Moving day

I moved on Saturday. My room was too big and had three beds for only one person to be staying in. There is another team coming from Minnesota tomorrow (Tuesday) so I moved into a smaller room. I think it's going to be all right.

My window now faces the new house they are building for Joe and Lyn. I like the view and I think there might be a possibility for me to use the space outside my window to plant stuff in. It is out of the way that it wouldn't interfere with the flower gardens of the main guest house and I might be able to have a small garden there. Or if not a garden, I can maybe compost there. So much stuff is thrown away here and tossed in the lake. Besides vegetable wastes from the kitchen, there is a lot of other plant waste because of the grooming of the flower beds. They take wheel barrows full of stuff and dump them into the lake and then bring in cow manure to fertilize the garden with. Sounds like a waste to me that can be stopped. Maybe I can make my own soil via composting and plant in it to show the benefits of it to the house staff. Sounds like a plan to me.

The room is shaped in a weird sort of L that makes it a little interesting. I think what I'm going to try and do is put my bed on the small part of the L and use the longer side as my desk space, a sitting place, and maybe have some potted plants inside too. The walls are white, the ceiling is white, and the floor is bare concrete, so it could use a little pick me up. The only thing that really stands out is the pink mosquito net over the bed. I'll maybe get some pics up on facebook soon, but not until tomorrow at least.

I want to build a shelf to go over my desk. Besides adding something to the room (the desk is white too) of another color, it will vastly increase my shelving space and hopefully release the desk from the clutches of clutter. Now with my computer on the desk the rest is filled with all sorts of stuff that could all have a place on a shelf. I also want to build a shelf for my clothes. That can go in the small side of the L with the bed. Now my clothes are spread out on another bed in the room which I will hopefully flip up against the wall (I need to make sure, but I'm pretty sure I'm going to be the only one in the room for a long time).

The plants are going to go by the window and in the corner opposite the door will go a sitting area. I am looking for a comfortable chair (I like the one's that are in the living room of the main house, but don't want to take one without asking) and I figured I'm going to be here for over a year yet, so it's worth it. A small table or mini stand to hold a book, my computer, or my feet would complete that part.

I need something to go on the walls too. It looks so plain right now. If I find any good African pictures, I might get them. I can always bring them back with me too if I roll them up.

The ultimate plan then is to close off the small part of the L with a curtain or sheet hung from the ceiling to make a separate sleeping place from the working place. If I get a cool curtain, it will add to the room, and I refuse to get a white one - that would add to what I'm trying to get away from. Anyways, I'm pretty happy with the move and am excited to see what happens. I think it will work well and as an ultimate bonus, the bed is nicer in the new room.