Lets pretend that I've been here all along

       I recently gave my bedroom a makeover and I am currently sitting in my bed with a cup of coffee,  watching old episodes of CSI Miami and playing with this old junky laptop.   I keep debating whether or not I want to buy a new computer...   I feel like in today's world,  it would be a great bet for me to give up my cellular addictions and go back old school..  writing and creating in my own private space.     I don't know about you guys,  but I am disgusted by everything.     I'm sick of worrying,  Corona Virus, censorship,  cancel culture,  hypocrisies' - oh Lord, there are so many-  and I'm tired of hateful people. 

We gave up watching all news about 3 months ago and I've muted my overly negative social media connections ... you might say I've been blissfully ignorant.   I admit,  it's been so much better for my soul,  but sometimes..    Sometimes I can't resist the urge to look and I immediately feel the anxiety in my gut and then I become part of the problem.  The world has gone mad and it's trying to take me with it. 

 

 So,  I'll continue to read my bible and novels,  watch old tv and movies, cook and decorate the inside of my own little bubble.  

Want to see my bedroom?   I made myself a new headboard and it cost me a few dollars for nuts and bolts.  Everything else I had sitting around the house.  Cheapest project ever!!!

This is a before and after of the headboards.

So now,  let me show you what it took to make this..

It was hard work!

1. This old sign that I've made-over a few times already.

   

2.  Some wooden paddles that I had stuffed in a corner.

I sanded and painted everything white,  bolted the sign to the wall above the bed and then attached the paddles with a few screws and pipe clamps.

I painted the walls blue.. hated the color and repainted them a darker color the next day.

Here's the finished room and bed right now..  

As you can see,  I am not alone.

I am never alone. 

I love how it turned out,  and I also love these pictures that I stole from Paul's basement room.

( he hardly goes down there anyway!)

The first one is a photo of Paul's dad standing in the water next to our old boat.

The second one was a picture I painted ( back in 2000) of Paul on that same boat.

It's seriously so cozy that I  could stay in here all day..

Could someone please bring me a cookie or an ice cream sundae please? 

But seriously.. I may get crumbs in the bed tonight.  : )

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Sorry to have been missing in action for so long,  I appreciate those of you who reached out...  I truly do!   And I swear,  I wasn't ghosting the blogs on purpose ~  

I just go through stages...  

Sending love and wishes of good health to everyone!

xo