Four Year Blog Anniversary and an Important Lesson Learned

To celebrate,  instead of sharing a DIY project with you all I thought I’d take a look back at this past year and share a bit about my journey. Four years and an important lesson learned the hard way! 

The first one I shared was the girls’ bedroom. We had a blast painting it and decorating too!  But most importantly the girls had final say in what went into the room. 

And we so needed it because things were difficult.  It was hard adjusting to life here after living in Greece.  In New York, people are so busy with their work and my girls had to get used to the fast paced rhythm of the city and so many cultural changes. Tatou really helped to ease the transition.

I can lie and say that this came as a shock but in all honesty, I had been abusing my body for years.  Overdosing on sweets and lack of exercise was not the way to stay healthy.  One of my girls loves to bake and well, as you can guess, I’m not one to resist a chocolate chip cookie, or five! And her cheesecakes are irresistible!

I ignored the signs.  I was constantly tired and sluggish.  I was always hungry which made no sense at all because I was eating all day long.  And sitting in front of the computer certainly didn’t help matters at all.  

I went into the doctor’s office for a referral and instead came out with a huge headache and enough prescriptions to make it a full-time job.  Saying I was depressed about this was an understatement.  But I knew I, and no one else, was to blame.  I should have known better. But I just kept on sweeping my bad health habits under the rug. Not even a trip to the Botanical Gardens helped me to feel better!

Imagine walking around with a grenade inside you and not knowing about it, or even worse, keeping your head in the sand out of stupidity.  That was me!!  That trip to the doctor’s office was a wake-up call of the upmost urgency!  
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​And I started walking everywhere, with my pupster and without. Like I said, this had become my full time job.  That’s why I wasn’t working on new projects over the summer but instead sharing some oldies but goodies. 

I kept on dragging on the color selections. But I figured once the room is done I will be better able to organize my life.

​And that’s exactly what happened.  I found a spot for all my medicine and put myself on a schedule. Discipline was the key here!

Ha!  I say “that’s it” like it was a small thing, but in fact it was life changing!  

I now had tons of energy because I didn’t have to worry about that sugar high and low. So much so, that instead of finishing the bedroom, I tackled another project!

In a two day period I painted the kitchen (ok it is the size of your closet, but still), the dining room, the entryway and the living room.  For the living room I went all out and did a cloudy effect accent wall that has me swooning to this day!

No way would I have tried anything like this in my previous state!  But now, I had so much energy I didn’t know what to do with it.  And mind you, I’m no spring chicken. 
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​And the dining room needs a bit more work too.  Maybe I’ll get my girl to help me with some artwork. 

But no matter what projects I am working on I never, ever slack off on my health.  I was given this gift of good health and I am not about to throw it away or take it for granted like I had before. 
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