Our happy hot mess

It's easy to give off the impression on this blog that everything at our house is perfectly kept and organized.

But what you don't see in my blog pictures of our put together this and our spotless that is that I probably have shoved all of the junk out of the way so that it isn't captured in the shot or that I've edited out the marks on the wall that need to be touched up or the stain on the rug I haven't gotten around to treating.

However, today I'm not shoving the hot mess in the corner while I take pictures or photo-shopping the not-so-pretty parts.

I'm letting it all hang out because it is what it is and sometimes we all need to be reminded that perfect is over-rated, to embrace the imperfections, and that sometimes the daily to-do's should be put on hold so that we can enjoy life!

So here are some glimpses of the hot messes currently around our home that I'm okay with sharing because it's real and even though it might be a mess sometimes, it's a very happy one...

...like our dining room table set up as a sewing station and abandoned mid-project to go for a walk with my mom, dog, and baby.

The curtains can wait. 

Our summer days are limited and enjoying some sunshine is more important.

My sad pathetic droopy DIY wreath.

I should probably take it down and put a better looking one up but it can wait.

There's a baby that needs to be cuddled.

The laundry that has piled up and the clean clothes that have been waiting to be put away for a week now. That can all wait. Heading to the beach to have a glass of wine with Chris and Charlie is more important right now.

Our lumpy disheveled family room couch that needs some fluffing and probably a slipcover wash.

Actually we probably just need to get rid of this thing and buy a new couch!

I'll get around to doing it eventually. 

Our living room closet/changing station that I've been meaning to organize and clean up.

Hot. Mess.

But it can wait!

Taking my afternoon nap to power through another night of 2 A.M. feedings is wayyyy more important.

The big bulky dog crate for our very sweet but sometimes badly behaved dog taking up space in our dining room (and moved into another room when I'm taking blog pictures).

It isn't pretty but it's Rosie's happy home and she is family to us.

This picture frame from my brother's wedding that is on our book shelf filled with pictures that are not Chris and I. I've been meaning to switch out the pictures (for almost a year now) but have yet to get any printed.

It can wait (but probably not much longer).

The hole in our kitchen ceiling that was finally patched but needs to be painted.

It's an eye sore but this hot mess can wait.

We much rather spend our weekend visiting friends and family than painting a ceiling.

Our bathroom vanity that needs some seriously touching up and a coat of wax.

Hot mess.

But, you guessed it. It can wait too!

Because there will always be a laundry list of projects to do and things to put away and organize but life is short and time is flying and even though parts of our home are a bit of a hot mess right now, it is a very happy home and one that I'm lucky to have.

- Caitlin