There is this thing called 'nesting' to which I have been recently introduced. Nesting is usually defined as something a pregnant lady does ("Baby is coming. Must clean!!!"), but it is not uncommon for newlywed wives to also have this urge to build a home.
Feminists would absolutely balk at this. That would mean that women are instinctually mothers. I wonder how they explain their sudden needs to clean and decorate. I believe that women are generally hardwired to lean toward certain tendencies that define what is feminine. Nesting is certainly one of those things.
Nesting is a LOT of fun if you can do it. You clean and de-clutter and rearrange and decorate. You make the space that is yours much more your own. You get this sudden urge to make it better. Make it perfect. Scrubbing, painting, moving, selling, giving away, buying. Revamping!
Just this past weekend, my hubby and I made the move from his grandmother's basement to his parents' house. We are switching places with them. I use the term 'switching' in the present participle because we are still in the process. To give you an indication, my man and I agreed at lunch that moving into an empty house is much easier. That's why I'm calling Houston about a problem. My nester is jammed!
Part of my problem is that I've had a long time to imagine (fantasize?) about what I could do with the space once we decided we had made the trade. I think I have arrived at many unrealistic visions for not only our current monetary situation but also the shape of the space. Not to mention, my vision is not like my husbands. We had a funny moment the other day about his posters. Michael has quite a collection of posters. We moved the TV into place and looked at the blank wall space above it. Michael wanted something there, and he said he had something in mind but I wouldn't like it. He was right! It was a Simpsons poster that looked like the Soprano's logo. I'm ok with that in the computer room, I said, but not the living room.
Yet, my husband is the best thing for me during this. My jammed nester is both frustrating and overwhelming to me. There is so much left to do! Michael calmly tells me to take it one room at a time, assures me we will get it done, and instructs me not to take on the whole house at once or I will breakdown (like I did today at lunch!). His logic is good for my emotions. :)
Tonight, we go home to unpack some more and make room for our wedding gifts which have been sitting unopened in my parents' basement since the wedding. At some point, we'll un-bury our boxes of kitchen stuff and we'll buy groceries so I can start cooking and baking. SO EXCITED for that.
Until next time, I'll be nesting and packing and unpacking and trying my best to keep my nester unjammed.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Life as I know it
There are so many events that make up life. It's just overwhelming to think about. Do you ever listen to the stories from your grandparents? Or even your parents? They have really experienced so much in life. All those events that happen seemingly 'stand alone' make up life. They also make for an entertaining afternoon talking in the living room.
Right now, I'm just starting to really collect those experiences. I hope I will have some entertaining ones. I want my grandkids to tell my stories to all of their awesome friends.
This is not what I really wanted to post, but I don't have the pictures downloaded yet that I want to share, so this is what I'm posting!
May 11th, against our better judgment and original plans, we bought a dog. Our original plan was to buy a dog when one of us could be home all day so the dog could be trained properly. One day while I was waiting for something at work before I could do my job, I wandered onto craigslist.com to fill the time and went to the pets section. At the top I found this ad with 3 pictures of adorable puppies. Husky/Lab/Mastiff mixes. Four months old. $50. I sent the link to my husband and minutes later got a call with, 'How could you send that to me? I want to go get one.' We talked a little bit and arranged to go see them and well...we came home with Kuma.
Kuma means bear in Japanese. He was the mellowest of the puppies, but he'd also already gotten into a lot of trouble before we bought him! He had surgery for intestinal blockage after he chewed off and swallowed carpet foam padding. Also, a short time before we got him he had chewed on a TV cable and burnt his lip. We think maybe that's why he's so mellow...Maybe. Maybe he's just sneaky that way.
He really is a pretty well behaved dog. He's caught on to potty training pretty well. Sometimes if we're not paying attention, he decides he can't hold it anymore and we find a puddle but that is becoming less and less frequent. He is also a scaredy dog. We've found that he might be terrified of open spaces. When I take him out in all of the green grass by the ballfield, he puts his ears back, tucks his tail, and bolts (as far as the leash will let him). Poor thing. If I can figure out how to mobile post, I'll try to post a picture from my phone of our adorable puppy.
My husband and I are still living in his grandmother's basement, waiting to move. We will be approaching 2 months of marriage soon. We have lived all except one week (our honeymoon) in the basement. This is the reason why it was against our better judgment to go ahead and buy a dog. This long process is getting quite stressful on all of the parties involved. Communication skills are being tested to the max. Personally, eating out has worn off it's appeal. I long to have a kitchen! Yet, despite our impatience and frustration, we are provided for where we are at even if it's not what we'd like.
I am playing softball this summer! This is the first time I've taken part in an organized sport (if you don't count dance/dance team). It's fun. :) I get butterflies in my stomach before the games. Last Tuesday, I struck out but we still won handily! If I play on the field, I play catcher which I enjoy. Not a lot of pressure. Heehee....
These are just a few of the things going on in my life right now. Maybe someday, I will tell my grandkids in the living room about what my life was like and they will be amazed. :D
Right now, I'm just starting to really collect those experiences. I hope I will have some entertaining ones. I want my grandkids to tell my stories to all of their awesome friends.
This is not what I really wanted to post, but I don't have the pictures downloaded yet that I want to share, so this is what I'm posting!
May 11th, against our better judgment and original plans, we bought a dog. Our original plan was to buy a dog when one of us could be home all day so the dog could be trained properly. One day while I was waiting for something at work before I could do my job, I wandered onto craigslist.com to fill the time and went to the pets section. At the top I found this ad with 3 pictures of adorable puppies. Husky/Lab/Mastiff mixes. Four months old. $50. I sent the link to my husband and minutes later got a call with, 'How could you send that to me? I want to go get one.' We talked a little bit and arranged to go see them and well...we came home with Kuma.
Kuma means bear in Japanese. He was the mellowest of the puppies, but he'd also already gotten into a lot of trouble before we bought him! He had surgery for intestinal blockage after he chewed off and swallowed carpet foam padding. Also, a short time before we got him he had chewed on a TV cable and burnt his lip. We think maybe that's why he's so mellow...Maybe. Maybe he's just sneaky that way.
He really is a pretty well behaved dog. He's caught on to potty training pretty well. Sometimes if we're not paying attention, he decides he can't hold it anymore and we find a puddle but that is becoming less and less frequent. He is also a scaredy dog. We've found that he might be terrified of open spaces. When I take him out in all of the green grass by the ballfield, he puts his ears back, tucks his tail, and bolts (as far as the leash will let him). Poor thing. If I can figure out how to mobile post, I'll try to post a picture from my phone of our adorable puppy.
My husband and I are still living in his grandmother's basement, waiting to move. We will be approaching 2 months of marriage soon. We have lived all except one week (our honeymoon) in the basement. This is the reason why it was against our better judgment to go ahead and buy a dog. This long process is getting quite stressful on all of the parties involved. Communication skills are being tested to the max. Personally, eating out has worn off it's appeal. I long to have a kitchen! Yet, despite our impatience and frustration, we are provided for where we are at even if it's not what we'd like.
I am playing softball this summer! This is the first time I've taken part in an organized sport (if you don't count dance/dance team). It's fun. :) I get butterflies in my stomach before the games. Last Tuesday, I struck out but we still won handily! If I play on the field, I play catcher which I enjoy. Not a lot of pressure. Heehee....
These are just a few of the things going on in my life right now. Maybe someday, I will tell my grandkids in the living room about what my life was like and they will be amazed. :D
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