Small Change, Big Improvement!

I was reading one of my favorite blogs the other day, Mabel's House, when this post got me thinking about the small changes we often put off making for whatever reason. And how sometimes those tiny things make the biggest difference and we wonder, "Why the heck didn't I do that sooner?"

Raise your hand if that has applied to you at some point. Yup, I thought so.

Long story short... I have a bathroom that needs a few changes. For now, things will basically stay the same... but there will be some updates in the future... and probably a moment or two when I need your help and suggestions!

But first, a quick fix I did so long ago that I practically forgot this post existed a while ago and haven't talked about yet! My bathroom has a window, which is very nice for natural light! Though it was covered by the green curtains you see below. The previous owner left them. And yes, they do match the shower curtain. So it was like a giant wall of green.

Quite dark...and yet... as you can see, the curtains were a bit see-through.

My bathroom is right across from a window in my neighbor M's apartment. Always felt a bit weird, especially at night, when I'd change and whatnot. But after a few bucks and a little time, I had this!

Yes, more window film! Problem solved! And I can even keep the curtain open (though it still weirds me out at night). It's so nice having natural light!! You can't tell in this picture, but trust me, it makes a huge difference!

But this was months and months after I recognized the problem. It took me forever to do (and even longer to blog about)...I'll admit money was a bit tight in the beginning, so I did spend it on more important things. But seriously, window film isn't that expensive. 

It doesn't stop there though... once again, months later I came across some extra long shower curtain liners at TJ Maxx for about $7! I needed some new extra long liners, but hated to spend $15 or more on each liner at places like Bed, Bath, and Beyond (I need 2). It wasn't as though the liners I had were all nasty or anything, don't worry. But they were an off-white and opaque. Combine that with the dark curtains and minimal room at the top (I have this weird track system, more on that in another post) and you can imagine how dark it was in the shower. Seriously. I was practically giddy about finding extra long liners so cheap!

When I got home, I took down the old liners and curtains and put the new liners up...of course I chose translucent liners this time... they let lots of light in! And I decided I was not putting those hateful curtains back up. Sure, maybe right now not having a proper shower curtain looks a little...ghetto-chic...but I'm OK with that because I absolutely LOVE having more light in there. While I was at it, I took down one of the curtain panels on the window too! I definitely didn't need that much fabric for that size window. Again, HUGE difference!

Sadly, no picture. :(

'Fess up...what relatively easy or small changes have you made in your life lately that you've been happy about but also made you wonder why you didn't do it sooner? House stuff? Life stuff? What?