The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men,
Gang aft agley,
An’ lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain,
For promis’d joy!
Excerpt from Robert Burns, To a Mouse, On turning her up in her nest, with the plough, November, 1785
Might I not gnash my teeth as I cast my eyes upon my office and yoga room, finding yet another large project unfinished on my floor and not the beautiful,peaceful space I dreamt of?
I shall not!
My inner curator told me to display all those beautiful pieces of art I have collected over the years made by friends and colleagues and artists I’ve yet to meet.
My inner kid told me to find a way to show off some of the cool rocks and bits of bark and wood I’ve collected over the years.
My inner Scrouge told me to not pay one more cent on the means with which to display all this stuff.
My inner decorator said, “I guess this means it’ll have to have a rustic touch”.
My inner museum staff told me to use display techniques that were safe for the art work.
My inner artist told me to bring some light into the room and to make this display one big, high impact installation.
So that is what I’ve been doing this last week. Which means the rest of the floor plan has gone untended.
And now my three part series on creating a multi-purpose room that works as a peaceful office, meditation and yoga space has become four.
I promise (PROMISE!) you that next week you will get to see photos of the completed project in my last post, Decorating: In with the New (or should I say, in with the re-purposed and new-to-me?).
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#1 by susan krueger on January 20th, 2012
I like what all your inner voices had to say and that you let each of them be satisfied somehow. It’s hard to get anything done with such a committee!
#2 by goodlinesdecor on January 20th, 2012
Yes, so many to make happy. I completed the wall last night and am pretty pleased. Now on to the rest of the room. How’s your studio project coming along? Do you have pics?
#3 by Vicky on January 22nd, 2012
I’m glad to see that progress isn’t always in a straight line. I sometimes get side-tracked while doing a task. But the side-track IS worthwhile & I do eventually return to my original plan & move forward with it. Now, I don’t sweat it…all will get done…in time.
#4 by goodlinesdecor on February 2nd, 2012
Sorry to be sooo delayed in responding to you Vicky. Yes, progress is not a straight line. In fact it is only a concept, a game even, made up by homo sapiens. I think the side track is part of the process. We give ourselves time to think through our intentions. When we know our particular process, we can accept ourselves the way we are. You have a great approach to not sweat it…that it will get done.