Posted on August 16 2011 by Leo Wettenhall

I Saw That Going Different In My Head

I dont know how long Ive been talking about not sleeping in a glorified garage any longer, but Im pretty sure it started exactly one minute after I moved in to said garage. A year ago. And today is the day that that joke finally dies.

Come on, do a little mental cheer with me.

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We went from a hole in the ground

To something that you could picture as a room (if you squint your eyes and use your imagination)

To something that looked like a room, but also actually still pretty much like a garage

To a space that has four walls, one gorgeous floor, and a bed in it.

Lets not pretend theres a whole lot more too it than that.

  1. That is as good as I make a bed. Ever. Even for pictures on the internet.
  2. I dont know why my dust ruffle (does anyone else feel a little stupid using that word? is it even the right word?) looks like its been located in a ziplock back in outer space for the last year, but I assume it has something to do with being left in a dryer overnight. Still, I made an effort and actually put it on the bed, so I feel like I should get points for that.
  3. We really need a bigger bed, and not just because there was a battle over the covers last night that resulted in at least one elbow to an eyeball.
  4. Spare dining room chairs make a great substitute night stand.
  5. Those rugs are temporary to keep us from tracking dust from the work zones all over the floor.

Despite its many shortcomings as a finished room, I was pretty excited to sleep in my actual bedroom in my actual bed last night. I envisioned snuggling up under the covers, sleeping soundly (without live mice being deposited on the bed), and waking up relaxed and refreshed.

Instead MysteryMan fell asleep on top of a bed with no sheets on it, so I got to sleep on bare mattress. Although, sleep is a bit of an overstatement because between the headlights from the street that shine directly on your face when a car passes and the excitement of the cat who insisted on jumping from the floor directly on to my face periodically throughout the night (just to make sure I was still there, no doubt) the whole night was more like a waking nightmare than anything else.

Is it bad that I miss my garage?

Well, at least we have air conditioning in here. Future projects in the bedroom include building a bed (a much bigger one), building shelves around the fireplace, making my own light, refinishing a dresser, building a couple of nightstands, and buying a rug. But before all that Im going to get some blinds up in there so I dont have to sleep with my head under three pillows and a lead blanket.

Now, Im off to stake my claim on the northeast quadrant of blanket. Lets hope nobody gets a bloody nose this time.

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