I am sorry for the dead air on my blog lately...there has been a lot of craziness surrounding my life at the moment.
First, my cousin-in-law was killed in a hit and run, my other cousin-in-law was diagnosed with cancer, then my best friend's dad died in a freak accident and then after getting home from his funeral I found out that an old friend from highschool died as well this week.
It all reminds me how short life really is and how life can change on a dime.
Sometimes I wonder why on earth I write a blog...I mean does it really matter?
Does it matter that I tried a new type of paint or that I found the perfect fabric for my new chair? It all seems so trivial and self-centered.
I have sat down several times in the last week to write a post and I am just blank...
I have furniture in my garage, ready for me to tackle, and I am just blank...
I have toyed with giving up my blog completely, not because I don't enjoy it, but because I feel it isn't where I should be spending my time.
One of my biggest fears in starting a blog was that people would think I was starting blogging to get attention and show off my crazy, amazing, talented design skills ;-)
If you have been following for any period of time, you deifnitely know that isn't the truth!
In thinking about all of this lately I realized how much I have missed blogging and creating.
Home decor or any other hobby isn't a waste of time, it's a stress reliever and good for the soul. DIY projects have become my thing, I never expected it and I definitely didn't possess a natural talent for it, but I am addicted!
While God, my family, my friends and my work are the most important, somehow without tackling a new project I don't feel quite whole...
I mean who doesn't feel good about a great ugly duckly to beautiful swan project?
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So today I am happy to say that I am back and I feel refreshed and excited to start creating and sharing again! I even bought some paint and fabric today ;-)
First, my cousin-in-law was killed in a hit and run, my other cousin-in-law was diagnosed with cancer, then my best friend's dad died in a freak accident and then after getting home from his funeral I found out that an old friend from highschool died as well this week.
It all reminds me how short life really is and how life can change on a dime.
Sometimes I wonder why on earth I write a blog...I mean does it really matter?
Does it matter that I tried a new type of paint or that I found the perfect fabric for my new chair? It all seems so trivial and self-centered.
I have sat down several times in the last week to write a post and I am just blank...
I have furniture in my garage, ready for me to tackle, and I am just blank...
I have toyed with giving up my blog completely, not because I don't enjoy it, but because I feel it isn't where I should be spending my time.
One of my biggest fears in starting a blog was that people would think I was starting blogging to get attention and show off my crazy, amazing, talented design skills ;-)
If you have been following for any period of time, you deifnitely know that isn't the truth!
In thinking about all of this lately I realized how much I have missed blogging and creating.
Home decor or any other hobby isn't a waste of time, it's a stress reliever and good for the soul. DIY projects have become my thing, I never expected it and I definitely didn't possess a natural talent for it, but I am addicted!
While God, my family, my friends and my work are the most important, somehow without tackling a new project I don't feel quite whole...
I mean who doesn't feel good about a great ugly duckly to beautiful swan project?
via
via
So today I am happy to say that I am back and I feel refreshed and excited to start creating and sharing again! I even bought some paint and fabric today ;-)
