Like I do every year, a what-I-got post for the archives:

Aunt Ann and Ed:
- Pottery Barn beach towels, candle, candle holder, decorative matches, and basket

Dad:
- Bed Bath & Beyond gift card

Grandpa and Mary:
- wedding/house money

Ross:
- stuffed Uglydoll

Mike:
- Ponyo Blu-ray
- Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway Blu-ray
- Victoria’s Secret gift card

Mike and I have finally chosen paint colors! Here’s the palette:

In order from top to bottom, left to right:

• Belle Grove Aloe Green (to replace the dark green)
• New Day (for the master bedroom)
• Moonbeam (for the master bathroom and my office)
• Serenity (for Mike’s office)
• Warm Fog (for the first floor room)

Not sure when it’ll all happen yet, but definitely soon.

Now that moving into my first real house will happen in June (!), it’s hard not to think about decorating and all the organization that can happen. So I’ll probably be posting a lot of pictures/links that I come across and find cool. Like this one:

Fish scale tiles. I mean, how can you not like that?

So I’ve been getting calls multiple times a day for almost a week from the same number: 610-266-9088. They never leave a message and a quick Google search reveals them to be what I call “phone spam.” Just ’cause I’m curious, below is a list of how many times a day they’ve called — hopefully over time they’ll realize I won’t answer and give up:

• March 9th: 2 times
• March 10th: 3 times
• March 11th: 3 times
• March 12th: 4 times
• March 13th: 3 times
• March 14th: none!
• March 15th: 5 times
• March 16th: 7 times
• March 17th: 2 times
• March 18th: none!
• March 19th: 1 time
• March 20th: 1 time
• March 21st: none!
• March 22nd: none!

Have they given up?

I’ll edit this post each day as needed. By the way, I know about this page — no need to post it

I know I don’t make many domestic-type posts, but I got Casabella’s Water Stop All-Purpose Gloves with my Amazon.com gift card a couple days ago, and they’re freakin’ awesome. Now I can wash dishes without taking off my rings, worrying about the water temperature, or dealing with dry skin! There’s also texturing on the fingers so soapy dishes stay where they’re supposed to. Granted, I’ve never owned dish gloves before, but I have a feeling these will be staying for a while.

So, as you can probably tell, I got a new domain name! I’ve wanted one for awhile that was shorter and less juvenile than weirdncrazy.com/universe, and not a subdomain. Unfortunately, all the decent combinations of my first and/or last name that I could think of were taken … I even considered clai.re for a second (.re = Reunion Island), but didn’t feel like dealing with the extra effort when cla1re.com was available. Even though it’s not my first choice, I’m definitely happy with it

So I was browsing my new favorite organization site, Umbra, when I come across their Clutch Sink Caddy:

Notice anything strange about the sink? If not, take a look at the drain — I don’t know about you, but I really don’t think sinks come with 1 1/2 drains lol.