charming, if a little gauche

alyson. 30s. cleveland.

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a really wonderful day eating and people watching at the ren faire with friends. it is out in the sticks, so you're walking on gravel and sweating and without cell service. tbh it felt much better than anything else i've done recently, so maybe need to start locking all internet-connected devices in a drawer in the evenings.

in the new house we're on the way to the faire, so people came over for brunch and to see the house. i really liked hosting (a surprise) and i really liked my mixed floral table settings. i want to continue finding random floral placemats from estate sales and doing mix & match. going for a super feminine, eclectic vibe because no man will ever live in this home.

posting my face as exposure therapy because i had a mini meltdown yesterday about looking very old in natural light (LOL). girl, you look 36 and like you're having a great day with friends, calm down.

[dozydawn]

“Two women rest and have a cigarette during a horseback adventure through rough terrain circa July, 1954 in Jasper, Alberta, Canada. Photo by Hy Peskin.”

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1.5 months of progress - we have furniture, but nothing on the walls. we accidentally went millennial green. the lovesac couch is unbelievably comfortable.

[formlab]

Nature loves you, Gizem Akdag, 2025

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Larrabee State Park, near Bellingham, Washington, May, 1973

[mundo-magico]

[echofades]

all in a days work (x)

[farewell-to-lorien]

Refraction - Whimsical, by Seamus Dao.

[lawrenceleemagnuson]

Richard Thorn (UK b. 1952) "Summer Begins" 2011 watercolor 50 x 63 cm

[dottjupiter]

TAYLOR SWIFT

I knew it, I knew you

[ngalitzine]

X-FILES REVIVAL PREMIERE (January 13, 2016)

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we moved into the new house! i can’t believe it! the morning light is beautiful and 1/2 cats is doing well lol

[divashairstyles]

Minnie Riperton, 1974

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Floralia (detail) by Hobbe Smith (1898)

[thehappyscavenger]

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good:

we finally bought a lovesac! another "upper middle class person buys a house" milestone achieved. in all seriousness, i really thought i was being unique and like 12 people at work told me they have the same configuration but ALSO raved about the couch. thank you to my bonus and the eternal 40% off sale at lovesac.

i'm going to toronto for work this week so i don't have to grocery shop.

my parents brought me a rug to try for my bedroom and i LOVE it, so that's $500 saved.

it's my birthday! maybe put this in neither good nor bad. getting older is weird. 36 feels REALLY old in a different way than 35.

bad:

cleveland marathon is today so i am trapped at my apartment until noon.

found our first house problem! we planted grass in the backyard. last night, we turned on the water for the spigot at the front of the house and it leaked! 15 minutes so it was very slightly onto the carpet and thank GOD amy noticed before we left for the night so we could get fans on it. it's a slow drip, and looks like a joint/valve (IDK!!!) is loose. it's 100% why they had the water turned off. liars!!!! the positive news is that the previous owners added the spigot, so there is easy panel access right where it's leaking and the water on/off isn't connected to anything else in the house.

is this just what people deal with? this feels very dramatic to me but my sense is it's minor because people are laughing at my reaction.

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Some recent hope-core screenshots from my phone