I like a clean house.
I like to cook from scratch (and by scratch I mean no packets, no mixes, as close to whole food as I can get). I like to find interesting items at Estate
Sales, Garage Sales, Thrift Stores, etc and re-purpose them into something really
cool. I see craft items (mostly jewelry
these days) online or in a store and I think:
“I can make that.” I love to have
a house that people walk into and say, “This looks like something from a
magazine.” I like to grow herbs and
vegetables and beautiful flowers.
For various reasons, many with psychological origins and
some I’ve spent years in therapy trying to resolve, I am some manner of
obsessed with making sure these things happen.
Well, did I mention I have a full-time job, own a retail store with my
husband and try to pack as much knowledge in my head on various subjects on a
daily basis???
So, here’s my problem, I work so hard at making my house
comfortable, my yard beautiful and making sure I don’t spend a penny more on
anything than I need to, that I forget about one thing: people.
Yes, sometimes I am so busy making sure everything is perfect for my
party, my guests, and my friends and family that I forget to enjoy the
people.
I am independent, sometimes fiercely so. I enjoy time to myself. I enjoy getting my projects caught up. So much so, that I forget how filled up I get
by spending quality time with family and friends. Do you have this need to be perfect? If so, how do you deal with it?
