…or lack thereof…
I’ve really been struggling with the motivation to decorate this apartment. I was loving the projects I was working on before we moved out of our house refinishing the dining room table, creating a picture frame collage, spray painting lamps, rearranging furniture for staging, and dreaming up future projects.
Now that I’m in temporary housing, I feel like any new project is a waste of time.
Why bother hanging pictures? I’ll just have to take them down in 8 months.
Why bother making a mail station? It might not fit in the new house.
Why bother painting the goodwill side table? I might want it a different color in the new house.
Why bother refinishing my craigslist chair? I have no where to use it.
Why bother decorating the living room? There is a workbench and a chest freezer in it. No, seriously, there is. 
See, I’ve got excuses a mile long. I’d love to make my home beautiful, but is an apartment worth the effort?
Anyone else struggling with motivation out there?
Been struggling for over two years. This house is temporary too! We keep saying, “When we win the lottery, we’ll buy _______.! First of all, we will NEVER will the lottery. Our list to buy is a mile long. Some day…we will get a job and move into a more permanent house. THEN we can decorate, ha!
You’ve at least got space to do projects and decorate. I do not.
I’m excited by the idea of decorating inexpensively. I want to transform Goodwill and garage sale finds. You could do that!
What she said.
Yeppers. Our temporary bedroom is a disaster area. Is it worth it to unpack the bags…and buy things to put the unpacked items in…we’ll see. So does this mean you are or aren’t going to tackle some of those projects? I don’t want to put our lives on hold, but reallyhow much effort do you put into a temporary home?