Chick Caves

Yup.  I'm ticked again.  'Bout to get on my soapbox.  Here goes.

I just read a piece from here:  http://community.allstate.com/community/allstate_blog/blog/2012/02/22/a-mom-cave-to-rival-any-man-cave?cid=OTC-SOC-PB-BLOG&att=OB_A-Mom-Cave-to-Rival-Any-Man-Cave

First:  I guess I have to have a StepMom Cave or perhaps a Nanny cave; for those of my female friends who are childless, are they not allowed to have caves???     And, what if my friends who ARE moms want a WOMAN cave (because, after all, the article tells us that Mom cave tech involves "sound (toddler!) proofing".  That sounds like a "I'm not Mom in here" cave). 

Second:  Really???  "Man cave diversions:  Darts.  Pool.  Air hockey.  Mom (not woman)(yeah, I know, I'm hung up on that) cave diversions:  Magazines.  Crafts.  Yoga mats."

Ok, yes, I am working on setting up my craft room.  I am working on getting my fabric and yarn organized.  In a room with 2 walls of shelves for books (and other stuff, like family photos and mementos).  And I have one shelf of craft books/magazines.  I like magazines.  I keep what I want and throw the rest (which is why I have some craft magazines, because I like most of the ideas, and some issues of Bon Appetit).  But yoga mats?  Yeah, not in this lifetime.  But this is my CRAFT ROOM.  Where I organize things (ok, will organize things) that I and the church and Sunday School can use.  And since there are multiple sharp things in there, my grandchildren would not be allowed in (so I guess a "I'm not Nanny in here" room).

If I were to have a WOMAN cave, I would also have a dart board, a pool table or pingpong table, and air hockey.  I used to kick butt at air hockey.  And I'm decent at darts, although it's been a while.  And maybe a decent table for cards, chess, backgammon, other board games.

And while I might not have a keg...ok I WOULD not have a keg...why would I have a juice and wine bar?  Give me an espresso maker or a gas stovetop so I can boil my water to heat a good cup of tea.  Yes, right in my woman cave.  Perhaps a complete gas range so I can bake while I'm at it.  Or at least a microwave so I can heat the snacks we're going to be eating while we're shooting pool/playing cards.  And a fridge.  Not a mini fridge, they are too small to hold much of anything upright.  And, if I'm going to be heating frozen snacks, I need to be able to have them in the room, so a fridge with a freezer.

A velvet loveseat?  Nice to look at, but I'd rather have that in the formal sitting room and have comfy leather couch that I can stretch out on in my cave.  'Cause have you ever tried to stretch out on a loveseat?  I mean, I'm short, but not that short.

Oh, yeah, and my favorite:  a theme of "Hamptons beach retreat"?  WOW.  Not likely.  SO not likely.  Don't get me wrong, I miss the ocean, and I have one small basket of shells.  But Hamptons beach retreat?  Yeaaaahhhh...no.

Ok.  Done ranting.  So remember:  I do not have a Mom cave.  I have a craft room/library.  And it's not likely I'll get a woman cave.  Because I really love my husband.  So if we ever have a game room, it'll be our game room.  And if we ever get a workshop, it'll be our workshop.  And if we ever win the lottery (which is really unlikely since we never buy tickets), we probably still won't have man and woman caves - because we not only love each other, we like each other, and we'd be spending enough time with each other that it would be silly to have separate rooms to "play" or watch tv in.  Except when Walking Dead is on.