A while back I made a message board out of a section of an old screen door. I thought it was really cute and put it in my booth at Doc Holliday’s Emporium. Months later it was still sitting there collecting dust. Last weekend I decided to change around my booth a bit and add a few things. I sat the message board aside planning on rehashing it. Greg the man of wisdom in my life said “that’s ugly” WHAT! He repeated himself as if he thought that’s what I wanted to hear. I didn’t want to hear that but grabbed it up and took it back home. Later in my studio I looked at it with aggravation. How could he say that about one of my pieces. After all I put so much into creating things that organize and are decorative at the same time.
I was really kinda mad about this, maybe he was right and that’s why it hasn’t sold. I took a hammer to it and knock off the clothes pins then I pushed it aside and walked away. After taking a moment and having some grapes. I realized he just might be right. All the other items in my booth was selling but not this. I needed to redo it see what would happen. By Sunday I had rethought it and made it more simple to use. I lightly sanded it so you couldn’t see where the clothes pins had been and put a new clear coat where I sanded. I put 3 knobs at the bottom to hang things on like doggie leashes, purses or a jacket. I returned the board to my booth on Sunday evening and it sold on Monday. Hmmmmmm, okay Greg might of had something but lets not tell him.
Sometimes we all over think things. We are not willing to see beyond what we thought was right in the first place. I know I’m so guilty of doing this in many area’s of my life. I’m a true hard “let’s not change anything person”. I dig my heals in and will not let up. Many times if you just change a few things, a small part of what you are doing in the end it works better. Stress is something I’m trying to remove from my daily life. Organizing my home, car, classroom and many other areas is so important to me. I can tell when there is clutter in any parts of my life because I become overwhelmed and sad. I don’t like that feeling so time to take a step back and see what is going on and how I can change that.
It’s not easy to admit that you took a wrong path. I don’t like to rethink my choices it makes me mad. That is the stubborn side of me that my daddy always talked about. I love my life and it’s a good one it just needs a little tweaking to make it more Blue Happy than ever. Ya it’s Thursday and another week in life has almost passed by. Make every minute count and make tons of Blue Happy memories. God Bless you all!!
