Time to decorate?

I've been spending {way too much} time lately surfing, searching and reading so many new blogs. No wonder my house is such a mess and yes, the Christmas decorations are still up. There are so many cool blogs out there and even more talented women than I knew of yesterday. When I first heard about blogs I didn't really understand what the point was. Now I am totally addicted - like can't get anything else done addicted. Like have to check in to all of my new favorites before I can move on with my day addicted. It's really bad.

The one good thing that is coming of my new found love is the inspiration that I am finding from these blogs to finally finish {or should I say start over?} decorating my own home. As I am also still trying to figure out who I am, I'm also trying to figure out what my style is. And I realized something about myself that seems to be a repeating theme that I am now determined to ditch. I used to decorate to please everyone else, making conservative and predictable choices in hopes of looking like I knew what I was doing. Lately I have just been hating my space and everything in it and have stopped putting any effort in to decorating. Maybe it's because I now spend all of my time here so I am noticing things more. Maybe it's because I've been able to truly make my own decisions lately without worrying what everyone else will think. Maybe it's because every January I dread taking down the Christmas decorations and putting all the same old decorations back in their place. Regardless, I'm ready to get started and put more personal choices in to decorating. After all, since I am here more often than anyone else, shouldn't it be a place that I love instead of a place I hope everyone else loves?

I'm actually really excited about this and the possibilities. Hopefully I can find some time to run out this weekend and start exploring at places I've been wanting to go for months now - antique stores, vintage finds, thrift stores. Wish me luck!!