i must be “nesting.” lately, i am totally obsessed with organizing and decorating my home. everyday i get some big idea on how to make a certain space better: outdoor drapes for the veranda, new pillows for the pool furniture, a new zebra rug to layer with my sisal in the living room, metallic chevron wallpaper accent wall for the dining room, etc.  let’s be clear, before i go any further, i’m not pregnant. but if you’ve ever been pregnant you know that sense of urgency that surfaces when the due date nears.  in these moments, more than anything else, you just want everything perfect for baby. nesting is not just a feeling though.  it’s a divinely ordered push, because while you may think you have so much time to do it later, God (and anyone who’s ever had a newborn) knows that you have to take advantage of this calm before the storm, so to speak. hence the urgency to do it now, that supersedes the fatigue of the third trimester. it’s a pretty amazing phenomenon.

since i’m not with-child, if i had to pin-down a source for my organizational-nesting, i would say that this blog has something to do with it.  in my last post, i talked about the huge role that being organized plays in the sanity of us moms.  yet, i have some areas of my house that aren’t there yet.  i think i realized that those ever-present piles are standing in the way of my living.  i have this feeling that once i get through all these projects, i can create routines that allow me to live a bigger life.

so where did the piles come from?  when i designed our house, i imagined a place for everything and everything in its place, but almost 2 years later, i still have boxes that need to be sorted.  when we moved in march, we still had a lot going on in our everyday lives: work, school, extracurriculars…so i got things mostly situated, figuring i’d get around to the rest of it eventually.  the problem is eventually never comes. at the time, i thought i’d finish everything during the summer.  but in the summer i chose hanging out with hubby and the kids in the pool and having friends over, over sorting and organizing.  then i told myself i’d get to it when the kids went back to school.  however, hubby then transitioned to a job that had him traveling quite a bit, and i focused on the day-to-day over the projects.  it’s a vicious cycle that could go perpetuating itself forever! but recently something has kicked in and i’m determined to get every room functioning according to plan.

i’m sure pinterest has a little something to do with my decorating fever.  but time is contributing too.  the newness of the house was originally enough to make bare walls bearable, but as our 2nd anniversary approaches, i’m ready to dress her up a bit and carry thru with some original ideas and some newly pinspired ones.  (babe, if you’re reading this, don’t worry, i’m not going overboard just minor things here and there). by the way, when decorating a home, i do feel like you should leave room for layering. don’t be in a hurry to have your house be “finished.” if i had sought design-perfection on day one, there would be no room for those finds that i happen upon. as a storyteller, i love that almost everything in my home has it’s own little story and reflects varying moments from our lives.  that’s what a home should be, not just your designer’s vision.

ultimately, only God knows why this is the appointed time for this focus on my home. maybe it’s because i’ve got a birthday coming up, creating an awareness of time. or maybe it’s because i’ve just joined our club’s tennis team, which is a big time commitment.  or maybe the spring could have something else in store for us, where we will need to be super organized and have these projects out of the way.  i’m not sure, but like a momma bird, i’m busy getting ready! tweet, tweet!

check out this pin board, for some tips on organizing…