Borage
As in content and serene, not down in the dumps 
It’s been another spell of busyness, but most of it the rote, everyday kind that just isn’t that interesting to blog about. Laundry and folding clothes, mopping and sweeping, watering and pruning, cooking and washing dishes, etc.
As I meandered about the house collecting laundry I was thinking about my life in general and how it’s pretty routine. I do all of the chores listed above, cook dinner, spend time with my husband and hang out with friends. I’m not a high powered career woman. Sometimes I feel a little lost. But mostly I’m content. I’m trying to savor that feeling because I know the serenity will broken in about 10 weeks.
However, as I was mopping and thinking about all of the LIFE-TIME GOALS I AM NOT ACCOMPLISHING AT THIS VERY MOMENT I realized that I was actually pretty happy mopping. I liked the smell of the almond polish. I liked pausing for a moment to watch Felix sleep on a warm windowsill. I liked to see the dust motes suspended in the sunshine. And I realized that, actually, despite what my Type-A Bitch in the back of my head says (also the area where guilt, ego, narcissism, judgment and shame yell from)…I was…I am…happy. Content. Serene.
I think that feeling made it’s way into our baby’s nursery theme. In addition to rote chores Jonathan and I painted the nursery this weekend!
My favorite wall (Behr's Tropical Tide)
Tropical Tide adjacent to Fountain Spout
Let's just say it like it is...shutter doors are a pain in the ass to paint!
Getting good pictures in that little room is difficult…however…I love the colors. They remind me of the brilliant blues of the Caribbean and the Pacific. And when I remember those vacations I also feel peaceful, content and serene. Essential for the first weeks of newborn care, I’m told…
The rest of the “colors” are: espresso finish wood (crib, dresser, glider), off white/cream drapes/linens and then jewel tones for accent pieces (emerald, eggplant, crimson, etc). I have a lot of decorative stuff from a trip I took to Turkey several years ago–mainly pillows and wall art–that we’ll be using. I might commission my dad (he’s a watercolorist) for a few pieces as well.
In other news, the garden is producing! We ate our first squash a few nights ago and in another few days should have a heee-uge batch of squash coming in. Tomatoes are a bit more difficult—I’m having some trouble with my San Marzanos. I’m also kind of word that I won’t get enough cucumbers to pickle, which will be sad.
Okay. I have more happiness chores to accomplish today (including Lemon Pound Cake!). Hope this Monday finds you all feelin’ blue as well!
I love the color in the nursery and I love it when you write!
I love the colors of the baby’s room but most of all I love the fact that you are happy. I get those same feelings doing things around the house and it always reminds me of Mother Theresa saying ” do small things with great love “. I had a career but it didn’t really make me happy, it made me tense! So being a house wife feels right to me. I guess some people are driven to have careers and that’s ok for them but I’m better off at home.