Cat Tales: Miscellany and Mischief

July 15 (30DBC)

July 15 30DBC Prompt: You're a famous author...how would you go about furnishing the perfect houseboat to live on while you continue your career? Money isn't an object, but you can only leave the boat once every three months.

Hmmm, this is a fun one!

Let's see. Of course, there would have to be a study dedicated to my writing, with a miniature library. It would be a joint study, as my teacher hubby would need some office space as well, and I don't like feeling closed off from him when he's home. My desk would be a hutch desk and would go in the corner, with a pull-out keyboard tray, built-in file cabinets, a spot for my printer and reference books/notebooks, and some stylish desktop/drawer organizers to keep everything in its place.

The master suite would be beautiful, of course. Victorian chic, with calming blues and greens and off-whites. Cozy, with a king-sized bed and lots of pillows. The baby corner would have a Pack n' Play with a napper and changer built in, in colors that coordinate with the rest of our furnishings. Black-out curtains on the windows would complete the cozy feeling, along with a dehumidifier and fan for those hot summer nights.

The kitchen would be another big part of the experience. We'd have big pots for cooking up crawfish, an island with a second sink, light gray-blue granite countertops with richly-colored wood cabinets. We love to eat, so we'd have lots of storage for our cookware and dinnerware, a big dishwasher, a spacious fridge, a chest freezer, and an easy-to-clean cooktop and oven.

The houseboat would come with its own live-in cleaning staff (so I wouldn't be interrupted from writing by that darn laundry) who would have nice suites of their own on the opposite wing of the houseboat.

My little one would also have his own playroom/nursery where we'd go to rock in the glider, read stories, and have tummy time on his floor mat. It would have his crib-changer, a monitor (so I can keep an eye on him while he's napping/I'm writing), my beautiful glider, a toy box, a cute, star-themed lamp, and a small bookshelf to hold all his board books (and some of my own reads as well).

The master bath would have a walk-in shower and tub with jets, and the guest bathroom would have a place to keep all of baby's bathtime things nice and tidy. There would also be a guest bedroom for visitors, since I can only leave the houseboat every 3 months. I'll have to have some sort of company during that time to keep from going insane! It would be nicely furnished with a full-size bed, a sofa with a pull-out bed, a comfy chair, and a bedside table with a lamp.

Every three months, when I get to leave the boat, it's cleaned from top to bottom, repairs are made wherever needed, and we go to one of our vacation homes stationed along the river for a week. It's always a fun time, and we get to experience all the seasons this way. During this week, we don't work, and we try to do it whenever Hubby has a week off from school. Once during Christmas break, once during summer break, once during spring break, and once during fall break.


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