I’ve been sick the past two days with a combination of headaches, fevers, and chills. It hasn’t been pleasant at all. And anyone who knows me knows that I hate hate HATE being sick because it keeps me from doing all the things I love to do.

Well, I’ve spent an excessive amount of time couped up in the bedroom. And it drives me stir crazy. So in between lots of feverish sleep and staring at the walls trying to make the dizziness stop… I’ve been starting to put together the concepts for the design of the bedroom. I still have a long ways to go — there’s still the living room, patio, kitchen, bathrooms, and the sports room. But I digress…

So lying in bed, I was running images of peacefulness and calmness through my head. I wanted something that could be an inspiration for the colour palette and the “feel” of the room.

This photo immediately came to mind:

This is one of my favourite stops on the way to Tofino along the winding rivers and streams that cross over the road out there. I love the lush greenery of the forest, the whiteness of the bubbles as the water passes over the rocks swiftly, and the flow and motion to it.

It’s quite hard to incorporate all that into a bedroom. And as I starting working through the concepts, the bedroom turned into something quite different than the picture.

Our living room is quite masculine, so Allan allowed me to make the bedroom a little more soft.

I wanted lots of white, and lots of green. Soft breezy, almost tropical, but still close to home. Lots of textures. And I especially wanted some “distress” in the furniture with a hint of green… kind of how the water “greens” the rocks in the stream over time. I couldn’t find any furniture just like that, so it looks like we’re just going to distress and treat the furniture ourselves… which is better anyway.

Here are the design concepts I’ve been working through for the bedroom:

I’m pretty happy with the concept so far. What do you think? It sure is different than the photograph, but I do feel the colours, “coolness” and peacefulness are well-represented.

It’s becoming a bit of a tradition. Every March, I wake up at 7:00 AM on the weekend and have to put up a huge upfront sum of money. Once a year, before every summer, I now book my Greenpoint campsites for the rest of the year.

Greenpoint is quite possibly my favourite campsite in the whole world. Located in the Pacific Rim National Park, Greenpoint is a small campsite (only about 100 sites) that becomes fully booked for the summers. Why? It’s close to Tofino for the surfers like us, it’s got beautiful private campsites that are surrounded by old growth forests and separated by more foliage than you may ever see at any campsite…. and you can hear the ocean while you sleep. It’s not really a place for people to come and get drunk and be loud. It’s a place to enjoy your surroundings. It’s a short walk to the beach, and there are fire pits. There are no hot showers or any real amenities other than somewhat primitive bathroom facilities.

There’s nothing quite like the way the sun sparkles through the trees or the rain patters on your tent when you’re in Greenpoint. I can’t explain it.

So, my campsites are booked for the rest of the year, starting in April and ending in October. Should be fun! I can’t wait to get back in the water on my board.

For those of you who haven’t booked your sites yet, I recommend you do so soon. Many long weekends are sold out long before the summer even begins.

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A quick mini update on the weekend:

- I went snowboard at Cypress yesterday and it was pretty epic. Great pow conditions. Maybe the summer isn’t upon us so soon after all
- I picked up the first book of the Twilight series thanks to the persistence of Amy. I finished it in a few hours and shortly picked up the next one, and promptly finished that last night as well. This series is ruining my life. Don’t expect many updates from me till I finish it
- Did some more design work for the apartment. Pretty excited!
- Two of my best girl friends are coming to visit in the coming weeks so I can’t wait for that.
- My working out/going to the gym/skating in the mornings is starting to pay off… hopefully I’ll be a little more fit for the summer when it rolls around

More soon!