Progress

After quite a while of pushing things around, it came to me last night that I needed to finish up a few things that still required furniture movement, before I could feel comfortable starting to find places for things.

I'm also trying to shake the "Let's buy it NEW." mentality that's set in. OK I admit, there's some things I want. There's this basket thingy in dancer's bathroom that I think I "need." (*heh* see my problem?) But seriously This piece would take the place of three drawers, that I don't have room for at ALL, and it would tuck right into any spare corner. It would hold stuff I use, that actually belongs in a bathroom, like soaps, and make up removers, extra toothbrushes or toothpaste, etc. Anyway, if I can find it I want it (and I'm thinking about a run to Target later since I'm sure she probably got it there.)

So, I wanted to be cheap but I wanted to be happy. I started at Home Despot, and got a few things I needed. I got the window rods, which was neat since I didn't understand the things I'd taken off the wall and now do, I love figuring out how things work, even the silly little things. I also found some screws to replace some others until I find where I've sorted them so I can put the mirror on my vanity, and some shelf supports for my bookcases, as I've been slowly losing them all.

Then it's off to Building 19, as I never found the storage box with all my curtains in it, it's totally buried in storage unit number 1. I did look but I'll have to drag out a WHOLE bunch of things first and I wasn't willing to put everything away, THEN take it all down. But, there was very little love at the Building 19 I went to. I saw a thing or two I kinda liked, but they were very dark and rather expensive (amusing once I finish this story.)

I decided to shoot over to the closest WalMart, but along the way I went by the Curtain Outlet Store. HELLO! Curtains! This is a TOTAL old lady store, and if I never see anything Sage Green again it'll be too soon. But their sale bins tempted me. I think I spent a bit too much. But I LOVE the result. I got two pieces that combine to a really neat valance, they're black sheers and BEADED. They were marked down by half, but I still think they were expensive. But I ADORE them. I also found a combined valance/sheer panel in a bargain bin that matches the other pieces. Right now it's hanging on the cross piece above my headboard. They had these same pieces, just not on sale and they were REALLY not priced right. This one is out of it's package, and might be missing a few beads, but it was $2. I can handle that. I was thinking about putting this on the window under the valance, but I LOVE what I did even better. I put up the purple lace curtains that I'd bought ages ago, and used those on the inner rod, with the black sheer on the outer rod. They match the walls and I LOVE the uniform look, with the dressed up feel of the black.

Yes, I've been watching too much "While You Were Out" *sighs*

Anyway they look great, and I'm satisfied. I still think I need to move the bookcase blocking the window, but I can live with this for now. I really am looking forward to having everything set up Just So, so I can take pictures. And I'm proud of myself for controlled spending. OK yes, I splurged on these curtains, but I could have bought several others. I was considering some additional long black sheers, but I HAVE some of those in theirs box I can't find and I'm totally OK with what I've done so far and can wait to find the box. This might motivate me more to clean out the damn unit.

I bought one more thing, an over the door metal hook for my door. It's FAR more sturdy than the others I had, and although I want to hang a mirror on the back of the door, this item will help me keep some clutter out of my way, as well as utilize some unused space behind the door. Plus, it was $2.50. I might get another one.

Anyway, today needs to bring some cleaning, and organization. I'm going to start on some of the underbed storage, cleaning the boxes and consolidating them I forgot about how many sheet and towel-y things I have *grins* I have ideas for a few items, that I'm going to hopefully start with (like I think it would be perfect to put my shredder in a certain spot on my desk, and I should just go and GET it and place it. This is how the next week will go, I think.) I can't wait to see how it works.

EDIT - OK my shredder appears to be broken. I'll need to get another one, I suppose. The toggle thing that activates the shredder appears to be stuck back, and it never will shred again. *sighs* I'd been seeing better ones anyway. I just didn't want the expense. Dammit.

Good lord

I SO need to either move or get Teh Unit out of this house!

She showed up about 5PM. She actually DIDN'T flip out about the wall color, she called it "pretty." She looked about and everything was fine. But she THEN said "I need to check my email." The problem is I buried her computer desk a week ago. I get the *sighs**rolls eyes* treatment. OK, say I, let me see, and proceed to clear a path to the computer. Actually, it wasn't so bad to do, and she sits down and turns it on.

It doesn't connect to the Internet. She's Pissed. I said "Just use mine" and she goes off on how I don't allow her to log into anything and she doesn't know "her passwords." Now, OK maybe for the Cable login, which she actually DOES have mind you, but for her Yahoo account, or her Hotmail account I have no doing with. It drives me crazy when she looks at me when it's supposedly my fault, but it's not, and I KNOW there's no way to convince her.

Then I go to let her use my computer, to find it too, disconnected from the Internet. I spent the next 20 minutes back and forth trying to figure out WTF. In the meantime she gives up and leaves. AS soon as she shuts her computer off, the Internet picks back up. I have NO IDEA what the hell is up, and it needs to be dealt with but CERTAINLY not today!

She just got me all riled up in about 20 minutes that I'm still reeling from it. I don't understand how it happens every time!

So she's left again, and she'll probably be back tomorrow but I've made some progress so I feel better. I think I'm going to stop for the moment, and decide what I want to eat. I've again not eaten all day, mostly due to spending my cash on room stuff, and not having enough for my planned lunch, and being unwilling to wait to come home. I seriously want to order something and have it delivered. Without the cash tho it's hard. I do want to see Teen Titans, so maybe I'll run out real quick, and take my change and use that. Hmmmmm.

Ok thoughts all over the place, off for dinner, then more organizing. I think I need to put away my CDs next, so they're not all over the bookcases.

Progress

I'm seeing some.

I'm in the middle of regrouping my CDs, and culling some more for sale. I'm trying to be realistic, am I listening to this, do I see myself looking for it, is it something I had a hard time getting or is hard to get?

I have pulled apart a couple of boxes. I've relocated purses back to their underbed storage, and used the resulting free large storage box to hold clothes to be sold. I've been wondering where all the stuff I'd picked out earlier was, and I found it under the bed. These have been separated into clothes or shoes and purses. I did keep a thing or two - a pair of sandals I'd forgotten I had and now fit me perfectly, and a skirt that resembles one I'd been eyes to retry on. I'm going to try everything on before selling it, to see if I can work it into my wardrobe. If not, out it goes. This is also going to happen to my closet, once I've made a dent in getting rid of what's in the box already. I want to offer some things for private sale, and put some things directly to Velvet Garden. What I should do is put everything I've found right now up for private sale, and everything leftover goes to VG. I just don't want to clutter any of the communities I'm in with multiple ads, so I need to choose my postings carefully.

It's just important I have the money from selling these things. Some of them are pretty damn good, and don't need to just be tossed or donated. I'd like to replace any money I'm spending on the room, and I want those InuYasha boxed sets.

Very not happy about the TV Situation at the house. I am very tied to TV. And not being able to watch is dampening my desire to go over there, but I have to. Maybe I'll just turn on the sound, listen like a radio, and work on some needlepoint. I wouldn't mind if there was anyone to chat with online, but it being Saturday people have lives *grins*

I should get back to the CD thing, I'm going to be tired soon.

I think I'm done

for the day.
I'm actually managing to stare off into space. While watching TV and reading LJ.
*sighs* Don't want to leave my TV. *pouty pouty*
*kicks rock*
Stupid power outage. And stupid not being a real emergency, I didn't feel I should bother B with it, I sent an email, I figure that's enough. I hope it's easily fixed.

DUDE!

Ph33r my electronic skillz!
I setup the damnable TV!
I do NOT PH33R the electronic bastards!
Now to stay up all night. *grins*

Anyone wants to watch Kill Bill 1 & 2, poke me for directions or call or text me. I think I'm going to start 1 after 12:30 (InuYasha's on at Midnight)

*grinz*