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comment by WanderingEng
WanderingEng  ·  615 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: July 20, 2022

I closed on my house last Friday and have been moving in ever since. I'm mostly moved, though I'm probably underestimating just how much stuff is still in my old place. I should go get another load.

The master bedroom was painted purple, walls and ceiling. I've had no fewer than three people offer unsolicited help if I need help repainting it. My answer was that I'll deal with it later, and getting moved in is my priority. Whoever painted it did a shit job with paint on the trim, even the light fixture.

But: I've slept great the past two nights. My old bedroom was generic beige with a white ceiling, and I didn't often sleep great. New room, my daily schedule is a mess, and I'm sleeping great. Is it the dark walls and dark ceiling? Should I not paint the ceiling the traditional white?

A website on the internet says blue is the best sleep color. Another suggests painting a ceiling not white but a few shades lighter from the wall color. So now I'm considering painting the walls a fairly dark blue and the ceiling a lighter blue. Any thoughts from hubski?

One of the things still in my old place is my CDs. Records are all moved, and every load I thought "I own too many records." But they're moved. The CDs I haven't touched in literal years. I'm not sure they're worth anything. Maybe $1 each? I'll dump them in the basement for now. Anyone else have opinions on what to do with old CDs? I did trash my VHS tapes and donate my DVDs at some point.