It has been a while since I wrote a post for the blog. I have been in a real funk for several weeks. It has taken me a little while to work through what had me feeling down. I realized that along with a hurt back, my main problem was that I just didn’t measure up out here in blog land, in my life, or with my projects. I started to believe I did not have anything worth sharing.
It took me a while to figure out that I was using an unrealistic ruler to measure my life… the Internet, Pinterest, HGTV…I also forgot for a little while that hobbies are supposed to feel like fun, not pressure. I started to feel stressed about my projects. Would they measure up?
When I log onto some of my favorite blogs, I found myself comparing my home to the beautiful images on the screen. There is a home tour right now that has some beautiful homes. You can start the home here: http://southernhospitalityblog.com
Isn’t that a beautiful room? I love the light, the classic furnishings, even the pillows are plumped and chopped.
I don’t live there. I live in a home with a husband who frequently forgets his shoes in the family room and must have a reclliner, two dogs who drag in dirt daily, a cat who causes the big dog to jump up on the furniture in hot pursuit at least once daily, not to mention my clutter and projects making a mess. That room would look like a tornado blew through in about five minutes at my house.
Here is my family room, as I found it this morning. All I did was turn on the lights.
See the dog? More on that in a moment.
Here is what she was up to.
One water bottle shredded.
And that was after she chewed on this bill.
We have wires that are unsightly.
And the men in my home seem to have a vendetta against pillows. One is missing a button now and my pretty ruffled down pillow apparently was sat on recently. How about the coffee table?
I am sure you have seen enough by now. My home is not Pinterest worthy. I started to feel like I had nothing to offer, nothing to say.
So… I had to reexamine why I blog, who I blog for, and regain my own personal center.
I blog because I like to connect with folks I may never meet in person. My home and projects are a creative outlet for my sometimes stressful and high pressure job. I really do like hearing from you all and I love the suggestions you make. I never would have tried my new favorite red color- red, red wine without the suggestion.
Over this summer I am going to work on a series about keeping it real. I am going to beg you all to send in pictures from time to time, so be prepared.
I have some really cool projects planned this summer, but those projects don’t define me.
I hope you stay tuned, but I am okay if you don’t. No hard feelings.
Now, I am off to tackle my garage.
Now you go check out that home tour. Just don’t measure your own home by what you see, please.
I hope you have a blessed day,
Karen