My Happy Place

I've finally finished the newest version of my home office and I'm in love with the space. There's still a lot to do- we've yet to pick a paint color that won't clash with the new blue velvet sofa, and we need tons more wall shelving and hangings- but it's pretty darn cozy so far, if I do say so myself.

I'm an anomaly in that I both hate and love change. I'll rearrange a room to be exactly the way I want, the way I love, but usually find myself changing it up again around 6 months later. Our spare bedroom originally served as a guest bedroom, with little more than a bed, TV, side table, and dresser. It was soon transformed into a guest bedroom/my office, which housed my desktop computer, so I could shut myself away when I felt like writing.

But that wasn't enough. Soon I had Pops and fandom trinkets on my shelves, photo ops and posters and writing excerpts tacked to my walls, an entire altar-like space dedicated to my typewriter collection. And now, just over a year in our home, the office is set up with a small love seat, a large multicolored rug, my desk and desktop computer, an art table and cabinet of art supplies, a shelf full of books...and of course my fandom and typewriter collections.

The cat tree sits in the middle, where the kittens like to keep us company. They have a good eye for the comfiest spots, so I'm feeling pretty good about the current zen level of my office.

But much more exciting than my interior decorating skills is the fact that for the first time in years, I'm working on original work again. I plotted almost an entire story in one night, and I'm one full chapter into the gay love goodness.

I suppose I shouldn't be so excited about only having written approximately ten pages of text in the almost two years since graduation, but it's important to celebrate even the smallest hurdles.

Anyway, as I sink into my adorable blue sofa and sip a bitter cup of coffee, while watching Supernatural and writing about two men falling in love, I am feeling incredibly blessed. I've been blessed to know love like the kind I want others to experience through my writing. I'm blessed to have the ability to bring lovable characters to life. And I'm blessed to have the opportunity to fall in love with limitless characters and their love over the course of my hopefully long and rewarding writing career.

Thank you all for your support. You'll be seeing more of me soon.