Colour Schemes, Friends and Mothers

Who would have thought that choosing the colour scheme for a house was so complicated. Enthusiastically, yesterday I headed down to the decorating shop to familiarise myself with their wallpaper samples, samples which I thought would be fairly simple to sort through, boy how wrong I was. There was a good 30 books I'd guess without counting, and after about a half hour of browsing while lil' miss slept and the boy entertained his Grandma at home with his antics, I returned home with a fried brain.

Now, I had a rough idea of what it was we were after, but when you combine, carpet, wallpaper, paint and then sub label them into categories of texture, colour, style & such like, it all becomes about as blurry as a shower door without the fan going.

So this morning, not unlike a contestant from 'Who wants to be a millionaire' we decided to call a friend for help. A friend in the form of a fellow mother, and interior designer. (Hi T if you're reading this!) Tonight I sit here happily with the sample books spread out on the living room floor, spread out much differently than last night, because tonight they're open to the most perfect colours for us. The colours of our new house. Nothing too plain, nothing too fancy, but the odd bit of wow factor thrown in to mix it up a bit. Wow factor that I'm now 100% sure will work just from having that little bit of input from someone who knows what they're talking about.

I love being a mum. Not just the cliche part about it being the most rewarding job in the world (it is, it's great, but of course has its moments like every other job), but something that's really great about being a mum is the network of friends you make, and the array of careers we have evolved from. What other form of employ (can you call it that if you're not on the payroll?) can you 'work' with so many interesting people, all with knowledge on different topics?

So while we all have been through (or are going through) nappy brain, sleep deprivation, tanties and teething, we can all enjoy proudly our pre-mummy days too, and look forward to returning to the workforce far more enriched than when we left it to endure motherhood.

Happy Mothers Day to all my gorgeous friends -
that includes you mum.