I am an angry person

Sometimes, well most times, I feel like there is this crazy little meany inside of me that just wants to rip people to shreds. I get super annoyed way too easily and just plain irritated. I find myself rolling my eyes at teachers and classmates because of their stupidity and making "ugh" noises way too often. It's kind of funny because most people would classify me as being a shy and quiet person. I guess I am that way so I don't end up punching someone in the throat. I think that is why I love spending so much time alone because then there is no chance of someone bugging me. 

I feel bad for Ryan because he is on the receiving end of my madness but somehow he still loves me. I am so grateful that I have Ryan to balance me out. He makes me laugh and "purposely" tries to get on my nerves just so I will laugh about it. Lately, I haven't been feeling as angry. (Please don't get scared of my crazy inner-self :) I really only hate annoying people.) Anyway, I haven't been feeling as angry which I think is because of Ryan and the crazy pill... I feel like lately we are "newly weds" again and always want to be in each others company. Isn't is crazy that we will have been married for 3 years in December! I am actually really happy with where we are in our lives. We love our new apartment and Laramie isn't at all that bad. Which is a good thing because there is a huge chance we might be here an extra 2 years... I am grateful for Ryan. If it wasn't for him I don't think I would be in school or really doing anything great with my life. He inspires me to be better which includes keeping the house clean and making dinner every night lol. I want to be a good wife for  him so I am trying my best to do the things that I don't like doing. And trying my best to be a happy person and not a scary one. 

TMI

WARNING: TMI

I just have to say that I have never been so happy to have my period in my life! Let me explain.. At the end of this month would have marked the 11th month since I have last had a period. For some reason I don't menstruate like I'm supposed to and this was the longest amount of time I have gone without having a period. So I was getting a little worried. But now I am RELIEVED! 

Bring on the mother of all periods! 

Coming Together

I am not done with this project yet but I am so excited I just had to post! 

Yesterday I went thrifting and found the perfect lamp for $3! I could not pass up a deal like that so I brought it home with me. Plus the guy threw in a free bulb.. Score! 

The first step was painting. My "go to" color lately is white so I chose a white spray paint plus primer and painted the base. I then went and bought a lampshade, taped it off, and painted black stripes. The black paint bled through the tape a little so I am working up a plan to get perfect finished edges. Not entirely sure how I am going to do that yet. Well here it is my new and improved lamp! Loving it! 

P.S. I went back to the thrift store today and found an identical lamp! So of course I needed two of the same lamp for balance and bought the second one for $3 again and with another free bulb! Double score! Both lamps are done and painted all I need to do now is fix the black lines. Yay my room is almost done! 

Sneak Peak

Here is a sneak peak of my bedroom makeover! So last week I was driving to one of my primary boy's baptism and I saw this dresser by the dumpster a couple house down from where I live. I went to the baptism (the entire time thinking about what I could do to that dresser! Especially because Ryan and I have never had our very own dresser..) and drove home hoping the dresser was still there. Luckily it was! So I dragged my poor sick husband, who has mono and is now finally recovering, out of bed and made him help me carry this dresser down the street and to our apartment. 

I recently bought a new bedspread that is turquoise and that inspired me to have a coral and turquoise bedroom. I found what I thought was coral in the "oops" paint section at Walmart and painted the dresser. I was horrified at first because it is more pink than coral. I am still debating on painting it gray or a dark turquoise but waiting until we get moved into our new place. The bottom drawer was damaged so I yanked the front off and painted the inside. I bought two baskets that will be our "sock" baskets and new black and white striped knobs from the Hob Lob. 

Now that the baskets are in and the new knobs are on I am liking the color better. Once I see my new room all put together with the bedding and side tables that I am planning on making I will decide if I will change the paint color or not. But for now here is a sneak peak for what's to come. 

What do you think about the color?

New Apartment

Because we are moving in August I decided that it would be a great time to redecorate! I am so excited because when Ryan and I first got married I was in a "black" stage and wanted all black decor. That is not what I want now. I also bought a bunch of stuff that isn't my style at all, I guess I just wasn't sure how I wanted my place to look. Well, now I do and I want to pursue a career in interior design so this is good practice for me. 

THE PLAN

Starting now I am taking $15 out of every pay check and saving it in a special decorating envelope. I want to redo my living room, bathroom and bedroom. Here is my budget. 

Living Room: $100

Bedroom: $50

Bathroom: $50

I created a mood board for the living room so I can get it out of my head and so I can start sleeping again and so I don't forget what I want everything to look like. Below is what I am going for. I want to use navy, grey, white and a little yellow for the living room. Right now I have orange (don't ask) and lots of black so my goal is to save money by painting and recovering items I already have. Here is the mood board.

I already have the couch which is sort of an item I regret getting because it is not my style at all. But since I don't have the budget, the couch stays. My goal is to spend the least amount of money for a high end look. I am going to get two Ikea side tables ($7.99 a piece!) and set them side by side to create a coffee table. The biggest dilemma I am having right now is what I should do about the rug. The rug on the left is from Ikea for only $19.99 and it is a decent size or I could get a more expensive rug with the exact color and pattern that I want. So my question is, does the Ikea rug look good with my stuff? Opinions please! 

I am so excited about this project and actually creating a home! Kristen this means we are going on a shopping spree when I visit in July! 

Update

It's official, we got the apartment! We are going in on Thursday to sign the lease. I am so excited to live in this place and get out of this bad situation with our current landlords. Yay!!

Apartment

We found an apartment! This is actually the first and only place we have looked at but I love it. It is not ours yet because the Realtor is still trying to get a hold of the people who are living there now. When we went over it looked like they just up and left the place, the mail was overflowing out of the box and it was kind of a mess. So hopefully when they finally turn up they will be leaving so we can have it. 

This apartment is the very top level of this house, 2 bedroom and 1 bathroom. The entrance is the door to the right and the apartment is up some stairs. It has a loft like feel and all the ceilings are valeted which I love because it gives the space character and it has a dishwasher and washer and dryer! Two things that I haven't had for 2+ years. It is also only a couple blocks away from UW so we can walk to school! This place is on the other side of town from where we are now so we will be moving wards for the third time since living in Laramie. I will be sad about that because I have really grown to love our ward and our primary class so it will  be hard leaving. This will be our third move since being in Laramie and our seventh in 2 1/2 years of marriage. I am so ready to stop moving and get settled. We will be living here for the next year in a half (If we get it!!) and I would love to call this place home. Cross your fingers!