"Clutter and mess show us that life is being lived...Tidiness makes me think of held breath, of suspended animation... Perfectionism is a mean, frozen form of idealism, while messes are the artist's true friend. What people somehow forgot to mention when we were children was that we need to make messes in order to find out who we are and why we are here."— Anne Lamott
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Oh I love this!! I might print it out for my wall to make me feel better about my messy house. Thank you! Sarah x
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ReplyDeleteDid I need this today...and everyday.
Thank you.
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Thank you SOOOO much for this!!!
ReplyDeleteI adore Anne Lamott!
Gorgeous photograph, so yummy, makes me want to create something!
ReplyDeletegreat quote! i just finished reading two of her books and they were filled with so much wisdom and beauty.
ReplyDeleteand i just have to believe in this particular quote because our house has been a mess forseveral months now. maybe it's a phase i'm going through or maybe it's the new me, but i just can't seem to keep a clean house lately...and that's ok :)
I LOVE THIS! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteLove love love Anne Lamott! And I live by that messy quote, for sure.
ReplyDeleteAlso loved your William Steig post. We adore all his books. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble and Dominic are true winners.
i love her...and i love that she makes me feel better about being messy :)
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ReplyDeleteOh and this reminds me of a magnet we have on our fridge: "Excuse the mess, but we live here."
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