It's almost 6am and I've been up for hours. I was stirred awake from my lovely slumber by a not so lovely coughing, wheezy fit. Not sure what set it off. It's been weeks since I took Leo on a playdate to the home of a friend that had a cat. Thought I'd be OK but ended up sick for a week after that. Can cat still be in my system 2 week later? Dreaded CATS!!!

Since I'm up I'll tell some of my latest projects. I took a color certification class for interior designers. I still have to submit a final project before I actually become certified. I will be honest & say this class is whipping my butt! I thought it would be easy since I think I have a good eye for color & love to work with it & help clients bring it into their home. There's a whole science to color that I completely forgot about. And so many thing to remember like definitions that are always used incorrectly on all those HGTV shows. Oh and then there are the harmonies & the properties of each. I have not even begun my final project because I want to get them down pat. It's a struggle. I swear my brain is not what it used to be since having a child.

The second big thing going on is redecorating my apartment. Poor Tom is already over this. We've been here for nine years and suddenly I feel a deep rooted urge to paint walls and change things around. It's more than just an urge since it eats away at me & keeps me up at night. So we'll be working on our new kitchen floors this week. I have a feeling that painting the cabinets will soon follow. Have avoided it for years since they are not real wood & I'm a bit scared to tackle that 80's laminate.

Our faux finished hallway that serves as my office will get the biggest overhaul. Walls will be primed and painted. The walnut (yuck!) office armoire will go bye-bye and Tom & I are designing new custom pieces. I have actually been dreaming about the finished product and getting excited about putting everything in it's new home.

Then there's the living room. This one is not too drastic. A slipcover for the red velvet chair & some new pillows, accessories and artwork. I need a change. Tom thinks that doing all this work will distract me from some other "big projects" that I need to focus on for my biz. Maybe he's right to some degree but I'm feeling so confined and uninspired especially in my work space right now. I truly believe that changing even little things like the color of a room can spark so many things. So my home decorating plate is a bit full for the Spring/Summer. That's OK because the results will produce an amazing Fall/Winter.

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