#84 - broke

aaaaaand....... i'm broke.

it started innocently enough... there was a one day sale at homeworld on tuesday that they advertised a mirror/drawer/coat-rack combo piece that was regular $400 but on sale for only $147, i'd had my eye on it earlier so when i saw the ad in the paper it was perfect timing, so i went over after work to buy it. as i was walking around homeworld i was getting inspired, after all, what good is a brand new place without some cool stuff to put in it? and i'd been making it by with my little twin bed, second-hand (and surprisingly UN-comfortable) futon couch until now, but it's time to grow up and get real furniture right? so i thought, since i'm in pearl city, i might as well go check out pearlridge and inspiration right?

so i go over to inspiration (and inspiration NEVER has sales) so i figured i'd just go to get ideas and maybe look for similar types of furniture to buy elsewhere, but they were having this closeout sale on Bo Concept furniture, they were gonna stop selling the brand and so everything by that brand was 25% off. perfect right? for a store that has great stuff that never comes on sale? anyway, the sales guy was super helpful (a little too helpful) and they had those 3-D computer programs where you can give the dimensions of your room and they put all the furniture in and make sure it fits (which is perfect cause my place is small and i wasn't sure how much i could stuff in here). so i got "suckered" (i say with quotations because it really was my decision to spend on all those things.... really.... i didn't get influenced.... it just happened to be a bit unexpected with the sale, but i do my research very thoroughly and i was confident in my decisions) into spending $5000 on tuesday. BUT! look at all what i got:

- queen platform bed frame in wenge
- 2 matching nightstands
- farenheit queen mattress (it's like the temperpeutic kind)
- 1-seater armchair
- 3-seater sofa
- matching end table
- functional coffee table (picture above)

so all that for $5000 is pretty good right? right!?!? oh well, i'll have to get used to being broke. i just made my first mortgage payment, bought this stuff, and then i've got my window treatments coming sometime in the next few weeks so i'll be running on fumes for awhile. anyway, everything's getting delivered in a couple of weeks so i'd better get to painting already... i put it off for a long time because i'm still a little nervous about it (i guess local people like the white walls, but i've got two colors picked out that i think would look really nice). i'm thinking "sage gray" for the living/dining/entrance and "false cypress" for the bedrooms. it's a little bit dark... i had a lighter combination ("pewter tray" and "green tea") but i'm thinking i'd like it a little darker. well, we'll see i guess, wish me luck!

anyway, on the plus side of being broke, i was not tempted at all by all the after-thanksgiving ads in the paper today. ever since i got this place (after the lottery way back in march) i've been scouring the newspaper ads everyday building and building on the list of things i need to get (and things i want to get), but finally i think it's all slowing down and i'm finally getting to the point where i've got what i need to make this place seem like home, everything that comes after will be bonus. it's like a huge relief to STOP thinking about things i need to buy or get or do and just think about living here. of course, there'll always be stuff to do, but none of those things are so pressing, everything else will be icing.

good timing too... by christmas i'll be able to enjoy completely my first holiday season in my own place on my own, that's a great feeling.