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Describe what your dream writing space would look like.
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For most of my adult life, I didn't have a designated writing space at all. But when my eldest left for college, we played "room-capades" at la casa Bryant and I scored a room of my own!
I put a LOT of work into making it just the way I wanted and did nearly all the work for it myself, from peeling the old wallpaper and painting the walls to hanging the curtains. So, in a way, I feel like I *have* my dream writing space.
The best part is my plant window. Instead of curtains, I just have shelves across the windows and they are lined with plants and pretty stones and little knick-knacks from my life.
Now that I'm settled into my Writing Oasis, I mostly wish it was just a bit bigger. It's only a ten by ten room and I have a LOT of books, decorative items, houseplants, and memorabilia, not to mention "writing business" stuff like my inventory of books for events, bookmarks, swag, etc. It feels a little cramped sometimes, and getting rid of some of these belongings would be heartbreaking.
Since this is an absolute fantasy, maybe I can transport my room to a turret in a clifftop mansion with a secret passageway through the closet and a dramatic, rocky seascape vista. Or some kind of magic door so that I can walk through it into any setting I want and take my writing break on a beach or in the mountains or in Paris on a whim.
But really, I'm just so grateful to have my own space, designed to support my writing life and not shared with any other purpose. I'm truly spoiled.
A plant 'wall.' What a great idea!
ReplyDeleteI love that plant wall! It must take you a long time to water them all?
ReplyDeleteNot too much. Mostly, it's once a week. Less than that for the succulents.
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