We have two bathrooms in our new place (insert happy dance). Since my boyfriend and I moved into together we've always shared one bathroom between the 3 of us. Talk about crowded. With a little boy's bath toys and my boyfriends extensive collection of hair gel and cologne, and we haven't even started on my hair products etc... it was a disaster. We're planning renovations on BOTH bathrooms eventually but one of them is in immediate need of updating. We're talking, sheet rock only walls in the shower that are beginning to crumble and counter tops and a sink from the 60's. I'm all for vintage charm, but this is just old and outdated. Right now, we are mostly using what is technically the master bathroom and slowly making changes to the guest/Conrad's bathroom. In a perfect world I would have a clawfoot or garden tub and a separate shower. We'll see if that happens.

Here's a bit of my inspiration for the guest/Conrad's bathroom.  I'm really hoping to give it some pretty bright tile on the wall and maybe the floor. I'm also leaning towards a pretty wood pattern for the floor. Both of our bathrooms are fairly small so I don't think it would be too big of a project. What do you think? Have any tips? I'm really scared to to be tackling my first ever home reno project... thank goodness my brother is a plumber in case any disasters arrise! haha

happy weekend everyone!
kat

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One of the amazing perks of my job (which I'm loving more and more each week) so far is that they allow us to attend conferences related to our field and positions. I'm a designer for the company so I'm super excited to attend my first conference for my company tomorrow! We're not going out of state or anything wild, just to Grand Prairie, but I'm still excited for what I can learn. I love these kinds of experiences. If you're in the Dallas or Texas area you should check it out! I am very curious to see how the boyfriend handles being on dad duty solo the next day and half. haha. I going to miss those guys for sure.. but maybe they'll get some manly bonding time in haha.

The name is Brand + Aid and it "is an action-packed, two-day event that will give you the motivation and information you need to take your brand to the next level." Right up my alley! I'm excited to hear everyone speak, but in particular Peter Wood, Beth Owens, Tiffany Monhollon, and Corbett Guest .


I think that Peter Wood's work is great. I find it very smart and witty. It's playful.  He has a particular project in his portfolio called JFK's Unspoken Speech where the mission was to take photos of Dallas citizens each holding a word from JFK's 2,549 word speech that he never made. It's a series of 7 videos where citizens read his speech for him. It's incredible. It's very moving and uplifting.  Check out all of the videos on their site!



Well better get back to work!
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Kat

If you follow my blog at all you might recall us finally buying a house and moving in a little over a month ago. For the most part we are unpacked but things are not exactly where they need to be yet. I've been strugglinh with doing a little here and a little there but at the end of the day it felt and looked like I had gotten absolutely nothing done. So, I decided to take it one room at a time because, basically, I get discouraged if I don't see progress or a finished project.  So this past weekend I tackled the most cluttered room in the house, my son's room. I organized his toys and books into bins and boxes. Sifted through clothes that didn't fit or get worn. Now we can finally get things like rugs, shelves etc.. Here are a few images I'm in love with that I hope to use as inspiration for my little Conrad's room. (I'm in love with silly, goofy animal art prints in particular!)

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adios for today friends.

kat

It's a new year.. and it seems like everyone is trying to reinvent themselves... eat right.. lose weight.. change old bad habits etc.. It's all incredibly cliche to me... but starting fresh is something that really excites me... I've been thinking about this blog non stop the past few couple of weeks and where to go with it, the overall vibe, content, and who I am as a blogger.   I'm excited for 2014... but I'm hoping for much less stress and a lot more CALM. I spent so much of 2013 cramming in freelance work until 1 AM after getting off work from my day job and my piece of mind and life suffered. I struggled with constantly feeling guilt over not devoting myself more to my son and my home life. And throw college classes into that mix... well you get the idea.

 I found myself not enjoying the actual work itself  as much as I used to because of how stressed and guilty working made me feel.  I definitely will be focusing more on just relaxing and enjoying life and my family more.  With finishing up all of my current client projects I feel a very heavy weight being lifted off of my shoulders.  I already have a 8-5 job where I get to design work that I love that pays. consistantly.  Why spend my time stressing about work when the work day is over ?

I'm hoping this will mean more book reading, thrifting, adventures, movie marathon watching, mini road tripping, flea market hunting and blogging solely for fun and all things enjoyable. Of course I'm still volunteering for a few places and people but I'll be taking on freelance work VERY VERY selectively and NEVER more than is convenient. I'm very excited for my blog and shop to be my only REAL dedicated project outside of my job.  I'm looking very forward to this year with you guys!

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