Naturally I have lots on my mind. I had pretty much recovered from the custody thing, the betrayal of it all, the lies and manipulation attached, and I had even found the silver lining, when the child support suit started. No, it wasn’t a surprise. Just an annoyance. I haven’t lost my temper or anything. But you know I’m on a low simmer, so I’ve been working on this home decor project this week. A living/dining/kitchen combo. I’ll be done by the weekend. I’ve been looking at houses and condos online too. I’m trying to get my cousin to buy because he said he needed something, plus I need a new design project. That would be a full makeover, with lots of pictures for me to add to my design portfolio.
I noticed while looking that most homes need love. I thought maybe I’d find a gem out there, but people are rough on these properties. It’s like on my hgtv shows, where they run it into the ground and want somebody to make it sparkle or they’re moving. I don’t know why because they’ll only kill the next one too. Then I felt warm and fuzzy thinking about how I transformed my own home after it was left for dead. I dedicated a whole Facebook album to the changes we–my kids and I–did with our own hands over the last five years. Couldn’t afford a contractor.
We watched every home improvement show on TV, I researched online, and piece by piece we rebuilt this house, making it our home. I wanted them to feel a sense of pride, like described in the bible, from the work of our own hands. Looking at each painted wall, hand rail, stained stair tread, fence section, and floating floor board as an accomplishment. I do. When the light fixtures blew one by one, we just replaced them, together. I don’t know how people just let it all fall down around them. I gotta be surrounded by joy and color and peace myself.
I’ve been through a lot. Still going through actually. This is how I stay up. You ever had the overwhelming feeling, the need to buy yourself something, or change everything, or maybe just sneak away for a couple of days and reconnect with nature or your mate or something, because you’ve been sucked dry, drained of your energy, beaten repeatedly? Like just NEED to feel better about SOMETHING? That’s where I am, again.
As I told somebody recently, I’ve been going through hell for the last decade. And today it’s just imperative that I look to my creative nature and make something. So I’m looking around the house, and my relatives’ houses, and searching for other people’s houses to makeover. We talked about this before…having a project to keep you out of God’s way while things are worked out in your favor. I even joined Pinterest so I can pin ideas. I guess most people are on there dreaming, but I consider mine actual plans. Okay, not the Bugatti though. LOL! I like the colors, and I’d take it for a spin, but I don’t actually want to own one. Not that into Mercedes-Benz either. I just like some of the ideas they’ve put into the pretty, shiny things they make. I’ll take an Audi. Something like a pearl, with rich caramel leather interior. Practical, but not so much. Stylish, sassy, confident, and eye-catching, without being pretentious or overbearing. Or I’ll have a Maserati. I love the stitching and intricate workmanship in the upholstery, with the fun and rebellious look of the exterior. Details. All me, all day.
So, if you have a budget, a need to make changes, or if you just wanna dream in pictures and ideas, call me. That’s what I do. I love day trips to IKEA, Saturdays at Homegoods, Home Depot or Lowe’s, sifting through the many colors at Target, and getting lost in the back of TJ Maxx. Hey, decorating doesn’t have to be expensive. It’s all about having what nobody else thought of. So we do a lot of repurposing, reusing, and recreating here too. Turn something ordinary into something extraordinary and make it your own. Yeah, call me.
From the Mind of:
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