When you wish upon a screened porch…

For years I’ve had a recurring dream where I suddenly discover an extra room or rooms in my house. I’m not really sure how this started. I know when I was a kid I sometimes read Baby Sitters Club books. There was one about one of the babysitters finding a secret passage in her house. I think it was part of the Underground Railroad or something. Child Me actually briefly attempted to find such a secret passage in my house by tapping on walls. It was pointed out to me that I wasn’t likely to find one, because those were really only found in old houses.

“But our house is really old,” nine year old me said in protest.

My childhood home was built in the 1950’s, and I went on my quest in the early 1990’s.

So my “old” house — at that time — was younger than I am now.

And I thought something that old was ancient and decaying.

*sighs at Child Me*

Anyways, back to the recurring dream. I had it again last night. Except this time it was an existing room that happened to magically expand. My downstairs half bathroom had magically become a full bath, and I was overjoyed.

I really don’t know why I enjoy having these dreams so much. There’s plenty of room for The Husband, The Cat, and I. More rooms showing up would just be more for me to clean. But I’m telling you, every time I have that bonus room dream, I wake up happy.

If there is some sort of cosmic power out there that can magically generate bonus rooms in my house, I have a few requests:

• Can I have a Florida room?
• One that cleans itself?
• But doesn’t make my yard smaller?
• And can I call it something other than a Florida room?

Anyone else have a dream like this? If you could wish an extra room into being, what would you want? Tell me about it in the comments. Have a good week all!