Rejuvenation...or... Becoming Empty Nesters
Today was very special. I worked with a couple you met in the book. At the time I did that work, we were struggling with how to change their home to suit their twins who were no longer toddlers They were trying to prevent a move, and use their space more efficiently. You probably will recognize the story easiest if I mention that we made the living room a music room, adding a grand piano, swivel chairs, and rhythm instruments as accessories. And it changed their circle of friends and their lives.
Well, today they've moved into a new category. They're empty nesters and want to bring their home around to meeting their current life. Both of them had read the book cover to cover (some of the process is new!) and done all the exercises. We went through with the interpretations and moved on to what to do with the house now to bring it up to today. It was great fun! We talked about lots of things, things like making the living room into a library by putting a big table in front of the fireplace, bookshelves around, chairs at either side of what used to be the dining room table. It can be used for dining when need be because the dining room is now going to house the grand piano! On and on. It was such an amazing appointment and so full of rejuvenation and transformation!
The cherry on top was them showing me the gardens and pool they had done with a pool person, using my process, about 9 years ago. It was superb with stone patios, a kidney shaped pool, a stone elevated hot tub that's used all year round with a spill that creates a waterfall into the pool, steps down to the pool, and gardens all around. It used to be a dry hard flat piece of property. Now it’s sumptuous, elegant and fits right into the land.
This couple is not hugely affluent. Instead they're just really creative and attentive to growth and transformation. We addressed the entire house. Much will change, and some things will stay the same. But the only things that will stay the same are the things that are working for them now... like the kitchen where they easily cook together, the breakfast area except that we're dropping a ceiling fixture over the table to warm it up, and his sound room where he creates CDs with a music therapist/friend except we'll add a sofa. We may not buy one new piece of furniture. Instead we're shifting and shaking it up and then redistributing. It's very exciting. My hat is off to them.
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