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Extremely excited to be leaving behind the last four weeks of temporary housing and moving into our new apartment.  But, I’m less than excited about decorating the place.    I don’t even have the energy to decorate my blog posts with photos, much less 73 square meters.  I just want to not think about it to tell you the truth.  I posed the question a while back about how far personal style extends for some of you–that my home was more functional than a reflection of my personal style.  At the time I was curious to try out my personal style on my home, but right now I really just wish the stupid place had some furniture already in it so I could get on with my life.

I don’t think it would be all that different if I were decorating the place on my own, even though Robin’s desire for Megaman-themed everything doesn’t really extend to my own personal taste.  I just don’t have the energy for it right now, and I am more interested in sewing projects that have more to do with clothes than curtains, and writing projects that don’t require before and after photos and magical craft skills.  I want to take photos of something interesting, not the inside of my apartment.

All of this brings me to a realisation that I had a couple months ago: I’m not sure quite how interested I really am in personal style, my own or otherwise.  I’m quite bored with it actually.  My own and otherwise.  This blog started out as a writing exercise, so I picked something I thought I was interested in.  I started this blog with the intention of writing regularly for one year, and I plan to continue to do so within the style theme.  But I have to admit, I’ve learned a lot about myself these past 5 or so months and where my true passions do NOT lie.

I did make a list though of awesome things about the apartment so I don’t give up on decorating and eat standing up in the kitchen for the next 12 months:

1. Bathtub.  Haven’t had a decent one in a while.

2. Bidet. It better be awesome anyway, because it’s taking up a lot of bathroom real estate.

3. Roof terrace. It’s technically shared by everyone in the building, but it doesn’t seem to get much traffic.

4. Walk-in closet. I have to share with Robin, but it’s as big as my office, so i’m sure we’ll work something out.

5. Cookin’ with gas. I hate electric and ceramic stoves because I burn everything I try to cook on them. So viva la gas. Hope I don’t blow up the place.

6. Furniture from El Rastro. The possiblity of finding stuff like a telephone bench and flat files–if I can manage to get up early enough!

7. Decent internet. A connection that doesn’t require the computer to be at the exact angle of receptitude to function.