Life event #1:  I’m 25 years old now.

Life event #2:  I’m officially moving to another city!  It’s where my boyfriend works, and since I don’t have a real job at this point I figured I can just follow him and look for one there.  It’s going to be my first rented house (I’m in an apartment now)!  I’m excited, so I wanted to share some pictures with you!

I believe it’s about 100 years old.  The back yard is completely fenced in, and I believe the man renting the house to us will allow me to do some gardening in the front so that the beds don’t look so sad.  Now about the inside pictures: the girl who has just vacated this property left a lot of trash and junk, but the landlord is going to clean it all up before we move in.

This is the living room; the door on the right is the front door.  The place where I stood to take this is the dining room:

The door to the left leads to some stairs to some attic storage, which is nice.  Then through the right of the dining room is the kitchen:

It’s very small but at least the paint is nice and light!  There’s no dishwasher, but I don’t mind washing dishes by hand.  The refrigerator is oddly not in the kitchen — it is around a corner:

The washer and dryer will be wonderful since my washer and dryer both broke in the span of a week, and I’ve been going to the laundromat ever since.  Then to the right of these appliances is the back door:

The yard comes with a storage shed.  It obviously needs to be mowed and stuff but that’ll be taken care of and it’ll be a lovely space for the dog, who has been cooped up in an apartment for 2 years.

This is the spare room, which is off the kitchen (but there’s a little hall area that leads to this room from the living room, as well, so it makes a circle).  In the little hall is the bathroom:

It’s absolutely tiny, and it’s the only one in the house.  I’ve got major Pinterest plans for it, though, so I think it’s going to be just fine.  I’ve got some good storage solutions already.  Then off the little hall is also the master bedroom:

I don’t know why the girl left a recliner or all of her curtains… Well, they’ll have to go.  By the way, all of these rooms are bigger than they look — it was impossible to get far back enough to get a full picture with the camera on my phone.  There’s actually plenty of room in here as well as in the living room.  Lastly, one of my favorite parts is these:

Most of the doors in the house have these lovely doorknobs, and I think they’re perfect!

I really do like the house.  I know it is kind of small but it is my first house and I feel like it’s a very lucky thing to have found (especially since rent is lower than expected and the owner has no problem with letting a pit bull live there — I’m telling you, it’s a nightmare because nobody will give my baby girl a chance).  I think once all the trash and junk is gone and it’s cleaned up a bit it will be a very sweet house with nice character, and I can’t wait to move in and start decorating!  The landlord said stuff can be brought in in about a week, but our lease doesn’t officially start until mid-October so I won’t be living there for another couple of weeks.

My parents came up for my birthday and brought me not only a Boston creme pie and some good Arkansas barbecue but also a lovely old fashioned wooden bread box, which will be a lovely display and handy storage.  They took me shopping as well and got me some much needed shoes and pants, as well as a few things for the house.  I’m very lucky!

Life event #3:  Last night I went with my boyfriend and some of our friends to a birthday celebration dinner at my favorite Italian restaurant, and we had a snuggly outdoor movie afterwards.  All in all, a very very satisfactory and happy birthday weekend!

Oh and I almost forgot to mention this really cool blog that has tips for finding your decorating style — I followed the instructions and did indeed end up learning about how I truly want my home to be!  Click here for that.  Also if you want to see my moving/decorating Pinterest board, which is full of ideas for small bathrooms and small kitchens, click here.  Can you tell I’ve spent a ton of time on this already?  Hehe.  Well, it was once my plan to be an interior designer!

Thanks for stopping by today!  I’ll be back to yarny pursuits soon, I’m sure, but bear with me if it’s not as frequent as usual.  The move is going to take a lot of time!  See you soon!