Have you ever walked into someone’s house and been in complete awe (and entirely jealous) of how well-decorated it is with little touches that you would never have thought of but now want to copy in your own place? Have you ever had a meal that was so perfect—from appetizers to dessert—that you really just wanted to take one of the artfully folded cloth napkins as a souvenir of that perfection? Have you ever watched Martha Stewart do some ridiculous craft on her show and thought “hmmm….I could do that” but instead just buy an already made, knock-off version of it at World Market?
Seriously, how do these people do it? And how can I learn to do it?
Gosh darnit, I wanna be a domestic goddess!!! (A note…the grammar goddess in me hates the word “wanna” but the version of this sentence that is written grammatically correct was already taken as a blog title, so I just have deal with it…even though I don’t wanna…haha!)
I researched numerous domestic goddess websites for inspiration. I discovered that many of these goddesses are stay-at-home moms with blogs about dirty diapers, breastfeeding and kissing “owies”. Which is awesome for them, but SO not me…at least at this point in my life (um, dirty diapers? ew!). I am just a girl leading an ordinary life who wants to add those little touches that turn mundane daily tasks into something a little bit more fun! And that is what I think of when I when think of a domestic goddess.
One of my favorite quotes is from Sex and the City (yeah, I know, most people have favorite quotes from one of the “Great Books” or one of the Presidents…I do not…most of my favorite quotes are from The Office) when SJP voiceovered “I will never be the woman with the perfect hair, who can wear white and not spill on it.” I know this to be so very true of myself as well. I will never be perfect and I am pretty okay with that. Imperfections make life interesting. But I would like to look back on my life and see flashes of extraordinary and lots of fun.
So this blog will follow my journey to add the extraordinary and the fun to my life as I learn to be a domestic goddess! You may just find yourself reading about craft projects that I have completed, recipes that I have tried, and cool bargains that I have found, the random adventures I find myself in the middle of, and probably no entries about diapers, breastfeeding and “owies.” (Although I am a complete klutz so I may write about my own “owies.” Hey, maybe I can craft myself an icepack.)
So join me on my journey and please, share your ideas!!!
