I’m (very) slowly breathing new life into our living room. First up, a new area rug from IKEA.

Back in the day ordering online from IKEA meant long waits and exorbitant delivery fees; no longer: I ordered the rug on Monday night and it arrived Thursday morning and shipping was just $24.

Redecorating is equal parts therapeutic and really, really hard; my next step is to replace the sofa that Catherine and I bought in 1998, our first real non-futon adult furniture purchase.