I hope everyone has had a great week!  Unfortunately, no house news to report today.  We are still waiting on an appraisal so we can move forward.

So instead, I thought I’d just share a few random things with you…

First, how about that Wolfpack!?!?!  We handily beat the Hokies (80-63), so we will take on #4 Virginia today at 2:00 pm.  It’s exciting to live in the same town as the ACC tournament.  The whole city seems to be buzzing.  GO PACK!!

Richard Howell beasting it (as usual) against Virginia Tech yesterday.

Since I haven’t been able to do too much shopping for the house because everything is still so undecided, I found a little retail therapy in other places this week.  Luckily it all pretty much went on gift cards, so no guilt here!  Here are a few of the things I picked up…

First, these super cute flats by Restricted satisfy both my shoe and gold fetish!  They should arrive this afternoon, and I can’t wait to wear them!

I also got a few make up goodies this week.  Thanks to this house project and my perpetually bad sleeping habits, I’m starting to see a hint of darkness under my eyes in the mornings.  There is NO WAY I am having dark circles or bags at 25!!  So I went to Ulta and they recommended this concealer cream by Benefit.  It’s called “Boi-ing!”  How cute!  Today is the second day I’ve worn it and I’m already a true believer.  It has excellent coverage and a great brightening effect.  For any woman going through a home renovation, or just stressed in general, I would certainly recommend it!

For Christmas my mom got me a Birchbox subscription.  For those of you who don’t know Birchbox, it’s a site that send you beauty product samples once a month.  The subscription is only $10 a month and it is definitely worth it!!  I’ve gotten great hair products, make up, skin care products, nail polish, and perfumes.  I just got my last month, but I definitely think I will sign up again in time for next month.  Anywho… one of the products in this month’s box is the new Benetint cheek stain, also by Benefit.  I was a little nervous about trying a stain, but it’s incredible!  It’s super easy to apply and lasts all day.  Love love love!

Last but not least, I made a trip to Pier 1.  I was so impressed with their inventory.  And they had lots of good clearance and sale items too!  I once again was overcome with my gold obsession, and ended up going home with this sculpture.  Luckily it was on clearance for less than $15!  I can’t wait to put it on a mantle or use it in styling a bookshelf.  You will definitely be seeing this piece again!

Well, sorry for the randomness.  Have a fabulous weekend, everyone! :)

So I’m beginning to get a little frustrated with this whole contractor bit.  We’ve had two look at the place and after three weeks, one has backed out due to other projects and one doesn’t feel comfortable taking on a project of this size.  I feel like we are back to square one and like we have just lost three weeks.  But as my dad always tells me, and as Charles reminded me a few minutes ago…I’m trying to “flow.”  (This is NOT my nature!)

We are meeting with another contractor this Sunday, and hopefully we can set something up with another one or two as well.  We need some bids ASAP!!

In the meantime, I thought I’d share a few of my favorite blogs.  Besides scouring Pinterest for hours on end, these are where I get a lot of my inspiration.

1.  Young House Love

2. Making It Lovely

3.  Style by Emily Henderson

4.  La Dolce Vita (for when I’m feeling really glamorous!)

I’ve also learned that there are actually salvage stores ONLINE for finding all of those unique pieces that belong in a 110-year-old house.  It was kind of a mind-blowing moment for me.  Here are two of my favorites:

1.  Ohmega Salvage

2.  Salvage One