“I think I want to put twin beds in there and take out the bunk bed.” As long as the bed is perfectly serviceable, why bother is his mantra. Okay, I get that but a little updating can go a long way, and he did agree it could use that. Eventually, I heard the magic words, “Do what you want.” Oh, boy!
Inexplicably, the nautical themed room materialized in a half awake, half asleep state. Couldn’t wait to get to Overstock. Within an hour, I had ordered a rug, sheets, throw pillows, white down alternative comforters, a lamp, a cube bookcase with seagrass baskets. I was in seventh heaven!
However, I decided not to order the twin beds. The size of the room is just a bit larger than a walk in closet, so I decided to paint the bunk bed a semi-gloss ultra white. Unfortunately, the bed was a reddish brown color….not the best for changing to white.
It took me FOUR days to paint that thing!! First, the primer coat followed by three coats of semi-gloss. A nightmare! I never realized how much detail work it entailed…the head and foot boards, the rails on both sides, the ladder, the rungs. More than once, I thought I’d chuck it all and order the twins! But, I stuck it out and love it, especially, now that it’s finished!
The orders started arriving and the transformation was taking shape. The only hiccup was the 6-cube storage bookcase that was next to impossible to put together. BH was a real trouper, because I cannot follow directions to save my life (probably no surprise there).
Of course, I had read all 52 of the reviews, which were primarily 5 stars. About half the reviews said it was easy to assemble and the other half lamented how long it took. Being the optimist that I am, I was hoping for easy to assemble. All I can say is those easy to assemble reviews were written by engineers. Which we are not. It took us a little over two hours! It was all BH…basically, I was the cheerleader as sweat was pouring off his forehead!
I don’t think we’d really cleaned that room in six years…so, I went to town, cleaning the windowsill, washing the window, cleaning the tile floor, washing the baseboards. Basically, I went nuts! Didn’t I just write that we’re lazy people?! I don’t know what’s happened to me. You’d think I was about to give birth…the old nesting syndrome and all that.
Then, I did a thorough cleaning on the guest bedroom and decided to tackle the office. Now, that’s one helluva job! That closet was filled with papers and pictures from our former lives along with a ridiculous number of used gift bags and wrapping paper. We could barely open the closet doors.
I filled three huge garbage bags with stuff we will never use….do you hear me Marie Kondo? I am choosing JOY! I took three boxes of pictures and organized them into albums for each of my three children, something I’ve wanted to do for the past 10 years!
The most meaningful family photos are now gleaming in their new frames, ready to hang somewhere…haven’t figured that out yet. After several decades, we have finally framed our college diplomas. Now, that we’re retired and have absolutely no good reason to display them.
It’s a great feeling to have clean closets! Of course, there’s always more to do…haven’t started on the living room yet. There are always drawers to organize and windows to wash….BH’s response, “Doesn’t the rain do that?”
Seriously, I have no idea what’s happened to me! BH is in shock, mainly, because after six years, I asked him how to turn on the vacuum! I started a project that turned into something way bigger….once I started, I couldn’t stop.
It’s all about choosing joy.
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