Bedding

My bedroom needs a makeover.  Desperately.  Nothing in my room is new.  My bedroom furniture used to be my parents, and I've already told you about my bed.  When I get my new one, I am going to get new bedding and curtains to match.

If you know me at all, you know my two favorite colors are black and purple.  If I owned the place we live, I would paint my bedroom purple and get solid black bedding.  But, since I can't paint my walls, I have been searching for bedding that is both colors.  I found this Bed in a Bag that I think will work perfectly.  What do you think?

I know there is quite a bit of white in it, but I really like it. I am going to keep looking before I make my final decision, because I want to make sure I love what I buy.  I mean, if I am going to spend money on something, I want to make sure it is exactly what I want. The good thing, for me, is that I can make this decision on my own.  I can pick something as girly as I want. 

One of the many benefits of no longer being with my ex.

A New Bed

This time of year, everyone starts thinking about Christmas.  I know I have.  I have also started thinking about how much money I am going to get back when I file my taxes next year.  I have a wish list, and I am hoping that I will be able to get at least a few things off my list when all is said and done, whether it be at Christmas or in February.

This may sound crazy, but the biggest thing I am looking forward to is a new bed.  When I moved into my apartment, that was one of the things that I just couldn't bring with me.  I didn't want to sleep in that bed anymore because I had slept in it with my ex.  I am now sleeping on the bottom mattress from my girls bunk bed.  I have it sitting on the floor in my bedroom.  What I really want to get is a king sized bed with egyptian cotton sheets and lots and lots of pillows.  Brandi has been sleeping with me since she was about six months old, and I think the time is coming when she needs to start sleeping in her own bed.  I mean, the kid is going to be 10 next month.  I told her when I get my new bed and she gets her matress back she will need to start sleeping on it, in her own room.

We'll see if that actually happens.

New Stuff For My Bedroom

Guess what?  South Carolina is expecting snow.  Again.  I can not even explain how tired I am of having the kids home due to messy roads.  Though this time, two of three kids are sick, so they are home from school anyway.   But with the snow comes cold weather, and my house is constantly chilly.  I have banished the girls to my bed, and I have been thinking of ways to make sure they stay warm.

My first thought was looking for New Electric Heated Blankets.  I remember years ago when my parents had one, and it always kept us toasty warm.  I found a really pretty chocolate colored one, and I am seriously thinking about buying it.  Not only will it keep the girls warm while they are sick, it will keep me warm at night when they feel better.  My only concern is that once the girls see how nice and warm the blanket keeps them, they won't want to give it up.

Now, if you know me at all, you know that I can't add one new thing to a room.  If I am going to upgrade one thing, I need to make sure everything else is updated as well.  I don't think I have ever shared this before, but right now, there are no curtains on the one window in my bedroom.  I actually have a thick, dark blue duvet cover covering the window to keep the light out during the day, because that is when I sleep.  I stay up until after midnight every night trying to get work done, and then I am up again at 2 and 5 getting the hubs to work and the kids to school.  Once everyone is out of the house, I lay down and sleep for about four hours, and if the sunlight is streaming through the windows, I can't sleep.  The duvet cover works for now, bu eventually I want to get some type of blinds or shade for that window.

I found these shades online, and they are supposed to block out the sun.  I like that they are white, and not black.  I don't know abut you, but when I think about black out shades, I just assume that they would be black.    I am debating between these and New Roman Shades .  I think roman shades would be prettier, but these black out shades not only block the sun, but they can keep the heat out in the summer and the cold out in the winter.  That is a big plus for me, because that can help keep my power bills down.

Of course, if I am buying new shades, I need new bedding to go with it.  I found this New Bedding by Rose Tree, and I love the black and white. I'm not sure my husband will love it as much as I do, because there is a lot of black and white in the house already.  I think he might prefer it if I found something with a little more color.  Then again, if he doesn't find out until after I buy it, then he won't have a say at all.

I can be sneaky, right?