So many choices, it's a mess.
Jan 14, 2007 Even though we've lived here for, what, 4 months now, things in this house are ever-changing, and evolving as we get settled in. So this means that about once a week I have to go through and start trying to put things away into one of the many storage areas we have (extra closests, spare rooms, upstairs, the basement, etc.). Halfway through this endeavor I realize I need things like storage containers, or bookshelves, or whathaveyou, so I have to put the project on pause.
I decided, yesterday, on a list of things that were absolutely essential, so we went shopping. I bought a little bookshelf for the kids' room, and some blinds for the kids room (I don't want to fit in so well here that I leave a blanket hanging in their window), blinds for the computer room, some picture frames, a new utensil can, blah blah blah.
That shit was really expensive, and I walked out of there about $300 poorer. I didn't even get really big stuff, but the things I did get were big-ticket items. Who knew that lamps for the nightstands in the bedroom would be so freakin' outrageous? And we didn't even get the lamps I really wanted, since I didn't want to drop $100 on lighting. I have to draw the line, people.
It feels like there is always something to do, always some room that needs a major overhaul, or new furniture (that hasn't been banged up by 3 different moves), and something somewhere always needs painting, and is the bathroom EVER going to be finished? So it's kind of frustrating, and it doesn't help that I spent (for me) a pretty significant portion of money on stuff that, well, doesn't seem to be doing much in the way of getting our space situated.
It's like this house has TOO MANY options. Too many rooms, too many places to put shit, too many things in general. I have more places to store things than I know what do do with, but not enough things to actually organize the stuff we have. Ugh.
And, to top it all off, our room mate decided last night that she's going back to California. I think that's really the best decision for her, and I'm really happy for her that she's going to go home.... but what the HELL am I supposed to do with that room?
I have a sewing room, the kids have a play room, I don't really need an office area, we have a computer room, the girls have their room, and we already have a guest room. How many freakin' rooms do we need? I mean REALLY.
Maybe I should turn it into a library. Or a bird sanctuary. Or a garage for spare car parts. Or fill it with treasures, and booby trap it, and seal it off from the rest of the house.
Or something.
Reader Comments (8)
No suggestions on the empty room... I vote library. My in-laws have a small library and it is awesome. Of course they are well-off and have been collecting things for years so it is full of neat stuff and overflowing with good books.
I have similar probs with getting my house furnished/set up... I can't afford what I want so either don't get anything or spend too much on little things that are nice to have but aren't what we really need... bleh.
The baby comment is just insane.
You could turn it into a guy room for Bryan, make it all manly with animal heads (fake) on the walls 'n' stuff. Or something. OOh! What about a THEATER!! Yeah!!
Personally, if it was a room in my house, it would turn into a junk room and we'd build mountains with various crap we (read: my husband) collects.
But I don't recommend that.