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Definitely a winner! I love every little corner of the place. Well done.

Would love to see more photos of the place and read more about it.

wow. stunning. this is one of the best house tours I've ever seen. I love the lightness and order inside which contrasts with the darker ruggedness outside. perfect combination. my favorite is the kitchen! well done!!!

I use chia seeds in my smoothie each morning since I'm not a fan of the taste of flax seed and chia seeds have more omega 3's than flax. I like your idea of adding some greens so I'll try that as well.

I live 2 hours from the closest IKEA (Schaumburg, IL) and my friends and I enjoy our trips there three times a year on Saturdays. We arrive during the half hour before opening when the cafe is open so that we can plan our purchases. We take our lists, split up and shop, and meet back at the not-too-busy registers within an hour or two; eat lunch nearby and compare purchases; hop in the car for the quick 2 hour ride home; done by 3 PM.

I agree with: entering in the exit doors when the store is open; finding just the areas you want on the map and making a beeline for those sections; having a cart to prevent groups from jostling you out of the way if you're just carrying a bag; doing research ahead of time to see if the store has the items available.

I look forward to those IKEA trips and sense it's time for another one very soon.

I love reading all the replies! I'd been mulling over revamping my morning routine to make it less hectic and here are dozens of people whose lives I get to learn from!

Last week (ahem..the last 8 years) my routine has been to sleep as long as possible (until 6 or 7 AM) then rush around getting ready (shower, wash face, brush teeth, get dressed, do makeup, do hair - look presentable), make a breakfast smoothie to go and rush out to my car by 7:40 AM for a 16 minute commute to work. (the "extra" 4 minutes in there covers slow drivers ahead of me and a possible stop at a train crossing)

This morning I tried something new. I got up with my alarm at 5:30, was showered and trying to wake up by 6 AM, made a smoothie and watched a show from the DVR until 7 AM, finished getting ready and left at 7:30 for work...arrived early.

Now I see the appeal of waking up early to have time to wake up before going to work - instead of waking up at work and being fully functioning by 9 or 10 AM.

Super happy you posted these. I'd not heard of Home Movies and had been wondering about Secret of the Kells.

I love that French park chair!

As for "Keep Calm", I was under the impression that was over months ago.

@seawallrunner - I echo the idea of inviting friends over. The day I moved into my current place (five years ago), I had such great friends (12 of them!) who split themselves up into helping me move from the old place and the rest were at the new place to coordinate where boxes went and setting up the kitchen*. These friends insisted on helping me set up every room in the apartment, so within an hour of my moving in, it looked like I'd lived there for months. We ate lunch a friend had simmering in the crockpot all morning and then played games until midnight - ordering in pizza for dinner (pizza does seem like home!).

The move into the previous place wasn't as quick but I had arranged to have friends over for dinner 48 hours after the movie, so I had an incentive to be as unpacked and settled in as possible.

*I later rearranged the kitchen so that it felt like "mine" and not the friend who set it up.

quite cozy and personalized.
hard to believe they've been there only five months!

What a cute house! My favorite things in the home are the Sputnik and the bedrooms.