What a difference 5 months makes!

It has been a while, five months exact today since I have made a blog entry. Much has happened in those 5 months. We are at the tail end of Summer and Fall is coming up fast. I have had work done in my dining room, went on my family summer vacation and even took on a new hobby in the month of April. I have slowed down but not discontinued home decorating. My passion has taken a pause. I am concentrating more on living life and prioritizing things that are more important like my health, family and growth in the word of God. My group is still open for all to enjoy and add to it with your ideas and projects to inspire others as I used to more on a full-time basis. I am still the decorator but just not week after week and purchase after purchase. I had to stop and enjoy what I created and refrain from the switch out and all the changes. If it’s not broken, why should I try and fix it or alter it you might say. I am just enjoying things as they are in my home because I am content with how they look. I don't feel the need to add as I once did all its day was cause pile up and leave me with a bunch of stuff, no placement for it and even remembrance of where I stored what I had. Yes, I would mark the storge bins to easily find stuff but down the line it was hard sticking to putting things back in their rightful bins after use. It was tiring me out. It just wasn't working for me any longer. Why should I pay a monthly fee for stuff in a storage unit that 75% of its contents I am not even using. Yes, I have given some away but there is still much to be sorted through and letting go in the unit, so I don't have this storage fee to face month after month.  I have Faith that God will give me the wisdom and provide an avenue to unload all that needs to be unloaded. I had a helper when this journey began to rid my home of all the excess storage, but that help is no longer available. I am grateful that I had it because it helped tremendously in the beginning. I know that everything is safe in one spot and no longer overcrowding the storage in the lower level of my home.

  

My favorite season is only 28 days away. This is my time to start planning for the upcoming holidays. It is a process for me that will take weeks and time moves swiftly. It requires packing and unpacking and placement for holiday decor as well as shopping for food and cleaning supplies to give my home a Fall refresh as some do when in Spring. This is the only time my home will not look like it does with my every day decor present and the only time there is a decor swap out annually. Four months out of the year is holiday decor, 8 months out of the year is my everyday decor. I am committed to sticking with what I already have in the everyday decor department. I feel no need to shop every time something new comes out or a new trend pops up. This keeps my mind clearer and takes the stress of too much changing off my body and mind.

 

 

Two things that go hand in hand with me and bring me such contentment is Peace and Rest. You don't stay energized if you lack rest and you are not at ease if your life is void of peace. Daily prayer is a must, and devotionals are food for the spirit. Life can be so filled and can often get hectic. We have to be mindful to slow down and enjoy our space just sitting still, reading a good book, watching a good movie, cooking and eating our favorite meals and spending more time with our family.

 

I hope everybody is having a good Summer, the kids returned to school yesterday. I was surprised because when I was younger summer vacation wasn't over till Labor Day and we returned to school the day after. Time brings changes and this is just one of many. Take care of yourselves and stay safe. We are living in perilous times so stay vigilant wherever you go. Pray before you walk out your door for the Lord's protection and safe keeping and when you return home that you can continue to take refuge within. I will talk to you in the next blog entry, thanks for reading.

 

Peace and Blessings