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A change of view and 3D Thor
By juliezavala in My Turn
May 9, 2011

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I'm a big fan of moving furniture around, painting walls, hanging pictures in different spots -- all for the sake of a fresh start. I don't understand how a lot of people are able to leave everything in the same place for years. Moving the furniture into different configurations gives me a chance to clean more thoroughly. The results are positively refreshing.

This weekend, much to my husband's dismay, I asked him to take our t.v. down from where it had been hanging over the fireplace since we first moved into our current home. It was a nice setup, but I was tired of seeing that big black rectangle with the wires hanging down the side. Plus it covered up all that beautiful brick. To his credit, Robert was planning to climb into the attic Saturday morning and run most of the wires through the ceiling, effectively hiding them. I saved him the effort.

Unfortunately for him, he ended up spending a large part of Saturday putting a t.v. table/stand together. I painted walls, vacuumed carpet, threw clutter into the garage (the garage is my next project.) The living room has never looked so nice.

Last month I asked Robert to help me move our king-size bed to a different side of our bedroom and like the good sport he is, he did. Now I want to move the bed again. I want to paint the walls of the bedroom. I want to tear out the carpet and put laminate floors down. I want to install new bathroom cabinets and vanity.

My husband asked me yesterday, "Where does it end, Julie?" Good question. Am I obsessed with change? Do I have some sort of problem? To figure this out I am prepared to resist moving the bed. My bedroom is messy so maybe if I clean it up I'll feel better about it and I (we) won't have to resort to tearing the bed down to move it.

Does anyone else have this desire - this compulsion - for change?

As a bit of a consolation prize I agreed to go with Robert on Sunday to see "Thor" in 3D, at the movies. Luckily for me it wasn't too bad. And heck, it made him happy --it was the least I could do.