My Perfect Haven

I love this question today because I actually have the perfect space for all the things I like to do! Well, it’s almost perfect. I am currently on the hunt for a comfortable chair and ottoman to put in the room. But in the meantime, the room that I have dedicated as my “craft room” is a haven for me. It’s the bedroom in the back of our house. Being back there means it’s a little secluded from all the passing cars and dog walkers that go by in the front. It does face the practice fields against our back yard that belong to the high school, but I don’t mind. I almost find it comforting to have the kids back there practicing soccer. It’s fun when there’s a big game going on in the stadium because then I can hear everything that goes over the loudspeaker. It’s also literally the coolest room in the house because the towering branches of our backyard magnolia tree extend over it providing shade from the searing summer sun.

What I love the most about this room is that it’s perfectly me, trinkets and goofy little souvenirs on the bookshelves and all. I have all of my books, yarn, and other crafty supplies in there. I have a desk with a very fancy office chair that was a gift from my husband a few Christmases ago. When I was a teacher and ultimately as I went through grad school, this room was perfect for writing lesson plans, grading papers, attending online classes, working on projects, etc. Now that all of that is behind me, this room is now going to serve a different purpose. I have a big writing project in mind…to be frank, I’m going to write a book. And this is where I will do that. At my desk that faces the backyard. With my corral of pens and a large computer monitor that will be delivered today so I don’t have to squint at my laptop monitor, this will be where I pour my heart and soul into what I’ll write. I can’t wait.