Jul. 21, 2007 - Opposites really do...drive each other nuts!
My hubby and I are polar opposites in so many ways. This definitely has its advantages, but as I'm sure you've experienced, can also be a bit like banging your head against a wall.
Late this afternoon I suddenly had an epiphany. Strong word I know, but it was nothing less. Mike knows me well enough to recognize when my ideas are going to cause him great concern and involve some serious work on his part. There's some unwritten rule in our home now about not moving furniture after 10:00 p.m., but I digress. Back to my epiphany...
Since moving in to our new house there have been a couple of rooms that have not quite come together the way we wanted. My creative solution involved switching all the furniture in two rooms. One just happens to be upstairs and one down. So what if the BIG screen TV, sofa and love seat need to come downstairs? Personally I don't see the problem. Being the dream killer realist that he is, Mike pointed out all the reasons my epiphany wasn't such a stellar idea in his mind.
So here we sit five hours after the birth of my fantastic two room make-over idea and not one stick of furniture has been moved. Not even a pillow. I have however learned something about my husband. He is NEVER going to jump right on board with my crazy, maniacal ideas and run with them. That is not his personality. And that's OK.
He summed it up like this - I run up to a cliff at full speed and jump off without so much as a backward glance. He runs to the edge and stops, looks down to see if he thinks he can make the jump safely and then plans out several other options if for some reason this one doesn't work. Then he may or may not jump. I on the other hand have just either had the ride of my life, or didn't live to tell about it, but either way it was quite a trip. So different and yet we are perfect for each other.
As for my epiphany, I think he's warming up to the idea. His request? Let's think about it over the next week and then if we decide to make the switch we can work on it next weekend. Sounds reasonable...but I think I'd just rather jump off the cliff.
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I'm glad to hear I am not the only one who has dramatic epiphanies concerning rooms and moving furniture! I had two this week, and husband was less then motivated. oh, well-back to the drawing board.
Jenny in Ca
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