Fairy Godmother and Combat Boots
June 30, 2009 at 3:07 pm | In Miscarriage | 2 CommentsSo. I had a miscarriage. Some of you know this, some of you don’t. I wasn’t sure if I was going to blog about this, and I’m still not sure if I’ll do so more than this one time, but I feel it deserves a mention.
I had a D&C yesterday, and while I don’t feel awful physically, I feel crummy enough to feel sorry for myself. Plus, it’s a rainy day and I have *not* seen the sunshine that others report today. Plus, I have a cold with terrible sneezes that make my dog come running to see what’s the matter. And Big Things in Life that need to be taken care of and Forms To Be Completed and such. None of these things are huge, but put them together with our recent physical and emotional challenges and I’m overwhelmed. And sad. It’s Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day–The grown-up version.
Just when I wanted to crawl into bed and sleep until next year, I trudged out to the mailbox. I’m so glad I did, because in it I found a wonderful card from a dear friend. I find that these types of condolence cards are difficult to find and send; you never know how they’ll be received. But this one is perfect. It talks about finding a fairy godmother with a magical wand and combat boots so she can kick the crap out of bad things. You know what? I like it. I’m still sad, and probably will be for a long time, but having the image of a fairy godmother with ass-kicking combat boots in my corner makes me feel just a little bit better.
Wow, so what I just wrote made me realize that I always have just that: God. Except I never imagine God as a fairy godmother with combat boots, but maybe I’ll start now.
Guest bath, office, and DIY artwork
June 28, 2009 at 8:17 pm | In After pics, The Joys of Decorating | 2 CommentsThe first two rooms (and only so far) we’ve painted are the guest bathroom and office. Here’s the guest bath:
I can’t for the life of me get a good, nonblurry pic of the other half of the bathroom, but trust me, it’s a standard bathroom. We’ll add a couple of white shelves and some artwork my aunt painted for me a few years ago.
A couple of views of the office, complete with our DIY artwork!
I want to sew a curtain for the window and make a fabric-covered bulletin board for above my desk in that same fabric. A new desk chair and a red lamp will complete the room. When we get a laptop, we’ll move the personal computer stuff out of the room and replace it with our perfect-for-apartments-but-way-too-small-for-a-house dining room table, sanded and painted black, so I have another work space.
The artwork was very quick and easy, and we’re now inspired to try other techniques for DIY artwork in other rooms. We used the same blue wall color and added the red. A few flicks of the wrist later, we had these great abstract paintings. They turned out exactly how I envisioned them. Total cost: $23.
I probably should have taken these pics in the daylight, but I was just too excited to post about our artsy weekend.
Retail therapy
June 26, 2009 at 9:39 am | In The Joys of Decorating | Leave a CommentI’ve had a crummy week, and I think for the first time in my life, I understand retail therapy. It is good. It all started with this:
We need more seating in our living room, but not in the form of chairs or a loveseat. We’ve been looking for a bench, and this fits the bill perfectly. I’ll make a comfy cushion; I’m thinking a striped red and oatmeal fabric. Maybe something like this:
Or this:
We’ll look for baskets to fit in the cubbies, but I like the idea of using only one or two baskets for storage, then using the third cubby for a flashy pillow that is much more decorative than functional. I got an amazing deal, which first triggered the retail therapy happiness.
We went to Michael’s last night and picked up the canvases for the art project planned for the office. Doesn’t that sound so official? More on that to come.
We also went to Joann Fabrics. I totally forgot to look at fabric for the bench cushion, but I’m sure they have what I’m looking for. I picked up a skirt pattern that I’m going to attempt. I’m visualizing good sewing technique and excellent fit.
The day ended with me finding sheets to match exactly what I had in mind for the master bedroom:
This is what my dear husband had to say: “Wow. We’re normally on the same page with this kind of stuff, but we’re way off base here.”
Way to dash all my hopes and dream, huz. Apparently he likes the color, but not the pattern. Well at least that’s something, ’cause the color is what really speaks to me. Off to find alternatives…
Update
June 25, 2009 at 3:09 pm | In South Florida living, The Joys of Decorating | Leave a CommentI’ve been remiss and haven’t blogged in a long time. Not that I was ever really all that great at blogging, but I figured it’s time to keep things current.
We’re moved into the house and it’s fabulous. I’ll share pics as we get rooms painted and somewhat decorated. Expect to see the guest bathroom and office pics soon (I promise). I have an art project I want to do this weekend for the office, then I’ll post pics of the (almost) finished project.
I’m starting to get the garden bug back. I’m not sure what I’m going to do about that, because we don’t have much room and I don’t want our patio overtaken with plants, but I’m jealous of people who are growing tomatoes. I just can’t help it. I want fresh salsa with homegrown tomatoes and my lovely aurora peppers. You know, if only I could grow good tomatoes, I could become famous with that salsa. It could be my signature dish. I’d take it to parties and bask in the glow of compliments and tell everyone it’s a secret recipe. OK, back to reality… I have three little pots of herbs growing in my kitchen windowsill (basil, thyme, and sage). Hmm. Maybe we *should* have bought a house with yard where I could devote specific space to growing all the things in my dreams. I don’t really mean that.
I’m also starting to get the sewing bug back. Wow, lots of bugs around. 
I’m determined to make some article of clothing work. Tops are obviously not my forte, so I want to try a simple a-line skirt next. Ha. Simple. Famous last words. Keep your fingers crossed for me.
One last thing: choosing paint colors is hard. Much harder than I thought. Why can’t we just make decisions?!?! It’s not that we disagree too terribly much (although there have been moments…), it’s that we just don’t know what to do. I think the house is starting to speak to me, though, because I decided the other day that we must get new bedding for the master bedroom. The room is so big and bright that we need fresh and hip bedding to go with it. I’m thinking light and airy with just a splash of something new and unexpected (lime green, anyone?).
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