I'm trying...

To further my part in distancing myself from 2013, I've decided on bedroom colors and bathroom colors.  A friend of mine helped me cement the choice of colors for the bathroom by posting some photos of his own remodel.

For the bathroom, white trim, grey walls, black vanity.  

For the bedroom, dark blue walls, bright white trim.  

I bought a pint of the blue and put it on various walls in my bedroom so I could see how it looked in its' various configurations.  It's a little dark at night but in the daylight, the color is perfect.  I got the idea from houzz.com  They were kind enough to tell me what color and mfgr. the paint was.  I had to find a dealer here in Ogden and I'm helping a small business in two weeks when I can afford to buy what else I need.

I never paid much attention to things but to cheer things up with the white against the blue, I need to frame in the windows with some trim.  I'm also gonna have to paint the aluminum window frames white to match the trim for the window.  I think it ought to look pretty good when it's done.  I'm changing the baseboards too; going from standard to 7 1/4" baseboards.  That's the look in the picture and I like it.

A lot.

It's going to add a bit to the cost of the project though.  So a piece at a time until it's done.  But it's time to let go of things.

And I'm trying.  I had a talk with my roomie about it.  But the more I try to do it, the more it seems it's going to be tougher.  Some things just won't go away without a fight.  I even had a dream about the situation.  It messes with me.  But I'm still gonna paint.  

Everything.

I was thinking about this today for no particular reason, but it was just a praise to God for the things He's taken away from me.  I lost a lot, but I don't think I'd be who I am if those things were still mine.