Mea Culpa

I am so sorry for staying away from the blog for the past 2 weeks. It isn't that I have nothing to say, but have been otherwise involved. It is a very sad, yet true story, one that is just so gay I hesitate to tell it. I have been redecorating! Yes, it's true. I have been trying to make some sense of my bedroom. My bedroom has been a teal vision for the past 8 years. I found a great fabric - Monet's garden - that was awash in colors like an impressionist painting of a garden. I chose the subtle teal color within the fabric to paint my room and to select all of the accessories - which I lovingly found at Pier One, Home Goods, Target and Z-Gallery.

After 8 years of blissful slumber in my teal room, I found a new vase that I just had to have at Pier One. It was a large, shell-shaped aqua-blue vase with beige lines and just screamed out to me. I waited impatiently for it to go on sale - I may be frivolous, but I won't spend $100.00 for a vase unless it is Wedgwood! After 2 years, it was on sale and in my bedroom! Alas, it is the wrong color blue for the lovely teal walls and its subtle shades of aqua cannot be found in my impressionist window treatments - what to do, what to do??

Brian and I have been trying to find the right wall color - 7 color samples and 9 color squares on my walls was all it took to end up with the right color - a blending of all 7 color samples into a new color. The main reason was that I found the perfect draperies at Z-Gallery and while the color is a great match for the vase, it was a strange icy-blue color that was so hard to match in paint.

So, I have the paint, and I have the drapes, so what's the problem?? My closet has to have all of the shelving changed because my needs for it have changed. That means painting the inside of the closet which hasn't been painted in the 35 years I have lived in the house. I also want to change the wood molding for something more ornate and formal looking. I already have added a crown molding to the room which I was surprised really changed the look of the room. I also have to change the drapes I bought which are pocket drapes into roman shades and pleated valances. I was smart and bought an extra panel to make into a bedspread, so there is a good deal of sewing involved in getting this all done.

Right now, I am at the point of starting to paint the closet. I have taken out all of my possessions and clothing and they are lying in the spare room. The current shelving is down, but the holes are in need of patching before I can paint. All of the new shelving has been cut to measure and once the closet walls are painted, they can go in.

In the meantime, I have started these new planting beds out back, and have been trying to cultivate cuttings for our meeting. HOW DO YOU PEOPLE DO IT??? I can't manage to think with all that I have going on, and yet, I have friends who are on the go, redoing patios, redecorating, working full-time, and still have the most gorgeous gardens. I am at a loss! I generally work well under pressure, so I guess that is why I am faltering. I have no pressure to get this done. I am progressing at my own speed, which is a snail's pace for most people. So I have decided to put myself under some pressure. I want to commit to you that I will post to the blog every 3 days. That should be often enough to keep you interested, but also give enough time for things to progress. That will give me a day to work in the garden and a day to work on the room so everything will get done. It will also give me time to sew. We shall see!