On building a nest.

For the past few months, we've been getting our home ready for our little one. Of course I've scoped Pinterest for nursery inspiration, & we've talked at length about the environment we want to create for her. We're finally getting to the nitty-gritty; we have (or have at least ordered) all of her nursery furniture, picked the wall color, called the painter, & are ready to get this mama-jama done!

Some inspiration rooms, we're going for a mix of the two - not too girly or fussy, lots of whimsy & imagination.
Sources: Left, Right

We decided we wanted to put bub in our office space & move our office into the guest bedroom. This is for a few reasons: that room is central to the whole house & doesn't tuck her away, it has a HUGE window with beautiful natural light, & it has glass pocket doors that lead into the kitchen so she'll always be able to play & enjoy her alone-time while we know she's safe. I know this arrangement won't always work, but it's a start. We're taking it one step at a time, as we're not sure how long this little house will be able to handle a growing kiddo.

Eric rewired our office last Sunday (that was a big job & he's a genius). We've officially moved our office into the guest room, & I'm really liking it! It feels more...office-y, haha. It's nice to have it a bit more secluded from the rest of the house, not staring me in the face every hour of every day, like "Chloeeee, you have so much worrrrrk to doooooo." We're still getting the new bookshelves built (thank you, IKEA, for the budget-friendly, last-minute shelving solution), & really moving everything over & organized is taking some time. But it's happening! It will be so great to see it all done & dusted, but I'm trying my best to be patient & take it easy - pregnancy be damned! When a woman needs all of her wits & energy, they're burgled by a tiny growing gremlin.

As for everything else, it's a spring-cleaning, closet-organizing, ransacking, donating, boxing-&-space-bagging rampage at Esakoff Castle. We've still got 4 months to go, but I'm sure it won't be long before I just can't get around the belly & what a travesty that'll be! Maybe Eric will feed me bonbons on the couch & do all the actual work ;). I say that like it already hasn't been the case; I know I say it all the time, but I thank my lucky stars for that man every day. Universe, way to go.

Hope you are all having an amazing March. Catch up soon.

xo Chlo.