It’s been quite an eventful first half of the new decade. 2020 started off with a bang. And to sum up 5 months very quickly, here’s the cliff notes version. I began teaching a design class at my alma mater. I helped coach a learn-to-skate class on the weekends. All the while keeping up with my day job and ever so slowly chipping away at house projects. Well, that first month of new endeavors came to a screeching halt when on Saturday, February 8 at around 10:30 am; I had a freak fall on the ice, and broke my lower right leg in 4 places. My foot was facing a different direction from my knee, and my tibia had broken skin and come out a bit just above my skate boot.
First real broken bone(s), first ride in an ambulance, first OR experience- oh my! It’s been a loooong period of recovery. To make matters a bit more interesting, and why that February 8th date is so important, we actually found out we were pregnant Friday, February 7- the day before! You can see our little announcement post here. So going into the surgery with that new knowledge made things even scarier.
Fast forward two months and just as I began to start working again from home, the nation went into a state of emergency. We are currently witnessing a global pandemic due to a coronavirus. Physical distancing, face masks, and self-quarantining are common practice. It is a very interesting time to be pregnant and healing!
Anyway, due to to the fact we cannot go into many physical stores at the moment, we created a mood board to kick start our design plans. We decided not to add insulation to this one room as it sits in between our master, and the garage, and right above the furnace. Thus it, and the bathroom, are likely the most insulated/warm spots in the house. So our changes are minimal- new trim, new paint, lots of cleaning. Obviously, we refinished the hardwood before we moved in 3.5 years ago, so that’s checked off as well! On to the cosmetics!
MOOD BOARD
We’re envisioning a warm sunny vibe. Maybe some hints at places we’ve traveled- Greece, Spain, California, Mexico, perhaps? Once we find out gender I’m sure little tokens will be added here and there, but for the most part we’re trying to stay reasonably neutral. Octobers are such a beautiful month and in Michigan, when we’re lucky, summers can linger well into the fall. Mustard and rust colors remind us of those late summer days.
