Basic. I like to think that I am anything but BASIC. While I love “basics” or a “basic” color scheme, that doesn’t mean I have to BE basic. Right? Right. Why would I confine myself to being basic? As cheesy as it sounds, my parents told me to always be extraordinary, and until the recent years of my life, I never understood what that meant exactly. Growing up, extraordinary was someone that I simply couldn’t be. Those people saved lives. They walked on the moon. They won championships. Extraordinary people just weren’t me. I was ordinary, I was basic. But why couldn’t I be extraordinary? What was holding me back? Myself. I was the one who was limiting myself. I thought I was basic, therefore in my mind I couldn’t be anything more. Well, I am here to tell you that I don’t want to be basic. I want to be extraordinary. I don’t have to save lives on the operating table, nor do I need to walk on the moon. But being some that takes chances and makes the most of life…that counts. I want to be someone that outsiders look at and say, “she’s doing something.” I want my kids to one day look at me and say “mom, you made the most of life.” I want me parents to look at me and say “she’s more than we dreamed she would be.” I am vowing to not be basic. I am vowing to not restrict myself anymore. Because really, there is a difference in loving the basics and being BASIC. And basic is not what I want to be.
So let’s get real for a second. Your girl has WAY too much stuff. I was sitting in our guest room the other day (which serves as a second closet for me) and I was so overwhelmed looking at all the junk I have. I mean, (everyone take note) I am admitting that I need to do a deep clean. Like, DEEP. So I am committing. This weekend is the time. I am going to part ways with things. Throw stuff away. Donate items. Sell things. Basically whatever I have to do to get my house in somewhat of an organized state before my company comes in town next weekend (shout out Candace!). I mean it’s just time y’all. So here I am, putting it in writing. You can hold me accountable but come next week, I should be able to report back about the purge. Stay tuned!