New Year, Lots of Decorating Changes to Come
My life is currently consumed with one thing: college. No, I am not going back to school. I graduated more than 20 years ago. But my dear daughter has just begun her last semester of high school, has been accepted to the college of her choice, and is oh-so-very ready to pack her bags and move out of town.
In order to divert my attention from the horrible thought that my first-born will be leaving the nest at the end of the summer, I turn my thoughts to the obvious topic: home decorating. Okay, a few other things are on my mind, but this is the one we have been talking about for a few days. All because my dear son, also a teenager but younger than his sister, announced to us his fabulous idea: when sis leaves, he should move into her bedroom. Although I explained that sis will be home for breaks and summers and isn't permanently leaving us, he still contends that as the child who will still be "stuck" at home, he should have the larger bedroom. Although I resent (just a teeny bit) the idea that being "stuck" at home is so awful, I did sort of see his point. His room is quite small, and filled with video-game equipment that takes up most of the space. Even his sister saw his point, and granted her blessing for the room switch, as long as we wait until she's gone.
How will we do this, however, when most of our funds will be tied up in the higher education of my oldest? Time to get uber creative, as I will be tackling two rooms in my home and helping my daughter with her dorm-room decorating all in the same month this summer. This is gonna to be fun! (I think...) More news later on how I will accomplish all of this with my ever-dwindling bank account.
