Apartment Rehab

I don’t know what is going on with me but I am feeling VERY anxious/uncomfortable with my apartment and keep thinking about redecorating ideas to freshen things up.  Here’s some ideas I have for now:

LIVING ROOM:

-Build window seat for the little window nook? The cats LOVE looking out those windows and as such, the end table and chair I have in this space now are constantly coated with bits of cat litter and fur and sometimes cat barf.  I could sell the table and chair since I have no other room for it.  I could make a cushion with a removable, washable cover too.

-Plants.  I keep talking about this but not doing it!  I think 3 hanging plants in the corner would be nice, with maybe a small succulent or 2 in the media console.

-Lose the skulls.  My decorating theme for the past couple of years has been skulls and I think they are played out. I’m not sure what to replace them with, maybe vintage cat figurines and stuff?

-Get rid of the ottoman.  It takes up SO much room and isn’t really used.  I used to use my grandfather’s foot locker as a coffee table and now it’s pushed to the side to make space for the ottoman.  I think the only argument for keeping it would be that it matches the couch, but the couch is already not resellable due to the cats scratching it, so whatever.

-Recover the couch.  First of all, it’s orange.  Secondly, it’s leather and the cats scratch it and the leather is worn and it just looks gross.  I think I can cheaply/easily recover it with a couple sets of king sheets and upholstery pins.  I’d like to do a pattern so it doesn’t show wear very easily.

KITCHEN:

-Get a nice curtain or blind for the window.

-Organize the stuff that is on top of the cabinets and maybe add some plants.

-Organize all the cabinets.  Shit is always so messy.  Maybe get a shallow pantry/china cabinet/hoosier cabinet to go on the wall opposite the kitchen for food storage?  Maybe once I organize this will be fine!

BEDROOM:

-Move the bed back against the wall? It means that Eric would have to roll over me in the mornings but he always wakes me up when he gets up anyway so whatever.  Or we could switch sides.  Again, whatever.  The bedroom just feels claustrophobic.

-Frame some prints to hang.

-Get Eric to build one of those octagonal wall shelves.

-Clean out the closet again.

-Hang a curtain over the window.

BATHROOM:

-Install full length mirror on back of door.

-Remove koala picture over toilet, add shelf/towel rack.

-Get new shower curtain

BACK ROOM/OFFICE:

-Organize closet (of course)

-Hang bikes

-Move patio table and chairs outside, chain to deck.

Ok! I think that’s it.  This weekend I swear I am going to chug a ton of coffee and do a deep clean/organization!

November Goals

Hi! Long time no write.  It turns out that my life is far too boring for a lifestyle blog with regular updates.  However, I wanted to make some goals for November, and I thought maybe publishing them would help me stick to them.

1. Start going to the gym regularly. 
If there is one thing I hate, it's physical activity.  But my blood work came back not so great and I think I can nip some things in the bud if I start exercising a little.  Not a ton- I won't become the gym bunny I once was.  More like walking for 30 minutes after work, maybe some weights, maybe some yoga.  Defining "regularly" is hard- ideally I'd do 5 days a week but stuff comes up, so I guess I will say 3 days a week.

2. Clean out the back room closet.
This closet HAUNTS ME and every weekend I put it on my to-do list and every weekend I do not even go in the back room.  I swear I will get this clean in November.

Well, I guess that's it.  There's other things I want to do, small improvements I want to make to my apartment, but I don't know how money is going to be this month and I don't want to feel badly for not reaching goals I can't afford.