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Lighter update house purchase 2014 - 20257
sKePTiKal:
Ligher, what you said on Tupp's feeling input thread started up a bell chorus here. Boy do I relate to what you said. There is a lot there that helps too.
As for the cleaning out, I find I have to give myself breaks at each perimeter - a closet a room, etc. Choose something I want - even if it's just tv/movie time. But now, I'm moving on to getting out some more, and practicing some skills that I had started learning. It means talking, being myself (without my schmoozy hubs) and re-gaining my joy of discipline & training.
lighter:
OK.... no pain in my brain today. More like I have sinuses in my brain that are a little tweaky, if that makes sense. What a beautiful day. My dd15 worked hard on her school work, and had a two hour meeting with a career/life/university coach. DD very interested in working with her, and they set up a schedule with DD taking the lead.
sKeP: I have to take breaks from organizing the house too. I can't imagine not taking time away from that kind of work.
Lighter
lighter:
I played in the dirt yesterday. It was marvelous!
I figured out where the larger Hosta plants will be planted. The root ferns will be added around them today. Such beautiful weather. The back yard's looking so serene, and I have a napping nest of comfy pillows and blankets on a wide heavy bench on the covered porch. I'm just sure I'll nap there one day.
The Hosta garden around my shed is in the planning.
Happiness hit when I was digging little hosta plants, where they'd crept into the mossy yard. They're popping up everywhere.... must be over 100. They're part of the Hosta garden plan. So happy not to have to pay for everything, though I did buy roots of particular Hosta I love and will mix in. Time flew by.... I forgot how much I love to work with shade plantings. Walking meditation, it is.
Our pug puppy girl nibbled Hosta shoots as I worked. This is her first Spring, and watching her explore the yard, and all the new growing things, was nice.
The house..... I'm attacking in typical Lighter fashion. Working on more than one thing at a time, with nothing finished. I actually think my clothes are done EXCEPT I know I'll move all the things, besides clothing, around.... paint, medicines/first aid stuff, etc. I already moved my desk back into the other closet, and took out the headboard and sleeping bench. That room has ventilation, most excellent dual lighting.... very bright and wall mounted reading light that's very easy on the eyes... outlets. I could move copier in there I guess. Would be very handy. There's a small flat screen tv. I was thining of moving it to the master bathroom, which is next on renovation list.
::sigh::
It's looking like that needs to be all office, and my clothes will be housed with paints. ::shaking head:: That's bothering me.
I guess I'll pull out all the drugs/first aid and figure out another plan for those, then use the large book case for paint supplies..... it would be better for clothes though. See.... the closets are too large for just my clothes or just a desk.... I have to pare this down, and FINISH. Ahhhh the first aid/pharm is so easy to FIND stuff on that bookcase. I do love large roomy bookcases.... so tall, and handy. I wish I had the match down here, but dd13 loves it in her room.
Did you know they sell disco ball type light bulbs now? That's going in DD13's room. Her room's eclectic.... cool antiques... old post office cubby piece from 1920's, lots of shelves, and cool things all over the walls with vaulted ceiling. THere's a blowup mattress under her day bed, and her large hallway like closet running behind her entire bedroom has a twin bed made up for company in it, very cool too for teen guests.
I just moved one of the large desks out of her room to dd15's room. They have very different styles....one is shabby chic, clear blue sky blue walls, with distressed white shabby chic painted antique bedroom suit featuring antique rabbit heads mounted on front of the chest of drawers and small armoir. The inside of drawers are painted pale pink... Very serene, and bright... and girly.
The other room's focal point is a HUGE carved wood/painted carnival sign, mixed with antiques, posters, and interesting lighting..... there's a huge Tiffany style light hanging in one corner, multi colored lights around the window, a very tall easle covered with multi colored lights topped with a fez, and under counter lights inside the large book case in the entrance..... it houses all her anime fan stuff. An old birdhouse turned into a light.... the room is awesome.
We're readying to make armor out of foam for upcoming anime event costumes. DD13 is over the top thrilled about upcoming anime event in July... it's just 10 minutes away from us, and she's going all out.
That's my update.
Lighter
Twoapenny:
The descriptions of your girls' bedrooms made me smile! I had a friend when I was very young - eight or nine - and she lived in a huge house that was three or four hundred years old. It had secret passages and a wood panel library, just like you see on films, and a hidey hole in the stair case (I think they called them Priest Holes). It was just the most amazing place and her room was incredible; her mum was an artist so she just had all this really cool, amazing stuff - no buying out the catalogue and paying weekly for her! A four poster bed and curtains that were made out of all sorts of bits of fabric; pillows with feathers and sequins on them, loads of book shelves and toy boxes. I used to love going there. Reading about your girls' rooms took me right back :) And the puppy! I do love puppies :)
lighter:
--- Quote from: Twoapenny on April 09, 2016, 06:12:33 PM --- And the puppy! I do love puppies :)
--- End quote ---
::nodding::
Gotta love puppies; )
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