On hiding the rack/cabinets: get a curtain rod (or two if your wall is that long) and hang curtains there. Several of us as teachers have done that in our classrooms to hide nooks or add flavor to our rooms. Best of all, it's pretty easy.
Some other ideas you might not have thought of: go on Craigslist to find a TV or anything else you think you'd like in your space; Ikea; paint your room; fresh flowers or incense (I like Nag Champra which is sold everywhere for not a lot of money--incense has a way of lingering and it's awesome when you walk into a good smelling room!); candles, pictures, etc.
Make this the nicest room in the house, and make it your sanctuary. All negative energy MUST be left at the door. Heck, you could get a smudge stick (made of sage) and smudge the room--smells good, and you symbolically get rid of any H slime that might have seeped in.
When I made my solo bedroom an oasis when H and I were having problems, I honestly enjoyed spending time in there. It was my oasis from the alien, and I half was disappointed when he wanted to move back in to the room.
Have a great trip! Bring back something--stones, a piece of wood, etc.--that you can place in your room and remember when you come back. Work on YOU, not your H on this trip, ok?
SD
Me: 40 H: 43 H had EA from 2/06-9/06 Bomb 5/06 Piecing since 9/2006 3/2008: Boundary setting 7/2009: Boundary crossing~dropped my own bomb. 8/2010: Marriage finally on track!
