NYC Life and Glam: new home

Confession: My expectations were not realistic!!!

I set a date where everything here would be completed excluding the basement because I know that is a whole other grueling project. Spring is right around the corner then the yard will be another project. I thought I was going to be completely unpacked and settled in by New Year's Day, it didn't happen. Yesterday I lost my cool to say the least meaning this entire process is taking a toll on me. My current headache right now is my office / dressing room which is where all my boxes and storage bins are. This room is giving me the most trouble to ~~complete~~ start, correction made because I barely started working on this room. Yesterday we went to IKEA to buy my dresser and desk, of course no dresser SOLD OUT! WHAT?!!! IKEA doesn't have an item 😒 since when? This is the part where I take it personally and say the universe is against me ha ha but really. I opted to have it delivered tho, more waiting like this....

REAL STRUGGLE 😡

Between this and work I literally have no time for personal care - mentally, physically, spiritually and emotionally. I know patience is of virtue and all great things take time - I get it. I just wish this process was a little faster. I still have so much to do. Curtains, wall decor, etc etc, this has been such an expensive AND time consuming process which I know in due time will be worth it but until then expect me to be a little more stressed, a little more grey 👵 a little more broke - HA!!

This is the dresser we got. I really wanted the 12 drawer because I know I could use the space but the Mr mentioned the 12 drawer may be a bit too high and may not be practical to display my perfumes / crystals.

I originally didn't plan on getting this desk but it made sense to get. It's big and we both get our own work space which we need, I'm neat and he's a bit more uummmm scattered. Our set up is slightly different which you'll get to see in another post. We put it together last night but so far its perfect! I wish IKEA sold the glass to put on top for easy cleaning.

This time around I'm going with white and mirror furniture. Most of my furniture in the apartment was dark / black which I think at times wasn't good for our mood. Colors play a role with energy and mood and I'm leaving the dark behind and inviting pure, positive and glam vibes into our home.

Sorry for the lack of posts! I’ve been busy.

HUBBY UPDATE: For those that read to find out how the husband is doing let me just say he is doing very well, I often tell people “he’s doing better than ME” and I really feel he is lol. He has this strength and energy, I often wonder how the hell he does it, I get tired just by watching him. With that being said he has his "crash" days as he calls them where he'll just sleep literally the entire day. I’m so grateful though, such a huge difference compared to how he was last year and therefore the holidays were a little extra special for us. To all that send us well wishes and pray for us THANK YOU! Your prayers are working!!

So, we finally moved! I will never understand how people move every couple of years. I don’t ever want to move again, it is so exhausting, mind you I didn’t take any of my furniture and still it was a lot - 17 years’ worth of stuff. I finally moved out of my very first apartment, crazy how I moved into that apartment with nothing at all except some childhood memories and a few shopping bags full of clothes. A few weeks later we were gifted a black and white TV and a small cot (smaller than a twin size bed), about 1 month later 2 cats moved in w/ us, all four of us slept on that little cot and we couldn’t be happier. I had a love hate relationship with that apartment and it was bittersweet leaving, I left tons of good and bad memories behind but I look forward to what the future holds in this new home. I moved into the home my mother left me after she passed away and after 3 years after her passing I finally moved in. It was always hard going back to the house, just passing by that block gave me anxiety! My mother would always tell me “that’s your house, everything I’m doing is for you, I need to make sure that you’re taken care of after I’m gone”, I never wanted the house! I never understood why she'd think I wouldn't be "ok" and I would fight w/ her about it, she’d always say “que pendeja tu eres” and walk away lmfao but I get it now and I thank her every morning upon starting my day. Hopefully I don’t sound crazy when I say this but I felt in my heart my mom wasn’t happy that I hadn’t moved in, she wasn’t happy when I rented it but the first week I moved in I felt her in my room watching over us happy that we were there and I could almost hear her say she’s happy with what I’ve done with the house. I guess the timing was right, I moved when I was supposed to, I’m finally comfortable there. God bless my husband for taking the initiative and getting it painted and upgraded to my liking (he added some surprises for me too) because I honestly don’t think I would have done it on my own. I / we are working hard to make it “our home” and although I was extremely hesitant at first I did enjoy picking the paint color and directing how I wanted it done, I'm enjoying the decorating process. I always received compliments on my apartment but it really didn't have my "touch" which I'll explain why in another post. It’s been a few weeks since I officially moved so there’s still a ton to be done, a ton to buy but I have to say its getting easier, it’s all coming together. My husband even commented on how different it feels and looks and that made me smile. I will go into further detail on the colors I chose, furniture and what small upgrades we made in another post. I had planned to blog / vlog the entire process but it was just way too much and didn’t get to do it BUT stay tuned because I plan on posting A LOT of home décor stuff and now that I have a yard and a new background I can post #OOTDs.

I posted random pictures which some of you may have already seen on Instagram. Also, I apologize in advance, the quality of these pics suck.

Holiday Party

I only put up 1 tree in the past, really didn't want to put one this year but the Mr wanted one and ironically I found one in our basement so up it went and I loved it. Please see my Instagram for a mini tree vid.