just say NO to perfection

thanks for all your nice and supportive comments! they mean a lot to me.

looking back, I'm thinking perfectionism was rearing it's ugly head last week. I kept hearing a voice saying "if you can't do it 'right' don't do it at all"-should have recognized perfection's face when I heard that and run the other way. But I believed that false thinking and stayed immobile.

Aby wrote a great post about this in relation to organization, but I believe perfectionism can impact any area of your life. so last week, these were some of the things I was unable to do 'perfectly', so they just didn't get done and thus made me feel overwhelmed and yucky- painting connor's bedroom {didn't think I had enough time}; completing the rosebud baby hat {wanted to complete it all at one time}; blogging {just didn't think I had anything creative to say}; and starting a new knitting project {just can't keep up with other knitters}.

so thanks to Aby's reminder, I'm giving myself permission to be less than perfect, actually totally imperfect. I'm allowed to start a project and work for as long as I can without feeling guilty. I'm allowed to work in small pieces on large projects. I'm allowed to post without creativity and without pictures. I'm allowed to start a project and not finish it for awhile.

the tasks that make up my daily docket is my life. there will never be a day that I have absolutely nothing to do. I will probably never complete every project I'd love to do.

what can I do? with God's help and guidance, I can find joy in the journey of each day! I can be totally present in my family moments. I can concentrate on the blessings. I can bring kindness, hope, and a smile to the world around me. Those things I can do.