like a palace hehe 😛 If I wasn’t doing fashion I would love to do interior design..
OMG if I had smashed a bowl like that there would be MEGA tears for aaaaaaaaaages. I don’t know what I’d do if I smashed my favourite Peter Rabbit plates and bowls 🙁
YAY FOR MOVING OUT! What an exciting period of your life 🙂 I haven’t moved out yet. I’m still only 21 though. My brother only just moved out and he’s 24. Although that’s not bad at all. My Dad didn’t move out until he was 29……………..
My favourite thing (besides food) to shop for is make up, nail polish, necklaces… accessories and what not. I don’t really like buying clothes because EVEN if I try it on, I always buy the wrong size. ALWAYS! Oh, woe is me.
xxx
Im so excited for you Amanda! I know your place will absolutely beautiful- just like you!!
While food-shopping is the most fun thing ever, I also have a HuGe (and dangerous and way to expencive) love for online clothes shopping! I can send order after order, and fool myself into thinking I get presents in the mail :O Not so much fun the day I have to pay, but it feels so good while shopping 😉 Im trying to kick that habit though!
Enjoy your week<3
Hehe I’m kind of scared to try online shopping because of how addicting it can be, especially because I looooooove getting packages in the mail.
I love interior design so I have to say that having a new place to kit out would be like heaven for me! Its so lovely to hear how excited you are about moving, its such a wonderful experience! Sorry about your bowl – at least it gives you an excuse to go buy a new one!
Im soo excited for you! I love the feeling of moving to a new place, and getting to start all over again. ESPECIALLY with new furniture.. and maybe new bowls ;]
I LOVE shopping for clothes…although my wallet isn’t too hot on the habit 🙂
that broken bowl was such a sad sight. even WORSE when i noticed its contents!!! my sincere condolences on the loss of your bowl and snack.
I can’t wait until you move in so I can see what you do with the place! I’m sure it’s gonna look great.
I’m moving into my first apt very soon and couldn’t be more excited!! Shopping for stuff is so fun. I just have to refrain from buying so much stuff though because I may not have room for it all, lol!
Ahh I’m SO excited for you! I’ve been living in my house for 2 years and I’m just now getting around to painting (or thinking about painting)! haha I have some colors picked out at least, so we’ll see! 😉
I adore homewares and things like that… in fact our mutual love for them made my mother and I open up our own homewares shop (www.pantoufle.com.au :)). The other day I needed some retail therapy and came home with the most divine dark stone soft-edged cheese platter and oyster-pearl-shell mini-dishes for the top. I barely even eat cheese and I still live at home. But the set was so amazing I had to have it.
I am living again at home, but I moved out at 21 and lived and worked overseas for two years, during which I got ill with an ED. I loved living outside of home at the time, but I moved back with my parents when I returned to Australia last year and I am still here. Like you, we get along so well and having a stable, supportive family is a great comfort in recovery. And from living very independently for a while, it was so cosy and novel to have a warm, inviting family to come home to every night. But I do now look forward to moving out and gaining independence soon, even though my mum seems like yours – she’s going to have to take a while to adjust again to a quieter house 🙂 But it’s more incentives to invite them over and spoil them in your new place!
Hehe I don’t think I’m even going to have to invite mine over. I’m pretty sure they’re gonna demand their own set of keys and just show up whenever 😆
I am so excited for you!!! Can’t wait to see your new place!!!