Home Sweet Home - Well, almost

My new Ikea rug for my new home office!

The mirror Bec found for me in TJ Maxx - got an extra $3 off, only $27 - ya baby!

My craftmanship - you can't tell that the clothes are crooked here. ; )

Quite the mini fridge, eh?

After approximately 2 years of yapping about moving out of my dad's house, I finally made a move. Sort of. An opportunity got thrown my way last month and I took it. The problem was - it was in Tampa, and I didn't really think the whole situation through completely. Imagine that. But considering the fact that I work in downtown St. Pete and go to the gym in Tyrone, my family and pretty much all my friends live in the Tyrone area - I guess it was silly. I think it was wishful thinking. I thought I would move to Tampa, go out there a couple of times and meet all of these new friends. Ha! Who the H was I kidding.

Anywho, I stumbled upon a new opportunity (thanks again Jill!) that landed me back in town, actually very close to work. It is sooo nice being able to sleep past 6:30 a.m., now I need to just start going to bed earlier so it actually makes a difference! I have much more privacy with this living arrangement and am really enjoying it so far. However, it's definitely a work in progress making it "my own space" or in better terms - "Shannon-izing it." I have a picture in my head of what the final product will be and I can't wait. It will be soo pretty. The problem is - I can't seem to focus worth a darn. I have been spending all of my time, money and energy on the little (and not so dire) things. And of course I have to go to the gym, or dinner, or to this or that. I really need a lesson on time management. I know all of the rules and guidelines, just need to actually follow them. I will crack down on myself this weekend though.

I did use a drill for the first time in my life tonight - and almost totally successfully. Apparently there needs to be enough room for the hangers to fit when hanging up a closet rod. Who woulda thunk? It's so close too. Well, get ready for lots of room updates to be posted (all three of you readers), considering how this "project" is consuming most of my time - it's the number one topic of conversation for me. I am loving every minute of it though...that is, after quite an emotional weekend. The dude (middle aged dude) asking me if my mini fridge was for a dorm room and not seeming to know to just let it go and continuing to ask for details almost made me snap - thought about punching him in the face - but I opted for a deep breath instead.

More good news is that I didn't walk straight into my bathroom door last night when I went to go pee in the middle of the night, like I did the previous night. Maybe I should just drink less water.