I can't remember where I got this cappuccino, judging by the formica table top, the painted plate, and the oversized bowl/cup I would say it wasn't the green mermaid place. But I could sure use another one about now.
I have a lot going on. After months of waiting, years really, I am reclaiming what was once my youngest step son's room. Now I know some of you would say how could I? How cruel, etc etc. But listen, you don't know the whole story, so stop your judging. And something must be done because the persistent odor of smelly tennis shoes still wafts by my nose, and the sheetrock, well, let's just say, a whole lot of texturing going on there. Still, in about 48 hours, I should have a significant change in color and things will begin to look normal in there again. A person could actually go sit in there and enjoy themselves, soon, I hope.
And since we last spoke, I had a rather interesting/offending meeting with a so-called interior decorator at our lake house. Which has left me feeling like I don't need no stinking interior decorator and will never ever step foot into THAT shop again. Now I just have to find an electrician, carpenter and painter there.
Lucky for me, I mentioned this to my wonderful painter here at home, and he mentioned that his schedule in December slows way down, something about painting around Christmas trees doesn't appeal to his clientele. And he would be willing to go one day to quote the job and then go back and stay over a couple of days and get the whole job done, in December, pronto! Excellent idea I say! But there goes the idea of having a nature/water inspired Christmas tree at the lake. Now I just have to pick a color. That could slow me down a bit. QUESTION: Do you think white walls to set the tone of the beach house look, paired with creamy white trim would look ridonculous? Cause I do not want the expense of repainting my trim, and it is more a creamy white than a pure white, but I was kinda wanting white walls!
I've had this other little dilemma of ugly furniture at the lake house. Oh it is not THAT bad, my MIL thinks it is all very nice and she is so sweet to have come to see it and spend the night with us. And listen, it is decent furniture, just not my colors/tastes, as we have before mentioned. So, I decided use what makes sense to keep, repaint a few pieces, reupholster a chair or two, but basically, replace the bulk of things. I started backwards, with trinkets, cause trinkets can really make you feel like the place is not yours when the trinkets were not chosen by you. Then I moved onto linens. Dishes. pots and pans. I know I know, Do I really need new pots and pans, isn't a skillet pretty much a skillet? Well, yes but they had these sweet aqua blue non-stick pans at TJ the other day so I got new pots and pans too. NOW, finally, I am to the stage of picking out furniture, and this is where the rubber meets the road. I am stalling, hesitating, wishy-washying. So hard to get it right, and I hate making buying mistakes with things like... sofas! Cause it is so hard to undo and then you end up living with it, working around it, etc etc.
All this has been going on, as well as, some very bad news, and I have a hard time discussing it. But one of my dearest friends has been dealt a serious health problem blow. The kind that there are no words for. And she is my lifelong friend who has always been part of my life. And that's all I can say about it because she made me promise not to talk all about it on the internet. Bless her heart, like I would do that! And I haven't really been able to spend much time with her. She is very weak, needs her rest and I think, maybe having a hard time facing me, too. So, I have to wait, until she is wanting to see me. And it is hard. But I also understand. But I am also maybe burying myself in other things to keep busy?
And there were the earthquakes this weekend. How can I not mention those? Yes, we felt them even though we're about 90 miles from the center. But we haven't felt them like my cousins have. Two of my relatives have had severe damages to their homes. The worst one has a crumbled chimney, a torn off roof from the brick falling on it, and many structural cracks and damages to the foundation. Scary stuff, and no insurance either. Because who buys quake insurance in Oklahoma? So, lots of prayers and concerns going that direction.
And there is one more thing I have been preoccupied with, in fact, I might even make myself a Preoccupied t-shirt and that is the Occupy movement. Now surely you know that I am a staunch conservative, but I can't stop reading about all this stuff. But I need to. I need to divert some energies into healing, wholeness and peacefulness on the inside. Too much going on to be distracted, disengaged and divergent with the real needs of family and friends right now.
I guess this was a long winded, poorly written post, and not too many pretty pictures. It's what you get from me when I wake up at 4 a.m. and can't go back to sleep. Have a wonderful Monday and be in your own life, as present as you can be, today. And I will try to do the same. Love, Dana and Daisy
