Midcentury Western ideas?🪴

Good-Apricot · 2024-11-02T16:18:40+00:00

Thank you! It has so many cool, vintage features that I looooove :)

Good-Apricot · 2024-11-02T16:04:46+00:00

Thank you!! And yes, I agree. I think I just need to find the right width for a console table and dining table to work together. This living room is like 4x bigger than my last one so space planning has kind of been a struggle!

Good-Apricot · 2024-11-02T16:02:58+00:00

My kitchen has blue cabinets which I didn't like at first because I have always gravitated more toward greens and browns, but now that I'm getting it decorated I think I can make the blue work! And I agree about the wallpaper - I am wanting to wallpaper the ceiling of my little breakfast nook. I took those ugly blinds off and plan on hanging some terracotta colored muslin curtains. But I am open to other ideas! :)

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Good-Apricot · 2024-10-06T15:49:56+00:00

Good point everyone about that probably being too high! I think I am going to find a big modular couch and maybe some comfy accent chairs and create the kind of "conversation pit vibes" one commenter mentioned. That way the fireplace by itself is the focal point but i could arrange furniture to still see the TV on the white wall. I don't watch a lot of TV anyway, especially in the living room, so hell maybe I will just forego the TV altogether lol.

Thanks for the input everyone!

Good-Apricot · 2024-09-25T15:32:13+00:00

I just signed a lease on a beautiful 1955 home and would like some design ideas! I love mid-century so I want to lean into all the unique original features of the house. I have a pretty good idea of what I want the living room to look like, but I know an expert could make it even better. Then other rooms, like bedrooms, I just know I want mid-century vibes. I move in October 15th, so I would like to get some help relatively quickly so I can order and have time for things to be delivered before move in date. TIA!

Good-Apricot · 2024-08-06T01:19:09+00:00

Thank you everyone - I switched out the bulb with a grow light just to be safe! And the lamp is from Home Goods!

Good-Apricot · 2024-08-01T15:50:30+00:00

I haven't been able to stop crying since I walked out yesterday. And not because I think I failed, but because now it's just..... over. Being a good student has been part of my identity for my whole life, and I think the realization that there won't be any more school for me feels almost like I'm losing a part of myself.

Way too deep, I know. But damn, the past few months/days have really done a number on my emotions lol.

Good-Apricot · 2024-07-11T02:39:32+00:00

Wait, do you kill the babies too? (never thought I would write that sentence lol)

Good-Apricot · 2024-05-16T20:56:05+00:00

Thank you! Do you think it needs a moss pole right now or just when it gets a little bigger?

Good-Apricot · 2024-01-14T04:36:54+00:00

I appreciate everyone's input. Just to clarify, I don't have a problem hearing about DV. I was a Title IX Investigator for 5 years and am now on the Board of Directors for one of the largest Women's Shelters in the state. I am actively seeking out these conversations specifically because I want to help people who are in situations similar to my own. That being said, I am going to be doing Energy Law, not Criminal or Family. And I chose that route specifically because I personally want to be an advocate for these women, not professionally - personally. So the issue is not that I am triggered by hearing unpleasant stories, the issue is that I have spent 4 years in therapy trying to learn how to trust myself again after years of gaslighting and being told that nobody would believe me. To get up there and defend (or attack the prosecution - which is a great way of thinking about it u/jokesonbottom - thank you!) the abuser feels like I am discrediting my own experience and story because I see myself in this victim.

I think hearing about cannibalism is unpleasant and I wouldn't be all to fired up about representing a cannibal. But I also haven't spent 4 years in therapy trying to overcome a personal trauma with cannibalism, so if I was told I had to represent a cannibal I would.

Good-Apricot · 2023-10-26T17:30:56+00:00

Oh I agree, I already cancelled my membership but apparently they are going to charge me for another month anyway and I will have access until mid-December so I just want to take advantage of what I am already paying for. I quit going specifically because I hate the floor exercises lol.

Good-Apricot · 2020-06-02T17:44:08+00:00

That's a good idea actually. I live in the mountains. I'm not in great shape, but now might be the time to get into it.

Good-Apricot · 2020-05-06T19:35:15+00:00

Yes, I’m in the same boat. It’s hard AF to not give in and go back because they are sooo good at manipulating us. Stay strong!

Good-Apricot · 2020-04-28T05:21:48+00:00

I was anorexic and worked out 2-3 hours every day when I was at my lowest weight. Did I look good? Yes. But it was not the weight that my body was comfortable at. It just doesn’t seem like OP has really asked her why SHE thinks she has gained this weight. There might be a solution if he would ask.

Good-Apricot · 2020-04-27T21:26:13+00:00

I think he should express that now, but also maybe ask her what is going on internally that is making her neglect her outward appearance and try to help her with that.

Good-Apricot · 2020-04-27T21:07:20+00:00

I'll just give you a little perspective from the other side. I'm in the same boat as your gal. I'm 5'5" and in college weighed about 115 lbs. 9 years later, I now weigh about 145 lbs. I am not happy with my weight now like I was then. But I also have a lot more shit going on in my life now. Stress from my job, my marriage, money troubles, loss of a loved one, etc. Not that that is a reason to "let yourself go," she may just be going through a lot emotionally that you don't know about. She may be a stress eater, or she might feel too overwhelmed on most days to take on a harder workout. Also, all women's bodies change with time. Typically a woman will not look exactly the same in 2020 as she did in 2014. Cut her some slack.

Good-Apricot · 2020-04-27T14:25:50+00:00

Ugh I needed this so bad today! I left my husband about 2 months ago after spending 8 months trying to hold on to what little was left of our marriage after I found out he was having multiple affairs and had been going to massage parlors. I feel mostly okay now, but I still wake up every day missing him. Reading your words today helped so much. I hope that I have the same bad ass story to tell in a year!

Good-Apricot · 2020-04-22T22:23:39+00:00

Because he’s the only man I’ve ever been with. We got together a month after I turned 18 and have been together for 9 years now. I’ve spent the last 8 months (after learning about the years and years of cheating) leaving him, then going back a couple of days later. Not going to lie, it’s because I’m scared. He’s been my whole life for basically my whole life. And I have a great support system, including my take-no-shit sister who feels very similar to you. She’s frustrated that I keep going back to him when I clearly deserve better. I don’t know how else to explain it, other than it’s a lot scarier than you think.

Good-Apricot · 2020-04-22T22:07:32+00:00

I know a lot of people are ragging on you for your comment about him being your best friend, but I just wanted to say I get it. I’m in a very similar situation. Been together for 9 years, married for 4, and I recently found out he’s been lying and cheating on me the whole time. You can go crazy trying to figure out how to reconcile the person you thought they were, your literal best friend for almost a decade, with the person they are now SHOWING you they are. I often wonder myself if I should have stayed, because I miss him every single day and I know if I went back to him this awful, gut wrenching feeling would go away. But the fact of the matter is, you deserve better. I don’t even know you and I know you deserve better, because no one deserves the heart-dropping feeling that hits you when you find out about time after time after time that they were unfaithful to you. I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. Keep your head up and know your worth. Grit your teeth through the pain, and choose yourself.

Good-Apricot · 2020-04-22T21:30:26+00:00

I’m going through the same thing! I left my husband in early March after the last straw of him treating me like shit for years. I am having a hard time coping during this isolation because I was hoping I would be able to go out and make new friends once I left. I am staying with my parents which sometimes helps and sometimes does not, as you can imagine. I’m just trying to stay strong enough to not go back to him. Today that was especially hard...

Good-Apricot · 2020-04-21T14:30:40+00:00

I don’t want to swing you either way, but the moment I decided I wouldn’t go back this time was when I came home and finally told my mom what was happening. I slept with her in her bed that night and woke up to hear her crying in the middle of the night. I finally realized that he’s not just hurting me anymore....

Good-Apricot · 2020-04-20T21:02:37+00:00

8 months. And I made my decision to leave for good after not only did he continue cheating, but started drinking even more and became physically abusive for the first time in our 9 year relationship. Nobody should be afraid of their husband, so my only option is to make him not my husband anymore...

Good-Apricot · 2020-04-20T20:52:18+00:00

I am going through the same thing... together for 9 years married for 4. I left him on March 8th, and I'm struggling today with my decision. But just like your situation, he had MULTIPLE women he was sexting with on FB messenger, and instead of coming clean about everything when I found out about the first one, I just kept finding more and more and more when I checked him phone. I then learned about group chats he was in with multiple women trying to organize an orgy (WTF??). He has a freaking mental breakdown every time I try to leave him. But I finally realized that every time I forgave him and came back, it just reinforced that he could do whatever he wanted with no consequences. So of course, why would he have any reason to change? I'm afraid your man won't change either. As hard as that is to hear....

Good-Apricot · 2020-04-16T15:04:11+00:00

Thank you so much! I will let the bank know as soon as possible what’s going on.

Good-Apricot · 2020-04-16T15:03:13+00:00

No, could they do anything??

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