The Stay-cation - Freeze-Frame Radio

JD The Jazz Doctor · Grand Poobah

The Stay-cation

ghostdancer · Ghost In The Machine

Isn't it amazing how much stuff you accumulate in drawers, on top of counters, or in closets? Sometimes I wonder where all the junk comes from and why did I save it to begin with. hmm

JD The Jazz Doctor · Grand Poobah

its amazing sandy- the piles and piles of paper. most of the stuff I know is garbage gets thrown out immediately, but I've gotten in a bad habit of thinking "I'll want this. or I will check this out later...." man o man it adds up, and then as time moves on, it loses its meaning or value a lot of times. but theirs still stuff in there needed or worth keeping. and that stuff deserves a better spot than in the "to do" piles that got accumulated.

I also want to switch out some of the art on the walls, work on the flow of a few of the rooms. we'll see. whats that called...fung sei? funk sway?

garougal · Cleverly Disguised As A Responsible Adult

That's such a great thing to do for yourself, JD. It gives you time to do some of those things you keep wanting to accomplish but never seem to have the time or energy to accomplish. Have fun with it! smile

JD The Jazz Doctor · Grand Poobah

thats just it G-gal. its no way to spend a weekend, doing stuff like that. but to make the most of time I'm using as vacation time off of work, and not going on a vacation, I want to just blow through here to get the most out of it as possible. its time.

ghostdancer · Ghost In The Machine

Ah, you're going to be moving furniture too. Just don't do what I tend to do....I get myself cornered and then can't get out.

I usually move the furniture around 3 or 4 times a year just to give a room a different look and feel. The only room I can't do too much with is my bedroom....have a king size waterbed and the only way to move that is to drain all the water out....no way!!

Mad Mema · Bad Biker Granny

I haven't moved the furniture since I bought my house 5 1/2 years ago. Did buy some new stuff after I kicked Kev out, but that doesn't really count.

ghostdancer · Ghost In The Machine

I wish I had the time to paint. I want to change the color on my walls, but just don't have the time to do it. I always say during the summer when I'm off work I'll get it done, but that never happens.

JD The Jazz Doctor · Grand Poobah

it won't be anything major, I don't think. but still, I haven't in ages taken the time to access "do I like this here best, etc. Just some good busy home time. take the air conditioner out etc....make room in the storage closet for it, what to do with what I had to take out of the closet to make it fit etc....

ghostdancer · Ghost In The Machine

When you're done JD, you'll feel like you really accomplished something. That's the best feeling! smile

Mad Mema · Bad Biker Granny

Some day I need to paint the upstairs in my house. I have the downstairs painted. The kitchen is a slightly yellowish white, the living room is sage green, and the dining room and family room are a pale purple shade called Monet Lilac. I got it to go with a print of Monet's Waterlilies that hangs in my dining room.

JD The Jazz Doctor · Grand Poobah

oh the waterlillies! nice painting! nice choice.

thats what I'm hoping for sandy. I always know come winter, the clutter seems more cluttery, more shut in, I want to try and head that off, just have stuff in the right place.

ghostdancer · Ghost In The Machine

I want to paint my living room a light sage green....I know the exact color when I see it. It's a huge room to paint though......not only have the living room but the long L-shaped hallway leading off from it too. My kitchen is a lemon yellow and a soft, light green; bathroom is light grey, bedroom is two shades of blues, rest of the house is white....girls' rooms and dining room.

confuzzed · Permanent State of Confusion

I did a little bit of that cleaning/straightening stuff yesterday myself. The kitchen table looks much better. My desk had a corner with stuff piled on it, now it is clear. And the filing (that I normally toss on the floor in a pile for a few months at a time) has been put away. I had a thought the other day that it may be time to go through the closet too. At the very least, some things on the shelves need to be refolded.