I'm going to share a post from 2 years ago.
I think it fits with the pinterest debate that is going around
as well
as showing you one of my Valentine celebrations.
There are fewer calories
if
we revisit the post
rather
than
re-creating the decoration!
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are you
a trend setter or or a trend follower?
These words have been rattling
around inside my head...
ever since my daughter said
"mom, you're such a copycat"...
There are a few out there that set the trends
and
most of us follow them.
I confess...I am a follower.
Take the new issue of Romantic Homes
for instance...
I saw the cover and loved it...
so I took the idea and made a few changes
changes that suit us
like pink candy corn and cinnamon bears
Then I added in some things I really love
and finished with this
I'm bringing this up because
there are so many wonderful ideas out there...
...some that I have been pondering for quite some time...
...waiting for me to get the courage to try...
and I feel it (the courage) coming.
If some of it ends up looking a little familiar,
Remember: Imitation is the highest form of flattery...
but I'm trying to give it my look...
as I get my wings it will become more and more me...
Thank you
so much for your kind words of encouragement
on my collage project!
You are giving me my wings...and I am flying high.
...know that I appreciate you all...
...even if I don't always say so...
I have so many plans...big plans...and they are keeping me busy...
now to land and finish the dishes...
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As I read this again
I can see how in the past 2 years
I have
timidly stepped out,
been brave,
and
tried new things.
I really do feel as though I have found my wings.
But I DO still use your blogs, pinterest, and magazines
to gain inspiration.
I gather all of the ideas
looking for what I pin over and over.
I try to pin-point what it is that I am loving.
And then I step away,
turn off the computer
and listen to my heart.
"What do I have?
What do I really love?
What am I really trying to accomplish?"
And I still quote
Cindy from Cottage Instincts:
What likes am I willing to give up
so
that I can keep that which I love?
Just some ramblings for the day...I don't really have an
answer for the debate.
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These 2 photos show how my photo editing has changed.
Which do you prefer?
2010
2012
All of that said...I am so close to being ready
to show you my kitchen makeover...I am lovin' it!
