The State of Stuff
I’ve been trying to make a post since I got out of bed this morning.
I’ve been stonewalled by a 2-foot tornado that drools.
This is the current state of my living room.
(Bonus point if you spot the cat!)
Unfortunately, this also happens to be PMS week so my energy level is pretty much even with my give-a-shit level.
Exactly how does one tiny human need so much crap? I think it multiplies when I’m not looking.
She’s exhausting. She never sleeps, except in 10-15 minute spurts that simply recharge her battery. And when she wakes up, she SNAPS awake, looking around anxiously to make sure she didn’t miss anything. She’s very nosy, very busy, very active.
I r tired.
In other news…
There is no other news.
Apparently, I r pathetically boring along with tired.
We missed the munch last night, AND a possible play party after it because Master is on call and he didn’t feel well so he was being all anti-social. He’s at work right now, in the dark and the cold and he is so not a happy camper. But that’s why they pay him the big bucks, so suck it up, buttercup.
(He didn’t kill me last time I said it so I’m running with it now.)
Still nothing doing on the remodel project. Though I have cleared out some of the stuff. I got rid of an old bed frame that was sitting in the closet and I’ve taken a couple of trunk loads of stuff to Goodwill.
Of course everytime I go to Goodwill to drop stuff off, I have to do a walk-though and end up buying something else. In fact, I bought a shelf that I still have to go pick up cuz it wouldn’t fit in the car when I paid for it.
Did you know that often I’m dropping stuff off at Goodwill with the Goodwill price sticker still on it?
In our newest financial planning, budget revamping of 2010, I fear that Goodwill be struck from my “hobby” list. This makes me very sad. I love Goodwill like a fat kid loves cake.
So since Master was being all boogey, I started painting picture frames. (I know, right? Like, isn’t that what everyone does for fun?) I just decided that everything should match so I painted them all gold. Now they match.
I can’t remember if I posted this picture before or not (and remember what I said about my energy/give-a-shit level so forget about me going to look). Morningstar will like this, I betcha.
This is Master’s preference for decor. He really likes that oriental theme.
Me? Meh. Given the option I’d probably go with something a little more… earthy. Homey. I like those wall quote things and funky picture frames with non-posed family snapshots. I like throw pillows and afghans.
Instead, I have black and gold with porcelain Geishas. And a ninja sword on a shelf.
Ah well.
So anyway, I painted some picture frames gold. Now I can hang up some of the family photos and it won’t look too badly like a clash of styles. At least, that’s my hope.
I really do not have a knack for interior design.
I think I’m going to make another wreath though. For Valentines Day. See, I was thinking that I’d make a wreath for V-Day. And then I’d want to make one for Easter. And then maybe for July 4th, or whatever other holiday falls in there.
But I was thinking, damn, that’s a lot of wreaths to store. I’m trying to clean out storage space, not add to it, right? So my bright idea is this. Check this brilliance out.
Imma make one wreath, paint it all white. Then I’m going to, somehow, make all of the decorations on it be removable. Maybe velcro, maybe cable ties, dunno yet. But so then all I have to do is change the decorations for each holiday, and only have to store one wreath and a couple of bags of Bling. White as a base color should work fine for all of the holidays, since I’ve already got a Halloween wreath and a Christmas wreath. Yeah.. so.. you know. The complicated life of a slave at work right here, y’all.
I really should go clean up the living room.
Tomorrow.
*nods*
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Sunday January 10th, 2010 8:11pm
Saw no one had commented and l had the urge to be first to post a comment, you gotta love being No 1 in anything, it’s the competitive human spirit.
Yeah you got the grandma lounge room look, toys for the girlie everywhere even though she can only play with one thing at time and mainly its your mind.
Once went to look at house for sale and the guy had been a sea captain on the asian route and his whole house was done in Japanese style, even a sunken bath he must have imported it back form Japan as the house was built in the 1950′s and that sort of stuff wasn’t available in Australia then, anyway l reckon his internal decor was worth more than the house.
kitten says she is glad she doesn’t live anywhere it snows as she hates the white cold stuff, we have been having a week of 30 degree plus celsius weather here in Perth.
Have fun plaguing as kitten is just starting the red rag of death this morning so l will your pain through her.
[rq=1807787,0,blog][/rq]Sunday it’s time to do a blog when the kitten has moaned you haven’t done it for days
Oh god what a mess. I’d be all “fffffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu”
I saw the kitty tail first :3
See, part of why we need to be friends is because I’m all “augh I haven’t enough room to redecorate/rearrange/CLEAN” and I get these brilliant flashes of awesome interior design that I CAN’T DO ANYTHING WITH because we don’t even have the SPACE, and I am sure we could both benefit from setting a wild Wench loose in your house.
I seriously need you here. Right. Now.
I have huge expanses of white walls because I do not know what to do with them.
Its like living in a… in a… in something white and empty and devoid of personality. My ex-husband’s head, for instance. *snort*
Kaya,
You say, “white walls,” like it was a bad thing. I like white walls.
Dave
pssst- happy birthday :)
Hey, clean up your house.. gah.. it’s a mess.
Also, cook that chili and that cheesecake I posted in my journal… especially that cheesecake.. om nom nom.
Also, you have to add me to your thing so I can see stuff.
[rq=1808404,0,blog][/rq]Super-Duper!
Add you to what thing so you can see what stuff?
Kitteh is behind the curtain!
And I think my house looked like that for about 5 years.
hey pms girl……….. next time pick a more difficult challenge k?? the cat is OBVIOUSLY behind the curtain hiding from the mess (cheeky grin)
and you’re right i SO do like your Master’s taste in decor.. curious thing that you would know that about me.. (cheekier grin)
morningstar (owned by Warren)
[rq=1811804,0,blog][/rq]Food
what cat?! hehe
this is in regard to oriental decorating and or lifestyle or something or another….personally my decorating is as eclectic as my life BUT you may want to give Master Buttercup (oohhhh do you see how I can twist something so easily..but I digress) let me rephrase..you may want to give that special Man in your life an evening of a Japanese tea ceremony, every gesture, every pause has significance..and for some reason i can see you in a kimono and then later out of that kimono with a shit eating grin on your face. Having read enough of your blog i feel confident in saying that is you do a little research via the net you can make one beautiful ceremony you clever girl!
Wait – isn’t that how living rooms are SUPPOSED to look? I’m glancing around here and I’m seeing the swing and the exersaucer and the millions of tiny socks on the floor and the “pinsin” (princess) dress covered in hot chocolate and discarded and the stupid singing mailbox thing and the baby excitedly playing with a plastic school bus…
Shit, you mean I have to clean all this up? Fffffffff.
[rq=1817376,0,blog][/rq]If I Know Where My Foot Is, Why Do I Keep Shooting Myself In It?
Kaya,
Like any sane cat in a house with small kids, she’s hiding behind the curtain, where she blends in perfectly. Everyoe knows black hides in white so good no one can see it.
Dave
Yes, my vote is for the living room to look exactlylike mine..yours..mine..whatever. So, yanno…you fit in.
As for your white walls…do you do ragging (no not that rag!)? It’s easy, not terribly expensive, and stunning. Wife has an oriental theme in the bedroom. Teal blue top (we have wainscoting from midwall down), with an 8″ border of deep ruby red. A thin gold line separates the two colors. A kanjii that says “eternal love” is on the red border, going around the room, spaced at…i forget…15 inches maybe? intervals. The hardest part was finding the colors. Srsly. I repainted the teal part 4 times. Blue. Deep blue. Green. Finally mixed the color myself and didn’t stir it well, and it got a semi-marbly color…the over all effect is teal but there are bits of the blue and bits of the green here and there. Just my 2 cents…and I love painting!
nilla
[rq=1817858,0,blog][/rq]Slap!
The oriental figures appear to be Geisha. I had NO idea what that meant until a couple of weeks ago when I saw it featured on a Forbidden Love episode (TLC, I think).
Check out the website link!
Oops! If you click on my name…it will take to the wikipedia page about Geisha–VERY interesting!