".....misplaced gold is easily found, misspent time is lost forever."
-- Loy Ching-Yuen
At the beginning of this month I wrote about just how cluttered my bedroom was and how I realized it was impossible to create any kind of order the way things were. I just had to face the facts: I had too much stuff.
Well over the past few weeks I am pleased to say I have made great progress. I gave away many bags full of clothing to Goodwill and my drawers are now neat and tidy and contain only clothing that I really like and wear regularly. My closet, too, has had a makeover. Mind you, it remains a very small closet that was built over 100 years ago and there is nothing I can do about that. It is like a small box (only 30" wide!) with one rod about two-thirds of the way up and one shelf above that. After culling a lot of clothing that was either too small, unloved, or designed for the winter months, the summer clothes I could actually wear fit in much more easily. I put all of my various handbags neatly on the shelf, and my daughter, Abby, gave me a hanging shoe rack so I could get my shoes off the floor.
In this chapter, Regina outlines several possibilities for closet design, but it seems to me that I have made my closet as efficient as it can possibly be. But what about the rest of my bedroom? Amazingly enough, at this very moment it is completely empty! Well, except for Mark and a tall step ladder.
Even with all the work I've done so far, my room still had way too much in it, the ceiling paint was peeling in one spot, and there were several thin cracks on the very boringly painted walls. We decided last week to take advantage of the long weekend to at least get started on a full painting project. We have been quite busy and dedicated, but it is now Sunday evening and this long weekend just hasn't been long enough.
There was so much background work to do! We spent Friday evening and much of Saturday trying to find the perfect duvet cover/bedding set which we would use as a focal point in order to decide on paint colours. We trudged around the city looking at store after store but nothing really struck us. Fortunately, we finally did find just what we wanted and our decision-making was instantaneous.
Then, we had to buy the paint and all of the various accoutrements. And then, we had to move every single item out of the bedroom and into the dining room. What a lot of work! Today we thoroughly washed all of the walls, doors, windows, and baseboards and it looks better already.
We are now trying to repair the ceiling and then will move on to the walls. It is time-consuming work, not like with a new house where you can simply start to paint. But it all has to be done.
Unfortunately, this project will not be completed this weekend, but I am optimistic about the next. Things are coming along. And I am not feeling desperate for it to be over, but I am taking the time to enjoy the process. I am really so excited about how my 'new' room will look! At long last I will truly have a bedroom that I love - an actual warm and comforting sanctuary. And what a wonderful feeling that will be.
Cheers!
Diane
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