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| Move In Day! 7/31/2012 |
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| Getting settled in. 8/3/2012 |
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| Clothing Swap! 01/2013 |
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| Clothing Swap! 01/2013 |
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| Clothing Swap! 01/2013 |
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| Clothing Swap! 01/2013 |
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| Turning 21! 90's Party 02/2013 |
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| Turning 21! 90's Party 02/2013 |
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| Turning 21! 90's Party 02/2013 |
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| Turning 21! 90's Party 02/2013 |
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| Turning 21! 90's Party 02/2013 |
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| Turning 21! 90's Party 02/2013 |
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| A Brand New Niece. 03/2013 |
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| New Wood Floors & A Fresh Start. 07/2013 |
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| A Fresh Start. 07/2013 |
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| CB comes home! 07/2013 |
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| A New Look. 08/2013 |
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| A New Look. 08/2013 |
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| Summer Swap Shop! 09/2013 |
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| A New Hobby. 11/2013 |
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| Nasty Roommates.12/2013 |
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| Snowpocalypse. 4 days of being stuck inside. 12/2013 |
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| Finally, a dining table! 01/2014 |
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| Continuing to make wreaths 03/2014 |
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| Continuing to make a house a home. 03/2014 |
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| Continuing to make a house a home. 05/2014 |
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| A business is born! "SHIBUGG" by La Vie Rubelle 05/2014 |
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| Summer nights. 06/2014 |
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| Boxes, Boxes, Boxes. Moving out 06/2014 |
If these walls could talk...
-They would tell you how excited I was to move in...only to find out my roommate already had everything she needeed, so there was no need for the decor I'd scrounged up at thrift shops
-They would tell you that in the beginning, the place always smelled good.
-They would tell you that when the heater was turned on, the smoke detectors went off
-They would tell you about the time our smoke detector went off for 30 minutes for no reason
-They would tell you about the dishes that piled up
-They would tell you about the movie nights that have been had here with the best of friends
-They would tell you about the massive amount of clothing left over from clothing swaps
-They would tell you about the time after my 21st birthday when I slept in the closet because I was throwing up for 12 hours straight
-They would tell you about the drunken nights that had me stumbling up the stairs
-They would tell you about the heartache and heartbreak over stupid boys
-They would tell you that all of my best friends have stayed here, even the out of state ones.
-They would tell you that in my living room was where I got to hold my newest niece (She has also been the last. I've gotten a string of boys since!)
-They would tell you that it was here that I learned I was going to be an Aunt again...one, two, three times
-They would tell you about the tears shed here over the people I love leaving my life
-They would tell you about the dreams and plans and hopes that never quite came to fruition
-They would tell you about the schoolwork that was never ending
-They would tell you about the frustrations of having roommates
-They would tell you the angry things I've said about said roommates
-They would tell you how when the new wood floors were installed, I twirled around on it barefoot for two weeks
-They would tell you how I sat indian style on the living room floor to watch tv when I had no couch
-They would tell you how much I loved decorating...and can't stop ;)
-They would tell you about all of the projects I completed here, and how the spray paint covers the patio
-They would tell you about the trash that sat for weeks and the moldy food that was left in the dishes
-They would tell you about the ruined dishes that I had to toss out
-They would tell you that I switched to greener, more natural, eco friendly cleaning products
-They would tell you about the crazy "crunchy" things I do. Oil pulling, peppermint oil for headaches and pain, coconut oil for burns and cuts, home made shower soaps, glass cups, pyrex tupperware, resuable feminine products, tea tree oil toothpaste, making my own laundry detergent, no longer using dryer sheets
-They would tell you the hours of research I've done about being an "earth mama"
-They would tell you that I want to be a doula
-They would tell you about the losses two years have brought
-They would tell you about the courageous decision I made, not for self but for others.
-They would tell you about the many, many prayers murmured in this bedroom of mine.
-They would tell you that when I started decorating sunglasses, I didn't know it would be a business. It's a slow but steady start.
-They would tell you of the times I followed my heart completely and never regretted it.
-They would tell you about the poetry scribbled down passed midnight
-They would tell you how much I SWOON over Jared Padalecki...and how nervous I was to buy a picture with him...but not really ;)
-They would tell you that I am becoming someone really great. Someone confident in her body, in her convictions, confident in the people she surrounds herself with and where she is going. Someone who is confident in being crunchy, in being a woman, and in her heart. Someone with integrity, and grace, and honesty, and compassion. Someone with good intentions and big dreams. And small dreams.
I've grown in this apartment. I've loved, I've lost, I've had to let go and move forward. I've cried and been angry and confused and hurt. I've discovered the secret to life and the smallest of joys. For two years I've been "the girl behind the red door" and I liked that girl. Most days, I loved her. But it's time to move forward now, and embrace being the girl behind some other colored door who has even more growing and learning to do. I have no doubt she'll be just as great :)
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