Self Reflections from My Office Decor Shopping

Since I had never had an office to myself until a couple of weeks ago, I have no prior experience in office decor. Now I have a budget of $100. I thought it was more than enough, until I went to the counter and the bill came out as $104.10. Then I decided to give up the candle set, which took off $12.58. Now I spent $91.52. There is less than $10 left from the budget. And I still do not have a clock, a plant stand, and a smiley face. Everyone should know how important these items are. To make matters worse, I have told everyone that I don't think I would spend the total $100. Well, I will deal with my pride and vanity later. :-) Maybe I should learn to be smart and speak such things less in the future.

I am most happy and most confident with the pillows. I think they will work well for the couch and the chairs to blend in the colors. Four pillows: $5+5+5+3.75 = $18.75 = $19.69 after tax. (Now my hand went to reach the calculator on its own mind. What a hint for my regressed math ability. :-) I can easily laugh about myself. I suppose that's a sign for humility, right?

I have two bags of marbles, which I probably will return one. But I definitely want to keep the pinkish orange one. There is magic in them with all sorts of fantasies and imaginations. So that's $3.99 = $4.19 after tax. That makes $23.88 total.

The fragrant beads are expensive, $12.99 = $13.64 after tax for a little jar. However, I love the aroma. Even though my budget is not luxurious at all, I do desire to keep it as a "little" luxury. I have so many fond memories with various wonderful smells. It is important for me to welcome the guests with a pleasant aroma. I do pray that the aroma of Christ will grow stronger in my life. Now I have spent $37.52 total.

Finally the wall decors. That's the tough part. It is revealing as to the distinctly different parts in my personality. The diamond cut! Now I have three little ones, each with a distinctly different style: one of Vincent van Gogh's sunflower paintings - the wild, tough, bright side of me (maybe there is a sense of vanity since it is van Gogh, who knows); a gentle, soft painting of roses (I have no idea who the artist is) - the sentimental, genteel, feminine side of me; and a picture of a little dog looking up at a gigantic thing, it says "I may be small, but I dream big." - the childlike side in me. Well, maybe the first two can still potentially come together. The last one, definitely NOT. The only thing they have in common is that they all speak to me. Yet they don't go together. What does it say about me? I guess, after all, I am a mysterious creature, even though I aim to be transparent. I am a mystery to myself and I can not help it. I wonder who will be the one to discover such a mystery along side with me. "The lucky guy has not found me yet." - Me :-)

In addition, I have a mirror with cut pieces, which I may eventually give up also. I have a bigger poster-like painting of country scenery with road - the quiet, solitude me. I am not sure about this one, but maybe it can be put on the wall facing the window. All of a sudden, for the first time, I have an idea of how to place them all along the room. I should try it out.

$4.99 + 4.99 + 4.99 + 9.99 + 7.49 = $32.45 = $34.08, which makes a total of $71.60.

Now my Hercules Hooks ($14.99) would be easy to give up, except that the ad. sells it so well. According to the ad., it works wonders, which makes it harder to give up. Maybe I should just play by ear on this one.

I suppose because of my diamond cut, it is possible for me to relate to different people genuinely. I simply need to tap into the part of myself that is similar to them. Then my other parts enable me to bring other wisdom and strength to the situation. Hey, I should surely use this in my internship application. :-) Onward, and upward!