It's been a long week. And I don't get a weekend because hubby leaves tomorrow morning for 2.5 days of drill in northern VA. I've been in a funk all week. I finally managed to kick it this afternoon but not without some serious Bible verse quoting in my head, and I know I didn't get the one in James right. :P You know the one about the "double minded man?"
The fun part of buying a house has fallen far below expectations, and now, it's just not fun any more. Partially it's because we had some issues crop up on the maintenance level early on (the day AFTER we got the keys), and other big issues that my husband is having a hard time making a decision about. But, the biggest one of all is that I have to wait for him to handle almost all of the projects, and really, that's just on the weekend. We have a young child in the house constantly underfoot, and I have some limitations on the amount of manual labor I can manage without ending up in intense pain. It's pretty hard for me to sit back and not do anything to speed the process up.
I haven't had any updates on the house since the last one because we don't have any. Mike's run into mislaid flooring pieces in Fi's bedroom repeatedly and had to go back and rip some out after they were put in, so we have about 6 or 7 rows nailed down at this time. Not really enough to show you right now.
I decided I like the bright yellow I chose for my craft room, so I went ahead and painted the rest of the sample up on the wall, and can admire the beauty as I type. :) I recently bought some gorgeous digital art from an Etsy seller called urbanwillow, and I'll be turning that into stencils and painting them up on the wall for the Victorian feel I wanted, but can't really afford.
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Then, there's PINTEREST. It is a great creative tool. I'm speaking for myself here- I think this is a huge yawning pit for Christians. It can really breed some unrest and discontent about your situation in life to see all those perfect interiors, and gorgeous cakes, and incredible designer clothes and not start wishing for it yourself...which can all to easily drift deceptively into covetousness. It brings to mind Matthew 6:24- "No one can serve two masters. Either you hate one, and love the other, or you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money." (emphasis mine)
I won't lie...it's been hard between spending a lot of time on Etsy recently updating my shop photos, adding new listings and getting back into my favorite Buy N Stay Treasury (Shout out to my awesome friends in Plum Laine!) and starting to use Pinterest more to help me handle some particular projects (including the tricky craft room). Any creative girl would have a hard time not getting caught up in both those environs. As a Christian, I've really struggled with feelings of wanting to concentrate on earning more money so I could just get that ONE thing...or, if I could just make it better/more creative/prettier/more organized. The list goes on. Basically it boils down to my mind is set on earthly treasure, not heavenly. At least, I figured out that was my problem this afternoon, and knew exactly what to pray about!
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Our budget has been shot to heck and back lately, and that's been bringing an anxiety of it's own. Fionna's birthday is next week, and it's going to be a much bigger expense that we anticipated. But I did find a vegan cupcake and frosting recipe so my dear friend Gemma can eat one along with the rest of us, and now all the owls have come in so I can start making the toppers and sticker up the Hershey's kisses. I'm no Martha, so I don't expect ooh's and ahh's out of my handiwork! But I will be posting pictures later, so I can show off the good work of fellow Etsians, PinkiesPalace and SiriusFun.
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