sometimes when i read blogs and magazines i find myself comparing my house to those i see. do you find yourself doing that? the purpose of these are to inspire but sometimes i just find myself wanting and feeling down instead. this does not help with my new year's resolution.
so i give you: "honesty hour" where i will post honest pictures of the state of my house. i think it will be fun and add some reality to my blog. recently serena over at the farm chicks blog, had a very similar post where she quoted a book she is reading. i liked it so much i thought i'd share it here.
Pleasant Homes:
Beautiful furniture on its own will not make rooms cheerful. The
charm of a cozy home rests with its homemaker. If she is fortunate
enough to have sunny rooms, her task is half done. In homes where the
sun never shines, something must be done to make up for it. A sunless
room should have bright and joyous color in its furnishings. The walls
should be warmly tinted, and the curtains give a rosey glow to the light
that passes through them. Ferns and shade loving plants may add cheer
to the room and suggest quiet forest nooks.
An attractive room need not be too orderly. A book left lying on the
table, a bit of needle-work on the window sill, an open piano, indicates
the tastes and styles of those who live there, without suggesting that
there is not a place for everything in that room.
There is such a thing as being too neat and nice to take comfort in
everyday life, and this is anything but cheerful. And there is such a
thing as being so disorderly and messy that comfort and cheer are
impossible.
If a mom cannot rest while there is a fingermark on the paint or a
spot on the window panes, she may have a neat home, but her tension will
keep it from ever being cheerful.
A bird singing in the window, an aquarium on the table in some
corner, plants growing and blooming, pets moving about as if at home,
these give life and brightness to a home.
