So I got creative.... A friend by the name of Angie Archibald came over yesterday and helped me discover my subconscious decorating fears...I decided I would face those fears and first and foremost decorate with things that I actually like and have an attached meaning to and to use colors other than black, brown, and tan. I have never been good at picking out decorations or placing things just so, so I have decided to lean heavily my photography creativity for inspiration in decorating. My first project- above the pantry door in the kitchen. At first I was going to just take all kinds of kitcheny pictures (I was thinking forks, wooden spoons, glasses...) but then I thought of dear Angie and her advice and I dug deeper- So I asked myself, "What do we like? What do we eat?" and immediately I thought of pasta and marinara sauce. So I grabbed some tomatoes from the fridge, snipped some rosemary off of my tiny half dying plant on the windowsill, and poured a glass of milk that was supposed to resemble cream (you know to represent those wild and crazy nights when we switch it up to alfredo! I know we live on the edge..) So I set up a little art studio in a cove where I had my Christus statue and went to work. When I got the pictures I wanted I sent them over to walgreens from the computer, then whisked the children in the car to pick them up. As I was putting them up Angie actually stopped by with a little present (a red lantern holder thingee.. see how educated I am at decorating...) to help my house build some character. It is on top of the fridge and looks quite adorable- so thank you Angie for the bird feeder/lantern thingamajig and for the inspiration too actually make something creative for my house!