This is the type of tile I want to use to replace the horrible wallpaper in the kitchen:

This is the Pottery Barn duvet cover I want for our new place. Our current duvet is chocolate brown, and we know three people who have the same one (Target!). I want something lighter for our new house. I found it brand-new on ebay for 50 dollars less than ordering directly from PB!

So, I found this on Etsy yesterday…

But I really can’t afford it right now. Fortunately, I found this on Forever21:

$8.80!! I love a good bargain!!

Here’s the entrance to the library. The doors slide out of the wall, but I think that I want to replace it with french doors so that more light can come in.

I think that this whole ‘home-buying’ process has become almost a joke. We’re expecting to close escrow on September 7th (31 days from today), and we may not even be able to do so! Our lender tells us they still haven’t received the information from the appraisal. Without the results of this we don’t really know if this house is ours, so we’re sitting on pins and needles until then.

My back is still troubling me and kept me awake most of last night. It is, I think, stress-related. I’m hoping it feels better before the long day of work tomorrow. Today I am taking it easy, and watching ‘Funny Face’.

I finally gave into my cookie cravings yesterday and baked the White Chocolate-Macadamia Nut cookies. They are flippin’ awesome! It was a little difficult mixing in the chips and nuts with one shoulder, but I pulled through. This is the recipe I came up with:

1/2 C (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 C I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! (or you can use 2 sticks of unsalted, this was just a nod to my desire for less calories & fat in my cookies)
1 C granulated sugar
1/3 C light brown sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs
2 1/2 C all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
10 oz white chocolate chips
1 C macadamia nuts, chopped into chunks

Preheat oven to 375. In large bowl, beat butter, sugars, vanilla and salt with an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Add the eggs and mix well. In a separate bowl, mix flour and baking soda. Add slowly to the butter mixture, and beat well until blended. Hand stir chocolate chips and macadamia nuts into the dough. You can use a cookie scoop but I made them drop-style on ungreased baking pans. Bake for 9-11 minutes, or until set. This recipe can make up to 3 dozen if you use the cookie scoop, but I ended up with 2 dozen.

It has been 3 days and we still don’t have the results of the appraisal. They did the damn thing on Sunday and they haven’t reported them back to our lender!! GRR!!

All I can think about is the appraisal, and white chocolate-macadamia nut cookies. Last night I bought the ingredients but my back was not in good shape for doing much. Today, its even worse! I want to make yummy cookies but I have been stuck in a horizontal position all day. I tried heating pads, Flexeril and a hot shower. I can now stand up without leaning to the right side.

Here’s a lol that makes me feel better (not really):