Tag Your It

With all that is happening on the home front I was a few days behind on my emails.

Today I discovered an email from my friend Connie at Dirty Footprints Studio from yesterday. She had tagged me. Meaning I was next in line to post a photo and tell a story about it.

Tag 913: (my friend and 21-day cleanse buddy Sandi Lei was 912)
1. Open your first photo folder.
2. Scroll to the 10th photo.
3. Post the photo on your blog and tell the story behind it.
4. Tag some CREATIVE JUICY people to do the same!

I love the number ten, my birthday is 10-10. So here is the 10th photo in my first photo folder (please remember I’ve only had my digital camera a few months)…

My Story:
In 2007 I was desperate for space of my own, a private sanctuary to dream and to write. I was tired of finding a corner here and there.

But, converting the spare bedroom into a home office was a HUGE undertaking. Sorting and getting rid of years of accumulation, books, papers, and just junk was a monumental task. Plus, my husband needed his space, too.

We talked about it and we decided to tackle the two spare bedrooms at the same time converting them into a his and her home office.

I dreaded the project. I like imagining and dreaming about home improvement projects a lot lot more than I actually like doing them.

We took it one baby step at a time and over the next twelve months we sorted books and papers, throwing things away, cleaning, patching, painting, staining, and decorating. Some days I thought we’d never finish.

But, in the end, it all worked out. He had his home office and I had my dream office, a sanctuary designed by me, for me.

It’s just like I always imagined it to be…thick, deeply colored carpeting, light colored walls, exposed, natural wood trim, natural light, glass and steel accents, pictures, art and books.

Special, loving thanks goes out to my husband, Bob, for understanding what having my own office would mean to me, for being so kind and generous when I was grumbling and complaining about things not moving along faster, for helping me put my new furniture together when I wanted to do it myself, but had no clue how, for buying me fresh roses to keep on my desk and for supporting my dreams.

To continue the fun I Tag…
Heather Plett over at What Are You Giving Away
and
Rebecca (Becky) Flansburg at Frantic Mommy