Won't go into any details, but 2014 started showing itself to be a good year right off the bat.  Got a check for work I did almost 2 years ago and had given up on ever getting, got several very good, well paying jobs back to back, bought and sold a car (1998 Cadillac DeVille) and while I didn't make any real money on it, it locked my money up in the driveway until it sold, so I didn't have it burning a hole in my pocket. Christmas eve was spent in a jacuzzi tub with my girlfriend (will leave details to your imagination)... and well... New Years day... we made a decision.  She would be moving back in with me, now that she has put some sobriety together, gotten a very good sponsor, a strong female support network, does service work for her home group, continues her outpatient treatment program 3 days a week, etc.  I told her I didn't want her living in "my" house, I wanted her to help turn it into "our" home.  And man did she take that very literally!  LOL  My bedroom was institution gray, with one purple wall, a bed on a frame, cheapo blinds over the windows, two old wooden dressers with a chest of drawers that came out of the 1960's, and a 25 inch box tv, on a 2x4 stand I had made.  Here is a picture of what she turned it into over the past week.

My bathroom was a puke green color with brown rugs and shower curtain... quite the match, huh?  LOL

I had a 13 inch TV/VCR combo on a wall mount stand above the toilet pointing in the direction of the tub, as I sometimes like to just lay in there and watch a movie.  yep, I do stuff like that from time to time.  Well, She got rid of my TV and mounted stand and hooked me up with a flexible stand to hold my Samsung table over the tub, right in front of me.  Painted the bathroom with a two tone blue, and white shower curtain and rugs.  Here is the results of a woman putting her touch on things!

The living room hasn't underwent any great change yet, but I know its coming... it will be followed by the kitchen and dining room area.  I am sure she will keep picking at it until it is done.  In the main time we started the living room with adding a big 60 inch Vizio Smart TV mounted on the wall, matched with a 1000 watt surround sound system.  She took the 55 inch from the living room and put it in the bedroom. (Gonna make sure she isn't stuck watching what I want to watch lol)

MY next task is the back patio... its really a big mess!  LOL