a sight for sore eyes

Why is it that when my husband is out of town, I get this surge of energy to be productive?? I very rarely give myself time to work on me, and this morning I changed that. I went to a reformer pilates demo class at Lifetime Fitness. My trainer, Victoria, was amazing. With pilates, you really have to focus on so many different things. I kept hearing Victoria say things like, "imagine there is a string tied to your belly button, and you're trying to pull it toward the back wall," or "squeeze the little acorn in between your shoulder blades." I don't quite have the muscle memory developed for these movements, but she said I did very well for my present condition. Thanks? She meant that I am tight in so many places that I have never heard of, and it all manifests in my lower back. After our session was over, I felt so energized and flexible (and sore).... Ready to conquer the world (or at least blog about it)! I went ahead and signed up to try 8 weeks of classes, so I'm committed folks. I'll let you know if it ends up being worth the time and money.
In other productive news, I chose to read last night before bed instead of giving into the endless temptation of Hulu. I think I am going to start making this time before bed a quiet time. I have always been a good sleeper, scratch that GREAT sleeper, but I don't know what has happened! I'm not sure if it's the hormones or having Ben's bedroom right next door to ours or what, but I have been having trouble falling asleep at night. And, unfortunately the only thing that helps me fall asleep is cereal. But, when I get up to have a 12am bowl of cereal, I am breaking my rule of not eating anything past dinner time. Can we say predicament?

Speaking of sleep, let's talk about where I sleep. It's drab. I am really wanting to paint our bedroom and add some other beautiful touches. The other day I grabbed a few color swatches at Home Depot. I am drawn to anything and everything gray. Gray and greens are my absolute fav. So, here's the plan. I am going to paint our room Bedford Gray from Martha Stewart.
and here are some other items on my wish list

matelasse from {Peacock Alley}


L&W, please. {via mr&mrswhite}


do people dream of benches? i'm weird. i love this bench from one of my new favorite designers. i need to plant a money tree out back. {Katrin Arens}

have you ever seen anything more adorable in all your life. goodietrueshoes


well thanks for stopping by. have a great rest of the day!