As chance would have it, I managed to get an older desktop computer for the boy’s room two days ago. It’s a Dell Dimension 3000 and will work just fine for homework and basic internet access. I’m not a fan of on-line gaming because I see how much time it takes out of people’s lives in a negative way and even though I spend a lot of time on the computer for work, and even for random goofing off and connections, I still try to get out a lot.
I spent a marathon day refurbishing the computer while I was working from home. It’s not that hard. XP takes about 90 minutes to install and most of the time you just hit enter 2 or three times. The rest is just waiting. It’s the same with everything else. It took about 10 hours to do and since I was linked to the desktop and my laptop is mobile, I decided to work in the really really green room all day.
It was very warm and fuzzy feeling in there and I found that when I walked back into my office over the course of my day I realized how cold it is in there. Not physically cold, just emotionally cold.
Now I know I want to hang my movie posters in the office and I have not because I don’t have the correct sized picture frames to put them in and I don’t want to use push pins. After all, it’s my place and I can be stubborn. But the walls… I never realize how emotionally cold they were.
The boy’s room does not have as nice furniture as the office and it certainly looks less finished than the office, yet I seriously contemplated working in there again today.
I guess paint makes a big difference.
So now I have to think about what paint for the office since I spend a tremendous amount of time here. It will have to be in the hallway because the office is really just an alcove between rooms. Large enough to put a couch and a TV, but I have a large executive desk and a bookshelf.
I truly am down to needing only a few things. I need a dresser for the green room and I need some items for my bedroom, which is ironic because it was the highest priority room in my place. I got a bed and nothing else has been appropriate. It has a side table and a lamp, but it really is pretty bare by comparison. I will think about what will work in there.
Just another day in the life.
