Good morning, glory.
Aaron did an admirable job of holding down (and proceeding with!) the fort this weekend while I snuck away for some spiritual renewal.
I didn't realize that one whole weekend without house talk or political talk or work talk could refresh me so completely. But it did.
Learn from this. Learn from my mistake of waiting so long (15 months) to make time for these other important things. If your house project is beginning to tear at the edges of you, get away if only for a very short time.
Laugh a lot. Listen to wise friends. Sleep tightly.
Then re-approach the work.
Take time to smell the roses (or, in this case, to admire the morning glories clinging to the post next to the alley.) Life is a process, not a product, and we cannot hope to measure it in its completeness, for it is never done.
p.s. Thank you, wonder women of Triplet #3, for showing your generous spirits to me this past weekend...you know who you are. :)
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I just had to share with you something that made me laugh out loud when I saw it: I went to the Sherwin Williams store the other day to look for stain colors for our never ending project, so I decided to look at their collection of "Arts & Crafts" era color samples. Sure enough, staring up at me was a name that unfortuneately fits many an old home: Bunglehouse Gray.
Posted by: Marie | September 20, 2004 10:23 PM
ohmigosh! Just THINK of the color combinations that are possible...
Whatweretheythinking White
Totallymessedup Teal
Previousownerputrid Pink
I'm sure there are others that I am missing...
Posted by: jm | September 21, 2004 12:19 AM