7/20/10
When I was pregnant with my first child, I obsessed a little over the design of the nursery. I wasn't overly obsessed, but admittedly spent more time then I should have on picking out a paint color, that in then end resembled more of a color from an early 80's elementary classroom, then that perfect gender neutral pale green. So, now that my first born is 8, she's deciding how her room should be decorated. The trip to the craft store to pick out a poster, then to the thrift store to buy some frames and misc decor, went surprisingly well. My favorite was the 6.99 poster of dogs in high top converse shoes. Her favorite purchases were the things she found for her American Girl Doll, namely a rocking chair (.99) and coat rack (also .99, and formerly a coffee mug stand). It all came together tonight as we started hanging things on the wall. With any new addition, she exclaimed 'Mommy, I love it!' Its certainly nothing that will make the cover of a pottery barn kids catalog, but it is perfect for her... and a lot of fun to do together.
I was part of generation X for awhile... I think. If generation X were those that graduated college in the early nineties. Then generation Y came along, not sure what age defined that group... and before I had a chance to figure that out, I turned forty. This blog is about me, and what I'm doing in my forties, working, parenting, embracing the moments of generationforty.
