Yeah, I've been thinking about this. I think I am getting worse about worrying about people coming over. It isn't just the house being clean, it is everything--the clutter, the unmatched furniture, the way my husband hung the pictures on the walls (but we wouldn't have any pics on the walls if he didn't hang them), the way the walls need painting, the shredded curtains that are hanging in the dining room, the weird wallpaper in the kitchen, etc. It doesn't help that difficult child 2/easy child comments on how awful our "decorating" is either. It doesn't help that I watch HGTV and see how much our house needs "updating" on top of everything else.
Part of the problem is money--we don't have the money to spend the thousands we need to spend on new carpet, new furniture, etc.
A big part of the problem though is that I am kind of oblivious to my surroundings and like it that way. But then when I take the blinders off and see how the house would look to someone seeing it for the first time I think, "OMG, I can't have people over!" It isn't a "charming" sort of clutter like other people have, it is a weird sort of clutter! I think I just don't care enough to do all the work that needs to be done. I'd rather read or go out for drinks and dancing, etc.
Any thoughts? I wonder if I am the only one....
Jane
Part of the problem is money--we don't have the money to spend the thousands we need to spend on new carpet, new furniture, etc.
A big part of the problem though is that I am kind of oblivious to my surroundings and like it that way. But then when I take the blinders off and see how the house would look to someone seeing it for the first time I think, "OMG, I can't have people over!" It isn't a "charming" sort of clutter like other people have, it is a weird sort of clutter! I think I just don't care enough to do all the work that needs to be done. I'd rather read or go out for drinks and dancing, etc.
Any thoughts? I wonder if I am the only one....
Jane