Oct 5, 2017
#perspectacles (en Madrid, Spain)
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#perspectacles (en Madrid, Spain)
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“Talana, it’s not cool to post pictures of dark, messy rooms on Insta. Especially taken from outside, weirdo.” I know. But here’s the thing. We’ve been home more than usual the last few days. When six kids (and a scatterbrained mama who’s tidy husband is gone, again...) live in a house, it looks, well... lived in. I don’t know where I got the idea that if I truly had it together, my house wouldn’t have projects left to do in every room or so many friggin fingerprints on the windows... but that, on top of some other things, have got me feeling all “less than” lately. So I was out sweeping the porch and watering flowers (as one does at 9 pm).
I glanced up and saw this little corner of my life from the outside, and a wave of peace and joy rushed over me. I’m so grateful to have this house so full of active people and animals I completely adore. I’m so grateful to have a dresser piled with books I haven’t read yet. I’m so grateful I have so many ideas to bring charm to this house that I run out of time to do them all. I’m so grateful my kitchen is sticky with root beer and ice cream dribbles because the kids made their own and it’s a tradition we have every Sunday. I could go on and on. Not preaching... just a reminder to myself that my greatest blessings tend to challenge me and I wouldn’t have it any other way. 💛
I recently had to choose between two really good, really important things. Both options felt “right”... I just needed to make a decision! (Why is that so hard?!) So, as most of my beautiful R+F sisters are packing their blinged up cowgirl boots and heading to Nashville for convention to pour into one another this week... I’m here doing my usual mom thing. Part of that job is making kids feel special... and this one has a birthday I didn’t want to miss! AND since Jared has a work trip piggy-backing on convention week as well... I want to be here for my family. (Luckily I can tune in virtually and still get all the latest training on our newest product launch then turn around to bake a birthday cake.) The really beautiful thing? The days of choosing between a paycheck and family are over! I’m so grateful for this business! 💛
I took this picture at 6:15 this morning, and I was already feeling behind on my day. Porter had just left for early morning seminary, and I barely woke in time to have some breakfast with him. Poe wanted to work some more (probably because it involves eating bits of chicken). The garbage is overflowing. Homework is piled on the table. And here comes Lucy, who I spend all day with, waking up 2 HOURS early on the one morning I could really use a minute to myself.
But in this moment here I made a choice to PIVOT my mindset and tell her what a treat it is to have her up so early with me. I don’t know what my kids are going to remember about their childhood, about our town, about our house, about me... but I hope they feel loved and respected when they’re here. I’m not sure how much the other stuff matters.
“Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.” ― Thoreau So why not just laugh now? – G "If we do not feel grateful for what we already have, what makes us think we'd be happy with more?" -- Unknown Recently I posted a picture of myself in my kitchen, and I...
Anne Lamott said, “Sometimes Heaven is just a different pair of glasses.” I recently used the word “perspectacles” which brought me back to this article Glennon wrote years ago. It is GOLD.
”Recently I posted a picture of myself in my kitchen, and I immediately started receiving generous messages from people wanting to help me ‘update’ it. Along with their messages came pictures of how my kitchen could look, if I’d just put some effort and money into it.
I’ve always loved my kitchen, but after seeing those pictures I found myself looking at it through new, critical eyes. Maybe it was all wrong. Maybe the 80’s counters, laminate cabinets, mismatched appliances and clutter really were mistakes I should try to fix. I stood and stared and suddenly my kitchen looked shabby and lazy to me. I wondered if that meant I was shabby and lazy, too. Because our kitchens are nothing if not reflections of us, right? I decided I’d talk to Craig and make some calls about updates.
But as I lay down to sleep, I remembered this passage from Thoreau’s Walden: ‘I say beware of all enterprises that require new clothes and not a new wearer of the clothes.’ Walden reminds me that when I feel lacking- I don’t need new things, I need new eyes with which to see the things I already have. So when I woke up this morning, I walked into my kitchen wearing fresh perspectacles. Here’s what I saw...”
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did anyone else have to watch this weird little short movie called 'Perspectacles' in middle school?