My Office ~ A Space to Write

In January I finally finished my bedroom/library remodel and now have a beautiful creative space to find peace in and write a few novels while I'm at it.  Take a look...

I hope that this will bring about a lot more blog entries, poetry, and creative writing in the coming year.

It has been a long time since I dedicated a space for myself and I am coming to realize that this is just as important as making sure others have what they need.

It is frustrating how often in life we put ourselves last on "the list" to make room for everyone and everything that crosses our paths. Why is it that we feel so unimportant, so unworthy of our own caring? How is it that we find it acceptable to neglect our own well being in lue of everything else?   In light of this I have decided to make it a priority this year to undo that habit. I am not saying that I will put others aside or pay less attention to their needs, but by meeting some of my own and being a little extra careful with myself, I will be a better version of me and thus more capable taking care of others.

So the first task on "my list" was to give myself a beautiful space to simply be in.  I realized late last year that I always threw everything that didn't have a place into my room, because of course, as long as the rest of the house looked good, what did it matter that I resided in a mess. Well, no more. I am officially my own project and that starts with cleaning out and beautifying of my space. Consider this Check one off the list...