Kitchen, Love Thyself

I love design blogs and 

home and garden magazines....

Etsy and HGTV.

Love.

The cool thing about

this age that we are

living in is the countless

options....

Something for everyone,

be it traditional, modern,

bohemian or any kind

of mix that you could

want or imagine.

While I'm no expert on
 interior design,  I do know 

what I like and it's been 

fun collecting ideas in my

Pinterest files and on

Houzz and of course

the old tear and file

system, too.

But when I was asked

to join in a linky party

featuring what I love about

my kitchen, I stopped

in my tracks, uncertain

whether or not to participate.

We live in a society that

is preoccupied with those

things we want to change

when we look in the mirror ~

Use Botox! Lose weight!

Color your hair! which can

spoil the view sometimes.

And {at least for me},

magazines and HGTV

and YES, design blogs,

create wants.  And that can

also focus my lens on lack....

As in, my house lacks

beamed ceilings or wide

plank floors or a sweet

sunroom....

Wants all the way.
So far, far from needs.

I know you get it.

When I consider my kitchen

these days, I do tend to think

of the changes that I'd like

to make, since we are living

a 2011 life in a 1996 house,

one where we've been

 planted for over 10 years.  

But this invitation helped me

to set aside the magnifying

glass that enlarges flaws and

hone in on those things that

I do, indeed, love about my

kitchen.  To refocus the lens

on gratitude, a word that

seems to keep appearing on

my radar this year.

Because it's not, in fact, the 

things in my kitchen that 

melt my heart.

It's the people who have

graced the stools around

the island or the chairs

around the table....And

this little dog beneath my feet

 as I stir or chop, wash or dry.

It's their dear faces that 

come to mind first and what 

makes my kitchen a place to 

love and to be truly grateful for.

If you'd like to see what
others love about their 
kitchens, stroll on over and
say hello to the lovely Sarah.

xx
Suzanne


PS:  The name drawn by
random.org for the
Shabby Apple Giveaway 
is {drum roll}:
#43
Gretchen
Mimi-Toria's Designs

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