A Different Sort of Project

I won't be upset if you didn't notice, but we've taken a bit of an extended break from both our blog and our work on the Villa. Sure, it's been a busy few months with the holidays, a hectic work schedule, and other general life things...but the main reason we haven't been around much anymore is that - after painting the lovely thing twice - we're no longer decorating a blue office. We're working on a blue...

...NURSERY! (Here's where I would post some adorable ultrasound pictures or a side view of my growing belly...but I have neither available and I'm leaving that up to your imagination.)

After finally coming out of my first-trimester hibernation (seriously, I didn't know it was possible to sleep in one position on the couch for three straight months), we're ready to get cracking again. And even though I haven't written much about it, we actually HAVE accomplished a thing or two over the past couple of months - like consulting with a designer to get some "big picture" ideas and getting estimates on the flooring. Little things without any fun corresponding pictures, but still things.

The good news is that the paint and supplies that I prepped for the next project (you know, before Thanksgiving when I innocently thought we'd be taking about a week off...) is all sitting exactly where I left it back before I fell asleep and took three months to wake up. And I've learned that I'll need to ditch my "do everything in one night" mentality to set small goals for ourselves. For example, this week I'll be completely thrilled if I make it over there once to make sure I have all the painting supplies we need so that we can jump right in this weekend.

So - no need to send out the search party. We're right here and we're still working away as fast as we can. Except now we're working what we imagine will be a very sweet and cuddly little deadline who will sleep through the night by...six weeks? (Ha ha)

(By the way, if you're wondering about the blue nursery, we have no idea if our little bambino is a girl or boy and we don't plan to find out before the birthday. However, I've found plenty of examples of baby girl nurseries with blue walls. We've already painted it twice - we're making it work!)