RE: OT -- I am a seething mass of frustration

[Guest guest]

ok jacquie, calm down. let's start simple. what do you like? what are your

favorite colors? what are your least favorite colors? do you like any particular

themes? do you prefer pastels, primary colors, earthtones? i will look for some

sites for you, but you need to answer me those questions so i can know what i'm

looking for.

" Something important to remember...we'll always be who we are. " - Mr.

[Guest guest]

WOW there is a web site that can help you pick the colour to paint your

house. Call me stupid but I could use that to. I have such a big house that

I can't pick a colour to paint the main living area.

Lori

OT -- I am a seething mass of frustration

>

> Does anybody know of a website that will just TELL me what the stupid hell

are the right colours to paint the entire interior of my stupid

house??????????? Choices, choices, too many gawddamned choices. A quiz on

colour, maybe? And then step-by-step instructions on how to implement the

results?

>

> I am not doing so well.

>

> starts school in three days and then my mission for the coming 8

months is to get the house up to resale quality. That is going to be one

hell of a hrad job -- and on the other hand, I feel guilty for doing that

instead of going to work, so I MUST do a good job of it or my time here at

home will not be justified and I need very badly to justify it because I

would rather be burned at the stake than go back into the workforce.

>

> It's not just that I don't want to re-=enter the workforce. I WOULD

RATHER THROW MYSELF OFF A BRIDGE than go back into the workforce.

>

> One thing I've discovered during the 6 years I've been a full-time mom --

I HATE jobs. I hate them. And now that I've spent all this time in my own

domain, running my life on MY terms and choosing when and where I come into

contact with other people, the idea of having to work closely with other

people, to work with the public, and to ANSWER TO someone else throws me

into a blind panic.

>

> I can't stay at home forever. I know that. The day will come that I'll

HAVE TO go back out there. But in the mean time, if I do a good job with

walls and ceilings while is in first grade, maybe Marc will let me stay

home and do floors during second grade. And if the floors look good, maybe

he'll let me finish the basement during third grade...

>

> BUT I CAN'T DO ANY OF IT UNTIL I PICK THE STUPID COLORS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>

> AAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>

> Jacquie

> -who is incredibly shaken about her child starting school full-time, but

for less-than-typical reasons.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

ok, here's a page on what type of paint to choose and why

http://www.paintingyourhouse.info/interior_paint.htm

it's not about colors, it's about the paint itself

" Something important to remember...we'll always be who we are. " - Mr.

[Guest guest]

ok, here's entire site on HOW TO paint and decorate your house

http://www.essortment.com/in/Home.Decorating.Interior/

it's quite good, but still not completely specific enough. still looking for

that

" Something important to remember...we'll always be who we are. " - Mr.

[Guest guest]

ok, try this, it has different ideas on colors

http://interiordec.about.com/cs/colorideas/

" Something important to remember...we'll always be who we are. " - Mr.

[Guest guest]

> I think the colours are going to have to revolve around shades of beige and

gold. I HATE BEIGE. <

ok, if you aren't opposed to gold, i think that sounds like the best choice.

what you could do is make gold the main color, but accent it with lots of

different colors. for instance, i would use all the couch colors as accents in

the living room, in the kitchen i would use the table and cabinet colors as

accents, etc. that way, you wouldn't have to worry about the open ended bit

because the walls themselves would all be the same color. the gold would

brighten things up due to lack of windows. and even tho the main color would all

be the same, the accents would bring individuality to each room. and best of

all, you'd never have to use beige!

" Something important to remember...we'll always be who we are. " - Mr.

[Guest guest]

> ok jacquie, calm down. let's start simple. what do you like? what are your

favorite colors? what are your least favorite colors? do you like any

particular themes? do you prefer pastels, primary colors, earthtones? i will

look for some sites for you, but you need to answer me those questions so i

can know what i'm looking for.

>

SIMPLE???????? No such THING!!!!!!!!!

WAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I LIKE the colours in the living room I have now, but they SUCK! They look

AWFUL!

I have the walls and accents in earthtones, terra cotta and khaki, and I

LOVE those colours and they look HORRIBLE!!!!!!!

<deep breath>

Here are my challenges:

1. I live in an open-concept townhome with awkward lines. There is an

L-shaped living/dining room with a patio door smack in the middle of the

long wall -- and in between the living and dining room. The couch stands in

front of half of this stupid window.

2. My couch is huge and navy blue. (plus side: the cushions are brugundy,

green, taupe, and gold -- but alas, the earth tones don't seem to be working

on the stupid walls)

3. the walls are all so erratically shaped and have things jutting out all

over them like pipe coverings, etc (corners and ledges where there just

shouldn't be such things) that wallpapering is nearly impossible.

4. Marc has forbidden any wall treatments that require more than one person

to appy. Ragging, stippling, etc, is OUT

5. our stairwell wall reaches ten feet above the tallest stepbefore the

turn.

6. our ceilings are stuccoed.

7. we have few windows.

8. almost all our carpets are GREY. Not a nice dove grey, either. Dirty

dishwater grey. What matches with THAT?

9. there are no doors between rooms on the main floor. Just sides of walls

show as you walk from one room to another. What room do you match those

sonsofbitches to, anyway???????

I think the colours are going to have to revolve around shades of beige and

gold. I HATE BEIGE.

Maybe I'll just paint this stupid albatross white. After all, isn't that

the colour of an albatross???????

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

> Maybe I'll just paint this stupid albatross white. After all, isn't that

> the colour of an albatross???????

That was going to be my suggestion...Paint the whole place white and be done

with it! Clean, bright, simple, easy to touch up...no decisions!

Do me a favor and use a low- or no-voc paint, huh? Lifemaster is supposed to

be the best brand for it.

Oh...and...I see absolutely no reason at all why you ever " have " to go back

into the workforce. I am quite sure you can find plenty to do at home and

volunteering.

-Sara.

[Guest guest]

>>>>>

Does anybody know of a website that will just TELL me what the stupid hell are

the right colours to paint the entire interior of my stupid house???????????

>>>>>>>>>>

Try these hon:

http://www.paintcafe.com/

http://www.prohardware.ca/paint.htm

http://www.homeimprove.com/

http://tlc.discovery.com/fansites/tradingspaces/tradingspaces.html

http://www.bobvila.com/

Tuna

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[Guest guest]

Replying to my own reply here. At paintcafe.com, all you have to do is click on

'my workshop' and it will lead you step by step to picking to right color and

technique for the space you're decorating.

Tuna

Re: OT -- I am a seething mass of frustration

>>>>>

Does anybody know of a website that will just TELL me what the stupid hell are

the right colours to paint the entire interior of my stupid house???????????

>>>>>>>>>>

Try these hon:

http://www.paintcafe.com/

http://www.prohardware.ca/paint.htm

http://www.homeimprove.com/

http://tlc.discovery.com/fansites/tradingspaces/tradingspaces.html

http://www.bobvila.com/

Tuna

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[Guest guest]

>>>>>>>

Does anybody know of a website that will just TELL me what the stupid hell

are the right colours to paint the entire interior of my stupid

house??????????? Choices, choices, too many gawddamned choices. A quiz on

colour, maybe? And then step-by-step instructions on how to implement the

results?

<<<<<<<

White

>>>>>>>>

It's not just that I don't want to re-=enter the workforce. I WOULD RATHER

THROW MYSELF OFF A BRIDGE than go back into the workforce.

<<<<<<<<<

Jacquie, you know I've wanted to go back to work, but honestly...there is

just NO WAY I can. I don't know how you could either. I've signed up for a

LOT of volunteer stuff, mostly to do with school/Autism/or both.

>>>>>>>

BUT I CAN'T DO ANY OF IT UNTIL I PICK THE STUPID COLORS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

<<<<<<<<

again, white. Eggshell.

Penny

[Guest guest]

See?

White.

Then hang paintings, accent with pieces of the colors you like.

Problem solved.

Penny :-D - Who has a VERY white house.

>>>>>>

8. almost all our carpets are GREY. Not a nice dove grey, either. Dirty

dishwater grey. What matches with THAT?

9. there are no doors between rooms on the main floor. Just sides of walls

show as you walk from one room to another. What room do you match those

sonsofbitches to, anyway???????

I think the colours are going to have to revolve around shades of beige and

gold. I HATE BEIGE.

Maybe I'll just paint this stupid albatross white. After all, isn't that

the colour of an albatross???????

Jacquie

<<<<<<<

[Guest guest]

> Do me a favor and use a low- or no-voc paint, huh? Lifemaster is supposed

to

> be the best brand for it.

>

what's voc?

> Oh...and...I see absolutely no reason at all why you ever " have " to go

back

> into the workforce. I am quite sure you can find plenty to do at home and

> volunteering.

money. :-(

We are surviving. Just surviving. Another income would make a noticible

difference.

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

> Then hang paintings, accent with pieces of the colors you like.

>

> Problem solved.

>

> Penny :-D - Who has a VERY white house.

Yes, but...you live in the desert. Warm all year, and colour when you look

out the window. (even if it's brown -- is your view brown?) But *I* live

in the friggin snowbelt. Can you imagine, 6 months of the year, white all

inside and white all OUTSIDE???

Can't do it. :-(

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

hmmmm.

good point.

Penny

Re: OT -- I am a seething mass of

frustration

> Then hang paintings, accent with pieces of the colors you like.

>

> Problem solved.

>

> Penny :-D - Who has a VERY white house.

Yes, but...you live in the desert. Warm all year, and colour when you look

out the window. (even if it's brown -- is your view brown?) But *I* live

in the friggin snowbelt. Can you imagine, 6 months of the year, white all

inside and white all OUTSIDE???

Can't do it. :-(

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

-This might sound hokey to some of you but I consulted a Feng Shui

book, and read up what color schemes and other things help make a

home calm. I am lucky enough to love the most calming color there is

(green)so it helped. So Sage green is my main , butter yellow and

jewel tone purple are the accent colors throughout my home. Any

visitors I have here always comment on how relaxing it is at my

house, so it must have worked. It's definately a feat, when you have

2 spectrum kids and visitors leave feeling calm .... LOL

Amy mom to

Noah 6 autism

Lucas almost 8 ADHD HFA

[Guest guest]

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>

>

> > Oh...and...I see absolutely no reason at all why you ever " have "

to go

> back

> > into the workforce. I am quite sure you can find plenty to do at

home and

> > volunteering.

>

> money. :-(

>

> We are surviving. Just surviving. Another income would make a

noticible

> difference.

>

> Jacquie

Jacquie~

Have you looked into work at home opportunities.... that is what have

done the last few months do to the move and not being sure my kids

are okay after our move from Florida to Illinois. So I spent $140 to

learn medical transcription at home in 2 weeks, and now I get paid $9

a claim. Depending on how many claims you can do a day is how much

you make. I do about 10 making $90 a day. I could easily do more

while the boys are at school , but i still want my housework to get

done. If you need more info let me know....Good luck!!!

Amy Mom to

Noah 6 autism

Lucas almost 8 ADHD HFA

[Guest guest]

> -This might sound hokey to some of you but I consulted a Feng Shui

> book, and read up what color schemes and other things help make a

> home calm.

What a FASCINATING idea!!

> It's definately a feat, when you have

> 2 spectrum kids and visitors leave feeling calm .... LOL

It is indeed!

Wow.

-Sara.

[Guest guest]

> what's voc?

VOC is volatile organic chemical. VOCs are why paint is supposed to be used

only in a well-ventilated area, and why some people get headaches or worse

(dizziness, confusion, nausea, even fainting) in a freshly painted room.

VOCs are harmful to everybody, but the dose at which you get symptoms varies

greatly. You might call me allergic to them -- they are the reason perfume,

new carpet, etc etc make me so sick.

> We are surviving. Just surviving. Another income would make a noticible

> difference.

If you get the house fixed up, could you sell it & move someplace less

expensive to live?

(That's you right?)

The work at home is an idea too. What about selling your paintings?

-Sara.

[Guest guest]

I would LOVE that color scheme in my home...I would just LOVE it!!

Penny

Re: OT -- I am a seething mass of

frustration

-This might sound hokey to some of you but I consulted a Feng Shui

book, and read up what color schemes and other things help make a

home calm. I am lucky enough to love the most calming color there is

(green)so it helped. So Sage green is my main , butter yellow and

jewel tone purple are the accent colors throughout my home. Any

visitors I have here always comment on how relaxing it is at my

house, so it must have worked. It's definately a feat, when you have

2 spectrum kids and visitors leave feeling calm .... LOL

Amy mom to

Noah 6 autism

Lucas almost 8 ADHD HFA

[Guest guest]

I didn't even THINK of Feng Shui! Thanks, Amy!

i do know one bad thing about my home from a feng shui perspective -- we

have a bathroom right above our kitchen. Apparently we are pooping on the

heart of our house. :-(

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

> done. If you need more info let me know....Good luck!!!

>

I did internet searches a while back, and while I could find loads of such

opportunities in the states, I could find none in Canada. Do you know of

any??? <grasping frantically at a shred of hope>

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

>

> I didn't even THINK of Feng Shui! Thanks, Amy!

>

> i do know one bad thing about my home from a feng shui perspective -

- we

> have a bathroom right above our kitchen. Apparently we are pooping

on the

> heart of our house. :-(

>

> Jacquie

ROFL!!!!! :) :) ......sounds like you might need Lysol plug ins

then .... :)

Amy mom to

Noah 6 autism

Lucas almost 8 ADHD HFA

[Guest guest]

>

> > done. If you need more info let me know....Good luck!!!

> >

>

>

> I did internet searches a while back, and while I could find loads

of such

> opportunities in the states, I could find none in Canada. Do you

know of

> any??? <grasping frantically at a shred of hope>

>

> Jacquie

i don't have any specifically for canada, but i will look into it see

what i can come up with ....

Amy mom to

Noah 6 autism

Lucas almost 8 ADHD HFA

[Guest guest]

Oh, Amy, that sound BEAUTIFUL!!!! Can you post some pictures???

" It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous

that you realize just how much you love them. "

- Agatha Christie

, frazzled mom to:

, PDD-NOS, ADHD, Mixed Expressive/Receptive Language Disorder, 4

, NT, Terrible Twos, but adorable none-the-less, 2

Re: OT -- I am a seething mass of frustration

-This might sound hokey to some of you but I consulted a Feng Shui

book, and read up what color schemes and other things help make a

home calm. I am lucky enough to love the most calming color there is

(green)so it helped. So Sage green is my main , butter yellow and

jewel tone purple are the accent colors throughout my home. Any

visitors I have here always comment on how relaxing it is at my

house, so it must have worked. It's definately a feat, when you have

2 spectrum kids and visitors leave feeling calm .... LOL

Amy mom to

Noah 6 autism

Lucas almost 8 ADHD HFA