4. My room My Room, My Haven

Over the years I have bought and collected all sorts of silly items to decorate my room. There are posters as tall as you stand, several black lights, and a bumping stereo that all give my room its unique style. Although my room is very small, it easily holds all the stuff I need to relax and feel right at home. The black lights add a lot of character to the room. A light blue lava lamp is the only light that remains on while I sleep.

A small variety of posters that represent my interests fill every wall. These pictures were collected over time from maga­zines, and some were given to me by my friends. You can easily tell what type of music I listen to by looking at the posters on my walls. Artists like Kurt Cobain from Nirvana, the whole crew of Metallica, and an almost life size picture of Billy Joe from Green Day give the room a nice touch of style. You can see a few pictures of cars on the walls. Although my favourite car is not shown, several cars that I find appealing are displayed.

I must mention my computer. I do lots of things on it: surf the Internet, chat with my mates and listen to music. With its four separate speakers it provides perfect surround sound. The system sounds great at volume. Yet I rarely use it to anywhere near its potential. There are several cacti on my computer desk. My friends keep giving them to me because they say I'm like a cac­tus myself, not very friendly outside, but full of nice surprises.

My room is my haven. I have everything I could need in it. Many have complimented me on my lighting effects and on my choice of posters. I look forward to the day when I move into my own house. There, my room will be more than twice as large as it is now. Who knows what I'll do then...

My Bedroom

I live by the motto 'My bedroom is my castle'. My bedroom is a place where I can relax and be comfortable and I think, that is why it is important to me. I have a double bed with four pil­lows and my favourite comforter. It is a Little Mermaid com­forter, I know it is childish but it is soft and warm. And of course my Tickle Me Elmo sits on my bed and keeps me compa­ny. A lot of times I just lie down and close my eyes and day­dream about places I'd like to see or think about things that make me happy. Another reason why my room is so dear to my heart is that I can go there when I want to be on my own. I can just shut my door and tell everyone in my household not to bother me. Whenever I'm stressed out with school, I like to go into my room and just be myself. When I'm there, I know ev­erything is going to be all right. It may be hard to have some privacy if you share a room. Also my room holds most of my personal belongings, which have sentimental value and I do not want anyone else to touch them. My bedroom is kind of clut­tered, but that is the way I like it and I don't care what anyone says. As you first come into my room, to the right is my dress­er. It is full of things like perfume, jewellery, hair ties and oth­er things that come out of my pockets at the end of the day. Di­agonally across from my dresser is my curio cabinet. In it there is my collection of porcelain dolls, which are my most treasured items. Next to my bed, which is in the middle of the room is my computer and my entertainment centre. I'm sort of a hoarder. I think everything is worth keeping so I do keep everything from old clothes to my childhood stuffed animals which are all neatly sitting on my hope chest in my room. My hope chest is filled with things I will need in the future like towels, old pic­ture frames and other little things. These things mean a lot to me because a lot of these objects belonged to my late grand­mother and I am honoured to own them. My bedroom is always there for me.