I have been on a crazed get-rid-of-everything binge. Most of my bedroom, including my beloved wrought iron canopy bed frame and matching glass and iron vanity is now in the garage ready to go. I have had that same bed since 1995. They are the last of the few items of furniture that I have pulled around with me over the years. I will miss the way it looks all prettied up with my sheer ivory curtains around it, but I will live. I am not going to miss taking it down and putting it back together anymore. That is such a pain. I have decided that if ever (which probably means never) we decide to buy a house and do this whole American Dream thing over again, I am going to buy a wooden canopy bed, with a huge antique treasure chest for the foot of it. But I won't lose too much sleep over it because...

Last night my monkey declared that when all of our debt is gone and we sock some cash away in savings, he has decided that we can "do that whole camping thing" :) YAY! I didn't get it in writing but believe you me I am going to hold him to it. I realize that it might take more than a year to make it happen, but at least I have a realistic goal to work toward now.

Posted by gwendolyn on July 18, 2001 at 10:20 AM