Thursday Thoughts

I’m thinking of changing this to Thursday To Do’s. Every time I sit down to write my ‘Thursday Thought’ post, I have to refrain myself from making a To-Do list, and all the goals I want to accomplish. But, I need a place to randomly express my thoughts… and this gets to be it, and if it turns into a to-do list, it’s my thoughts so it fits :) Not like I’m really that concerned about it not.

This week, I’ve been thinking a lot about our home. It’s not ‘ours’ so to say as we are renters, but I would like to make it feel more like ‘ours’ as I’m sure we’ll be here for a while. So I think I want to go back to my last idea, a LONG time ago, where I wanted to take a room a month to paint, decorate, and make it feel like home - the home I want it to be, not a temporary establishment. I’m thinking of just biting the bullet and painting - it won’t cost that much and it would make it sooo much better. Granted I would have to pull the vinyl lettering off of the wall and then put it back, straight. Oh, and I would have to paint behind the fish tank… hmm that might not be so easy… I should do that before Mr. B leaves town so he can pull it out for me… I’m going to re-arrange the living room again, and I’m going to take all the stuff off of the walls to re-hang it differently.

Kitchen - repaint, and I need to figure out how to get hard grease off, it’s been there since we’ve moved in and I have tried EVERY THING and it’s just not coming off, any suggestions? I need to scrub the cabinets, and I want to take down the curtain over the sink and hang a pot/pan rack so I can have some more cabinet space. I need to clean the blinds - and organize my cupboards. I want to create one of these in my own style to go on the blank wall next to where the washer and dryer are and where the table is. I also want to hang some shelves in between the glass doors and the window above the sink.

Office - repaint, definitely. Find somewhere to move the coffee table to and organize the crap in and on my desk. Un-clutter the bookshelves and ‘fix the ceiling fan’

Living Room - paint. re-arrange the furniture (kinda back the way it was before). Paint the curtain rod. Make new curtains. Re-hang the wall hangings, spray paint the floating shelves. Hang some of my prints up, somewhere. Buy a new couch. Make a slip cover for the recliner, invest in a new rug. Can you spray paint in the house? I would like to paint the fish stand… but not sure that would be possible. Remove the old fish tank, paint the end table the same color I painted the chest. Get a low corner table for next to the door. Paint the window frame I have to make my key holder.

Man Cave - Print Mr.B silhouette on canvas and hang it, frame his posters, make a slip cover for the futon mattress.

Guest Room - Hang shelves, my prints, move in bed/dresser from master room. Organize closet for easier use.

Upstairs Hall Bath - I want to do something with it, but can’t because what I want to do would be more involved then ‘making it look like home’ as a renter :) So I’ll have to wait til we someday have a house of our own.

Master Room - paint. Invest in a new bedroom set (king sized, our full sized bed IS NOT working). New curtain rod, curtains, and re-arrange the furniture. I’d like to remove the door to the shower area, it just gets in the way, maybe just put up a ‘curtain’?

Throughout the whole house where  there is carpet I want to hire carpet cleaners to come clean it, it wasn’t cleaned before we moved in and well, it needs it severely bad. New carpet would be nice… but I don’t see that happening.

Mr.B doesn’t understand why I want to do all of this, but I just want a happy, bright, loving home. A place I’m proud to say I live. I want my home to be beautiful and reflect me, I’m tired of living in a hodge podge home. I’m thankful for what I have and that I have a home to live in, but want to make it beautiful, and I’m going to try to do it on a dime - so I can save money while doing it but still have it be the home I dream of having.

This is what I want my home to be:
”Is it a place of love, peace, and refuge from the world, as is the temple? Is it clean and orderly? As you walk through the rooms of your home, do you see uplifting images which include appropriate pictures of the temple and the Savior? Is your bedroom or sleeping area a place for personal prayer? Is your gathering area or kitchen a place where food is prepared and enjoyed together, allowing uplifting conversation and family time? Are scriptures found in a room where the family can study, pray, and learn together? Can you find your personal gospel study space? Does the music you hear or the entertainment you see, online or otherwise, offend the Spirit? Is the conversation uplifting and without contention?”

What changes do you want to make to your home?