I haven’t updated on my Walden in quite some time. I haven’t had the chance to do anything more to the room, but the computer did get moved out of there, so hopefully the other electronic equipment will go soon as well. My mom mentioned making the room a lounge area for me with a TV in it. I protested. She doesn’t know my plans, nor would she understand because I’m assuming she hasn’t read Walden (although, she does surprise me sometimes). But hopefully over spring break I can really weed through the stuff that’s in there and turn it into a reading room. It would be nice to have my bookcases in there and a comfy chair and maybe a small table/desk to either read at or use for writing.
I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned this, but there are about a bajillion Beanie Babies in this room and I feel really guilty about wanting to put them all in storage or selling them (because we wouldn’t recoup the initial cost). Over the summer, I went through and kept my favorites out and put them on the Beanie Baby shelf my papa built for me…but there’s a huge box of ones that weren’t special enough to keep out. I really don’t know what to do with them. I don’t want them out because they’re kind of distracting and take away from the seriousness of the reading and thinking room, but I feel guilty for putting them in the attic. Anyone have any suggestions?
My mom and I discussed a major cleaning/cleansing of my room in the not too distant future…so probably summer vacation. I need to get rid of stuff. I keep a lot of things at my parents’ house when I’m away in college that never get used and I bring a lot of things with me to college (many of which don’t get used…hmmm) so it’s really crowded in my room and closet when I move home for the summer. I just need to put on my big girl panties and get over it. I’m tired of not really unpacking when I go home for the summer. Maybe I should get things cleaned out before I move home so that there won’t be total chaos for a couple of weeks.
OK…homework now…homework forever…peace, relaxation, and sanity afterward.
