Half-done

Everything in my life seems to be half-done, projects in my home most specifically. I recently had my precious niece over to spend the night and when my brother came to get her I went into panic mode knowing my house was the wreck that it is always in. It's reminiscent of my childhood when we would spend the night with my aunt and she would get the call from my uncle saying he was flying home (he is a pilot) and should arrive in T-___(fill-in-blank). She would say "OK darling!, gently hang up the phone and scream "HE'S ON HIS WAY, EVERYONE CLEAN!!!!!

As I got the house in somewhat descent shape for my brothers arrival I sat down on the couch and looked around and realized how many projects were half-done in my house. The melamine has been ripped off of my cabinets in preparation for resurfacing, the ceiling has been ripped out of the front hallway for the plumbing repair we had done (a few months ago), I started to paint the hallway and my husband didn't like the color (so it is now 2-toned)...you get the drift. This stuff drives me insane. Day-in-day out I sit and think about all of the things I need to be doing to get this house in "living condition". The truth is it is already in living condition. It looks just like a family of 8 lives here and loves here. We  have so much fun hanging out and being together that I need not worry about the way things look to other people. It's what goes on inside my home that counts.

So if you ever stop by unannounced (I likely won't let you in) but if you do, remember this...

Enjoy this gorgeous day today and make amazing memories that your children will never forget!