A couple of weeks ago, I finally committed to a shade of blue (Behr: Half Sea Fog) and painted my bedroom. The project was equal parts exhausting and exhilarating. It’s amazing what a fresh coat of paint can do for a room (as well as the one who inhabits that room). I did plenty of moaning and groaning while I was knee deep in the endeavor, but now that it’s done I’m so very glad I did it.

I didn’t realize how much my indecisiveness had been weighing on me. Those splotches of sample colors, intended to be helpful, were glaring reminders I was dragging my feet and no amount of tidying my room ever felt like enough because the walls were perpetually messy! I felt my blood pressure lower with every pass of the paint roller, as my bedroom returned to being a restful place. In short, this project was worth every sore muscle and every ounce of work. Thank you to everyone who encouraged me to just pick a blue!