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I love entertaining but tend to not do it as much as I would like because I want my house to be perfect or provide the perfect meal. But what I realize is that we miss out on opportunities in search of that Pinterest perfect experience. (don’t get me wrong, I do love Pinterest)

Saturday we had some friends over that we’ve been meaning to and I was trying to let go of that perfection. I would like to say that I was better. There are so many things I have on my list to do at our house but in reality I’ll never entertain if I’m waiting for that to happen!

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My house looked so bare without the Christmas decorations that I decided I was gonna make the best of what I had. My sister and I whipped up a Valentine mantle in no time. Of course I knew what I COULD do if I went shopping and had more time but that wasn’t going to happen. So we searched the basement for anything red or plain that we could repurpose to make my mantle look more festive! I think it looks pretty good considering it was quick and free! No…not perfect in my mind but it was done.

We had a great time getting to know a new family and I am so glad I didn’t let another weekend slip by without just doing it!!! Time goes by so fast and I want to be more intentional. I’ll be talking about that in another post!

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