Too much is ok, for a time.

Too much is ok for a time. (NOT A LONG TIME) 

They say that things get messier before they get cleaner. Can I be the ultimate testament to that. The house is a wreck and it is becoming more "wreckish" yes I just made that word up, day by day. Things for the wedding things for showers. New furniture in, old furniture waiting to go out. So many different projects are in halfway positions and it is a scary place for them all to be. I don't mind a unfinished project or two but the amount that I have is more than I am truly used to and this I think is the part of the pre wedding that everyone says comes correct? Ahhh is all I have to say. We finally have a new date on the calendar for the yardsale and I hope that it sticks because I have so much that I want to get accomplished and sold. So people buy buy buy is my telepathic chat. I was able to purge more clothes this morning and more hangers so that is opening room in the closets. The tops of the closets are being cleaned out and there are things that still need to so truly be accomplished. Plans are consistently changing. I have found something in the attic that needs attention so that changed my quiet morning Saturday to making things happening and more materials being bought. I am learning to go more with the flow of the schedule that I am being giving and trying to rest in the fact that the house though it may be a wreck is still a place of love and commitment not just to each other but to everyone who enters. There is a huge part of me that just wants to excommunicate people from coming in the house because of its messy state during this time but if I do that two things will happen. I will lose the quality that makes it a home and I will not be motivated to get it back in the shape I know it can truly have. 

Stuff no matter how much or how little is not what truly makes the difference in the house and focusing on the people relieves some of the tension of the other factors. Too much is ok for a time. We get too much on our plates at points, too many meetings, too many office hours, to many family members in situations that need help or are sick or hurting. This too much is understood that it will come but it also is not something we should hold on to for long periods of time. This too shall pass is a reminder that we are capable to handle within a season for a season and through a season but a season does not last a lifetime. 

My goal is that Andrew and I can have the house sorted by Christmas (post the wedding) that we can celebrate with a clean simplified house and truly enjoy the meaning of the season. For now, I try and just laugh at the chaos, smile at the changes and breath through the frustrations. I am thankful for family who deals with my ideas, a roommate who is more patient than any other human being on the planet and Andrew who goes along with all of the wild adventures. 

Here's to life and all it has to offer! 

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