Simply, Simple for Thanksgiving

I do love Pinterest, except when I don’t!  Some of the wonderful, stunning, beautiful decorating ideas for the home are just beyond me and my immediate reaction is, “Nice, yes, but who is going to dust it?”  Don’t get me wrong, I really do enjoy the creative, fun, and whimsical, wonderful ideas that are on Pinterest, but it can also make me crazy….like voices saying…’hurry up, get ready for Thanksgiving, Christmas is coming and you are not ready, your home does not look perfect yet and you are late.  Late, late, late…’ and then I must remind myself…ah, really?  It is only November 7, 2013.

We do have a beautiful home.  I do want it to look warm and inviting and festive, and I do recognize that this is mostly for me.  Most of my family will nod politely and say, “that looks nice”, no matter what I do, so keeping it simple is really best for everyone!  I decided that whatever I got done in one day, was going to be ‘good enough’.  The amazing part, was that when I stopped worrying about being ‘late’ or any other craziness, I really started to enjoy the creativity that comes with adding a bit of Thanksgiving decorating, and managed to dust a little along the way.

Pinterest perfect? Hahahahahaha…. I know it is not.  That is okay with me, this is for us.

My favorite bits are the hand-made clay turkeys made by little hands now grown….

….and our ‘gratitude board’ that we all do have a part in.  It is not perfect either, but a work in progress, just like me.

If you are not getting ready for Thanksgiving then you are probably our family in England and if you do not know what Pinterest is, you are probably Our Friend the Farmer and you’ll have to ask one of the girls in your family.