I'm Officially a Michigander

After about a month of living in hotels and dealing with the hell that is moving, my husband (Habibi) and I have settled in a cozy condo in the suburbs of Detroit (not Ann Arbor as we were first considering). I have immediately fell in love with midwestern living for many reasons.

First, let's talk about more bang for your buck. The first week of being a Michigander I felt myself and my lack of poker face every time Habibi and I would either make a purchase or get the bill at a restaurant. Being so accustomed to DC prices you could have easily inserted a 1 before the 37.98 food bill and I would have taken that as a normal dinner out.

Second,Space: prior to this move and becoming a married lady, I was living my home life in a box. A very expensive box I might add. Now our condo has rooms I don't even go into on a daily basis. Our kitchen could even fit a table in it, but I just felt that a table would get in the way of my dancing while cooking.

Third, one word..... traffic. When something is 20 minutes away it really means you can get there in 20 minutes. I can not tell you how much Habibi and I love to buzz around without the feeling of wanting to pull your hair out. Or playing the game, 'what the hell is causing this random traffic backup'.

Now that we are all settled in, I can get to work on posting recipes, crafts and all other things creative. I am proud to say I am the proud owner of my very own craft room. Yes, I now have a space to craft and blog that is the same size of many places I have lived. It's such a wonderful space; thanks to Habibi and a dear friend from CCC. It turns out that Habibi contacted one of my crafty CCC friends to ask what furniture to surprise me with. I absolutely love my Expedit table and have been getting crafty. Here is my first craft. A wreath for my laundry room door.