House Tour part 2

Ready for part 2 of the house tour? But let's sit down for a minute and have a chat. I'm all about being real with you guys. I'm not perfect. And I like to think I don't pretend to be. Jon and I have been listening to a book on cd about birth order. According to it I am a "discouraged perfectionist firstborn". I won't go into a complete character profile on what that means but let's just say I tell myself I have to be perfect all the time.

For example, when we have company over I worry that my house might look too clean. Like I just cleaned it. Jon bugs me all the time about how I try to make the house look less clean but not messy. The other day just to appease him I took a few of my sewing projects and placed them on my desk to look "not clean" I was so proud of my growth and called him over to praise my efforts. He looks at it and bursts out laughing. Apparently it was too neatly placed of a mess.

Why am I telling you this? In an attempt to work through my overly perfectionistic tendencies I decided to not clean the house before I took pictures for the tour. And know what? the pictures are driving me crazy! I can see everything that needs to be cleaned or organized and think "I can't post that!" But I'm keepin it real. So I posted part 1 and now part 2. But don't judge me if you see something out of place. Or if the garbage container is almost full. I'm growing. :)

Alright, now that half of you have either closed this window or skipped that part... let's get on to the tour!

 

When we left off last time we had yet to see the kitchen, office, and living room. This picture is looking into the (dark) kitchen and to the living room.

Jon's fresh baked cookies and of course coffee!

The office/craft room comes with a glass door and a cat that peeks through.

Want to play Ispy again? Spot the mokopo pictures!

How can you tell I used to work in retail and did a lot of merchandising? My craft supplies are all neatly hanging on my board! My neglected Accounting school work to the right. Material waiting for my next projects! And a painting I did last year.

 

The living room. We found one set of couch legs, but not the other. Don't ask me why or how they got separated! But somehow one set is still missing! Grr! It might look a little strange having the couches facing not in front of the tv. But I like watching from a ways back and Jon moves the other couch when we watch movies or play wii. The rest of the time we enjoy all the windows!

 

We had a wood fire for the first time the other day. It's been getting a little chilly at night and Jon really wanted a fire. It is August right?

That's his pride and joy on the left. his fish tank.

So there ya have it! That's where we're living now. We love it! Hope you enjoyed the tour!