Being Content with the In Between

Even though it’s been more than a year since we moved into our first {and current home} we still have new people come over to our house every once in a while. So we give them the tour, take them upstairs, downstairs and everywhere in between so they can see our new place. And I love this. I love having a home to fill with loved ones.

What I often always find myself doing is making some kind of excuse when people see a room that I don’t believe is perfect or organized, or clean or “done”. Which totals up to be just about every room in our place.

“Oh I’m planning to hang up curtains in here,” “Don’t pay attention to that, we’re painting it next week, ” “This office is a mess! Sorry.” These are phrases that not only go through my head but out through my lips for everyone to hear my excuses about our home.

When the truth is I shouldn’t be making excuses at all. I’m learning to be content with “the in between.” And the reality is, they barely notice.

This past weekend we had an impromptu party at our house Saturday evening. Friends of ours were moving out of town and after everyone helped load the truck the group came to our place to eat and socialize. Did we plan for this? No. Did we have snacks? Barely. Did I worry? Not for a second.

Should I be embarrassed that my porch is half stripped of paint and looks like this?

Did I worry that my dining room has this in the middle of it?

No. I’m getting comfortable with the in between. What I have to do is stop making excuses and enjoy the journey that is the creation of our home. Without caring that there’s a laundry basket in the master bedroom. Oh the horror – we wash clothes!

But these spaces are lived in, redecorated, wallpapered, sometimes messy and I love it all. You know what they say, Rome wasn’t built in a day right?

Are you content with the in between?