Simplifying

I am simplifying.

This was the couch that I had in the 

formal living room of my former home.

I love the carved details and the high quality.

The rolled arms and well-cushioned seat

always made it very comfortable.

It is currently covered in a pretty, butter-yellow fabric.

Except, when I first inherited this piece,

it was covered in a ripped, dirty pink velvet.

I like it much better now...

It's a pretty couch.

I want to keep it.

My kids want to keep it.

Even my husband wants to keep it.

But we can't always get what we want...

We are putting this couch up for sale.

It's too formal for the seaside cottage we now live in.

It's also too small for our family of 5.

We have 3 teenagers and they

often have a gaggle of friends over.

This couch is a bit delicate to handle a bunch of teens.

So, we are saying goodbye to this pretty little thing.

I am "embracing" the super huge

light-brown sectional that takes up our entire den.

It seats a million teens and it is indestructible.

It is just where we are in our lives right now.

And, if everyone is comfy -

well then, I am happy.