My THOUSAND Dollar experiment....Day 16

Ok, here is day 16....$16,000....what's a girl to do? First off, I will surprise my old church with a donation toward a new organ that is badly needed. Who knows if they will use it toward that, but I will offer it to them anyway. Why am I giving to my old church? I don't know....they need it.

$14,400 is what is left for today. I am chomping at the bit for this one!! I am going to re-decorate my girl's room today. I am going to hire back Elizabeth for the girl's closet, get new windows, pull out the rug, get all new furniture, a very cool bunk bed with top of the line tempurpedic mattresses, 4 sets of brand new sheets, new baby mattresses (top of the line) a new crib for Bella, Princess netting to go over her bed, new paint including chalk board paint, since V likes to write on our walls! (ARGH!!) New dressers, everything custom designed for the room for girls (and one little boy who is with them) Maybe it will be a Princessy except for one corner, being his. It will take a lot of time and money since it will be custom made for mostly girls, but one boy. I will take some of the money, though and help pay down the Sienna we purchased. I think there is $30,000 left, so I will give $5000 toward it, so that would make it down to $25,000. Maybe I will knock most of it off on day 25. Who knows? Not to worry, another $1000 will be added to tomorrow's total anyway. :) Gotta run!

My THOUSAND Dollar experiment....Day 15

I was having a hard time thinking about where to send the tithe money today and I decided that it would best go to Focus on the Family, a nice little place out in Colorado Springs, CO. I have always enjoyed their messages and media.

The rest of the money ($13,500) would go to re-decorating my entire bedroom. I would rip e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g out of it and start all over again. I would get new windows, new furniture, a new bed, new lamps, a new floor, new rugs, rip out the closets and have them insulated and lights installed. I would have my friend Elizabeth, who works with California Closets come in and design both our closets, and have a designer come in and organize the rest of the room. Between the designers, the material, new bed linens and comforters and pillows, and all the rest of the stuff, I am sure I would be able to spend every last penny to make my bedroom sheer perfection. I would even get a bose system to soothe my musical soul.