Since being tossed into the grown up world, I've made a couple of adult purchases. Luckily, my house came pretty much fully furnished with appliances so I didn't really have to buy a whole lot when I moved in. Because I have an intense hatred for washing dishes, I purchased a portable dishwasher from a coworker earlier this spring. That thing has saved my life! I had a few haters that thought I was being ridiculous since it's just me in this house. How can one person possibly dirty up enough dishes to justify buying a dishwasher, they said. Well, obviously my parents, aka the haters (love you Mom and Dad), have forgotten just how easily I can dirty up a kitchen with one snack. It also has a chopping block top that comes in handy in my cramped little kitchen.
I've also purchased some living room furniture that you can read about in an earlier post. I must say it's looking rather nice, and if my house were clean I'd take a picture of it for you. Unfortunately for you, I have not stuck to my self-promise to keep a tidier home during the summer since I have all this free time. I've been far too busy sunning myself to clean this house. I am very unapologetic about this as I feel that this is a much better use of my time.
My most recent and most adult purchase I've made is a new mattress and box spring set. Jenna purchased herself a new mattress a few months ago and I remember being in awe of such an expensive practical purchase. After spending the night on her best-sleep-of-your-life mattress, I decided I needed one for myself. So off we went to Sticks 'N' Stuff! I got a Sealy Embody memory foam mattress that is to die for! I'm so relieved that I bought it during the summer time when it's not absolutely necessary for me to get out of bed before twelve. Pre-mattress, I can honestly say I would only spend time in my room when I was either sleeping or changing clothes. Post-mattress, you'd be amazed how many daily activities I've managed to relocate to my bed. I take my morning coffee in this bed, read in this bed, blog in this bed, watch tv in this bed, etc.
So where does this decision making title come in, you ask? The answer is right here. When I moved into this quaint little home, I obviously had to decorate to make it my own. I first concentrated on the rooms where visitors would see--the living room, bathroom, and guest bedroom. After those were done, I just kind of put decorating to the side. It's really not my thing. All that to say, I never touched my bedroom. It still dons the same ol' ugly, gaudy-looking curtains that came with the house.
Confession: I am mega-indecisive. I know this is old news, but maybe, just maybe, this blog has attracted a new reader. One of the major reasons I have put off decorating my bedroom is because I just couldn't decide on a color scheme. I feel like the bedroom is the most personal room in the house. Because I live alone I have the luxury of making the whole house look like "me". But I just felt so much pressure as to what color scheme would make the bedroom look like "me". I thought maybe if I just looked at comforters and found the one I liked then I'd go with whatever color scheme fit best with the comforter. Sadly, shopping for a comforter is not like shopping for a wedding dress. When you see it, you don't just know. I bet you're thinking to yourself as you read this: "This girl is way over-thinking this." Guilty! I have over-analyzed this decision to the point where it's become so high-stress that I cannot even deal with it.
Since my new mattress has got me spending lots of time in my bedroom, I figured it's time to decorate it. After all, I'm still sporting my plain khaki micro suede comforter from college and the only theme I've got going on is one I like to call "cluttered with a touch of hideous".
It took me THREE YEARS to decide on the perfect one for me, but I've got it now. It's from Rachel Ashwell's Simply Shabby Chic line at Target. And here the little beaut is:
I've decided to decorate with turquoises and corals.
