I want...

I'm going through a serious case of the "I wants" right now. Not with my kids - I'm the one who wants :) I haven't given in to myself and I'm using this serious case of the "I wants" to really look at what I do want/need v. what I just want because I want it.

We are clearing out the basement so we can begin finsihing it. This will give us a guest room for grandparents who visit (none are local) and a large rec area with a wet bar. While I'm excited about this on many levels (think kids in the basement with the door closed making as much noise as they want while I sip coffee in relative peace and quiet during the winter months!), I'm also struggling with keeping our purchases in line with green living. Carpet or laminate? Sofas, chairs, tables, bed for the guest room? Cabinets and counter for bar area? What will dh do on his own, what will contractor do? Time for all of this? ACK! I know, one step at a time! So, first step is clearing it out. Why does clearing it out make me feel this huge need to buy more stuff?! We don't need more stuff. ~sigh~

I'm going to keep working on not buying more stuff until it is time to make actual purchasing decisions that are for the basement. We still have a couple of weeks before we nail down start dates and whatnot. Until then I will finish my huge pile for an Amvets pick up next Monday!