My giant green couch

I have been feeling much better lately. I find that I look forward to things instead of dreading them. With my new found enthusiasm I have decided to paint more stuff in my house. I didn't get a before picture but I will post an after picture. I like the change that painting makes for not a lot of money. I have a wall in my family room that has two bookcases flanking a spot for a fire place. I have a chair in that spot. Anyway, I painted the book cases a tannish color and left the shelves a cream color. Now the shelves look really up to date and it makes the furniture look so old. I have this huge green sectional, its not a cool shade of green, but I love that couch. It is so comfortable. I have thought about recovering it, I called an upholstery place and they said it would cost me less to buy a new couch. So I considered doing it my self. I have a friend who did it twice, on sectionals both times. The hard part is that I think I need about 50 yards of fabric, give or take. That is a lot of fabric and if I got what I really wanted it would cost about 10 - 15 dollars a yard. Well I did find a place that has rolls of fabric for a couple bucks a yard but it's hit and miss with the colors and the trick would be getting enough yardage. So needless to say, I am stuck with my couch the way it is. So I am trying to decorate around the couch even though it is a huge thing in the room. I have been trying to stick to neutral colors, earth tones and that. So we'll see how it all turns out. I don't like the new modern stuff they are coming out with. I prefer the country look and feel. I think when things are too sleek they feel cold and hospitalesque. I want something that is inviting , warm, lived in, but clean. The cleaning part is the hard part. I do know that if I de-clutter it feels bigger, and cleaner. now the trick is getting the motivation to do it.

My husband is a saint

I know it's been a while since I last blogged, I felt like I shouldn't write about the hard times. Not that I felt like writing anyway. I was really struggling with depression as I have said in other posts, but I have never had it like that. I finally went to to doctor and found out I have an overactive thyroid. There are a lot of symptoms and it really messes with your head. The one symptom I would have loved to have is the weight loss one. I should be dropping the pounds according to the research I did, but that is not the case. Although I have had a decrease in appetite. Nothing sounds good to me like it used to.
So I'm on the mend. I have a thyroid scan this week. We'll see how that goes. It's a nuclear scan?! I have never heard of it before. It's a 24 hour test that involves injections and stuff. Yay! I have to say my husband has been a saint throughout the last year. I guess it's been pretty hard for him, but he has hung in and still loves me. Thank goodness for that. I am so grateful for him. He keeps me sane and is always adjusting to what I need. I love him so much.