MAJOR improvement to our small place

Living in a 1200 square foot apartment has its downfalls.  Don't get me wrong, I have had a recent change of heart of the things that I love about living small and simple.

1. I can clean up the place for visitors in less than an hour...vacuuming and pick up and all!
   
2. I don't have to worry about any yard work or indoor maintenance.  Even if the dryer is on the fritz I can call the office and it is fixed the same day!
   
3. The girls know no difference and they don't mind it at all.  I am sure once they live in a house they won't know what to do with all of the space and (hopefully) yard. :)  SO...while my kids are small it is the perfect place to live and save our money - if that is really possible in CA?
   

Needless to say, I was getting a little irritable over a few things and just feeling like I needed a small change.  So we cleaned all of the carpets for a start...which did feel good.  But I still wanted to dream.  It is fun to imagine where I might once be able to live, or things I might once be able to afford. :)  So my wants turned me to the lovely Craigslist...and look what I found!

Brand new sectional...sold from a couple who bought a model home and the couch came with it.  They just didn't like it at all, so I got it for a whopping $350.00.

I know it sounds weird, but it made me feel like I could live here another year. :)  I finally got to get rid of our yucky couch.

I found this adorable fabric to make it a little more of our own...and it came together pretty good!

Thank you Craigslist, thank you Internet, and thanks Josh for forking out the dough. :)