My Favorite Room

Chrissy and I have had a fun year. A road trip across the country to visit Chris’s niece in California, we have re-discovered the joy of live concerts, and have had some nice day and overnight trips so far this year. We are looking forward to a couple concerts, a Broadway play or two, and a trip to tour the Frank Lloyd Wright Falling Water House in PA. Still, we can’t be on the road all the time, and when I’m home, I like to spend time in my favorite room. But which room is my favorite?

A few of the HumbleDollar regulars who know me might say, “well duh, it’s got to be the Vinyl Resting Place (VRP)”. That's the room that houses my vintage hi-fi and a library of tunes from my youth all the way up to new releases from Paul McCartney and Willie Nelson. The VRP also serves as a great place to put my feet up to read a book, take a nap, or watch some college football.

Still, there’s the living room. The place where Chrissy and I drink our morning tea and coffee while catching up on the news, and where I attempt to compose entertaining posts for the HumbleDollar. It’s also the room where, in the evening, we settle in to stream a great movie. The space also includes the kitchen and dining room, which hosts gatherings of friends and family.

Don’t forget the bedroom, a source of much contentment. Snuggling with the missus, watching re-runs of Holmes on Homes or Million Dollar House Hunter, or just getting a much needed night’s rest; those are compelling reasons to vote for the bedroom.

And no discussion of favorite rooms would be complete without mentioning the bathroom. So there, I mentioned it.

Moving on, what about the garage? It’s not just for parking the car, you know! It’s also my putter-around place. The garage is extra deep, so I was able to install a nice workshop. Nothing fancy, mind you, I’m no carpenter or mechanic, still, I enjoy simple projects, and being a child of the 60s/70s, when muscle cars roamed the roads, I still enjoy pampering my wheels.

At the end of the day, I really don’t pick favorites, although the other rooms accuse the Vinyl Resting Place of being the ‘chosen’ one.

Whether still working or already retired, life can be like a pressure cooker. Our homes should be the place we look forward to returning to at the end of day to let the steam out.

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