Ikea Love with a Side of Neurosis

 Look what finally came in the mail yesterday! 

Hurray!  I absolutely adore Ikea.  The closest one (in all places that I've lived)  to me is Chicago, IL.  Well, guess what... I will be less than an hour away from Ikea when we move in a couple of months!  Hallelujah!  You people that live around these wonderful stores - please do not take them for granted!  I could seriously roam the store for hours and not get bored... and soon, I will be able to do this more than just once a year!

Looking through the catalog is bittersweet.  There are SO MANY THINGS that I would LOVE to get, but unfortunately, I am not rich and therefore must stick to a budget.  The catalog is also bittersweet because, although it does give you a ton (or four tons) of ideas, it can be somewhat overwhelming...

...let me elaborate on this point.  I'm a planner.  I want a plan for everything, and if I don't have one, I become a bit uncomfortable and stressed.  I've been trying to plan every detail of the move - the truck, who will help us, what we will eat for breakfast that day... ;)  I can't help think of the more fun parts - such as decorating.

(Remember this?)  And a random side note/picture.  Look at this print I found via Etsy!  I want it to go RIGHT into Logan's room when we get there - it will serve a the color pallet as it has LOTS to choose from... :)

So stinking, cute, right?  Anyway... Back to what I was saying...

But then... the more I think about it... and try to plan... the less fun it becomes.  I get so worried because I don't know what I'm going to do!  (I warned you - side of neurosis... perhaps a main course of neurosis).  I do this constantly.  I get good, exciting news, and then I "detail it to death" as my husband might say to where it's no longer good or exciting - it's stressful!  Are there any other crazies out there with me on this one? ;)

I'm worried about if I will find the right things, if I will get the best deal possible, what things will turn out like, etc. if etc. if.  I need to slow down and understand that the whole thing will be a transition and a process.  I'm not going to move in and have things instantly how I would like them (wouldn't that be nice?).  It will take time and I need to be okay with this.

I'm a nutcase, huh?  You're probably thinking doesn't she have anything better to focus her worries on?  To which I answer, yes I do, but this is where the Ikea catalog took me.  :)  ...Pinterest can be evil, too.  And awesome, oh so very awesome.