This is where the magic happens

My room is my sanctuary. Well not that drastic, but it is where I like to be alone and where I go to get away from everything. I live on the third floor of a duplex and I share the house with two other roommates. We keep away from eachothers personal spaces and keep our rooms as primary locations respectively. However the rest of the house is public domain and the bathroom is hit or miss for ownership.

As you can see my room is not anything spectacular. I keep it basic with just my bed, a desk, closest, TV on a table, and stands and dressers for storage. I have a few posters on the wall to distract from the ugly paneling and a carpet to cover the old wood floor. The room fluctuates between messy and neat depending on my mood and work ethic.

I love living on the third floor where no one else is because it gives me the solitude I enjoy. I never have to lock or close my door because no one ever goes up there. At the same time I really don’t mind if my roommates go in to borrow something as long as they tell me first. With that being said I have clear expectations of how people interact with my space, however there is a wide valence of what my reaction will be.

My room is always well lit with sun pouring in through the two windows and with my blackout curtains I can make the room totally dark. This also helps me feel safe in my space being able to control the amount of light that is on. I have a few candles for the smell and a whole lot of Febreeze at the ready! Also I like to keep the room warm so that I can feel physically comfortable.

I guess what my room would tell people who see or those who are in it, is that I like to have control over my environment. Unless I tell someone, or blog about it, I really do not disclose much information on my personal space. I have a space that gives me the solitude I need with the ability to have an intimate atmosphere when I have my girlfriend over. It is a place where I will never have worry about crowding and where I can relax and unwind away from the rest of the world.

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So far we have we have learned that nonverbal communication is more or less the biggest factor in communicating with other individuals. From our body language to the tone of our voice, the nonverbal messages we send can give additional meaning to our verbal cues and written language. In class we have learned that nonverbal messages can serve a variety of functions. They can completely substitute verbal messages but more often nonverbal cues will compliment and repeat what we say or just as likely contradict what we say.

It is pretty easy to imagine how we can contradict what we say to people through our body language. When we say we are happy to see someone and greet them in a flat tone it is clearly indicated that we are not excited to see them. Or when you really are excited do something fun, like go to an amusement park, and you are not jumping for joy but merely just giving a blank stare, that can also contradict what you are saying. 

Nonverbal messages can often replace what can be said verbally. For instance when you are in class and want to get your friends attention you may snap or tap them on the back in order to give the message “Hey talk to me!”  For those of us who like to flirt in a subtle fashion, nonverbal messages can give you the ability to show that you are interested in someone without having to make the awkward statement right away.

Nonverbal communication is a whole other way for us to interact with one another. It gives us the ability to support what we say and show how we are feeling. Other times it can express what we truly think even though we are trying to lie. In the end however it is a crucial component of how we as social creatures communicate with each other and therefore is an interesting endeavor.