Blog Makeover!

My husband Danny could easily be an interior decorator. He has great sense of color, an artistic eye and a creative nature. The only problem is that we have very different tastes- Mine is more classic and streamline where “less is more” and he embraces the  idea of “lively color pallets, Lots of accent pieces and the catch phrase “When in doubt add more”.

Our marriage has largely remained harmonious because Danny was given clearance to decorate one room in our house and it was the downstairs bathroom. At first I thought the water feature he had suggested we install in our tiny 3/4^th bath was a little extravagant and suggested maybe we rethink it but he explained that his first vision had included an entire wall of big screens TV’s, so considering his limitations he was already settling.

 Consequently you can understand my hesitation when he decided to take a special interest in my blog and announced yesterday that he would like to personally redesign it. I was offended that he did not appreciate the “first random template available” choice I had made when setting up my page and helpfully reminded him that because it was supposed to be a representation of MY Personality he would have to design it with ME in mind. Unfortunately I think He was distracted by something shiny and I lost his attention after I had said the word “Remind”.

I left him at the computer repeating these instructions plainly and with perfect diction “Keep it Simple but Elegant, Symmetrical and Dramatic, yet Clean”.  Clearly listening, he mumbled something about how sweet it was for me to offer to get him some ice-cream and then preceded to eagerly get down to business.

2 hours later I returned to survey his progress. Within that time he had created a new Title for my page incorporating several different fonts. It was random, chaotic and whimsical….clearly not me. I broke the news gently by reaching over and quickly hitting the delete button. “Hey why did you do that?” he wailed “I worked on that for two hours!” I patiently explained about the “Band-Aid theory” and how ripping it off quickly was supposed to spare him pain but I think  his blood sugar was low because he was grumpier then normal and just pointed to the door for me to leave.

Midnight approached and I cautiously slid a sandwich from the doorway to his feet using the kitchen broom. I received a wink and a crooked grin for my kind gesture and I took that as an invitation to peek at his latest masterpiece. Afraid I may have to delete and dash again I had strategically put on a pair of running shoes and left the broom in the door way as a hurdle to buy me some time if I had to make a break for it. 

Surprisingly what I saw was stunning. Bold black stripes lined the outside of my Blog page reminding me of a tailored mans suit – Classic! The title was all in one font with subtle flairs of vivid color –Dramatic yet Clean! Sentimental black and white photos with tiny splashes of red expertly coordinated the entire page and created just enough excitement and richness- Simple but Elegant! In a word it was- PERFECTION.

“You were listening” I whispered lovingly, still in awe of his ever impressive abilities. “Occasionally I do” was his sly reply. I planted a solid kiss on the top of his bald head and thanked him for his efforts then reminded him to return the redbox on his way to work in the morning.

I woke up to the redbox on the counter and a note scribbled on a napkin-“To Whom It May Concern. Your allotted “Husband listening allowance” has been depleted for the week. Please make the appropriate arrangements.”

Ha….Ha….Ha