tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768302559422677049.post1941676315943550881..comments2023-06-24T06:09:59.242-05:00Comments on Butterfly Genes: A ConfessionHeathahleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03526348513736437292noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768302559422677049.post-81430698888028503292008-05-15T21:24:00.000-05:002008-05-15T21:24:00.000-05:00Hey Sister - We share the same genes, although the...Hey Sister - <BR/><BR/>We share the same genes, although they are expressed in such different ways. We also share this same fear. For me, this is the silliest thing to be afraid of. <BR/>You know my house - we don't own it, the entity which does own it doesn't care what we do with it- there's NO WAY that I could possibly mess this house up - really. What the heck have I been so scared of all these years? <BR/><BR/>Anyway - I took the plunge a couple of months ago and started on the entry way. I cleaned the walls, spackled, and repaired a hole in the wall that Lucky or Bess chewed out. I had spent months poring over paint chips at Sherwin-Williams before - is this the right shade, or not, blah, blah. This time I just picked a shade of yellow at Wal-mart, took it home and painted those walls all by myself. TA-DA. Did it. It looks so much better and the yellow color is perfect to me. Of course, now the rest of the house looks that much worse since I've fixed up the entry a bit, but I'm going to get to it. <BR/><BR/>I'm thinking of this place as my "training house." I'm learning, so that when I finally, one of these days, get into our own home, I'll know better what works and what doesn't, what I can do, and what I want to do.<BR/><BR/>So, get un-paralyzed by doing one little thing. One little thing. <BR/><BR/>You can do this, Sister.<BR/><BR/>BTW - That TV show was "Hee-Haw" a program that Grandaddy never missed! He used to say this about one of the co-hosts of that show: "He can't help being ugly, but he could stay home."<BR/><BR/>Love you,<BR/><BR/>SisterCarlynBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482296048898660917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768302559422677049.post-48453037636845871712008-05-15T14:16:00.000-05:002008-05-15T14:16:00.000-05:00Hey girl, just stopping by to say hello. I agree t...Hey girl, just stopping by to say hello. <BR/><BR/>I agree that it's the grey area that gives me trouble with TV. The reality is, I'm pretty sure that the Lord would be pleased if I just pitched the darn thing out the window. Although hubby would not be so pleased.<BR/><BR/>Argh. So long as He doesn't call on me to stop watching The Office. :)Kimbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013989296760980717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768302559422677049.post-44919116225570490972008-05-15T10:06:00.000-05:002008-05-15T10:06:00.000-05:00I love what you wrote and I was the EXACT same way...I love what you wrote and I was the EXACT same way up until a few years ago.<BR/><BR/>I figured out if you have enough imperfectly beautiful things together you only notice the positives and never even see the imperfections! Can't wait to see what you do first!<BR/><BR/>I bet you have one thing on your list that you could do right now in the next 20 minutes!The Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13845337148004055979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768302559422677049.post-83117376269693056632008-05-14T15:30:00.000-05:002008-05-14T15:30:00.000-05:00Grrr. I typed out this big long comment and lost ...Grrr. I typed out this big long comment and lost it. Now I will have to shorten and sum up as I'm too lazy to type it all out again. <BR/><BR/>I'm right there with you, sister! Wasn't it TWO YEARS AGO that we remodelded? Have I done ANYTHING to decorate or accent? Nope. Not much. Mine isn't so much because of fear, but plenty of "what ifs". What if I do this or that and it goes out of style? What if I buy this or that and I find something I like better later? And finally, it all costs money!! But since you are making a nesting groupy out of me, when I had my Mother's Day outing Sunday, I bought quite a few things for the house. I didn't spend a fortune and I love everything I bought. This also proving the theory you don't really have to spend a bundle to spruce things up a bit.<BR/><BR/>Also, you are making bird nerds out of us. We can't help ourselves. I noticed Nester and Kimba have little bird accents in their home. I think Nester even has a little bird nest with eggs in it...I think I saw that somewhere anyway. Well, there is a gift shop in our neck of the woods that has a set of 3 different sized bird nests with eggs in them, and they are not too pricey. Anna (the future of bird nerds) and I really like them and want them. At Kirklands, I found cute little wood bird accent/decor thingies I'd like to go back and get, too. <BR/><BR/>Oh yeah, you are making quite the monster out of me. But I love you anyway :)Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00420323636035062088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768302559422677049.post-76055943245020292432008-05-14T14:43:00.000-05:002008-05-14T14:43:00.000-05:00Jinkies! (too much Scooby Doo over here) Did I ser...Jinkies! (too much Scooby Doo over here) Did I seriously just get mentioned in the same sentence as The Nester? I'm embarassed and tickled all at the same time!<BR/><BR/>Your attitude is right! What's the worst that could happen? Is a bump in your newly spackled wall really that big of a deal? If you really don't like the paint, you can do it over. I can't tell you many times I had to repaint something. No biggie. Most mistakes can be corrected.<BR/><BR/>Have fun!<BR/>KimKimbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013989296760980717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768302559422677049.post-24426559855320944742008-05-14T13:32:00.000-05:002008-05-14T13:32:00.000-05:00Try anything you want. You will be successful! It ...Try anything you want. You will be successful! It will look good. With your creativeness and wisdom you can do wonders. Don't be scared! I'm sure your husband will approve. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com