52 Weeks: Week 17

Week 17: Ikea Assembly Team

Recently we've been trying to work out whether or not we want to stay in our current apartment for another year or try and find somewhere a little bigger to live. We needed to give an answer to our landlord soon so I've been looking around at what else is available in our area. After doing a little research on Craigslist we came to the conclusion that moving our family of five to something bigger (but just as nice and convenient) than our current two bedroom apartment was just going to be too expensive. So, we've decided that we'll be staying in our current apartment for another year.

Now that we know we'll be staying put for a little longer I want to do a little decorating and rearranging. I've been feeling inspired to do so since I received my copy of the Design Mom book which is a great resource for designing a practical and kid friendly, yet beautiful home. You can get a copy here on Amazon. Oh, and you can see me with Gabrielle from Design Mom at the book launch here on Instagram!

When I grow up

When Ava grows up she wants to be a ballet teacher.
Or a dentist.
Or an astronaut.
Or a fireman.
Or an artist.
Or a builder.
Or a paleontologist.
Or someone who works at Ikea!

Today we decided to keep a record of all the jobs that Ava would like to do when she grows up. It's a long list! Ava has been writing the jobs in her journal and has decided to draw a picture for each one. It's taking a while to get through the list but I thought I'd share a few of the pictures so for.

When I grow up I want to be an Ast Teacher.
Oops! Two words on the list merged into one! 

Supermarket Lady? I think the official title is Check Out Chick :)

So many opportunities. I wonder what the future holds.

Ava practices being a dentist

At least all of the jobs on Ava's list are exclusively human.
When I was a kid I wanted to grow up to be a frog - so I could marry Kermit!