Over a year ago, I moved from South Carolina into my tiny studio apartment in Westwood, Los Angeles.  Grad school has completely taken over my life, and I can honestly say I've never worked harder.  Unfortunately, that doesn't leave me much time to update the blog, so I wanted to say hello, again by welcoming you into my home.

You're probably surprised that I haven't shared photos of my little place sooner.  That is because since moving in, it has been my continuous project.  Whenever I get a break from school, I get to work on making my apartment just a little bit homier.  The more of myself that I add to this place, the more I feel like I belong.



My first week alone in L.A., I tackled this large wall canvas of the Disneyland castle logo.  It's huge, and it took me a lot of time and a lot of paint, so I'm glad that I got this out of the way before I gave my life to architecture school.  At first, I mounted it to the wall using Command strips.  A few days later, it fell.  That 's when I decided, to heck with it - I'm here to stay, and I'm using nails!

When Rachel saw this Mickey Mouse pancake mold at Walt Disney World, she knew she had to have it.  She then proceeded to pick up more adorable kitchen gear like muffin molds and cookie cutters - but Mom made her put it all back.  However, Rachel insisted on the pancake mold.

It's a rubber mold that's easy to use.  Rachel followed the directions that came with the mold.  She chose to spray Pam on the inside of the mold so that the pancake could be removed easily.