16

Here's the kitchen in the new house. I suppose it isn't all that bad if you like country, but blue is not one of my favorite colors. When we attended the open house, the owner, who is also a realtor and whose husband built this house, said that the cabinets are maple. If that's true, then I may just strip this paint off and restore them to original.

Moving to a new house is exciting, but I am finding myself having trouble with the most simple of things. For instance, this house has three bathrooms and I can't figure out for the life of me how I want to decorate each one. The only thing I know with certainty is that the main bath must be painted as soon as yesterday - it is blue also. Royal blue. What was she thinking? She did confess to me that her husband never lets her use color in any of the houses they live in, and because they were in this house for five years, he gave in to her. Thanks, husband.

I love the use of color in our house now, and the way it's decorated. But what I don't want to do is make this house a newer version of that. Maybe after we get moved in it will just come to me.

Today is my 16th anniversary at work, and probably my last.