sometimes i get suuuuuuuuuper overwhelmed when thinking about being a new wife and "nesting." i feel like i have sooo many talented friends who r*o*c*k when it comes to making a living space look like a page out of a Pottery Barn catalouge. and the craziest part of it all is when she says, "oh i just got that at a thrift store" or "oh i found it at a cool garage sale" or "oh i have an artistic friend" or whatever... the list can go on and on... and unemployed me, thinks to herself, "girl, do you have time/gas/money to search out thrift stores or garage sales & find that needle-in-a-haystack thing?" and usually the reality-check i give myself is, no, ella, you really don't right now, honey.
so what's a girl to do?
i want to have an apartment that's cutesy-tootsy and welcoming and shows off my style.
but what does a girl on a low-budget do when she doesn't even know what "her style" even is?! henceforth creep in--- the feelings of overwhelmedness.
so praise the LORD that i finally read a quote that zing!-went to my heart & helped soothe my fears of being a horrid decorator/nester/whatever. :)
"...But more than focusing on my decorating style and how amazing I might be able to make my home LOOK with lots of time staging or buying lots of stuff in a hurry for show, I like to focus more on my LIFE and let my style evolve as I experience the world around me."
ahhhh... preach, preacha'. what a beautiful little sentence my heart needed to hear--- NOT just today--- but probably just in general, as i've been processing this idea of decorating for the last few years or so.
what do you think? :) are you like melissa (and me, haha!) that have evolving styles? or do you have a set pattern of how you're wired & what you're automatically drawn to? is the concept of decorating a home overwhelming to you?--- or the most fun thing ever? [if the latter, feel free to share any great ideas.] ;)
