tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142741375345713188.post1086023069870408661..comments2023-10-26T08:21:26.031-04:00Comments on Low Tide High Style: There's No Place Like HomeLow Tide High Stylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11494078916477622322noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142741375345713188.post-46107549956458365732013-07-14T14:47:40.884-04:002013-07-14T14:47:40.884-04:00Love your new pledge. Love that gorgeous echinacea...Love your new pledge. Love that gorgeous echinacea photo! :)Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142741375345713188.post-40207298875408603392013-07-11T09:10:47.272-04:002013-07-11T09:10:47.272-04:00I think we need to form a mob and tie up Martha St...I think we need to form a mob and tie up Martha Stewart. By golly...she's the one who started the whole "everything must be perfect" way of thinking accelerant!<br />The internet was just the match.<br />Deb trash talkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17508579521854913297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142741375345713188.post-15811300785050856132013-07-10T17:35:40.184-04:002013-07-10T17:35:40.184-04:00Kat-You and I have been on the same journey. My o...Kat-You and I have been on the same journey. My own started a couple of years ago. I no longer dance to anyone's expectations but my own. It is freeing-really freeing. Good for you!!! xo DianaNanaDianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298962791700019785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142741375345713188.post-66716112709721212712013-07-10T02:01:52.748-04:002013-07-10T02:01:52.748-04:00You are absolutely right... so much coming at us f...You are absolutely right... so much coming at us from every direction, can somehow, sometimes make a person feel inadequate even though there should be no reason to feel so. Be who you are , be true to yourself, and do what you do for you. If you share it let it be real. This is what I tell myself... Enjoy the rest of your week! Mary Palumbo Collingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617372181870133668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142741375345713188.post-55124618633786937722013-07-09T22:59:43.970-04:002013-07-09T22:59:43.970-04:00Well said. I certainly agree with everything you s...Well said. I certainly agree with everything you said. I do struggle though with finding the things I actually need and want. It used to be I could not afford things when we were younger. Now, I probably could but find it harder to find the things I want. Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559612002837383953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142741375345713188.post-57225590956084510382013-07-09T22:13:01.270-04:002013-07-09T22:13:01.270-04:00What a wonderful post, Kat! Inspiration for all of...What a wonderful post, Kat! Inspiration for all of us!Nelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00731594872663348711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142741375345713188.post-40332365180126648232013-07-09T21:22:00.233-04:002013-07-09T21:22:00.233-04:00Oh, Kat, I think we have been on the same wave len...Oh, Kat, I think we have been on the same wave length. In January I decided to simplify my home, it was the only way to get it organized and as they say, an organized home is an organized mind! I, too, had been so swayed by some of the homes I see on the internet. Maybe I couldn't afford a cherry wood dining room set or makeover a grand armoir, but by golly, if that person had a pillow from Target, I'd get it even if I didn't need one. It's just the power of the media and human nature I guess. And I remember an old friend once saying, "There will always be people that have more and less than you." And I knew I had to streamline my superficial behavior and gain control of the wanting and waiting and spending. I've turned my focus to things we need...a new set of sheets or bath towels, something to replace the old flatware, a new toaster. I still get that satisfaction that I'm bettering my life, just not with frivolous things. <br /><br />I thought long and hard about doing the home tour and then the tour of our lake property, it felt a little like show and tell. And then I realized my home is my creation and it's not like anyone else. I'm happy to share my individuality. And there is another saying..."Waiting for heaven is what hell is all about." So, simplify, streamline, or just broaden your beliefs in what you have, what makes you happy and how to live the life you love in your own backyard.<br /><br />XO,<br />JaneBlondie's Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988377413260331618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142741375345713188.post-31052841249894877482013-07-09T21:01:27.474-04:002013-07-09T21:01:27.474-04:00Maybe it's an age thing Chania? I now delete ...Maybe it's an age thing Chania? I now delete emails for mass merchants and throw catalogs into the recycle bin without ever opening them. I know we can't all own one of a kind antiques, but I don't want to be one of the masses either...I think I'm ready to just "be." :)Low Tide High Stylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494078916477622322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142741375345713188.post-47228443384180127382013-07-09T20:58:21.692-04:002013-07-09T20:58:21.692-04:00I am with you Kat. I am increasingly disinterested...I am with you Kat. I am increasingly disinterested in blogs because all they show these days (not all) is what they bought. Of course, a lot is all neatly camouflaged in "vintage" "antique" or "thrifted" but it is hopping even if it is second hand. Money....money money.....out the door on meaningless trivial crap. And all the design books I buy seem to feature homes I have seen on blogs...I love design books but I want new and fresh.It's all about consumerism. I prefer the blogs that talk about peoples lives, what they do, even if it is the ordinary every day stuff. I hate shopping....hate it. Even in my line of work (decorating) I avoid clients that like disposable things.Razmatazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757164543598076420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142741375345713188.post-72278801545552914842013-07-09T20:26:10.362-04:002013-07-09T20:26:10.362-04:00Beautifully put, and you and several other blogger...Beautifully put, and you and several other bloggers are my inspiration for living life beautifully...with an emphasis on fully! :)<br />Low Tide High Stylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494078916477622322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142741375345713188.post-22145625000788692582013-07-09T20:24:53.638-04:002013-07-09T20:24:53.638-04:00Yes, just love it! If our house doesn't criti...Yes, just love it! If our house doesn't criticise us, why criticise it?Tricia Rose Rough Linenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04677751031571089563noreply@blogger.com