The date for my husband’s surgery is rapidly approaching, and we have much to do to prepare ourselves and our house for the event. The maddening thing is that probably the biggest task of all – that is, preparing “the pink room”* on the second floor for him to use as he’s recuperating – is something that we (but mostly I, as the stuff that’s been tossed into the room is pretty well all my junk) have needed to do ever since we moved in almost a year ago, but somehow never seemed to get around to it.
Procrastination, thy name is Dawn!
(*As background, the room we refer to as “the pink room” was used by the former owners of the house as a bedroom for their little girl, and yes, as the name indicates, it’s all pink, all the time. Plus, the little girl’s name is still stencilled on the wall. I foresee some painting in our future!)
So as a start, this weekend I plan to tackle the mess that until now we’ve simply blocked from sight with a closed door. My goals for the next few days include:
- Shuffle some furniture so that I can move our filing cabinet into my office, then unpack (yes, they’re still packed!) our household files.
- Sort through the gigantic pile of paperwork (receipts, paid bills, warranties, etc.) that’s been accumulating since we first arrived in Windsor (gulp) and file them into my brand-spanking-new office setup.
- Buy a dresser for our dressing room, so I can move my clothes out of the linen cupboard and our linens out of the pink room. (Seems logical, no?!)
- Find proper homes for all the random stuff (which, bizarrely, seems to have multiplied) that I threw into the pink room when tidying other areas of the house .
Such fun!
On the positive end of things, at least the job will finally be done… and when he’s fully recovered we’ll be able to use the room for its intended purpose – guests!
I think we’ll paint it first, though.
Maybe another day.
Cheryl September 7, 2012 at 5:20 pm
Good luck with re-doing the pink room. It does seem like a daunting task but pick one spot at a time to do and it’ll get done.
Dawn Storey
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September 8, 2012 at 6:18 pm
Thank you! Good advice.
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Winnie September 7, 2012 at 10:01 pm
All the best to your hubby! It will be worth it when the room is done. I am making a “pink” room now for my stamp room. It is a lot of work, but I am telling myself the same thing. Worth it later!
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Dawn Storey
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September 8, 2012 at 6:19 pm
Thank you! It will definitely be worth it in the end.
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Kathy September 8, 2012 at 8:24 am
I don’t envy you and can see why you have put off dealing with the pink room. On the bright side, once it is done, it is done and you will be glad. But doing it? That is another story entirely!!
Kathy
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Dawn Storey
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September 8, 2012 at 6:19 pm
Exactly! I’ll be glad when it’s over and done.
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Classic NYer September 8, 2012 at 12:14 pm
Just calling it the pink room makes it sound daunting… Maybe you should call it something else, like “future awesomeness room”?
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Dawn Storey
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September 8, 2012 at 6:20 pm
I like your way of thinking!
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Jo September 9, 2012 at 1:03 am
Pink room = ugly frog
How do you eat an ugly frog?
One bite at a time.
Now, get off the computer and go take a bite!
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Dawn Storey
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September 9, 2012 at 11:19 am
Love it – great advice!
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Amy Morgan September 9, 2012 at 9:17 am
Hope his surgery goes well and his recovery a quick and full one. Surely all the pre-work on the pink room will add to the healing process!
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Dawn Storey
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September 9, 2012 at 11:21 am
Thanks, Amy – much appreciated! And I think you’re right!
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The girl who cried skinny September 17, 2012 at 11:18 am
I can’t believe he doesn’t want to recuperate in a pink room
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Dawn Storey
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September 17, 2012 at 5:26 pm
LOL… well, we didn’t get so far as painting it, so he’s going to have to! I keep telling him pink is supposed to be restful, but he just gives me a dubious look.
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