Enjoying Femininity

I decided to take some time for myself. I started to slip away from my feminine lifestyle and I didn’t like that. So, I am concentrating on living a relaxed, soft, and luxurious (in my own way) lifestyle. My days are full but I am doing things I want to do and things are accomplished at my pace.

I am having so much fun organizing my house. For my kitchen, I purchased new designer silverware, storage bins, and created labels. Some of my kitchen drawers now feature a condiment drawer, a zip lock bag drawer, a tin foil drawer, and a stationery drawer. I saw an IKEA commercial in the 90s that spotlighted a condiment drawer and since then I wanted one. I created a coffee bar that’s stocked with vegan and organic items such as mushroom coffee (delicious), hot chocolate, chocolate sprinkles, chocolate chips, cinnamon sticks, marshmallows, chocolate chip cookies, which I finished off while writing this post, and regular instant coffee because I don’t live alone.

I have been meeting with various contractors to install shelves in my new kitchen pantry, which was my old laundry room, and update two reach-in closets. In my new laundry room, I plan to install tiles on the wall, a folding table across the washers and dryers, and new containers, bins, laundry wall art, and labels for products and other items suited for the laundry room. I have two washers and two dryers. People say, “That’s excessive” and “You don’t need that?” A former designer and contractor I hired actually made up an excuse as to why I couldn’t have the laundry room I wanted. I overheard them mumbling, ‘Why does she need that?’ I knew it was because they did not understand my desire. And because of that, on the spot, I practically cursed them out. I matched their energy. I don’t like to spend an entire day or two doing laundry and I don’t like to do laundry more than I have to. Always achieve your own desires no matter what others say. Live your own soft life and get rid of anyone who disapproves. If I had listened to any naysayer, I would not have attended an HBCU, joined the Peace Corps, or started competing in beauty pageants at age 40, all of which were very important to me.

After those spaces are complete and fully stocked my next home project will be to finish the dogs’ cave. They only eat in their cave right now but I am hoping to change that. The space already received new flooring and the walls were sanded down to a smooth texture. I cannot wait to install shelves and bins for their things, fully stock their refrigerator, and decorate the cave with their photos spotlighting, Bolo, of course. Yup, my dogs are spoiled.

I still need new furniture throughout, the master suite needs to be renovated, and so do the garages. From me, my mom became inspired and installed new flooring in her condo. So, yeah, my days are full but I am busy accomplishing personal tasks while still living a soft lifestyle, creating success, beauty, and luxury.