And it still is, really!.
We got a new grey rug that was much much bigger than the old red one before.It’s just a cheapo, but having that big clean surface for kids to play on makes the room feel so much more usable.
When it gets stray pieces sticking out from Chuck and his long nails, we just give it a little hair cut.. After those basics were taken care of, I’ve just slowly been adding things here and there, following some little rules I made for this room in my head and now this room makes me jump for joy.Sometimes literally.It’s a little weird, but my family is mostly used to me now..
Here are some of my little rules:.I love pops of color and I always get so excited to decorate for all the different holidays.
Having everything in basic grey makes the colors that I do add kind of… colory-er… you know?
So having no color in the every day stuff makes the pops of seasonal color even that much more fun and exciting for me and I don’t end up feeling overwhelmed and bored of being stuck with the same thing..Some of the sacrifices you do expect are things like hard work, having to wait to afford the projects that you really want to do, maybe a little bit more of a drive to go shopping, less access to all the city amenities.
The things I really find myself feeling on a daily basis are things like never being able to have a house that feels really clean in the rooms that haven’t been totally renovated yet, and that’s most of them.I also really miss having access to walking trails in city parks.
We can walk the loop next to the creek around our property, which sounds so much better, but in reality I do really miss my old trails.I adjust to these things though and as soon as I start on a new DIY project, or see my kids outside playing soccer next to the cornfield, I forget all about those little things.. Perspective.