What a move!

We live in a former bungalow that was renovated and two-storied by the previous owners.  It met our needs as a newly blended family back in 2004 - more or less.  At that time we crammed six kids, two adults, three dogs, one cat and one hamster into the abode with all of the associated stuff that goes with people and pets.

Five years later, eldest step-daughter shares a home with her boyfriend, eldest son and youngest step-daughter are at university and we now have a "small" family of two adults, three teenagers and three dogs.  We do marvel at how small it feels as it is actually bigger than most families are in this day and age.  Proof that everything is relative!  There is less food required, less laundry to do, less garbage and recycling to put out, fewer shoes, boots and flip-flops in the front hall and less pressure on the bathrooms in the morning and evening.  It was, however, the removal of the dining room table leaf that officially marked this season's shrinking family.  But that was only the beginning....

The youngest daughters thought that we should do a living room - dining room furniture switch.  Bitten by the manic furniture moving bug, we have spent the past two days completely flipping our living room, dining room, foyer and office space in ways that make me want to spell Fung Shui in block capital letters with multiple exclamation marks!!!   Wowie, wowie, wow!!!  Not only did it make for fun family bonding time over the long week-end, it has made our house feel like new.  I couldn't wait to come home from work today so that I could do a dining room table - china cabinet flip.  One hour later and with the help of my three teen-age daughters, ta-da - new dining room!!  The females in this house truly believe that the household energy is flowing properly at last - especially in the dining room.  There are no words, really - it's all just so much better.

The best part of all - it hasn't cost us a cent.  Not yet, at least.  There is now a big bare dining room wall that is crying out for a big mirror or a tapestry.  I vote for the tapestry - one that includes a few sight hounds, horses, flora, fauna and such.  (Does anyone have any good suggestions where one can buy such a thing?)

As the temperature drops, days shorten, and more and more people come down with bugs and viruses, may I recommend to you that you move some furniture around if you need a lift.  I know that I sound like some kind of reality home show personality, but it really works. 

Happy days to all!