Author: Mae @ Rainydayinmay

Desert native who claims the Pacific Northwest at home, while currently residing the Northeast. Lifecoach, Podcaster, PR writer, essay author, imaginary poet and every day dreamer...

Today…

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Today I am just needing to talk. I am needing someone to be there and listen, and to tell me they know how i feel. 
Today I am looking for understanding. Understanding of the facts that I’m not perfect, and never will be. Understanding of the fact that my life won’t fit into your a-typical little box, and I am ok with that… 
Today I am needing something. Anything. Compulsively I am looking at my phone, at my email, at my facebook, at the wall. I glance at my to-do list and want to do none of it. 
Today I am biting my lip and forcing tears backwards. I am binding it all together and cheering myself to get through tomorrow night. 
Note world: come 11 a.m. on Saturday morning- I am giving myself permission to freak out, cry, yell, pound fists and admit to anyone who will listen how completely helpless and overwhelmed I feel. About everything. About everyone. 
But this isn’t about Saturday… It’s about today. 
Today I just want someone, anyone, to be there… 
But if there was someone- I wouldn’t have the first clue what to say… 
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Coming to you, from this EXACT location…

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Since I’m showing you a couple of recent projects, along with a peek into our home, I thought I’d show you the room where we pretty much live- next… 
We don’t even know what to call it… It’s just become upstairs… 
Possibly because it’s the only room we have, on our second floor. Even more so though, I think because it has no real name. It’s sort of everything. 
Lucas is home, he bunks upstairs with ESPN keeping him company. 
In the evenings, after Gen’s in bed, Chw and I snuggle upstairs to watch movies, catch up on the tivo or play the wii. 
In the daytime Gen and I are upstairs doing school. 
When I write, whenever that may be- it is my fortress of creativity. 
On the days/evenings Chw works from home- it’s where he is. 
Most days, when I do my quiet time, I am here… 
It is our everything room… Our family room, our school room, our work office, home office, library and so much more… 
 We just redid this chair because we needed one upstairs. 
I am IN LOVE with it… 

 {yes, I realize the BRIGHT green ball doesn’t really accomodate my crafted black, white and harvest yellow room… but it’s so darn addictive to use… and it has no home- just floats around.}

 I seriously love this room… And really, the pictures make me kind of cringe. It’s WAYYY better in person! 
Well… 
Except for this dusty little corner… 

 But, it’s his little world… he loves his corner, and it’s pretty cool on evenings when we are both working because our desks L each other and we get to be there together… 
Lastly, (which was finished AFTER I did these pictures) He refinished a sister chair (matches the one in the beginning of the post- except without arms) for my desk. It’s a bright, school bus yellow (to match everything else) and absolutely cushy heaven for sitting at my desk. I LOVE it! 
In fact, it isn’t even my husband at all, who is responsible for these beautiful chairs adorning my family’s creative space… It is my incredibly gorgeous friend who gifted us with such beautiful pieces!  
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A glimpse of Gen’s world…

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While I think, dream and obsess over things like household projects, interior design styles, etc- my daughter does the same over fashion design and apparel. It’s really cute, and it’s been a consistently growing thing for a couple of years now. In fact, this time last year we were planning a big “redecorate” fest for her much larger bedroom. Such things as gloriously upholstered dress forms, etc- were in the works. Unfortunately, reality dialed our number and highlighted our awareness to the fact that with said big room came much responsibility and extreme privacy that Gen’s judgement really wasn’t suited for… It all worked out, but it was sad. 
Mostly it was my interior design dreams which took a bruising. Genny’s dad, my abundantly awesome Chw, was so upset over every ugly detail that transpired- that he ixnayed every possible idea of anything cool happening to her room- new small bedroom or huge old bedroom- and sadness prevailed in our little lady kingdom… 
As time passed, I was able to talk him into a few things here and there. We’d already purchased non-refundable bedding, for example… which did NOT go with the lilac paint. (the trim on the bedding is this beet color that the walls are now) So yeah, it’s been more of a work in progress… 
With no room for a dress form, which could be THE saddest fact of all… 
At any rate, one day as I was taking photos of my office (old big bedroom), Gen told me that she LOVES her room and asked me to take pictures of it. She’s so proud of it… In all of it’s tininess… 
So, I thought I’d share… 
 the actual “theme” of the room is Paris… though, she has a few random “tween” like elements which I anally feel through the whole theme off… At any rate-
– the walls are “beet” in color. 
-The picture to the left is actually a print with a collection of Vintage Couture covers… Very cool…
-The picture to the right is a collage frame that her brother and sister gave her for Christmas. It’s an awesome collection of photos of them together, since she’s been a part of our family. 
– ugly pink thing at the foot of her bed is an ugly, god-awful pillow with stupid skulls and cross bones on it. Please ignore it… 
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 – please note the pantless American Girl dolls on the top shelf of her book shelf… *sigh*
– if her room were to have a second theme, it would be how much Genny adores her big brother Lucas. She has a picture of the two of them on her nightstand, one on her vanity, one on her dresser, another photo of him on her vanity- and this is in addition to the ones in that collage frame… 
– note- on her closet door, photo booth strips… of her and her brother. Geesh…

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Truly Springing Forward…

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It’s Spring Break, in our house. Since we home school, it will look a lot like days in the sunshine (assuming, of course, the sun cooperates)… 
It will look a lot like creativity… I want to attempt to sew a camera strap. (I am NOT a seamstress) I want to teach Gen some things in the kitchen. Genny wants to have a few more Chopped sessions… {If you’ve never seen the Food Network show, than that makes no sense… If you have, then yes- we’ve taken to doing our own basket meal versions. It’s fun.} She’s planning on decorating a messenger bag. I’m planning on finishing the decorations for her party. 
It will look a lot like fun… Fun that comes packaged in a colorful assortment of time with friends, just hanging out; board games; wii time; scooter riding; basketball games; and maybe even swimming… 
It will look like home… cooking; crafting; vegging; reading; writing… (hopefully, writing, that is…) 
It will look like special outings… A trip to the theater to see a musical; a spa day complete with hair treatments, pedicures and manicures; a visit to the museum; roller skating and movies… 
It will look like quality time, however you look at it… And not a moment too soon, either! 
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Doing the Friday dance…

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i haven’t been able to find a good chunk of time to work on the manuscript, in weeks, and I’m pretty sick over this… Just yesterday a girlfriend, at lunch, was reassuring me that I’ll always have my writing (or something like that, i forget) and I just cringed… Anyway, while my book sits collecting metaphorical hard drive dust, at least I’ve got blog posts, right? The one, from this week, that I am most proud of would be the one about my foster mom Julie. I have a photo of her, holding my adorably chubby Genny, sitting beside my bed. It has caught my eye every morning this week…

Bittersweet…

Moving on…

Best thing i stumbled across, on the web, was this post, which is absolutely WORTH the click… IT IS Great. Moving. Identifiable… 

All week I’ve had things on my mind… The two most pressing were the situation in Japan, which is just so heartbreaking… And Lucas, who turned 22 on Sunday. We miss him so much and, of course, would rather he been home. Even so, we are so proud of him for his selflessness and willingness to serve our country. Plus he has kidney damage, which sucks…

Top five moments were:
1} uncomfortable but vital heart to heart discussions.
2} dinner and hanging out with those friends that are your forever friends.
3} going to a crazy, but fantastic interior design sale followed by an incredible bakery lunch, with a friend.
4} refinishing/recovering chairs with my husband.
5} finally finding a vegetarian cookbook that i love. 


This week I’ve really been loving Satellite, by Guster. {If you aren’t familiar, I encourage a listen. SUCH a great track!} 
Best recipe was definitely this Burrito Casserole… We had friends over and even though loved it. 
For school we studied the judicial system, state government and did an indepth study of the Salem Witch Trials.

I’m reading All Is Vanity… I stumbled upon it, at the library, and was thrilled. Drowning Ruth is one of my favorite books. I am really excited to read it.

Next week I’m looking forward to birthdays. Spring break, swimming, birthday parties, friends, gift wrap, cake… What’s not to look forward to? 

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