Monday check-in 4th January 2016

Mondays: My usual day of catching up on chores, TV that I missed due to working at the weekend, and spending some mother and son time. 
          Today though as it was my husband's last day before he returns to work tomorrow, I went for my first long distance run of the year, then met him and my son to go for a coffee, to get some bits and to take Henry to the park.
          I am gonna get my guest room/home office completed, and get my bookcase that I am converting into a craft storage unit completed at the start of this year. I am getting bored with the same look and thinking of "What can be done", I am now taking action and thinking "This is going to get done now". 
           Also I want to change my display table in our living room and the corner units aswell.

If you do have tables or units/dashboard, in your home, and you are fed up of looking at the same old dreary space then why not revamp it and make it a display of photos, candles and other things that mean a lot to you,. so when you look over to this area it gives you peace instead of anxiety and makes you feel overwhelmed and nothing much has changed.

​"You don't need it to be Christmas to be able to decorate your home, as there are more days to celebrate than just once a year" 

Sometimes we can feel the Christmas blues as we go into a new year, so to get out of that, you can still decorate your home, but instead of doing it just once a year, why not do this all year round. 
     
OK I know what you are thinking. 

"THAT COSTS MONEY"
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Well actually it doesn't have too, look around you and you be surprised with what you can do. Why not go through your photos and create a collage, use your birthday cards you keep into a piece of art and have a display of them, that will help you look at the space that once was boring after Christmas into a showcase. 

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I use an old draw organizer that I have used to display items, books I wish to read, jewelry I want to remember to wear and got as they are special pieces that mean a lot to me, that were gifts. I store my current perfumes I am using and items that I have not used yet, but is out on display so I use them and don't forget about them. (see above this is one display I have created on my cube unit in my bedroom).  

I do believe in the catchphrase
"OUT OF MIND OUT OF SIGHT"

"A home should not be done up like a showroom for other people, but given the personal touch so you feel happy and content in your own space" 

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Why not have a theme for each display if you wish to, I have done this to store shower gels, roll on's and body sprays on my cube unit, so I know to use them and they are not just standing there looking like clutter but interesting and I will make sure I use them first before I need to buy anymore. 

You can do the same with bags, books as I have done, jewelry, craft stock, paper, stationary supplies, it is endless what you can do. 

So lets be happy in the new year, and make everyday a day to display decor, so everyday can feel like Christmas, it doesn't have to end just because it is the new year.

Many thanks for reading, 


Carrie X