Friday, February 10, 2012

A sisters life

So I'm not really supposed to talk about my family on this blog, not because they or anybody I know reads it, but because I feel like if I say something "wrong" it'll come back to bite me in the ass. But since this topic is related to me (emotions). What I mean is, if she (my sister) is unhappy, it "rubs" off on me.

So what's going on with her is she's unhappy. She's annoyed by the fact that she isn't going anywhere right now. She's between jobs and gets financial support from the government. But in return (for the support) she has to go to these "classes" everyday. She hates them. The people who work there, the "students" and the whole concept.

What bugs me about her right now is that she's taking it out on us (mother and I). She gets mad about the littlest things and spends most of her time in her room. She isn't social, which is one of those things you would normally categorize her as. She's: nice, friendly, social, has leadership qualities.... and so on. But now, as said, she spends her time in her room.

How this affects me most is the constant negative things being said around me. People at school complain about other students and now at the house, she complains about mother and mother complains about her... I'm not sure how much more of this I can live with. I feel like I'm going to explode on somebody... then I'll have to say sorry and people wouldn't act the same around me again. So that is not an option. But I also hate confronting people. It's not something I do very often, because I don't ever get to the point where I'd have to say sorry or confront people. I'm nice like that ^^

So what do I do? Do I suck it up and confront them or do I wait it out? If I suck it up, do I talk to her or to both of them at the same time? Do I also confront my issues on confrontation?

Friday, February 3, 2012

Small Living 1

          So I was googling different apartments that don't need a lot of space (for when I move). And found the website faircompaines.com, which has a tag for small living. So I'm going to write a few blogs dedicated to small living.

I'm starting with this very cute, quaint and rural living-area.
Now I really like this house/caravan. I like that it nice and clean (which I can't say about my own room...) and it has so much wood panelling. I also love that it has all that sitting (aka two sofas).
And like every other adult, I like that it has a "normal" sized bed.
There are some things I dislike about the house though. And that's the fact that the microwave is on the other side of the room and easily seen. I like thing to be out of the way, especially big things that don't match the decor.
Other things that were a bit off was that the host doesn't comment on the sofas. Is there storage under them, like the one in this video (p.s I plan to make that video the next blog too).
     This house (15 square meters) is actually 5 meters bigger than my current room is (mine is 2,5m by 4m = 10 square meters). Small differences... like the shape of the room, the cabinets, the doors, the concept that the house has a kitchen and bathroom... My room is stupidly made. When you look at it, you can clearly see what you're supposed to put where.

So this a quick sketch of my room. The black fuzz is the door (but the fuzz is a little small...). The purple is a closet (that can't be painted and the inside is unmovable) The red (at the bottom) is a radiator. And the blue is a windowsill.
As you can see, they want you to put a desk or table-thing in front of the window and a bed along the left side wall.
In my room there isn't room to put a sofa in it, unless it's a futon. But I'm too old for a ugly looking futon and if I buy one that's pretty and mature, it costs!! Now my room also has a sh*tload of books in it too. I have close to 400 books. And my mother doesn't want to see them (aka they have to be in my room).

Maybe you guys can help my decorate the inside of my room. Do any of you guys have any ideas? Or advise?