I had a pretty good vision for this house and how I was going to put everything together. However, since being here, I'm just not feeling it. Don't get me wrong, I love the house and it really does feel like home, I'm just having difficulty pulling it all in and making it work.
I'm not in the mood for spending too much money inside, as we are working hard outside on a pool, deck and landscaping. Plus, we have plenty of everything 'decorative' and really don't NEED to buy anything more.
I've heard a lot of people get a dose of the blues when they move into their long awaited new homes, and I think that's all this is. I just need to muck in and make it happen!!!
So, having said that, Big Girl's netball team has a bye this weekend and we don't need to be anywhere on Sunday, I'm going to get hard to work. If you see me anywhere but at home, soccer or Bunnings this weekend, remind me of my commitment to my house and send me back there.
I (sort of, kind of) promise that there'll be proper photos next week.
Sounds to me like you need to sit down and enjoy the fact that all the stress is over. Take a weekend off, you have earned it!
ReplyDeleteThanks, DB! I've scheduled a weekend off for the first weekend of July - do you think that's soon enough?!!! Mx
DeleteI think this weekend should be a trial run for July.
DeleteDR DB prescribes one bottle of bubbly, a hot bubble bath and lock yourself away until relaxed and pruney!
Oh M! Sorry to hear you're feeling down. I can imagine what you are saying though, I think I will be the same. I have all of these grand ideas for the house and I know when we actually get in there will be no $$ to do it all and it will be disappointing! It will all come together, sometimes we just have one of those days, even great people like us haha! Em
ReplyDeleteI know that feeling, planning all of these amazing things and then realising we might have to thumb tack sheets to the windows because I don't know if we will be able to afford curtains Bahah!
DeleteEven great people like us - hahaha! Yes, we are great! Thanks for the pick me up!!!! As I unpack more stuff, I'm just feeling like nothing fits and it would be wasteful to buy more. Ugh, damn this eclectic style that I subscribe to!!! Do you have a roof yet? Mx
DeleteThat's what we were like in our first house, Lauren, except we used the black plastic underlay leftover from our flooring. Worked a treat!!! Mx
Haha yes the 'great people like us' was meant for a laugh - I'm really not that type of person! I've been holding off doing another post until the roof goes up, our SS told us it would be by the end of this week and everyday we go and the battons aren't done and the roof sheets aren't there. Last night we thought 'this is the day!' but again we got there and nothing done but the roof sheets had been delivered at least. Though now that it's raining I highly doubt they will be doing anything. Our frame hadn't been wet until this morning! If we're lucky they might decide to work tomorrow?!
DeleteIt'll come together. At least you have an amazing starting point! :) Rome wasn't built in a day and all of that jazz!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lauren!! Mx
DeleteSo pleased to hear you are in. I haven't checked in for a while. I think I've had a delayed reaction of 'new house blues'. I love it(the house) but I got to the point where I just couldn't 'think/dream' about it anymore. After hundreds of magazines and countless hours of online investigation I just needed a complete break. I needed a new focus (obsession) for a little while. There is still plenty to do but I'm still not ready...even after a couple of months off (still can't look at a magazine!). Occasionally I look at cushions or whatever but just can't bring myself to get back into it and make any new purchases.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with it all. I'm sure it will look gorgeous. Take your time and try to enjoy it. Don't feel pressured to impress anyone, just do what you love.
Kylie - you must have known I needed a dose of your wisdom!!! I almost feel like the more I look at stuff, the less I like. I have no problem doing this stuff for other people (or with their money)! I'll just go slowly, slowly and we'll get there. It's so hard working from home, as I don't get to escape the house often enough or for long periods of time, and I just look at everything constantly. Time for me to get a life, maybe??! I hope you're well, K! M x
DeleteI really know what you mean with the more you look, the less you like. I simply couldn't make any more decisions! I remember being on leave when we moved in and I was simply there day after day stressing about if things were spotlessly clean and what my next decorating move was. You are wise to do things slowly.
DeleteI do miss my blog and feel disappointed in myself that I haven't kept it going. I may pick it up again but it won't be all home based. Actually tonight I might just do a 'my life lately' catch up blog post. Kx