Woman Cave

LIAM IN THE WOMAN CAVE

You may have heard of the term "man cave" a room, basement, garage, shed, den, where the man hangs out and may invite friends to join in- a sanctuary where he has all his "man" comfort and special interest treasures. Here is a definition
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_cave

there is a website for man caves pix, take a look
http://www.oddee.com/item_97008.aspx

I have a woman cave. It evolved slowly. I needed a place to sleep. I have restless leg, sleep apnea, nightmares, anxiety attacks, body temperature changes-all wrapped up in a neat package and all or some of the above present each night.  I had to find a space for myself to thrash about.

NEED A PLACE TO SLEEP

My cave is the den which is really the smaller of two back rooms in our house. Over time-several years- I have included my books, my devices, journals, my schedules. The books that inspire, remind and please me are on display on the back rim of the couch.  See next photo. I do rotate them occasionally. Liam likes the cave. He sometimes sleeps in it which makes for a very crowded couch.  Our two parakeets also live in their apartment within the cave.

PARAKEETS KAYSAR AND KRISTIN LEFT

I am never alone in there. Liam comes and goes but the birds are always in residence. Oh and yes, that TV is very old, has that big back-works fine though

LIAM WITH LIAM NEESON ON TV

 
Unlike the "man caves" shown up top the woman cave is really only mine for sleeping. It is the den in the day. And a office. It has the land-line on which we still receive messages; mostly doctor appointment reminders and hang-ups. The desk is there-that is where Paul does the bills. The den is used to watch DVR'd shows. 


Liam only uses the woman cave/den/office if  I am in it or Paul is or both of us are. Or when his namesake Liam Neeson is on Kelly and Michael.  Otherwise Liam will wait for my return as he does in the photo below. I think he knows that if my wine is there I will be back.

LIAM WAITS FOR ME

I can stay up late reading until my klonopin kicks in or wine or cumulative sleeplessness. I guess the woman cave is really a multitasker, serves several functions, not a place apart. It is only a woman cave at night, so it is part time.

Let me restate.
I have a part time woman cave. Night Time, not full time. After all most of the other rooms are mine also.  Liam's too. 

Woof, Woof