Decorating Princess

If you are like me, you are already thinking about retirement. It makes the work week much easier if I have a plan & am working towards something, even if it is years away. I love decorating, I think it can work wonders. However, I still believe in the old adage, location, location, location. You can change the way your house looks, but it’s very difficult to change where your house is.

This is why it’s so cool to live on a golf course in a resort town. It’s like you are always on vacation. You have an amazing backyard that you never have to take care of. There are so many amazing properties to choose from. Who knew that there are so many beautiful places to live? Conceivably then, you could move to one of these amazing properties without changing your life too much, you’d still be in your state, you’d just have more nourishment for the soul. Plus, it’s a must if you love to golf, you can just step outside & already be at the golf course. I don’t golf, but I worked at a golf course one summer, & I always loved looking at the greens. It’s very peaceful & soothing, & maintenance free on the homeowners part. Plus decorating a lot easier, because the views take care of most everything. Maybe I won’t wait for retirement.

I had lots of broken pieces of my grandmother’s jewelry. I needed a jar to store money in so I just glued them all to the jar & then filled in the gaps with beads & craft marbles. I even used watch faces, old locks, & door hinges. It is a great accessory now, my grandma’s old jewelry gets noticed. She would’ve loved this because she was a master at never throwing anything out, & always repurposing things. Plus, if it is sitting in the window it looks like stained glass. It is unique, & makes me smile whenever I look at it.

Yesterday I started to wonder if I had finally arrived. If I have roommates, it wouldn’t be that much a stretch for me to buy a townhouse, condo, or apartment. Granted, it won’t be my dream NYC apartment, which costs about 4 million. I’ll have to save up a little while longer for that one.

Owning a place is just a rite of passage. I feel so scared & grown up all at the same time. I’ve been working towards this goal for my whole life & it would be a shame not to take advantage of it. It’s fun to just look at all the apartments & just dream for now. I have so much to learn, & so much to save, but it’s fun to just be able to dream for awhile, even if it doesn’t work out.

It’s easy to feel lonely on Valentine’s Day.  Even if you are with someone, the expectations just seem so high.  Last night I went to a church activity & we made Valentine’s for the people at the nursing home.  It was so fun to stamp cards & paste like I was back in elementary school & to write in glitter pen.  It’s a great craft & a fantastic way to help other people.  Everyone needs to know that they are thought of & cared for.  Plus, if you do this activity with children they will learn to think of other people.  This Valentine’s Day think of someone else who might be lonely too & you’ll feel a lot better.