It's Saturday morning and the back of my car has become a moving van! I have packed as much into it as physically possible and still be able to get the doors shut! A lot of my accessories, etc. I have no place for at the present time are going into storage. Maybe I will test the suggestions from so many "organize yourself" books and "rotate" my accessories...... Between you and me, I tend to be the type, "out of sight, out of mind" and have been known to buy a duplicate item, only to find the original in the back of a closet when I "rotate my accessories"! :-)
I've decided to try to add photographs of my experiences and hopefully, soon to be accomplishements as I journey through my new down-sized lifestyle and maybe, just maybe you might feel like sharing your own experiences and accomplishments during a move from one home to another. Believe me, I am in the business and I can totally understand why it is always suggested to hire a professional to help you with your interior design challenges!!!!
Got to hit the road for now and journey to my storage unit..... it has been quite awhile since I have been there; wonder what treasures I will find behind that door? STOP!!!!!! What am I thinking, I am putting things into storage today, not taking things out! I guess for a minute there, I must have thought I was on a "rotate my accessories" mission!
Have a good Saturday and try "rotating" those accessories!
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Friday, November 6, 2009
Good things come in small packages. I have to apologize to my followers for not updating my blog in more of a timely fashion. The truth being is my partner and I recently parted ways and it came as a complete shock to me and I must admit, I haven't bounced back as quickly as I thought I would! Now that some months have gone by I have accepted my life is heading in new directions and for now it is just Isabelle, Jake and me! (Isabelle and Jake are my two wirehair fox terriers and without them and my friends and family this journey would have been so much more difficult)
A new direction is not a bad thing at all; it's quite exciting and certainly makes a person realize what truly is important....... as Blanche so profoundly put it, "I've always depended on the kindness of strangers"! And initially when I meet new clients, we are "strangers", but very quickly become wonderful friends and eventually after working with them over long periods of time on their homes some of them become extended family!
I've moved back into a rather small (approx. 1000 sq. ft.) apt and am beginning to re-think what possessions I have collected along the years are really important to me. Who would have thought at this point and time in my life I would be starting over? Certainly, I didn't! Now that this portion of my life's journey has begun I have been amazed how many of my peers have gone through or are going through similar changes....... do you think the stress of the economy has caused more of us to become single? Remember the good old days, when stress and hardship brought couples closer together and made them stronger as a unit..... I guess those days must have been before therapy became so chic and people actually worked through whatever the obstacle might be and grew stronger together because of it, instead of walking away. Of course, all of these separations and divorces might be helping to stimulate the economy..... think of it; with more separations and divorces there comes more of a need for interior design. OMG there is a bright spot in relationships ending.........
I must say one thing I have realized is: I really do not need as much space or grandeur as I thought I did! Moving from a 3 floor, rather large townhouse, here in DC back to my small intimate abode has been not only humbling, but I can tell I am going to have to be extremely creative and make myself edit, edit, edit!
Well, time to get to work and I promise I will update "Your Own Interior Designer" on a much more regular basis. Out of my own separation I have also begun developing a new business, which I will reveal more about later!!!! I will tell you this, it will be called, "Your Own Interior Designer" and will enable everyone access to good quality design, no matter how large or small their project might be........stay tuned!
A new direction is not a bad thing at all; it's quite exciting and certainly makes a person realize what truly is important....... as Blanche so profoundly put it, "I've always depended on the kindness of strangers"! And initially when I meet new clients, we are "strangers", but very quickly become wonderful friends and eventually after working with them over long periods of time on their homes some of them become extended family!
I've moved back into a rather small (approx. 1000 sq. ft.) apt and am beginning to re-think what possessions I have collected along the years are really important to me. Who would have thought at this point and time in my life I would be starting over? Certainly, I didn't! Now that this portion of my life's journey has begun I have been amazed how many of my peers have gone through or are going through similar changes....... do you think the stress of the economy has caused more of us to become single? Remember the good old days, when stress and hardship brought couples closer together and made them stronger as a unit..... I guess those days must have been before therapy became so chic and people actually worked through whatever the obstacle might be and grew stronger together because of it, instead of walking away. Of course, all of these separations and divorces might be helping to stimulate the economy..... think of it; with more separations and divorces there comes more of a need for interior design. OMG there is a bright spot in relationships ending.........
I must say one thing I have realized is: I really do not need as much space or grandeur as I thought I did! Moving from a 3 floor, rather large townhouse, here in DC back to my small intimate abode has been not only humbling, but I can tell I am going to have to be extremely creative and make myself edit, edit, edit!
Well, time to get to work and I promise I will update "Your Own Interior Designer" on a much more regular basis. Out of my own separation I have also begun developing a new business, which I will reveal more about later!!!! I will tell you this, it will be called, "Your Own Interior Designer" and will enable everyone access to good quality design, no matter how large or small their project might be........stay tuned!
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