The Fobbit's House

So I'm hanging out in my room. It's not completely mine, though, because I have to share with 2 others....but we've managed to arrange it so we each have our own private space.

And I have the couch. Ha. No one else has one. Neener neener neener.

The couch is hideous, but I've covered it up with a red microfleece blanket...so it's doable. Without the blanket you can't look at it unless the lights are off. It's that bad.

So. I'm in my area. Watching the CMA's on AFN (That's the Armed Forces Network, for you non-military types) and feeling quite nostalgic.

Looking around from my perch on the Couch of Hideousness, here's what I see....

~The Kickass Coffee/Tea/Cocoa Maker. It has a place of honor on top of my bookshelf. I think I'll stop and make some tea.....one sec.

Okay I'm back. Onward!

~The TV. It's a nice big one...28" I think. It's good for drowning out the noises my roomates make.

~A plant. One of the very few on Camp Bondsteel. Hopefully I don't kill it. It looks pretty and definitely adds to the Fung Shui of my living area.

~My very comfy bed. It's a twin size...which is a big step down from my queen mattress at home. But I've "pimped" it up a bit. 440 Threadcount sheets....a nice down comforter...and the bestest pillow EVAR. Sleep is highly important here.

~My rug. It's a pretty soft golden yellow color. Matches my comforter.

~My plastic-drawer-thingy/nightstand. Next to my bed. It's full of all the junk I don't want lying around messing up my Fung Shui.

~2 Wall-lockers (big wooden wardrobes) and 3 green footlockers. They are dual purpose...used for hanging stuff and also used as walls.

~A big 5 foot tall bookshelf (packed with books, DVDs, snacks and stuff). And my vitamins. I need those so I don't get any weird illnesses. Coughing Soldiers just freak me out.

~And, last but NOT least, my computer desk...where I write this blog, Skype my kids, and try to escape.

So. Those are the basics of my "house."

I might have failed to mention that all of this is crammed into a 9-ish foot by 12-ish foot area. Kinda makes you want to join up and get deployed, doesn't it?

~HUZZAH!~

Stuff You Never Think You'll Miss On Deployment...

OMG, OMG, OMG....

So this is it. The second post on DFH. And it's going to be a good one.

I was thinking (because deployed Soldiers have a lot of time to do that), and decided that my blog needed a list. Perhaps something that folks can add to by emailing me more ideas.

The list is the same as the title of this post. Genius, I know. So let's get started.

Stuff I Never Thought I'd Miss Until I Was Deployed...

1. Cooking my own food in my own kitchen.

2. Not having to hide the microwave (That thing is HEAVY!).

3. Candles.

4. Noisy sex. Seriously...being quiet only goes so far.

5. Fresh fruit that isn't an apple or a banana from the DFAC.

6. Sleeping nekkid.

7. The bathtub.

8. GOOD shower-heads (that aren't 3 feet above my head).

9. Being around co-workers who don't check out my ass or boobs while I'm working.

10. TV shows with commercials that are actually selling stuff and don't have a moral message.

So....that's the start of the list. Some of them aren't fun or funny...but that's the thing about being deployed. It isn't always fun or funny. I'll try to add some funny ones though.

Have a great day!