goodmorning.bloggies :)
how are we doing today?!

i've decided to skip the morning workout today,

have to be into work early- so it just wasn't gunna happen.

plus, i've got something HUGE weighing on my heart & i need to let it out.
Gabe got a job offer in New.York.

which for any of you that are geographically challanged-

is VERY far away from Florida.

most likely, i can transfer to Geico so that takes care of my job..

but the thought of packing up & moving cross country scares the little pants off me.

here are some pro's to moving:

*it's a seriously awesome job opportunity
*we will both be much closer to our families

*i'm closer to the city, where marketing jobs are easier to come by

*i do love the seasons & you dont get much of that down here.

here are some con's to moving:

*it's risky to move across the country & not know if he'll like the job

*moving is VERY expensive

*i'm leaving all of my college friends behind

*i'm waiting to hear on a job offer in DC for a marketing position

oh the decisions!! off I go to pray about it, because just thinking about it makes my head want to explode.. for those of you who pray- please shoot one up for us during this hard decision making time. & for those of you who don't, flip a coin for us or something. we need some serious wise imput.

GodisLove,
Mrs.Grinder.

could this be Gabe in the near future?!

day3.

Today I helped my dear friend Tiffany organize her apartment/life & it was very refreshing.

who would think someone that pretty could have SO MUCH baggage ;)

So after helping her sort through the piles of stuff that 4 years of college has left her with, I've realized that it's time for me to do the same.
With the move, I think it's time to get rid of the things that I only, sort-of, like & only keep the things that i LOVE & cant.live.with.out.

love this form of organizing/decorating
bc it's still pretty, but totally functional.

again, pretty bookcases but i LOVE the ladder
i want a vintage one to put blankets on!

how creative for crafting,
i love the "tools" hanging from the walls.

i've always wanted a place to walk in & hang jackets right on the wall.
very functional & perfect looking.



& upon researching on apartment.therapy i found a list of helpful tips when it comes to moving.

the list starts from 8weeks before you move & we're at 3weeks.

looks like i've got some catching up todo!

whoops!

I'm going to make lemon-artichoke chicken for dinner with strawberry brussle sprouts.

deeeeeeee-lish.

LOVE,
Mrs.Grinder.

day2.

Today has been another day filled with nothing much, which I'm pretty okay with. I didn't get out of bed until late & then Gabe & I went to Target to use some COUPONS!

Seriously, I got such a high from saving $16.
You wouldn't think that'd make a big deal, but it did!

For dinner I made -sloppy joes- & peach/onion salad.

Most people think of sloppy joes as a last minute resort, but I was actually REALLY excited to make them. Growing up we never ate anything that was, how do you say this.. normal? So I get excited to eat things that other people find mundane.

I've spent the last few hours making picture frames for both myself, and my friends as house warming gifts for some of my friends & my husband has JUST walked in the door from a night of work- so I'm going to have to wrap this up!

Some pictures that are serving as inspiration for our new apartment:

That's all until tomorrow, I'll post some pics of my recent crafts.

GodisLove,
MrsGrinder

I'm baaaaaaaaaack!

Well, after a rough few weeks off of again, on again. The blog & I have decided to give it a second shot.

Since the breakup, I've been spending my time going to the gym, working & sleeping- very exotic, I know.

Even though I haven't been blogging myself, I've been spending some time reading up on other blogs & crafting away for our new apartment!

One of my favorite blogs of my entire life is cupcakes&cashmere & I literally check her blog daily.
& by daily i might mean hourly.

Recently Emily posted about her Mermaid Nail tutorail, which you can find here & the inspiration has been spreading like wild fire.

I figured it was time for me to give it a try & here's what I came up with:

not the best pic, but i already had my nails painted coral
so i just went with the gold glitter!


Some other combos that I came up with:

would have been PERFECT for the 4th, shame on me.

can't really tell but the glitter is green, perfect Watermelon combo!

this is what i'm rockin for my weekend!



And a quick shot of my nailpolish collection, I think it's safe to say that I purchase polish every time I stop by Forever21.

love these pastel shades..

I love all the colors!

Okay, that's what I've got for you today. I have off the next 3 days so I'll be working on some posts!
I'm also going to link up to some parties this week with my new crafts!

GodisLove,
Mrs.Grinder

breakup..

Sorry for my lack of posts.. I've been going through a rough breakup season.
First it was with my blog, due to the sucky-ness of blogger,

second was with my hot gluegun.
(& i'll tell you, that was a sticky one..)

I had been feeling like my posts were becoming more of a chore than an alternative stress reliever so I decided to just stop. But when the blogging stopped, the crafting was still in full swing. That was until the second breakup, with my gluegun.

A few people had asked me for a tutorial for the lamp that I made recently, so I figured I'd do a nice little tutorial for my first post back. Welp, that's what I get for thinking, lead to one of the worst breakups of my life. I literally stuck my left ring finger DIRECTLY into a freshly squeezed line of VERY VERY HOT glue. (I now see why they offer low & hi temp guns..)

After the finger was insterted into the glue, lots of screaming, laughing then crying followed. I cursed at the glue gun & told it I was DONE. So, sorry Jen.. The tutorial will have to wait, my finger is currently bandaged up & refuses to go ANYWHERE near anything that has the name HOT in it.

Until then, I figured I'd leave a few pictures for aesthetic purposes.

both my supervisor & sisterinlaw are pregnant..
PERFECT bridal shower if it's a GiRL!

i'm looking for the perfect word to put above our bed,
Dream is one of the top candidates!

what a perfect picture for the "first night of summer"
i wish i could be in this picture.

So that's that. Check in soon.. The blog & I are in the trying to "work things out".. It's looking pretty good.

GodisLove,
Mrs.Grinder.

snapshot!

I've been checking projects off my "to-do list" lately, but the reason I've yet to upload them is simple.
My camera is in my car.

So until I either remember to bring my camera up, or am not too lazy to walk down to the car when I do remember, you'll have to be patient!

I posted a picture of my most recent lamp today on my facebook/twitter.

crackle paint, love it.

I got a few different requests for how I made the base and also the shade, so I'm going to do seperate tutorial posts soon! I'm bad at doing tutorial posts because I get so excited during projects that I forget to take pictures!!

Anyways, tomorrow's going to be a great day.. we are going to be VERY productive.

GodisLove,
Mrs.Grinder

so excited..

((I'm so excited.. & I just can't hide it!))

Gabe & I were visiting my parents last weekend, went with 1 suitcase.. left with 4. Can someone tell me how that happens? I took some pictures that I've yet to upload because life is life, but the weekend was basically filled with eating food, shopping & eating more food. There's just something about my family, all we do is eat together.

Anyways, the suitcases that we came back with were filled with plenty of goodies such as new clothing, my jewelry making goods & a sandwich press.

A typical girl would be most excited about the picture below coming back with her:

brand new, Michael Kors watch..
such a beaut.

However, I think my excitement is equally shared with bringing the object below home:

my little precious Interlude 435.



I spent about an hour last night trying to remember how to use it,

but IM SERIOUSLY SO EXCITED TO HAVE IT BACK!

I've already got the first project picked out, I hope it's not going to be too hard..

this beautiful little poof, found at design.sponge

Off I go to pick out the color scheme for my beauty.

GodisLove,
Mrs.Grinder.