sarah richardson is my idol

Some of my most favourite 'me-time' moments involve Sarah Richardson and the Design Inc. Team, and don't even get me started on Sarah's House. Whether I'm sick and snuggled up on the couch, having a quick lunch in front of the TV, or sipping a cup of steaming something after a long day of teaching, Sarah Richardson is there and I enjoy every second of her shows, watching wide eyed, trying to absorb every texture, colour, and shape during that half hour. I live for Sarah's design ideas. Somehow, all the things I love and wish for in design, Sarah brings to life. Somehow she has my exact same taste. The only difference is she's got a clue when it comes to what to do with it all.

It's not even just about her amazing, incredibly lusciously delicious design - her team is absolutely hilarious. Every single one of them. Tommy and Kate are my favourite (though I love them all), especially when you get them together with Sarah. Oh my God. So I'm sitting watching without blinking and suddenly they say something that catches me off guard and I'll spill my coffee in the midst of letting the laughter take over, and totally lose track of what was going on in the show. Thankfully - I have every episode recorded on my PVR. I can catch what I've just missed with a simple push of a button. Oh Sarah.

The episode I just watched got me totally inspired. The Design Inc team were redecorating their office. I too, have dreams of redecorating our office(or just even decorating...well really pre-decorating for goodness sake). And every other room in the house for that matter. Both Noel and I work from home, so we're sharing an office all day (and sometimes night) and just finding our own separate work spaces was hard enough. Nevermind trying to make it look good. But I want so badly to have an amazing space for us to both work in. With drawers and shelves and cabinets and colour. One day it will happen, I know it.

There are more important things to tackle right now though, like our bedroom. Though it's clean and modernly painted, it's cold and totally devoid of personality and life. Only lately have we noticed how uncomfortable the bed is too...maybe we're just getting old. But it's definitely time for us to do something about it. Investing in your bedroom is like investing in your quality of life. I don't know why we hadn't done something sooner!

Anyways, I can assure you that this will be the first of a plethora of postings about Sarah Richardson. She's just too much a part of my life for this to be the first and the last. Thanks for being just so darn great, Sarah.