Wednesday, 1 September 2021
Bathroom Renovation Context
Hi. Yep. That’s all I got and a dad joke, or should that be a “bad” joke! I’m just kidding. Although on Day 219, I mentioned I would keep it short and sweet to 1 September. I haven’t managed to catch up, and it’s looking more and more like a pipedream. My notes are simply: bathroom tiles, vanity and cabinet ordered. Booked quote visit from bathroom renovator. Booking is for two weeks!
Builders and trades are super busy at the moment because people can’t travel; they’re investing their money in renovating. I suppose you’re in lockdown; you might as well fix up all those things you’ve meant to fix.
It’s got nothing to do with the bathroom renovation theme, but the dad joke aligns with Father’s Day on Sunday (in Australia, it’s the first Sunday in September). Here goes: every year, I buy my dad some comic themed shampoo, and this year he’s expressed a desire for batman shampoo; the shops were out of stock, so I bought him, Conditioner Gordon. Groan! 🙈 🙉
On that last note, let’s move to the analysis.
Today's Cards
The Cards - Bathroom Renovation Analysis
Carryover Cards
One card carried over from yesterday; The Master moved from Recent Past to Now.
Cross
Regular Turning In in the Distant Past paved the way for me to live in my truth, The Master who is in the Now position. The Master is another way of describing the “lead by example’ except you’re “leading” by example. In the Osho Zen book, I like the words, “The butterfly cannot prove that the caterpillar can become a butterfly; there is no logical way. But the butterfly can provoke a longing in the caterpillar – that is possible” (p. 47).
Travelling influences The Master, and it kind of does. In the absence of any other notes, I’m taking the travel card to refer to the journey to the tile shop where we purchased the bathroom products.
Not sure if anyone has had to make choices on colours and cabinets, and even though I went in with eyes wide open, I set myself up for the Stress. So, Stress occupying the Goal does not come as a surprise.
Once my husband and I were at the store, we worked well together to select a mutually agreed aesthetic. We have mutual respect for the other’s contribution, and since it happened recently, it’s in the Recent Past and reflected by The Lovers.
Alas, purchasing cabinets, vanity, tiles and putting down a deposit means that Future Energy will have The Burden.
Base
So, what are my Feelings about this bathroom purchase? It makes me feel prudish, and to some extent, I know I’m doing the right thing (Morality) for my visitors, if not directly for me/ us.
Others’ Views of the bathroom renovation or me with the renovation are deluding myself regarding what I hope to achieve with the change. Alternatively, I’m finally making the change I’ve wanted to make. Others might be concerned that the difference I’m more romantically attached to the idea than the reality will be, aka it’s The Dream. This concern could be on the contractor selection.
Hopes & Fears is all about Letting Go. The hope would be about Letting Go of the existing bathroom and look. Just to be clear, I like the existing bathroom. The only thing I haven’t enjoyed since we moved in is the squashy shower (written about on Day 085). Of course, the fear is Letting Go of the money I’m going to spend and the existing bathroom – where’s that miser card when you think you need it 😉.
Finally, the Outcome has Understanding, which seems like an odd card to have given the other cards. The first words that confronted me were, “you are out of jail, out of the cage” (p. 63) and immediately, I knew what it meant. Basically, it’s saying, “you’re out of the starting blocks when it comes to the bathroom renovation”.085
References
- Osho, Osho Zen Tarot – The Transcendental Game of Zen, St Martin’s Press, ISBN 0-312-11733-7. If you like the deck here is a link. Neither Osho or the purchase site are sponsors.
- Day 120 Moving or Renovating Dilemma
