Permission to not change a thing in your home

This post is a part of the popular series, Overcoming Decorating Paralysis.

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I find myself in a challenging spot these days as it relates to all things home and all things interior design and …. actually, all sorts of other things. And it has made for a quiet blog as of late.

I wish we were in my dining room together, having a cup of coffee. And sharing stories about how we long to create beautiful spaces, and yet we have this-such-obstacle, or that-such-obstacle. And I wish we were laughing about the mistakes we’ve made and how having a beautiful home means taking risks, and how living with beauty requires intentional choices.

If we WERE sitting here having coffee, this is what I would be telling you today:

that some seasons in life catch you off guard.

{insert interruption from screaming, teething cute baby here}

and then I would commisserate that some seasons leave you no room for fluffing your nest or putting the cherry on top.

{insert me yelling up the stairs to my boys to STOP fighting}

and then I would share: some seasons are simply about survival.

{insert complete silence in my house, which proceeds to make me VERY nervous and cause me to get up from enjoying our coffee together to investigate}

and that is where I am today. My heart for my home is in a temporary state of survival.

I sit here with nothing extra to pour out into my home and nothing extra to pour out of my heart. Everything I have to give, I am currently pouring out into my children and my husband, and I am taking the leftovers to take care of myself.

Because at the end of the day, THESE PEOPLE are what makes this house a home. And our memories are the TRUE STUFF of living with beauty.

If you know a thing about me or about this blog, you know that I LOVE talking about real ways, and practical ways, that we can Overcome Decorating Paralysis. From finally making a decor decision, to having the guts to go for the things we love, to truly knowing our personal style.

But today, I would like to share a new lesson with you.

and with me.

Sometimes, we are NOT SUPPOSED TO OVERCOME.

Sometimes we are supposed to sit. Right where we are.

And not. change. a. thing.

Thou shalt not overcome decorating paralysis. At least not right now.

My head has no room for it. And my brain is full. And my days are too busy.

AND THAT IS OKAY!

I have permission to not change a thing.

There WILL be time for change and decorating and fluffing later. And it will be here before we know it. And when I am ready to change, I need to remember this life of ours is all about seasons.

And I know. I know because I have a big gap between my boys and my baby girl – and I have seen how there IS time for all of this later. I know how – despite the slow minutes – the weeks and years are fast.

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