It's curtains for you

I live really close to a highway.  Like, a stone's throw.  My bedroom has a lot of highway noise, which is soothing white noise when I'm exhausted and trying to fall asleep.  My room also lets in a ridiculous amount of light...and I can't sleep in, even if I try.  Again, this is helpful if I need to wake up early, but on my first weekend not having class and being able to sleep in, I was not appreciative of the sun telling me good morning before 8:00. 

I've said I need to put curtains up since I moved in a few months ago, but I didn't want to until I figured out how I intended to decorate.  Now that I have a general idea, I bit the bullet today and snagged some curtains from IKEA.  I think I'm going to need more...  This window is a whole lot bigger than I thought it was.  When I finally get them hung, I know my room will be a calming, relaxing place to be.  Until then, I'm going to gripe when I wake up entirely too early on weekend mornings.  Seriously?  Not going to bed until super late, only to wake up 4 hours later because the sun is streaming in and (apparently) a lot of road rage on Sunday morning?  Not so cool.

I had curtains picked out for the boys too, but when I went to purchase them today, they were no longer available.  I hate it when that happens...and it happens all the time.  It's so frustrating because then you have this idea in your head of what you want, and you're never fully able to bring your idea to fruition because they no longer exist.  I know someone out there feels my pain.

My mom has graciously volunteered to help me hang said curtains.  Aubrey and power tools are typically NOT the best idea ever.  I get a little over zealous with them, and end up having way too much fun.  After a few hours of running around, looking for curtains that no longer exist, I came home and flopped on the couch with my Kindle, where I stayed for at least 2 hours except for when I was transferring laundry from washer to dryer to chair (where I stared at it).

I don't watch television nearly as much as I used to; I just don't seem to have a lot of time for it, but the shows I love are still recording.  Let's just say it was completely delightful doing laundry this afternoon.  I caught up on some of my favorites, and apparently, I was sort of granted a reprieve since most of them didn't have episodes that aired last week due to debates. 

Here's hoping that this is a better week than last week!  Can you believe it's already mid-October?!  I am so excited about the next few weeks: baseball games (in hopefully cooler weather), scooter rides in the park, the Light the Night walk on October 28, and then...NOVEMBER!  November is quite possibly my favorite month of the year.  I can't wait to head to Houston to collaborate with my Seester to get my dad's "mancave" ready for its very first Thanksgiving celebration!

Aubs