If a Lamp Falls in the Forest...

In my "real world" time I would be giddy that the calender has changed over to September, but I now seem to be living in the alternate universe of packing up my house for a move. The daytime temps are cooling down and the evenings are wonderful. Even the trees on my street are beginning to show some beautiful shades of Autumn color.

My blogging self wants to absorb all the Fall decor inspiration it can, but I have the whole house torn apart trying to make some advance headway on all the "stuff" that needs to be moved at some point. Right now I'm working on small decor items, books, office and craft supplies, miscellaneous dishes, glassware and Oh, did I say "decor"? Most specifically, vintage decor items... on more than one occasion I have felt the urge to slap myself.

Since I have tons and tons of photos archived of past Septembers, I'm going to be sharing some of my previous vintage Fall decor and vignettes. I did pull together some pieces for the Entry console since that seems to still be intact. (just barely) The other day I heard a loud crash and bang and held my breath. Hubby was on the loose with stacks of packing material and boxes, and since the Entry area has a little bit of free space the boxes tend to get deposited there.

A loud crash and bang, but no voice giving an explanation, like "hey, don't worry, everything's fine!" No, I had to investigate myself and see that my lamp on the console and the ivy trellis next to it were now on the floor. I guess he was hoping I was somewhere that the sound had evaded me. Like being in the forest where no one actually hears the boom of the tree.  Could be the same premise of  the age-old philosophical question of "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" Apparently not.

Thankfully nothing was damaged but he got the "look", and a please be careful warning. 

These pics are from September of 2014 when we were living at the lease house before our current house. We were in the middle of painting the new house and I was trying to have a little Fall decor to help ease not having a whole house to decorate. That little house we leased for a year was such a huge blessing to my sanity and physical well being.

This time around we will be able to stay here and do some work and supervise our wonderful reno guy's team without having to live there or rent a house. We have quite a bit to do, but nothing major except hardwoods, carpet and some new windows. Lots of smaller agenda items, but our guys (we've worked with them twice before) are hard working so I'm praying it all goes smoothly. 

My brain is working overtime. It's hard to rest and fall asleep when you have lists and projects racing through your brain, but I'm trying to pace myself. That's why I sat down today to share a little fun from the past. I could hardly find my way to my desk and computer, since today I'm randomly emptying my office drawers. I'm easily distracted and start a box one place, then find I can't finish it because I need to do something else. I keep repeating, "stay focused, stick with it."

OK, I'll stay in touch. Just pretend that these pics are new.

 Hopefully soon, I'll have that  Fall Entry area done.

 So, how is your early September shaping up?

Do you have a little Fall creeping in? 

xoxo,

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