This Journey begins Now.

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"Discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." – Marcel Proust

A few months ago, I posted an entry about the office reconstruction taking place at Green Victoria--basically, re-imagining Ashes' bedroom into an office space that I could work out of. I am happy to report my set designer/chandelier restorer/master builder husband Corb came through and then some. 

It took about six weeks to get done, but since the start of June, I've been working out of my gorgeous new office. The above photo is only one part of the new space (see below for more). Corb basically tore down one wall and rewired everything, rebuilt the entrance into a pocket door, installed two built-in bookshelves, added two desks into the office (one standard size and one that slants upwards for writing), repainted the whole room, added flooring and wainscoting, and we also added a completely new door to the Juliet balcony and then reworked the space outside (great for meditating in the morning). Two looks for Zoom calls: a more formal look for professional calls, and one for more casual moments. 

I've rearranged all my bookshelves by theme. All my favorites are surrounding me. A shelf for Shakespeare, a shelf for Gilbert and Sullivan, a shelf for Arthur Conan Doyle. A shelf devoted to musical theater, to the writing process, two devoted to presidential history, one to fantasy, one to philosophy.  

The wallpaper on my casual conversation may look familiar. Corb was clearly going for a Caribbean vibe (my favorite place in the world), and one thing that we have been doing at lunch for the past six months is watching the episodes of The Golden Girls sequentially. The wallpaper? An homage to Blanche's bedroom. 

To be honest, I completely love it. What's not to love? What a joy it is to go to work in the morning! Even today, when it's been a gloomy day outside. 

I always said I wanted a big office all for me, and it's only taken 30-plus years, but I finally have it. Thanks to my man, who clearly loves me. And I am truly grateful he put all the time and effort into making my dream come true.  

Sometimes things take a while to come to you. Sometimes it takes a 30 year wait. And sometimes, that wait makes it even more worthwhile. This journey begins NOW.