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BA2008
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Beth -Ann
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Empty room syndrome
Anyone else suffer from this like me? We have a nice 4 bedroom house waiting to be filled up. And it's so depressing to have empty rooms in the house. I have to close the door so I don't look into it anymore. I guess I'm feeling down in the dumps today, though better than I felt yesterday. Yesterday DH and I got into a stupid huge fight and I hung up on him. I never do that. We are fine now, I think. But, everything is so stressful. I'm going to NJ this weekend by myself to see my friends. Hopefully that will help a bit.
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MrsRbk
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| Posted 6/19/08 12:05 PM |
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| Posted 6/19/08 12:08 PM |
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Re: Empty room syndrome
oh Beth Ann..my extra room is already pink with unicorns around it and the former owners had a little girl, Mikela..she was adorable and I picture a little girl every time I go in there.
Go out with your friends and enjoy..try to think of other things.
 
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| Posted 6/19/08 12:08 PM |
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MrsMessina
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Re: Empty room syndrome
yup. our spare bedroom is very childlike, because I decorated it that way since most of our house guests are my niece and nephews  in the beginning I thought it was cute, but now it makes me sad... though I keep telling myself someday...
FM me if you want to talk. We should plan to GTG next week! If my mom is home from the hospital and mobile, maybe I can sneak out and meet you for lunch 
ETA: our spare bedroom is our guest bedroom/office.... but it's the only spare br we have so someday, if all goes as planned...... well, you know the rest.
Message edited 6/20/2008 9:21:07 AM.
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| Posted 6/19/08 12:14 PM |
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CaseyGirl
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Re: Empty room syndrome
Yes...we have 3 bedrooms...1 is ours of course and the other 2 are like dumps for storage LOL....all I want is to be able to use them for a family - and we will - and you will too!!
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| Posted 6/19/08 12:30 PM |
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karenk71
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Re: Empty room syndrome
Yup, I've got empty room syndrome too. We finally have a house and 3 brs and no one to fill them up.....yet.
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| Posted 6/19/08 12:33 PM |
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Daisy32
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Re: Empty room syndrome
I'm sorry Beth-Ann. I think getting away would do you good. I wish I could get away from all this too.
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| Posted 6/19/08 12:49 PM |
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BA2008
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Re: Empty room syndrome
Posted by daisy32
I'm sorry Beth-Ann. I think getting away would do you good. I wish I could get away from all this too.
Thanks, yeah, I think you are right. I also booked a weekend trip to Montreal for end of July (actually day after our GTG) with my really good friend (and my only single friend, that way I cannot talk about IF, b/c she's not interested).
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Gertyrae
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Re: Empty room syndrome
I know exactly how you feel. We have a 3 bedroom home and the back bedroom was meant for a baby. The worst part is that we had just started tearing it apart when we lost Rogan, so now it sits with no carpet, unfinished floors and unpainted walls. 
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| Posted 6/19/08 2:38 PM |
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babyfaith
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Re: Empty room syndrome
We have 3 bedrooms and none are empty. One is a guest room and one is an office. I don't have any parts of my house waiting for a baby.
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| Posted 6/19/08 5:28 PM |
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BA2008
Need to find some hope!
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Beth -Ann
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Re: Empty room syndrome
Posted by babyfaith
We have 3 bedrooms and none are empty. One is a guest room and one is an office. I don't have any parts of my house waiting for a baby.
Very smart of you!
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hope316
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Re: Empty room syndrome
Posted by babyfaith
We have 3 bedrooms and none are empty. One is a guest room and one is an office. I don't have any parts of my house waiting for a baby.
I have the same but I always refuse to add new furniture or decor them because what if...............
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| Posted 6/19/08 7:20 PM |
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BA2008
Need to find some hope!
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Beth -Ann
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Re: Empty room syndrome
Posted by hope316
Posted by babyfaith
We have 3 bedrooms and none are empty. One is a guest room and one is an office. I don't have any parts of my house waiting for a baby.
I have the same but I always refuse to add new furniture or decor them because what if...............
I got nothing to put in the room. I have one turned into an exercise room (that I started using again last week) and one is a guest room. But, the one closest to the master, I have nothing but my old computer cabinet. Maybe I should blow up the air mattress and make the bed or something.
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| Posted 6/19/08 8:15 PM |
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babyfaith
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Re: Empty room syndrome
Posted by BA2008
Posted by hope316
Posted by babyfaith
We have 3 bedrooms and none are empty. One is a guest room and one is an office. I don't have any parts of my house waiting for a baby.
I have the same but I always refuse to add new furniture or decor them because what if...............
I got nothing to put in the room. I have one turned into an exercise room (that I started using again last week) and one is a guest room. But, the one closest to the master, I have nothing but my old computer cabinet. Maybe I should blow up the air mattress and make the bed or something.
Can you make that room an office? Maybe buy a cheap desk, chair, and book case.
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Gertyrae
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Re: Empty room syndrome
Posted by babyfaith
We have 3 bedrooms and none are empty. One is a guest room and one is an office. I don't have any parts of my house waiting for a baby.
Ours was a guest room, but when we were far enough along we started getting it ready for the baby...now I don't have the heart to do anything with it.
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LaurenExp
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Posted by Gertyrae
Posted by babyfaith
We have 3 bedrooms and none are empty. One is a guest room and one is an office. I don't have any parts of my house waiting for a baby.
Ours was a guest room, but when we were far enough along we started getting it ready for the baby...now I don't have the heart to do anything with it.
I did the same. It took us a while to actually put in the new carpet and just paint the walls white.
What's even worse is that I had already had my baby shower so I have tons of baby stuff in that room, just waiting. Bassinet, exersaucer, things like that.
Big things. Tons of clothes. Its horrible
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| Posted 6/20/08 8:25 AM |
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BA2008
Need to find some hope!
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Beth -Ann
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Re: Empty room syndrome
Posted by babyfaith
Posted by BA2008
Posted by hope316
Posted by babyfaith
We have 3 bedrooms and none are empty. One is a guest room and one is an office. I don't have any parts of my house waiting for a baby.
I have the same but I always refuse to add new furniture or decor them because what if...............
I got nothing to put in the room. I have one turned into an exercise room (that I started using again last week) and one is a guest room. But, the one closest to the master, I have nothing but my old computer cabinet. Maybe I should blow up the air mattress and make the bed or something.
Can you make that room an office? Maybe buy a cheap desk, chair, and book case.
Actually one of the rooms was an office, then we finished the basement and its a really nice office (we work out of house), so everything is down in basement now. I dont' have anything extra except a papazan chair. Maybe I can make it a reading room, or just look like one. When I was in grad school the room was my homework room.
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| Posted 6/20/08 8:27 AM |
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BA2008
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Beth -Ann
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Re: Empty room syndrome
Posted by LaurenExp
Posted by Gertyrae
Posted by babyfaith
We have 3 bedrooms and none are empty. One is a guest room and one is an office. I don't have any parts of my house waiting for a baby.
Ours was a guest room, but when we were far enough along we started getting it ready for the baby...now I don't have the heart to do anything with it.
I did the same. It took us a while to actually put in the new carpet and just paint the walls white.
What's even worse is that I had already had my baby shower so I have tons of baby stuff in that room, just waiting. Bassinet, exersaucer, things like that.
Big things. Tons of clothes. Its horrible
I am so sorry. I cannot imagine what you went through and seeing that stuff must be very hard.
My SIL gave us their crib a while back and my cousin was storing it for us until we needed it, I thought. And after we bought our house, i think within a second he dropped it off at our house. Well that thing was in the room closet for a while. I kept asking my DH to get it out of our house. I'm superstitious I guess. Last month (after 4yrs) he finally brought it to his parents house. Not that it made any difference.
I hope we will fill our rooms up very soon and use all the things that we have. We just have to keep believing it will happen. Faith.
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