Sold! One last photo session with Mandala #2, the Rainbow Glitter Mandala, outside in the sunshine before bringing it to its new owners home yesterday. Quite possibly one of the quickest turn-arounds on a painting EVER. Am I sad?

No way man! I am stoked that #2 is now residing with my former boss in her amazing home with her husband and new baby. It matches her play room perfectly: from the rainbow-themed throw rugs to the red glitter marble on the countertops, to her fun colored glass touches, and especially this…

…rainbow lamp! I gasped when I saw it. Her and her husband fed us gourmet pizza and salad, the baby came out for me to coo and sniff over, and then they gave us a full, detailed tour of their house. It was intense…ly good!

I mean, look at this sink! LOOK AT IT. Talk about art. Don’t even get me started on her master shower…okay DO: we’re talking steam, music, waterfall shower heads…a bench…it goes on…and on…I started to feel a little light-headed near the end of the tour. Sensory overload.

At least I’m now at the stage in my life where I’ve sufficiently “matured” enough to feel inspiration by someones amazing house, and not just sickening jealousy (the worst feeling). These wooden place mats from Israel were gorgeous. They had just scored the kitchen table on Craigslist earlier that day. 

Look at the doorknobs! Unghf! Remind me that I need to go to the Chihuly museum. It’s just sick and wrong that Josh and I haven’t been yet. I love colored glass!

Stained glass in the bathroom?! STOP IT. 

Not to mention they live within spitting distance of a hidden lake. Livin’ the hiiiiigh liiiiiife…

Well, instead of crying about the lack of colored glass doorknobs in our lives Josh and I have decided to skip camping this weekend (rain and thunderstorms predicted–YES PLEASE), and stay home and tear up the carpet in the living room that smells like cat piss. We’re planning on replacing it with laminate that (hopefully) matches the rest of the laminate in the house.

I’ve never torn up a carpet before or installed any sort of flooring. I’m sort of excited even though I’m pretty sure it’s not going to be fun. Nevertheless, it will be our first major home improvement project that we’re embarking on together, so that’s something’, huh? Pictures/whining to come.