It is funny though when I review this image and it takes me back, I mean really back. So, if that one photo can do that to me, imagine how you could design your own environment to create a space in time that was the best in your life? Would that be a great thing to do for your moral? Of course it would.
So, let’s talk about that for a moment. Let’s take my emotions behind this whole thing. I was a newlywed as well as a new mother. It couldn’t have been a better time for me. I just loved being a mother. We lived in a little Craftsman home with a porch and wood siding on the exterior. There was a white picket fence and the backyard had a huge common area of grass which divided the apartment complex behind our home.
The interior had wood flooring in the main areas and bedrooms. The kitchen was extremely retro today with a little nook area and a classic vintage 50’s chrome table and chairs with yellow vinyl seat covers. I painted the kitchen in bright yellow and orange. I still see that very thing on HGTV. It’s still working.
The minature master bedroom was in lime green with a gingham bedspread. Ouch! I loved that room. The vibrancy of it with the stark white shutters was very clean and earthy. My son’s room was all in typical baby boy primary colors which was very bold for that time.
I truly loved every moment of my day in this house. I woke up early to tend to my mothering. It was so much fun to organize my day with my son. Most of the time, we just spent the day goofing off, playing outdoors or going to the park. I would start a meal in the late afternoon and Chris and I would hop in the El Camino and take Dad’s dinner to him. Then we’d head back home and watch some sitcom together or I would read to Chris before bed. That was pretty much our day.
My home was meticulously clean because I was after all, a housewife. That’s possibly another reason I really loved the home. I also think life was simpler then. I was a stay-at-home mom with the cutest kid in the world. I had time to be creative and have everything in it’s place. There is something to be said about that.
So, now as I look around and see the chaos from the holidays still haunting me and it makes me feel reminiscent of those carefree days. It’s definitely time to get back to that state of mind.
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