I admit it--I used to love watching makeover shows. You know, those kind that tell you why what you are currently wearing is all wrong for you, or 5,000 ways your house is decorated just too old-fashioned, or not hip enough, etc......

Little caveat--I do strive to make my home beautiful and love new ideas. But how often on these shows, do the 'experts' walk into a room or look at someone's clothing/decorating choices and go "oh you look WONDERFUL! You need no changes!" Of course not...the 'experts' would then be out of jobs!

Which brings me to my point--I noticed after watching too many makeover shows, I was actually becoming more discontent. If you take these thoughts to their natural conclusion, nothing can ever be good enough. I can always improve on my clothing, my appearance, my house. I also noticed that the experts typically eshew anything too fuddy-duddy. It's your space according to them, not your home. So anything old-looking you may have passed down from your family, your grandmother etc is relegated to the attic.

No more makeover shows for me.  I would rather my house had some personality, and I love it that we have things from all over the world, from different generations, on display. Never mind if it doesn't fit into a tight category of retro, early American or Victorian. Same for clothing choices. I am picking what suits me and is functional, feminine and modest, not whether it's cutting edge fashion. (ok maybe not on shoes--I do love shoes! LOL) There is a freedom in not being enslaved to material things or being molded into what the world thinks is 'it' at a given point.