Churning Through

My room no longer looks like the inside of a U-Haul or the contents of a shopping cart. I'm fully unpacked, and I finally got around to both grocery shopping AND putting away the groceries. With the basics accomplished, I've turned my attention to the luxuries like room decor. This area poses problems for me because I am: 1) lazy, 2) cheap, 3) tired of dorm-style posters or tacked-up pictures, and 4) living in an ugly room that has walls that are almost impossible to stick anything on without a drill.

But I'm proud to say that I've accomplished #34 on my list of things to do this year: I created some "art" for my walls. The "art," and I use the term loosely, consists of old shirts I was going to toss out taped over 3 cardboard rectangles. The fabric from the shirts was nice (velour, silk), and I actually really like the results. I stuck them on the wall with double-sided, heavy duty mounting tape. I still have one empty wall. Don't know what I'll do there.

Future plans for the room include buying and hanging curtains to cover the disgusting blinds. This is a challenge because I can't install a rod. I considered a spring-loaded rod, but the window is so wide it would be really expensive. So I'm gonna try hanging some wire. I'll keep you updated on my attempts.

Also in the category of "you can cross it off my list" is lucky #13: buying a jewelry organizer. Actually, it's just an earring organizer, but I think it will be very helpful. It may also prove to be a temptation because it holds up to 120 pairs of earrings. I must remind myself that I don't have to fill it up.

And I'm in progress on #20: skipping soda for a month. I was a little tempted to cheat this afternoon cuz there was a bbq outside with only soda for options. But the truth is, I don't really like soda; I think I just drink it out of habit. So I'm gonna do my best to break the habit.