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How about a little cheese with that whine?

August 4, 2008 By Marta Darby 3 Comments

I have finally managed to find my computer today in the Mess-That-is-My-House.

I wanted the work done. I genuinely did.

In fact, I pretty much badgered encouraged (=D) my husband to get the guys out here to work on the house as soon as possible.
I just never stopped to ponder how it would affect my real life.

I had visions of the beautiful look of the finished rooms. How fabulous will those ceiling fans look in my dining room and my bedroom?

I didn’t count on the process.

And how undone it would make me feel.

So, there are holes in my ceilings that will soon hold the lovely fans. And there is a gargantuan mess in my studio/office/classroom where my new cabinets will soon be built. The kitchen cabinets are also being painted and there’s new plumbing in the bathrooms.

And I’m just feeling impatient and out-of-sorts and itching to distract myself by scrapbooking my last two (!) trips to Miami.

But that’s not my current reality.

This is:
Remodel

I know I’ll like it when it’s all complete. Right now, it just looks and feels like a great big, out-of-control mess.  And I’m hating it. And I’m grumpy. And maybe a little depressed. (sigh)

But really, I have nothing to do but stay out of the way and wait for it all to get done. And I hate waiting. And I want it all done NOW.

And so today’s Remodel-as-Metaphor-for-my-Life is brought to you by God, who loves me and has a plan for my life. 

(NOTE TO GOD: Please don’t smite, me. I promise to be more grateful and cooperative tomorrow. =D)

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  1. Ody from Miami Lakes says

    August 4, 2008 at 10:05 am

    Marta,His grace is sufficient for you today. There’s always enough of it for each day and it’s never exhausted.
    May God bless you today as he molds you more into his image.

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  2. jana says

    August 4, 2008 at 8:52 pm

    Hey girlfriend, hang in there-I’d be going crazy too!jana

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  3. class factotum says

    August 6, 2008 at 3:23 pm

    Oh honey I so feel your pain! We had only a little bit of work done to the house, but just the waiting for the workmen to show up — or to call to explain why they weren’t showing up — and the mess in the yard or wherever was enough to make us crazy. It’s so hard not being in control of your space!Perhaps a mojito might take your mind off things? 🙂

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