feeling overwhelmed and inadequate

Sorry that it's been awhile since I posted.

Sometimes I get overwhelmed with the stresses at work,

housework, decorating, grocery shopping, bill paying,

laundry, planning meals, pet care, finding time to read or

scrapbook, keeping up with email....on and on and on!

I know - it's life. 

But when I look at most other blogs, it seems like so many other

people decorate like a designer, have ginormous houses,

are busy turning pine cones & twigs into perfect wreaths,

and have a money tree in their back yard.

Then I feel inadequate and that I have nothing to blog about.

Why are us women so hard on ourselves?

Now that I've gotten that off my chest, here's a little of what I've been up to...

A couple of weeks ago, I spent the weekend in Galena, IL with my mom

and my aunt. It was my belated birthday celebration.

My aunt is so sweet. She actually brought flowers, candles,

a little cupcake, and birthday decorations to our hotel room!

In my home, the bathroom remodeling progress is going

very s-l-o-w-l-y.

Mainly because we go to Home Depot and Menards

and find sinks, vanities, and flooring that we like,

but there are so many choices, that we are overwhelmed.

We come home and discuss things but are terrible about making

a final decision and purchases.

In the meantime, in the main hallway bath, hubby put up

three white floating shelves above the toilet

and I decorated them.

Another little thing I did was to buy new switch plates and outlet covers

for the living room and hallway. These were a little pricey for

such things ($7 each), but well worth it, I think.

They are wood and leather and really put the finishing touch

on the entire look of the rooms. I consider things like this

(as well as vent covers) "jewelry" for the home.

PS - Not ready for the autumn decorations just yet. Still hanging on to summer

as long as possible! :-)