splurges.

birthdays are dangerous. mine hasn't even arrived yet (june 8th...have i mentioned that yet?), yet i find myself making some purchases lately and justifying them with the excuse 'it's a birthday gift to myself.'

my first birthday splurge is double sided schoolhouse clock from pottery barn. i'm in love with it. it's a heavy little mofo, so i enlisted the help of my brother for some installation assistance.

i wanted to hang the clock right in my back entryway. when my brother tried drilling into the drywall, a ton of white powder (cocaine? anthrax?) flew out of the wall and the screw wouldn't grip the drywall. oh eff. now my wall looks like this:

the bottom right hole is the the most subtle...

so we had to go with plan B and hang the clock from the kitchen cupboard.

pottery barn provided a nifty little template that could be taped to the cupboard and drilled through to make sure the holes were spaced appropriately. and broseph brought a level.

drill, drill, drill.

flex, flex, flex.

and here's what she looks like from the kitchen. oh, hello, half-ripped wallpaper.

this is what it will look like when i poke my head out of the bathroom in the morning too see what time it is. except my little brother won't be there. and the cupboards will be gray.

that's the beauty of this clock. i can see it from pretty much every angle in the house. love that. so if you ever need to know the time, give me a call and i will poke my head around a corner to tell you. except don't look at the time on your cell phone before you call because that will ruin the surprise.

and here's splurge number 2:

the sweeping stitches pullover from anthropologie. i am in love with this sweater. in fact, i'm wearing it right now. and i'll be wearing it tomorrow. and the day after that...

happy birthday to me! i'm just waiting for the buyer's remorse to set in.

and speaking of birthdays, happy birthday (tomorrow) to my mom!

may it be a year filled with no knee surgeries and super strong retinas.