The Best I Can With What I Have

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I am by no means a hoarder.  I save stuff to be sure, but I'm far from a hoarder.  The stuff I save is practical stuff like nails and bolts.  Chances are you have your own coffee can of nuts, bolts, screws, and nails someplace in the house or the garage.  I save stuff that looks like it goes to other stuff, too.  That comes in handy because sometimes I'm able to pair up that stuff.

Some stuff I've saved for years.  I have an Atari 2600 that still works.  I have little stuff like a Rio Grande sign that I just hung up in my bedroom.  I have a Denver and Salt Lake Tunnel Company stock certificate that needs a frame and will be joining said sign on my wall.  I hadn't hung up anything after painting and I noticed that the room looked a lot bare.

I couldn't do much outside today with the rain and snow going on, so today was inside project day.  The bathroom is painted and I will start putting things away in there just as soon as I'm done with this.  I felt the urge to clean out the small bedroom though today for some reason.  Glad I did; for a room that gets no use, it sure gets dirty.  As I cleaned it up and put things away, I came across some stuff someone else gave to me a while back to do with as I see fit.  I'd never looked at it until today and I found some stuff that I could use.

In this pile of treasures, I found two wall sconces that are hanging on either side of a closet door.  I found a wood shelf that I was able to use in some existing holes in the bedroom wall.  I found some trinkets to put on the shelf.  I set the large mirror I have for my dresser back on the dresser.  There was also a duck hunting sign that looks nice above the nightstand on the other side of the bed.

In the pile of things, I found two pictures that are now hanging in my bathrooms.  A small touch here and there and the place looks lived in again.  It's not fancy, but it's not barren, either.  None of these things are things I would have bought, but when you're on a budget, you learn to do with what you have.

I even found some glue I used to glue a picture frame I have back together so the glass stops falling out of it.  It's a picture of my doggie, Little Ann, who is among the departed.  Well, she was Jake's dog but that's a story for another day.

I'm grateful for each thing I found today that makes the house more homey.

Shelf and hunting sign

wall sconces


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