The winds of change

Current mood: mixed feelings about copious change

There were only two things I wanted to do when I moved into my house two years ago. No, unpacking wasn't one of them. Obviously. I wanted a curved shower curtain rod and coat hooks for the hall. It took a little while (and no, I haven't moved all the way in yet, so quit yer askin'), but the wind of change recently decided to sweep through the house and there have been some interesting new developments around here:

Worship the new shower rod! I HEART the new shower rod! Even if it is made of crappy plastic and will probably sag and fall down one day with a derisive CRASH while I am in the shower and have just finished getting soapy...I still love it!!!!!! Also, the shower curtain is new and was looooong overdue.

More decorations for the house! Though I like to keep spartan walls, I have to admit that these additions (the plates were mine, but I would never have thought in a zillion years to hang them on the wall, especially in the kitchen. Kitchens don't need decoration, right??!!) are quite pleasing to the eye.

There are suddenly a LOT more games around here. I suppose I'll have to find a place to put them, because Some People seem to think that "around" or "on the floor" or "on the couch" are not appropriate storage areas.

The TV of doom!!! Still not used to this. I keep thinking it will jump off its stand and attack, and I find its looming presence very threatening. In theory, I like the idea of watching TV in bed, but wasn't that the whole point of putting a bed in the living room?

More changes in the kitchen. The spice rack is looking rather full these days, eh? That's because there are now double, and even triple of some of the same spices!!!! Guess some things are universal. New lights! And the crack in the ceiling is gone!! These are unabashed Good Changes. These feelings are at all not hurt by the recent death of the previous kitchen light and the hideousness that is not having light in the kitchen. This toaster oven supersedes my old toaster and the fact that it can make pizza taste new again is reason enough welcome it with an open mouth!

Ah yes, the much-anticipated coat rack. Which is, for the season, a bag rack. Look at all my pretty purses!!! Not really loving the green, but white was too much much of a pain (there are eleventy billion shades of white in my house and matching them is Just Too Hard). It is not set low enough to stab me in the eye or the back of my head. I've checked - many times.

Finally, new animal denizens. These guys keep each other company and are no trouble at all :)

Whew! Long post, right? Pictures notwithstanding? Well, that represents the Very Large amount of change that has taken place in my living space in a Very Short space of time. Since change is not at all my forte, I think I'm handling it well. That is to say, I haven't melted down or imploded - yet.