We Moved. I'm Pregnant. We Got Cable.

Which of these is more momentous? Well, okay, the middle one. But the others feel pretty big too.

The Move: We moved out of our little 875 square foot apartment and into a rental house that has 1100 square feet and a full basement. You'd think we'd be swimming in space, but really it's incredible how much stuff we fit into our apartment.

Some things I will miss about our little orange home:
* Always knowing exactly where Sophie was
* Our ingenious storage and small-space-living innovations
* Our huge front window
* Living close to neighbors we liked and feeling like part of a community
* Makai the border collie
* The wide, beautiful front door
* The glowing light reflecting off the orange exterior
* The view of our neighbor's backyard plant collection
* The funky industrial/residential neighborhood

Things I like so far about our new house:
* Walking distance to approximately 37 cafes
* Walking distance to a Powell's books (on Hawthorne)
* A fenced backyard (But no grass to mow - all deck and tile! Yes!)
* My basement workspace/jewelry-making studio
* The light in the sunroom
* At least 20 different kinds of trees visible from the deck
* The fact that Sophie loves it

The New Baby: Due in December, three days after Sophie's birthday.

The Cable: I've never had cable in my adult life. Did you know that just about any time of day, twenty-four hours a day, you can catch an episode of America's Funniest Home Videos on one channel or other? Crazy! Tune in anytime and you're sure to see a) A cat falling off of something; b) A guy taking a hit to the groin; or c) Trampoline-related hijinks/injuries. Such a comfort to know a belly laugh is at my fingertips any time of the day or night.

Anyway, that's what going on around here. Trying to settle in, maintain a civil attitude while dealing with perma-nausea, and avoid gorging on BBC America. Work in progress.

My New Online Image Scrapbook

I've started an online image scrapbook over at Wists, and am having a lot of fun with it. My paranoid packrat side dictates that I also print everything out just in case a link gets broken or an image goes away. But at least now it will be easier to share some beautiful things I find around the web with other people, rather than hoarding them in a three ring binder in my office. My latest picks will be shown on the sidebar on the right, or you can visit my page on Wists here.