weekend!

the weekends seem to be coming a bit earlier these days.. since L is taking FMLA on fridays until the end of July, thursday has become friday.. and its glorious. the extra day means that i can do something on my own for a few hours but also get things done around the house without having it take up our entire time together. what are your plans for this weekend?

here are some 'goals' because if i say plans they're just not going to happen..

                                                   (from 101 Cookbooks)
i've been on a pancake binge even though m doesn't seem to like them (yet) sunday means im at the stove making myself some gluten free pancakes.. this week i plan on making some gluten-full ones, using this recipe. i justify this obsession over the fact that now i have a child and having the ability to make perfect pancakes is a good trick to have up my sleeve.

i just bought these ugly yet oh so comfy sneakers as a birthday gift to myself in hopes that i use them to.. gulp.. jog (one day, one day).. even if its just for skipping through the park, i need to put the little frog shoes on and attempt a break-in.

(this is the dream but not the reality) L moved his computer out of the nursery (the nursery that nobody sleeps in.. mm hmm..) so i'm on the hunt for a cheap wooden chest of drawers that will double as a changing station.. i love this dwell one, but $1080.00 is about $1000 out of our budget. i'm hoping to score a cheap but well-made wooden dresser and paint it white and add some fun knobs..

speaking of home improvement.. we just installed elfa shelves in our living room.. not the aesthetic i had dreamed of, but practical now that we have a crawler living with us. the stuff on here is just to test out the weight, the first night after L installed it we both slept with an eye open, waiting to hear a loud crash.. now that its been up for almost a week, i think its time we start unpacking and color-coordinating some books.. (top, our mess.. bottom via apartment therapy)

i just bought this book and am looking forward to reading it in bed on my ancient and ridiculously heavy iPad (can i-anythings be ancient?).. after all the hubbub about books like 'lean in' mama needs to read something positive..