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Going Crazy

I have felt all out of sorts today because George has taken over the living room to get it painted before we host the neighborhood Christmas party one week from tonight. The furniture is in the dining room, and the entire house is in chaos because of this. There is nowhere to sit and relax! Except the bedroom, which is also a mess of fabric and other stuff in preparation for Christmas gifts, which is making me bah humbug about Christmas already. I am not naturally disposed to crafting, why do I always have such big plans to sew, knit, etc.?!?!!!! We always have these amazing orbs in our house photos, no matter the room or time of day.
Some say they're angels or spirits showing up in the digital shots. What do you think?

I do not feel at ease EVER when my house is a mess. Now, I know others don't feel this way. My husband and children, to name a few. I never mind being at someone else's house if it's messy; this is just my own thing in my own home. Sometimes I feel like the rest of my family is against me and always creating work for me. How can they live in such a pig sty?! I often wonder, knowing I can't live well in a mess.

The messy dining room, full of living room furniture...

Lately my daughter, nearing age ten, is going through dramatic emotions similar to the ones I'm feeling today. "Everyone is against me!" "I'm a nobody around here!" We've been hearing all sorts of things like that from her. And of course I know those things are not true for her, so I guess I need to shape up and realize everyone is not against me, either. This is just life. My husband is doing a good thing, smoothing the old plaster walls and painting them a nice gray blue called "River Rock". He is not doing it to bug me, but to please me. Still, when we're "in process", I am a wreck. I would rather things just stay the same.

Time to get over it. The room will be lovely when it's done. I will survive. And maybe instead of feeling sorry for myself, I can start with some cleaning. The kids' rooms are clean. Now it's time to take care of my own.

Before the Christmas party next Saturday.
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Kristin said…
Hi Lisa, I hope you have your living room back by the end of the weekend! Remember you are NOT crazy just uncomfortable.

I also get grand ideas about making stuff for christmas. I own a store and so I am extra busy, but still I want to give homemade things. I find if I don't make them to ambitious I am more likely to accomplish them. I wanted to make a gingerbread house with my son this year-from scratch. This is no small task. But instead I bought a small house(premade) that we will decorate with frosting and candy. Not my ideal gingerbread house BUT it will actually get made so I comprimised.

Someday I will make the real thing...
7:40 AM
Jen said…
Ahhh, I'm stuck in painting pergatory msyelf. Ours is the basement, though, so no one is really being displaced.

I completely understand feeling out of sorts when your surroundings are disturbed... I get downright cranky when the house is cluttered. I spirtually just feel BETTER when most things are in it's place. Not being a natural lover of housework means that I'm often at odds with myself in this regard. ;)
1:00 PM
John said…
Well, I'll play devils advocate here and say... maybe you are a bit crazy, but in a good way. Our community needs people like you who can "see".

Ready or not, here we come!
6:04 PM
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