Re arranging...

[susandennis]

When I was 6, we moved to North Carolina and into a house where I got my first bedroom all to myself. No more whiny, pink lace loving sister to have to share with. It was mine, all mine. My kingdom. I remember the heady feeling of those first few days just like it was this morning.

For the next 12 years, one of my greatest joys was rearranging my room. The bed here, the dresser there, the rug running this way, the rug over there. I'd send days planning it in my head and then I'd get it all moved and spend days wallowing in the 'welcome to your new home'ness of it all. And then, six months later, I'd do it all over again.

I have actually never lost the joy of having my own space to do with as I please. And while I rearrange far less frequently now, it has not lost its attraction. I've wanted changes in my bedroom for a while. And I thought I had a plan but it involved moving the bed. My bed is a regular mattress and frame atop a ton of metal works of the adjustable part of it. I can almost move the mattress on my own. It's a really heavy one. And I could, likely scoot the bed fame across the carpet. But the adjustable base, nfw.

But ljtourist has kindly agreed to come over next weekend and lend me some muscle! We'll be the masked movers! My original plan was to scooch the bed over about 5 inches to allow me to line up the treadmill next to it. And, that may be the plan I actually go with but I also plan to use this week to chew over all the alternatives.

What fun!

Yesterday, I ordered some storage stuff from Amazon. And just now, they delivered it! 8:30 am. Right to my door instead of to the garage. Thanks, Amazon! You really are a wonder.

And, yep, the storage stuff is part of the bedroom plan :)

Last week I got one too many spam calls and went into my settings and set up all the stuff to block them. And, managed to just block every single call. It was nice for a while until a friend called and I got no ring, just a voice mail. So, I went in and unset everything. Now the phone rings again so... I'm ready for those wonderful folks 'from Microsoft' to call and tell me my PC needs their money and those folks from 'your credit card' to let me know I'm in danger! I think they are getting a slow start this morning.



My jacket is coming along. That will be most of today's project, I think.

But first a shower and then unboxing those boxes.

Comments

[frauzosimos.livejournal.com]

I think I put unidentified callers on silent. That's one of the settings. I see the call but it doesn't make a noise. Very nice.

[susandennis]

yeah that was one of the options i tried only it didn't work on my phone with my set up. not a big deal. yet.

[bill-schubert.livejournal.com]

So funny. I think I might have gotten the 'let's change everything' out of my system about 10 years into the Navy. I've lived in 37 different residences in 67 years. My office is freakin' set and I don't much care about the rest of the house!

Sorry I can't be closer to help. Of course, it means I'd have to move again.

[susandennis]

yeah, probably good you aren't closer on this one. that would border on enabling. I can at least control when I beg for Frank's help and keep it to a minimum.

I've only lived in 21 different residences in 71 years. You made me count.

[susandennis]

BUT! I just realized that my residence count is skewed since I've lived here for 30 years! So really it's 21 in 40 years. Just want the record correct.

[bill-schubert.livejournal.com]

21 in 40 and nearly half your life in one.

[susandennis]

whackadoodle.

[dadi.livejournal.com]

I love changing around stuff. My new/old bed is making me insanely happy!

[susandennis]

isn't that feeling just marvelous?

[dadi.livejournal.com]

No kidding. These little things give me so much more joy than travelling or such.

[richaarde.livejournal.com]

There's just no winning against those spam callers, is there? Ugh.

[ringsandcoffee.livejournal.com]

I don't answer if I don't know the number, and the spam calls rarely leave a voicemail. Once in a while I do get the robot voice telling me if I don't call immediately, they will act on the warrant for my arrest for I don't know what.

[zoefruitcake.livejournal.com]

I used to love moving rooms around too, such fun

[rsc.livejournal.com]

Do you get calls that start "This is an urgent message for the vehicle owner"? I've been getting a lot of those lately. (I do not own a vehicle; what I refer to as "our car" is in fact in jwg's name only.) My phone concluded from the area code that the most recent one was from Michigan, which it probably wasn't.

[susandennis]

Maybe. I usually hang up after 'urgent message'.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

I have a friend that loves to rearrange her place. Then her husband will smash into something at night. *snigger*