Ashley Orlando | Vocalist, Ukulele Artist & Joyologist

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It's Just a Couch

10/10/2022

 
When the delivery man carried it in, I could see the surprised look on his face.
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“That is ONE ORANGE COUCH…,” he said.


"Yeah, we've been impatiently waiting to see if we'll like it," I added as a sense of both dread and relief washed over me.
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We bought an orange couch sight unseen (apart from a couple pictures online)...and we like it!
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But the relief of the wait being over is because this large piece of furniture is not just a couch. It's so much more than that.
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It’s a place for relaxation after a long day and an opportunity for daily connection and conversation with my husband.
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It’s a dream realized—I tried to picture this pop of color in my house so many times but couldn’t be sure it would work well until I saw it today in place.
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It’s a feeling of completion—for weeks our living room felt and looked strangely empty…unfinished.
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And let’s not forget the BOLDNESS of the color (how could we?!?)! That’s a side-effect of the new level of boldness I have stepped into in my own life.
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Although we weren’t expecting to wait 1.5 months to get it (and especially didn’t realize how much we’d MISS having a couch), it was worth the wait.
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This fun piece of furniture is so much more than “just a couch.”
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It’s a symbol of comfort and family and fresh beginnings. It’s a symbol of home. 


Now to pick out a new rug to go with it!

With gratitude and from my orange couch,

Ashley
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