So have you ever had one of those days when you start a project and then it turns into an entire long day ? I started of today with the dust that had collected…. it seems everywhere… bothering me.. so i designated this day to getting rid of that … then the sofa cover that i always place my briefcase was a bit dull so i thought I’d wash it… and ended up dying it…instead… it was yellow… ( i had tried bleaching it to white but for some reason… it would not bleach to white….just yellow… and in the den it always bothered me a bit being that color… the only Ritz dyes i had left over from some experiment of dying something else.. was… purple.. blue.. and black.. so i just dumped a bunch of the dye packets in the wash.. and… voila.. I ended up with some variation of the mix… i was hoping it looked like pewter… then it would tie in with a few of the items i already have.. but i think it is more purple… so then since purple did not work in the den on that sofa..the only thing left was to move furniture…
Did anyone ever see the move… where Diane Keaton was trying to fix up he daughter using a profile in a dating website?.. i actually own the movie on dvd but cant think of it right now…. Oh.. wait… it was ” I told you so”..…..and the mother and daughter were moving furniture? well that makes me think of not only my mother helping me to decorate… but my sisters as well….I miss having their input… where i should place things.. if something looks nice or not..
same with getting dressed for a date( not that I have had any dates… in forever… i men real dates.. when a guy is coming over to actually pick you up and drive you to a restaurant.. and ask you a ton of questions about our life and your dreams.. and someone who really is interested in you… ) but having a girlfriend who you trust who will tell you if your outfit looks nice… and tell you what it change to when it doesn’t …. I also miss having a sister or mother or friend you can call or talk to when the date is over… tell all the good points of the date… ( if it was a good or great date…HA!)
anyway… today turned into a long day of clearing/cleaning and moving furniture… I used t want to go into interior design.. i would change my settings as often as i would change my mood it seemed at times HA!… it’s like a new start… i actually used to do that a lot even in college… probably a way to procrastinate for studying for a class i didn’t find interesting.. anyway… the point is … i miss my family and friends..
i actually was going through some papers a bin of old pictures and letters.. and mementos.. and found an old letter form when i went to school in Cap Dail…. and ones from Thomas and Claes… miss having dinners with real friends…. there was this restaurant in the town where i remember they had the best spaghetti cabanara… and we went there with a ton of people…. the atmosphere.. the laughter.. the friendship… also this beach that was all the way down these long winding stairs… anyway.. today i was wondering why did i ever come back? i mean i know i went to college… and there were some other good experiences.. but honestly.. it was one of the best times of my life… the freedom and finances to travel… to have true friendships… and to just have a great time…
I found a postcard from my sister when she got to go backpacking… the post card was from nice.. right on the cote d’Azur…. I bet she had a great time… Maybe my earlier experiences helped to motivate others to go backpacking… to enjoy traveling in Europe…I remember telling Cameron Nice about my trip and school and he said that the stories helped him decide to go travel in Europe when he graduated college… so i motivated my sister Maura … and Cameron.. and i wonder if there was anyone else?