Hi LBD'ers, Beth here from designPOST interiors and I am so happy to be guesting here on Elizabeth's blog! Not only can I unload a dirty little secret, but I also get to virtually hang with one of my favorite bloggers out there! I am always anxiously awaiting Elizabeth's next project and she never disappoints!
Ok, so confession time. There are so many weird habits I could confess to but I am going to try to keep it relatively normal. At least I hope it's kind of normal? I have major procrastination issues when it comes to my own home decor. I have tons of end visions and half-started projects but somehow other things always get in the way...client work, kids, The Real Housewives, life. I recently had a client casually say, "I should just come to your house and get ideas" to which I promptly had a panic attack. The thought of being judged as a "decorator" based on my own house scares me a majority of the time.
Part two of my fess up is that the only time things do get done around here is when I have some kind of big event coming up. The last time I tackled all of my half-done projects was right before my daughter was born last November. And now her first birthday is rolling around and I am suddenly unstoppable. My husband loves this about me, by the way (sarcasm, sarcasm). In the last two weeks I have literally finished: painting and recovering 5 chairs- all rescued from the trash or Goodwill and all have been sitting around unfinished for months, hung 2 sets of curtains, hung a gallery wall, painted some frames, and found a lamp shade for a lamp that's been naked since it's purchase. No lie!
I am exhausted and probably won't have the energy to finish another one of my projects for another 6 months. And the cycle continues....
Thanks for letting me come to your confessional Elizabeth - I feel 10 pounds lighter!
One of the chairs I finished under the birthday party deadline:
It looks like I'm not the only one who works best under the gun. I love the chair Beth!
So tell me, do you wait until the last minute? Is a ticking clock a good motivator? Does anyone else wish we really could loose 10 pounds by fessing up?
And don't forget to take advantage of the 15% discount Brittany is offering to LBD followers to kick off her Etsy shop. Offer expires October 28th. Happy weekend!
Love the chair!! That was a good one! I'm pretty good about planning and doing bits here and there before any big due date. I get too stressed if I leave it all to the last minute. And yes I always want to lose 10 pounds!! I would fess up all day if it did the trick!
ReplyDeleteBeth, you are not alone on this, I tend to procrastinate all the time (take my kids bathroom that has been stagnant for 2 years, only thing done, white paint) and do all my project one after the other in a whirl (kitchen, boy room, mudroom, dormer project all at the same time!). My husband goes nuts and berates me about my mess, so don't fret dear, if it works somehow, I think it's fine. :-) Thanks for the info on the discount too Elizabeth, checking it out now!
ReplyDeleteOh this is hilarious! Beth sounds like me!!! lol! I am the exact same way! I always say that I thrive when I feel the pressure, but then after each whirlwind of rushing around finishing projects before a guest comes into town, I make a promise to myself to NEVER to do that again...to which I promptly then break. ;)
ReplyDeleteI do that too. In the process I can be a little less lady-like than my normal self,hehehe.
ReplyDeleteIf I fess up twice...can I lose 20lbs? I wish! Parties and/or overnight guests are the best motivation to complete projects!
ReplyDeleteMan, do I love fess up Friday and a good procrastination. Same thing happened to me the month before my daughter was born. I was on fire with projects. And now the rest of the house sits sad until something else puts a fire under my bum (is that a saying?...is now).
ReplyDeleteI feel like I could have written this post. I never do anything around my house anymore when it comes to my house I don't have any time plus I have young kids who break/trash everything --- another reason yet to procrastinate!
ReplyDeleteI totally get it! I feel the same way! I get ideas rolling in my head for my own stuff but lately the down time when the kids are at school is spent on client projects and well, the blog posts!! I do love that chair and also feel like I have to schedule a party to get stuff done!
ReplyDeleteWell I am feeling much more normal now! Thank you Elizabeth for the invite and just so everyone knows-it would appear that fessing up does not take away any pounds :(
ReplyDeleteOh I have about 20 unfinished projects going at any one time! And at the beginning of the project, I get all excited and blog about my plans and then something happens and I stall. I've found my most productive times are when I'm preparing for company - SO MUCH GETS DONE. I clearly need to have people over more often. Great confession! xxx
ReplyDeleteYep, Beth is like all of us ... I wait until the very last minute before a "big" event!! But ... we get it done!!
ReplyDeleteI am the same way. Haha. The pressure.
ReplyDeleteThis is an awesome idea for a post series and a great post, ladies! I love the confessions. I'm crazy like that, too. Things and ideas get the better of me and I start them, then life gets in the way and the house is full of unfinished projects for months, or even years.
ReplyDeleteOh Beth.. .don't feel bad! The designers house is always the last to get done! You are in good company!
ReplyDeleteI've always been a last minute procrastinator... This is something I'm working on... along with my lack of organization skills. Yikes!!
ReplyDeleteXOXO,
The Glam Pad
Well, that's certainly a lovely chair! I'm a total procrastinator and always wait until the last minute (for everything!). This is bad for stress but usually produces good results. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is so me!! I always get the most done when I have some sort of deadline. right now it's Christmas- I'm trying to get all the stuff on my decorating to do list done before then!
ReplyDeleteOh, I thought everyone was like this! I surely am!!
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