There are only a handful of blogs I currently read where I know exactly how I landed there and when I started reading/ following them.
Most happen very randomly – a click here and there and before you know it, I’ve happened upon a new blog and added it to my reader.
It was the same with Nelissa Michaels and her blog, The Inspired Room.
I don’t know how I found her but I was hooked when I saw a and stay reading because I love how she talks about being authentic and intentional about life.
And yes, while I do enjoy seeing the pretty pictures of houses, you and I both know that 90% of people’s homes do NOT look like a magazine cover.
So my favourite posts are the ones where she talks about how she makes mistakes and shows the human side.
People like it when they can relate to other people’s imperfections, right?
Anyway, when Melissa released her book last year, I bought myself a copy but I only read it this year and I loved it.
It was a great (short) read. I felt inspired to embrace my own non-DIY ness but still to do what I could to create a comfortable home.
I especially love how she talks about the Pinterest/ blog culture vs real life. (Heads up – I”m going to write more about Pinterest on Wed)
Click here to visit The Inspired Room and get your copy of Not a DIY diva.
Have you read Melissa’s book?
Do you find yourself being wishful about having a Pinterest home?
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Diva, no. But oh how I love DIY and sharing my work. My house will never look like pinterest, I just need to learn to be happy with that!
oh man, you ARE a DIY diva (maybe not the diva part but certainly a girl who can hold her own very comfortably) 🙂
Yes and no. I have implemented and made a few things from pinterest.
I find it encourages me to be creative or take a space I am not using and make it useful. For some reason we have 2 old doors in our garage and I stumbled upon a really stunning idea for them on pinterest.
Often I see something, show D and then we do it – it never looks like the picture but it always makes the space look better 🙂
I love that you take action and actually do some of your PInterest things
Sounds like a great book. I know the “trap” of hoarding on inspiration and then being overwhelmed and afraid that you’ll never be half as good as those inspiring people, and finally doing nothing. I’ve recently read a thought provoking article by Jennifer Wilson (from simplescrapper.com) where she gave the advice to avoid browsing pinterest and other inspiration sites when you have lost your “mojo”, your creative energy. Her point was that it just fuels your perfectionism and blocks your creativity rather than the opposite. And I was surprised how much it resonated with me.
Thanks for the food for thought! 😉 And I can’t wait to read your article about Pinterest!!
yes, yes, yes – Chloe, I love what that lady said. Can you send me the link?
I’m most happy that you recognise your anti-creative triggers and heed them! TOO cool 🙂
Mmmmm, I had to search on the website but here it is! http://www.simplescrapper.com/2012/03/07/how-to-stay-uninspired/ It’s from March, so I might have used the word “recently” a bit too liberally! LOL