Category: Jen

Costco sells Midol in bulk. Best money I ever spent. Huh, Kev?

I am in the process of “redecorating” my living room. I use quotes because I am not really making that many changes. I found new curtains that will let me keep my existing sofa sectional, and I think we won’t need to entirely repaint, just touch up over Brian’s crayon scrawls. Basically that means I replaced the curtains, a desk, occasional tables, art, lamps, am adding a storage cabinet, and am swapping a loveseat for a side chair.\
When we bought our townhouse, Kevin and I decided to make our living room and dining area nice and adult (no Target art like we had in college), without being too formal: beautiful taupe suede paint on the walls, cherry wood occasional tables, to-die-for drapes, colorful glass vases, an extra large dining table for guests. After 5 years of living with this though, I have accepted my laziness (I never used a cover for the table and the water spots were destroying the finish), lack of a social life (most of the chairs went unused and were cumbersome for the size of the area), the desire for the computer to be moved from the basement office to a more central location, and the need for more storage. (TMI alert- Kevin thinks I have a storage fetish. But you try living in a townhouse without a garage, two kids with more clothes than their parents, and a husband’s comic book collection.)\
So, I gave up on “adult” and embraced the IKEA look. While my mom is probably cringing at the thought of the computer in the living room (and not even hiding in a cabinet!), I love the new look and feel. So much more relaxed, casual, and bright. But, it means I have to say goodbye to my beloved love seat. The love seat was given to me by some family friends and my MIL and I recovered it in gorgeous gold fabric. It’s so lovely, I hate to see it go. But I don’t have anywhere to put it. (It is up for grabs, if you can haul it away yourself. First one to claim it, can have it.) BTW, when the living room is finished, I will probably post pics! But this post is to say goodbye to my beautiful love seat. Sniff. According to my MIL, the fabric is silk with cotton over-embroidery. Oy, I may need a tissue. My MIL even hand-stitched the pleats down in the front AND back because I am kind of ‘detail-focused,’ sometimes. Later we realized couches that you buy in stores don’t even have that detail! Hmm, she may need a tissue too.\
Isn’t it lovely?\
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ETA- she just emailed me, “I still wish I had a home for it. It is like giving away our first child. OK, not quite that serious.” But still painful!

• John McCain is running! Yippeee! That should make Kevin a very happy man, unless he has become too jaded.
• Supernatural is on tonight! (Thursdays on The CW at 9 EST)
• After one whole day, the kitchen floor is still clean.
• It’s Thursday, which means it is almost Friday, which means it is almost the weekend.
• Sneak peek of the next Veronica Mars.
• My king-sized blanket is still cuddly and soft.
• All the preschoolers in Alabama survived the devastation of their building being destroyed by a storm.
• Max got his report card yesterday and is doing very well in school.\
  What are you happy about today?

The past few days have been filled with many small pleasures:

• Free lunch! I love Baja Fresh taquitos!
• Kevin and I finally put up the new curtains I bought 3 months ago!
• Taking the time to toast the bread for my turkey sandwich, because I am worth it!
• My new king-sized blanket. So soft and cuddly!
• Tivoed football games!
• Getting rid of clutter!\
  What is the best thing you experienced this past week or so?

Vote for #8 for a friend of a friend: Flying Spaghetti Monster contest. Yea, I got hella cool friends.

How unfair is it that I have a chest cold that makes it impossible to breathe deeply AND menstrual cramps that require deep, relaxing breaths? I think I need a brownie. But that would just clog up my throat even more. Pooh! So unfair.\
ETA- And my Midol isn’t working at all. It is a conspiracy, I tell you! Sheesh!