Confession

We're trying desperately to get things finished on our house, and I'm getting anxious excited about re-organizing and utilizing our space wisely.

However, I need to confess something...

I am a Clutterer. 

Yes, horribly so.

I am guilty of reading a magazine and leaving it on the coffee table because it's convenient and sometimes because I want to think that it makes the house feel "lived in" and warm and inviting.

I like my 6-of-the-same-species-plant-because-it-never-dies all over the house.  On bookshelves and side tables, in the kitchen and on dressers.  Yeah they're only green and add no other color in my house, and yeah they all came from one main plant, and yes, I have killed several of these "never-die" plants.  I'm not the greatest with houseplants, so I overreact when a few of them live (now give me a garden and we'll see some veggies!)

And...

I can't believe I'm actually going to tell you this...

I have been known, ....the kick a pair of shoes....under the bed!

And sometimes a shirt!

Oh geez I'm getting chills telling you that.



Secretly, I hate my Clutterer side.  Okay, not secretly - it's pretty public.  I can't stand the idea that the blank space on the wall has to be covered by something, but in the back of my mind, I'm drawing art on that wall.  Asymmetrical, rich warm toned, boxy and swirly art.

And this battle is forever going on. 

I'm constantly seeing cheap deals and thinking "How can I change this into a cute and artsy basket", "How can I store everything for my art supplies in here?", "How can I put everything I need daily for cooking out on the counter without it looking cramped?"

And then the Clean Freak side of me screams.  "What?  You do not need another BASKET!" "Your art supplies? You can store them by stopping the insanity of buying them constantly" "Everything on the counter?  Seriously you haven't used that griddle in 6 months!"

I'm sure you can see the internal battle.


So when it comes time for this house to be organized methodically with nifty "ah-ha!" ideas and creativity, you may see this calm exterior....but remember that internally, the Clutterer side is crying, and the Clean Freak side is laughing an evil laugh.


AND to kick it all off - I'm starting a new blog over at Honey Do - It Yourself . 




**Disclaimer...I also might be a little crazy...but you know you are too :)**

Busy Week

This week is a bit of whirlwind.


Monday night, I was a hair model for a friend's styling classes - takes a while, but they give you a glass of wine and you gossip while you wait.  Honestly not much different than my usual girl-time.

John turned 31 yesterday!  We went to dinner with some friends and had a nice relaxing evening post dinner.

Tonight, I'm going to babysit our nephew while John goes to Homegroup to listen to our friend Nate teach on Abraham and faith.  I'm looking forward to hearing what John learns.

Thursday night, we're going to an NC State Baseball game.  I love these things and we're making it John's Birthday Celebration with his family since this week is already so packed with so much else.  Really looking forward to this, as it's the only NC State Baseball game I've been to in over a year.

Friday is going to be really crazy.  We leave outta Raleigh as soon as I get off work and head down to Charlotte for a Silver show.  This weekend we'll be there for the All-Star Race which is becoming a yearly tradition of seeing friends from the other half of the state (as well as some from the southern half of the Carolinas).  It involves camping, watching races, good food, and a great time with friends.  Very exciting!  And I don't even get into the races that much.  So, Friday evening will consist of setting up the camp site for the race, dinner, load in at The Evening Muse for the Show, rocking out at the show, and ending up back at the camp site for the night - not necessarily in that order.

Sunday we head it back to Raleigh to get started on next week.  It should be a bit more calm.

Also thrown in there this week are laundry, cleaning house, making a week's worth of breakfasts, putting in telephone lines in our house, getting a security system, and packing for the weekend.

I've started only packing my schedule with things I love to do.  Part of that involves scheduling a small amount of time for the things I don't like to do (laundry, cleaning, filing paper, etc) so that it doesn't become the "thing" to do for the entire night.  And because of that, I am absolutely loving this week, despite it's busy-ness. 


What priorities have you changed that allow happiness into your life?

Re-motivation

Wow. It's been almost a month with no posts. 

This is bad.

Now that we're in our house, we supposedly have more time on our hands.  However, in the last few weeks we have been more busy with more social things and family events than we could imagine.  This weekend is looking like we might have time to be at home and get some stuff done, so I'll keep you posted on that.

Also, this blog thing needs help.  I'm probably going to be changing the address soon and I have some really really great ideas for some stuff that I think ya'll will really like.

Don't worry, I can't cut out that Southern Charm - the ya'lls, and other southern phrases will stay.  ;)

This blog will get a major overhaul. I also will need a new name/new catch phrase/new everything for this new blog coming.  Send ideas my way if you have them- I'm open to everything. 

Plus, I need to know what you guys think of me.  Seriously, try to be nice! haha

What things would you come to me to ask me? What things do you think I'm knowledgeable in (obviously not grammar)?  Any topic from a to z, I need to know.

Thanks guys and gals!  I'm on the way to a more focused - less venting - blog that I think ya'll will really like...and even if you don't like it, I think it will help me to find a niche within myself.