real organising

Hmm, bear with me for a moment.

I’ve noticed a trend on a lot of blogs. Or maybe it’s not a trend but is the new way to blog?

I’ve been blogging for 5.5 years and in “the good old days” (I am sooo dating myself), we would just put up pics of our spaces and that was that.

These days everything is so perfect and drool-worthy that it can inspire us, yes, but it can also make us feel less than and unsatisfied with what we have or don’t have.

We always knew there was Martha Stewart but she was Martha, after all. We didn’t have to try and live up to that facade of perfection.

But when real women who stay at home/ work full-time/ etc. have these perfect houses then it feels like there’s no hope.

Yes, they are our issues if we let the comparisons overtake us but I do love it when people are gloriously imperfect and share those parts of their lives with us too.

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Remember I featured Allison’s craft room a few months ago.

It is all that I said and more. It always felt real to me, like someone actually lived there.

The other day Allison posted some other pics of her craft room. Let’s just call it life on the other side.

I still think that her space is inspiring because it is still organised (everything has a place, zones, etc.) but go have a look at how a REAL person gets to explore her passions while living life.

My take-out from this space is that you don’t have to wait for conditions to be “perfect” before you start taking action on your dreams and passions.