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Well, all the boxes are finally starting to pile up. Empty boxes, I mean. Because, despite my best efforts, I am still a procrastinator by heart. We have about a week before we’re allowed to move, and the end of the month is when we have to leave the apartment, but that still hasn’t motivated me as much as I’d hoped. But, we have finally found a house! *swoon*
The best, most amazing thing about the house? it’s right next door to one of my favorite friends! It’s cheaper than my apartment, big enough to breathe, but not too big that it just gets filled with useless stuff, a backyard for Tortilla to run around in and to start a veggie garden!
There is some ghastly paint in the kitchen, but with a little expert color matching, it might be livable! i have so many exciting decor ideas my heart is going to burst from excitement!
But, first things first…
Packing up all the stuff!
Do you have any tips about how to purge stuff before moving? Or perhaps some organizing tips for the new place? Or maybe you can think of a name for the place? Le petit tresor is all I got so far, and it might need something a tad less girly.
Dear Jennifer,
In the fall of 2002 I started University and it was my big chance to strike out on my own. I moved into an off-campus dorm and when my mom and dad left, I breathed a big sigh of relief. All this new discovery – new town, new people, new dangers, new adventures – thrilled me to no end.
My favorite thing to do on campus was going to the student bookstore, and I stumbled upon the book that changed me in the best way I could think of. With your (Jennifer Brandt -now Taylor) book, Life is a Movie Starring You! The Pesky Meddling Girl’s Guide to Living Your Dream, you tweaked my outlook on life. You turned me onto things I would have never thought of, and reinforced the ideals of living life with confidence, no matter how eclectic, eccentric and extraordinarily bizarre you think you may be.
You made me realize that liking funky jewelry and curling my hair into flapper waves wasn’t a thing I should be made fun of for. I should hold my raven-haired, cloche-hat head high and proclaim with pride, “I’m here! I’m weird! I love me the way I am!”
You also got me interested in making my own zine, and when I finally got the confidence to go out on my own and publish it, I fell in love with it! You were so right!
Love,
Jess “Pepper”
Bonjour and hello my little darlings!
Of course everyone and their mothers are doing their “top 8 of ’08″ and “my xmas wishlist” posts this time of year and to that I say – PHOoEY i’m doin’ one too!!
So many wonderful things to enjoy.
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