Can this bedroom sound decent?

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And by "decent" I don't mean comparable to what a lot of you can probably achieve, just decent enough that my mixes won't be a complete piece of garbage (not including the actualy musical performance part, I make no guarantees on my musical ability, haha). But honestly, I just want to reduce outside noise and cut down on the reflections. I know that already I'm at a disadvantage seeing as the room is almost square, but I'm going to try and do the best with what I've got. I've made a quick drawing w/ measurements of my room here:

http://www.trentsevern.com/paul/room.gif

My tentative plan is to make some traps and put them in the corners and hang some moving blankets in front of the window. Some sort of material behind the monitors and on the wall behind my bed as well. I think that covers most of the usual places, aside from above my head. Any additional ideas would be great. Thanks in advance.

Oh, and a big thanks to Ethan Winer if he's out there for providing such a wealth of information on your site.
 
Well I've seen worse. No actually this should be OK. Low budget improvements: Are those closet doors bifold? Crack 'em open a bit, you'll get instant absorption from your clothes. And throw your comforter over your headboard, that will knock down some high frequencies on the back wall.
 
Actually, instead of moving blankets, you can hang traps over your window. What you do is install a spring-loaded curtain rod in the window frame, tighten it a little bit so it grips well, then loop the picture frame wire around the rod, attach to each side of the trap. This way the mounting isn't permanent should you decide to move. You could put two traps side by side to completely cover the window, or layer them like "feathers" if you want a little more trapping by them overlaying each other just a little bit.
 
Thanks very much guys, I'll give all that stuff a try and see how she sounds.
 
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