I remember when I thought it was time to make an effort to get Kate's room done... for her to enjoy her space and feel entitled, comfortable... belonging. A statement! I was so
excited to figure out what she would be like. Kate was 5 years old then.
She was so soft and pink, as I saw her. She was also fearless
and outspoken at the same time. So much fun - never boring or predictable! The room had a mix of
colours too: pink and light blue, the white and off-white, the pearl-beaded and silk curtains and an antique handmade side table. Like her character, the edge of being a little girly-girl and a tom-boy... ever trying out everything possible. Searching for her own
identity. Beautiful...
Time has passed and she has
grown out of the room I had imagined for her. She has grown out
of the pink and blue, the white and off-white... She is more complex
now, more sophisticated. The colours are changing fast. I welcome this change, as much as I dread it... That little girl of
mine is growing up way too fast, leaving me off wondering who she will
become, what her colours will be, and her music, and her sounds... This
is all ahead of us. Today I am paying tribute to the room that
served its purpose of being a place where Kate's dreams came true. Where the tooth fairy never failed. A place where my girl learned who she was and figured out what her next room
will be like.
