Fall in the Air and Mud

Hello

Well, we turned the heat on last night... a little early this year but temps dipped into the 30s here in Chicago. I hated to do it but I couldn't listen to the complaining anymore from the household. I had to admit it was cold and damp in this old house. September is usually warm still, so we will be back up into the 80s again soon.


I will be linking up with Debra at Common Ground for her Vintage Inspiration Friday. Thank you Debra!

I have been working and working outside on my studio. Trying to empty the tent and haul from the garage all my stuff. 
It was a little overwhelming and at times had me wondering what had I been thinking to keep all this for so long... so it felt good to throw and get rid of. 

The last few days I have been slowed down by eye surgery, a cataract that had needed attention for some time now. So another thing crossed off my to do list and I can keep walking through mud. That is what it feels like sometimes.

Walking through mud.

The kind that keeps you in one place when you want to move on, the kind that tires you out with every step, 
the kind that keeps you from your destination even though you can see it clearly.

Walking through mud... is sometimes what you have to do, as long as you  don't get stuck... as long as you keep moving.
So here is my mud...

The studio with all my stuff... trying to find a place for it all.
 Trying to make it look good while still being functional.
 Balance for me has always been hard.
I tend to overdo...

I want the emphasis to be on function here.

But I am a visual person... I can't put things away with labels,
I need to see to be inspired. I like lace piled high and buttons spilling out... but it has to be in an artful way.

So I am torn between art and function
Keeping it simple 
but
having too much stuff to do so.

Keeping my family close... my grandmother on her wedding day. She had a double wedding with her sister.

This is my mud...
finding creative ways to organize, while still having it look artful 
and inspiring.
Trying to keep it simple is so complicated...
staying focused...

I am still working on it, I will take pictures and post it when I am finished.
Blessings,
Rebecca