The big nasty thing is gone!
We dismantled and discarded our couch last night. I feel like a great weight has been lifted.
We bought this couch (used) back when we lived in San Mateo, about 4 years ago. It was HUGE. I could very very easily stretch out full length on it, as could most people.
It was also very heavy. It was exhausting to move. And it sagged uncomfortably in spots.
The worst things about it though, was that it took up so much room, and it just doesn't get USED. It collected dust and clutter like a magnet.
So last night, after complaining about the space Nick's bike takes up in our living room, he suggested we get rid of the couch. At first, I said, "I'm not ready to do that." I had so much clutter on it that needed to be gone through. It didn't take me long to say, ya know what, you're right, lets just do it.
So I piled all the clutter on the couch onto the floor and proceeded to cut the dusty, dirty upholstry off our couch. With glee, Jade helped me rip the padding off and stuff it in garbage bags.
Nick pryed the wood beams apart with a hammer and prybar, and lots of sweat and brut force. I think we all had fun. :-) About a dozen trips to the dumpster later, the couch was gone from my life forever.
So far, I am thrilled. I might have a few pangs for destroying the couch that I sat up late nursing Nova on in her newborn days, and that we took a family photo of my family visiting the week after her birth. But really, they are nothing to the pleasure I get from know that couch is OUTTA HERE!
The plan, for now, is to get a bunch of big, comfy cushions and a blanket to toss on the floor to lounge on. When we get around to it, I'm hopeful we can get a nice, hypoallergenic futon. Or at least a hypoallergenic cover to put under the real, washable cover. Because I'll tell you what, that couch was SO DISGUSTING. Seriously, seriously nasty. I thought carpet was bad, but at least carpet is relatively easy to steam clean.
October 4, 2004, 2004
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