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Friday, May 12, 2006

I am Kristin Billerbeck and I am a perfectionist. Okay, not in areas that would actually help me (like worrying about a clean house, or baking the perfect Mom cookies) No, I am a perfectionist of the worst sort. I never do things "right" and then I tend to beat myself up about it. For example, I bought this gorgeous Persian rug on Tuesday. I LOVE it, but it doesn't have the right colors in it, and I had to take down the painting, and I'll have to make other changes to the room because the rug isn't "right". Which automatically makes other things "wrong".

So I either live with the changes, or I admit I did it "wrong" and take it back. Which is probably what I should do, but like a child I've become attached to the beauty of the rug, and now my mind goes back and forth. The rug is wrong. The rug is beautiful. How can I full enjoy the rug with this brain of mine? And is life ever really perfect? Granted, the rug is a symptom of a bigger issue, but there it is.
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At 10:50 AM, Blogger Diann Hunt said...

I say the rug stays. It IS gorgeous. But then I'm not a perfectionist, so I probably wouldn't care if it didn't match the painting. LOL!

Well, okay, maybe I would care a little. Or not, depending upon how much I like the painting.

Painting? Rug? Painting? Rug? I'm bad at making decisions, can you tell? Can't handle the pressure. I'm going for coffee.

 
At 11:22 AM, Blogger Julie Carobini said...

Yes, I love the rug too!

And if I had a nickel for every time I did the same thing...:-)

Long live the Color Blind!

 
At 12:37 PM, Blogger Jaime Wright said...

You know, this reminds me of an Oprah show where they remade a room on a "budget" and centralized it around one theme - it was so beautiful and then Oprah goes "and this was all done on a budget! Beautiful things can be created on a budget, ladies! and this budget was ..." she turns expectantly to the designer who screams out in pure joy "only ten-thousand dollars!!" Needless to say, i stuck my foot through the tv screen.

So ... I say get creative on a REAL budget, but keep the carpet. What better excuse to shake things up a bit and redecorate.

 
At 12:41 PM, Blogger Deborah Raney said...

Can't you find something--a centerpiece maybe--that would tie the rug and the painting together? Do they have a common color? I'm NOT a perfectionist and I don't think I have a very good eye for color, but my decorating mantra is "if I love it, I'll make it work." : ) The rug is gorgeous and I love the dining set too.

 
At 12:52 PM, Blogger Southern-fried Fiction said...

Hey, Kristen--many a room has had its inspiration point the rug. Like Deb said, find a common color between the painting and the rug. Most Persian rugs are multicolored. Then go buy some silk flowers and make yourself an arrangement to tie it all together!

And if it doesn't QUITE work -- don't worry. Just tell everyone it DOES match. After all, you're a fiction writer!

 
At 8:29 PM, Blogger eileen said...

Unfurl the rug! I demand you enjoy the colors and design. Hang the painting you love, too. Eclectic is in! Haven't you heard they're coming back with Harvest Gold appliances?

 
At 6:42 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

very, very pretty rug!

my rug is perfect because i bought it cheap at an auction and it was so old and splotchy, i knew i'd never worry when the kids made a mess on it.

 
At 1:49 PM, Blogger Malia Spencer said...

Happy Mother's Day Colleen, Kristin, Diann and Denise! I hope you have a wonderful day with your families and they spoil you like you deserve. :)

 
At 12:32 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

i was delighted to see your newest in the book store today! (and yes. of course i bought its hot pink gorgeousness.) my two year old thinks it's his, though, since he got to carry it in the store. it's nowhere to be found, which probably means it's in his room now, and i can't get it without waking him up. gah.

 
At 11:32 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

Kris...you mean our decor is supposed to match? Oh mercy me, never come and visit me. You'd go into shock! LOL

 

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Kristin Billerbeck
Kristin Billerbeck is a proud Californian, wife, mother of four, and connoisseur of the irrelevant. She writes Christian Chick Lit; where she finds need for most of the useless facts lulling about in her head.

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Colleen Coble

Colleen Coble writes romantic suspense with a strong atmospheric element. A lovable animal of some kind--usually a dog--always populates her novels. She can be bribed with DeBrand mocha truffles.

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Denise Hunter writes women's fiction and love stories with a strong emotional element. Her husband says he provides her with all her romantic material, but Denise insists a good imagination helps too.

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Diann Hunt writes romantic comedy and humorous women's fiction. She has been happily married forever, loves her family, chocolate, her friends, chocolate, her dog, and well, chocolate.

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Cheryl Hodde writes romantic medical suspense under the pen name of Hannah Alexander, using all the input she can get from her husband, Mel, for the medical expertise. For fun she hikes and reads. Out of guilt, she rescues discarded cats. She and Mel are presently taking orders from four pampered strays.

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