seeing red....

I am obsessed by red and, in particular, red in combination with white.

I have a red watch, red boots, red shoes.

I had red nails last week.


I would like to dye my hair red (although with my complexion, that will remain an idea).


I like red pens, red ink, red pencils, red paint.


I'm partial to red flowers, dahlias especially.





I have spent the last two years lusting over, dreaming about and desiring a red laptop. If I had over a grand lying about, I would have opted for the Sony Vaio. Instead, I chose a little red Dell, just enough for my requirements and, more importantly, it's red.
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Naturally, I opened the Saturday papers and Dell appear to have upgraded or up-specked or whatever they do but I don't mind. I love my red Dell and hope it will serve me well.
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The laptop is one of several steps I am making to reclaim the space in our house that is, notionally, mine. I have blogged about this before and I do not wish to revisit my list of complaints.
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Here is a list of things that need to be done:

- clean out the playroom (now family room) including remove guinea pig run and collection of cardboard boxes and wrapping materials
- organise all craft books so that I can herd them into my space
- unplug existing family computer
- transfer all music files from former family computer on to new family computer
- recycle all materials collected lovingly but realistically unusable
- find suitable boards/frames/pictures for walls
- sort out hoarded magazine stash
- clean desk
- complete stocktake (I already have a spreadsheet - how lame is that?)
- find a lovely chair and a lovely lamp to sit under for contemplation and daydreaming
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Make a door.
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Add a lock?
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(My family is, in equal measure, both my greatest inspiration and my greatest distraction!)