creating room

Creating room for our "creating room" has been a big, multi-faceted process this weekend.

I think it's a good thing -- even though I'm still flabbergasted that the idea occurred to me when I was in the middle of pining for more room of my own. 

D has had this magical bookshelf that his dad built when D was a child.  It's full of compartments -- some open shelves, some with doors.  I "took it over" a long time ago because I love all the little places it has to organize books or things, and I have used the secret cabinets for hiding my tarot cards and things that my m-i-l really wouldn't understand.

That's E's space now.  We brought it out of the closet and into the room.  I put a few precious things in one of the closed cabinets and left the other one empty.  There also are other empty pockets on the shelf.

In the open closet (no doors, more a pocket in the room), I made a little pillow area so that she could retreat into there if she wants, and I have the leftover 1/3 of the space for "mommy's things."

Her table is sort of in the middle of the room.  When I first imagined this, I thought we should put her table against the wall.  Then I realized that she won't be able to relax and play unless she can see me.  She also needs to be able to move around her work table.

E was happy in the new room today.  She loved pulling paper out and deciding for herself whether to use markers, crayons, pastels, glue -- or all of them at once.

My 1/3 of the room still is a disaster.  I'll post a picture or two later when I get my chaos together.

I'm tired.

Comments

[nyjlm]

I think this is going to be so incredibly wonderful for both of you!
And I'm jealous : )