There are reasons why a woman rearranges her living room. And dining room.
Reasons why she, by herself, picks up and moves two different area rugs, one large table, 8 chairs, two sofas, one side table and two ottomans. And a rocking chair.
And all this on a whim in the evening when her husband is gone working and her kids haven’t been bathed. And the dishes are still undone in the sink and the trash is almost overflowing. The clothes are unfolded and the playroom door is closed because she can’t bear to look at the disaster.
She asks her girls to open the blinds more so she can see where to push the chairs.
Her toddler is climbing the vacuum cleaner. Her six-year-old finds a pile of leftover jelly beans petrified from Easter underneath one of the pieces of furniture.
There are reasons why she does this. Maybe they are the same reasons she might cut her hair or reorganize her pantry. They are small changes, within her control, but offer enough difference to make her feel newer. She can’t paint her bedroom tonight, or write a book. And even though she’s 33, she feels old.
But she pushes her heavy table toward the window and moves the love seat so it is on an angle. She moves the sofa side table so that it can be seen from the front door. She puts the old lamp on the little table in its new spot.
And there are still toys everywhere and a toddler potty-seat in the corner. And the pantries are still a mess. But there is something newer about her home tonight when she’s done. And about her.
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you go girl! now post a picture…i want to see! i love rearranging…it makes daniel absolutely nuts sometimes!
You are so right! I do the same thing. It gives me a little control when everything else seems out of control. It also gives me a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction at times when I start to feel like there is so little that I’m doing right!
So true, so true. I love rearranging my house. When you can’t get new furniture rearranging the hand me downs is just as satisfying.
You are just so precious and so very right on this one!!
Hugs,
Fran
yes, pics please!
we play this game here too…but the hubby does the moving!
rearranging makes me keep it clean longer!
Something else that we have in common besides beautiful daughters named Hope. Doesn’t it just feel great to move it all around?
I read your posts and want to call my mom and ask her if she had another daughter that she forgot to tell me about.
i thought about this post this morning… i switched bibles. we have a ton. why? i don’t know. to feel more holy, maybe.
so i switched from my NISB to my Key Word Study Bible.
the pages of my Key Word are worn. written in. the cover is peeling. and the table of contents has 3 creases in it… but, it feels “new” to me. and i needed a bit of a Bible jolt! so i switched!!!
Oh my goodness I am 25 and I do this when I feel old and need a little “new” in my life. This week alone I cleaned out my master closet and repainted my front door, and both make me feel madeover into something better!! I think it all comes with being a mom too. If someone would have told me two years ago that doing those things on a summer day would excite me, I would have just laughed. But here I am: freshly painted door, clean closet, and happy as can be!
I can totally relate! Sometimes we need just a bit of freshness to keep our sanity.
Somehow I can move those huge pieces of furniture, but need help getting the lid off a jar…
the rearranging does wonders to renew a room and a spirit. it makes all things seem new and fun again – and not so old!
When I move furniture, it doesn’t give me something new, it just fools me into thinking it is. A way to satisfy the want, because I can’t put a name to the need.