Perfect?

Not even close! I don't want you to get the idea that my house is picture perfect. Not that you would so far since you've only seen before pictures. But I think there is a common misconception among blog readers that the people whose blogs they follow have picture perfect houses every minute of every day. Not only that, but we think our own houses should be spotless and photo shoot ready all the time and if it isn't we apologize profusely to those beholding our chaos. This happened to be just the other day. I had a pop in surprise visit from someone I really admire and think is fabulous. She hadn't seen my house before and wanted to check out what we had done with the place. Let's just say the house wasn't in tip top condition. I kept apologizing profusely. I've thought about it ever since. Most people don't notice the things that haven't been done. When I go to someone's house I'm not checking to see if they scrubbed their baseboards or even if the floor is clean. So my apologizing was probably just drawing attention away from all the hard work we've put into the house and made everyone feel more awkward. So the moral of the story is, quit apologizing. If you're unhappy with the way your house looks then grab a scrub brush, quit whining, and get to work. Otherwise, open the door with a big smile and say welcome to my fabulous home!