Little Miss Nosey

I think I have a monkey on my back. You know how some people are addicted to their computers? Some can't stop playing games, some gamble, and others like to look at what I will call "naughty" pictures. I too, am addicted. I can't stop going to www.realtracs.com and looking inside people's homes. Sometimes I spend a couple of hours doing it. What kind of cabinets do they have in their kitchen? Oh, wow, cherry. Do they have nice bedding or just some old quilt? Well, they had better not think that house is going to sell without a fresh new down comforter. Ha! Look at that pink and gray tile in the bathroom. I wonder if some nice white fluffy designer towels would make it look updated?

It is all the fault of HGTV. Decorating shows 24/7 and people constantly spending mega-bucks to get just the right look to sell their house. And then there are the cheapos like me. People totally re-building a house from the foundation up on less than $1000. The decorators on those shows can cover grand-ma's old hideaway sofa with a sheet and make it look like it was just purchased from Crate & Barrel. A couple of throw pillows made from cast off dish towels and the value of the house goes up by $25,000.

If it turns out that I have to get professional help for my little problem, I might have to put my house up for sale to cover the bills. Then people will be scanning my private domain for imperfections. That is enough to make me join Nosey People Anonymous. Imagine the thought of hordes of people seeing that I have a calendar by my desk hung up with nothing but a punch pin. And worst of all, my home has no theme and flow. I haven't even had anyone come out and check the feng shui.

I can't bear it all. Little Miss Nosey is going to start minding her own business.

Lovey