Today's reminder is not to get too frustrated when going through your weekly women's (any) magazine home decoration section - and then take a glance over your own home! Many things don't seem to match, do they?
For example, where's your fresh 40 pce bouquet of fresh white tulips on antique living room table? Oh, you don't have extra 30 euros to spend on your daily floral eye candy? Oh sorry, you DO have the money but your cat / dog / turtle / fiance just keeps on pouring it down and your parquet just can't handle another water damage? My mistake, you mentioned something about having children? Oh, I understand why the flower vase is a bit dusted and out of sight right now..Keep your cereal in it as well? Don't worry - I don't think the lady in the magazine really has those tulips in her home normally either. She's just like you and probably filling the vase with her K-specials as well once the shoot for the article was over.
Then, let's go over your bathroom. Take a moment to compare it to magazine..and no? You don't have snow white massive towels on the hanger, which seem like they've never been used? So you are one of those people, who actually have to use them and by time they seem to go bit more fluffy..not so "fresh from the outdoor" anymore, but definately more comfortable after 124 washes. And for some reason, there isn't a spot of toothpaste, shampoo or even a drop of water in the bathroom of this miracle woman in the magazine. Emm..You do realize, you cannot actually use your shower or any chemical, if you want your bathroom to be something to dream about, just like in the magazine! And wait a minute, where are your lighted, champagne shaded candles by the tub and little smooth decorative stones beside them? Don't worry, the woman in the magazine doesn't really have the time for candlelight bubblebaths with her husband either - just like you! She has to get to work on time in the mornings and in the evening she has to cook for her children or help them with their homework. She doesn't have the time to lie in the tub for heaven sake, the kids are hungry and her husband already had shower at the gym!
Alright, alright..There must be something we can recognize from the magazine's bedroom. Sure, sure..Different from the magazine, you don't have the latest bestsellers perfectly organized on your nightstand and believe me - the woman in the article doesn't actually read them either. When she has the time, she grabs a nice life style magazine with BIG pictures (just like the one making the envied story of her home) and reads maybe couple of articles of season's recipes..or simply turns the page to the end to check the latest dresses on the red carpet. And here's a shocker: before going to bed, she hasn't ironed her bedsheets! No no, don't compare your wrinkled, mixed sheets with hers. Hers might look smooth and silky, but actually they aren't so comfortable as this kind of sheet material is the worst as it sticks to every toe nail or dry skin heels. That's why, after "the magazine people" are gone, she goes back to her routines and changes her sheets to cotton ones, which feel comfortable and safe (and don't make you want to polish your legs with sand paper!)
So, you can see the point I'm heading at? I could go on and on about how the parents don't actually drink a glass of redwine by the fireplace every evening..or how the children aren't a daily sight helping their mother in kitchen, cutting fresh tomatoes together to prepare a healty meal. Aaw, isn't that nice? Sure, if it was true. Most likely, they are eating yesterday's leftovers which is Chinese or the helpful "kitchen aid" daughther has already filled herself in McDonald's after school.
Don't beat yourself up although you cannot reach the dreamlife the magazines are showing us! While article is being edited, the woman in the magazine has already made spots to her shining bathroom mirror with toothpaste. And now my friend - there's a bathroom and life you can relate to.
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