Painting

We're trying to think of (or create) positives out of the hellish week we've had. One is that now that I'm not pregnant, we can paint the house and not worry about the fumes. So yesterday, on impulse, we stopped by Home Depot to look at paint swatches. We ended up with one called Camel, which is the greenish, yellowish beige you see above (that's our bedroom, above).It goes perfectly with the bed set we ordered from JCPenney's (above). Together with the furniture mom bought us from Costco (Kona; below), we should be living in style once it all arrives (which should be soon!).Then today, we went to Bed Bath and Beyond and got the window coverings (Versailles by Arley, below). We need to let the hems out a couple of inches before we can actually hang them, but I think they're going to be beautiful. I'm so proud of us for being productive! On the other hand, domestic productivity has left Ken behind with his classwork, so that's not good. We can't win!

On the how we're doing front, time is helping to lessen the sting. I've gotten a lot of comfort from the Grief & Loss message boards at BabyCenter.com. Miscarriage is such a common thing, but it's a downer and often very private, so people don't really talk about it in "regular life." So having people to communicate with who are experiencing the same thing, or have in the past and have gone on to have healthy babies, is very helpful. In fact, I really don't like talking about it with people who haven't gone thru it. Grief is universal and we've all felt that, but beyond that, the connection stops ... unless you've been there. Been here. Funny how things happen in life that, unexpected moments, that change you forever. For better or worse. Not sure which this is yet. Maybe both.