Givin’ Up!

Yep. Another big idea bites the dust … for now. Even my printer thinks it’s time to give up. See the picture above.

So I had this great idea. I love my grandkids. I love pictures. Put those two things together = magnetic wall.

Ronald painted me a great place for the hundreds of pics I have chosen and copied. I worked on the project until my printer started acting up this morning. I double checked the printer settings, and it was correct. Tried again. Same thing. Said a few appropriate, mildly disgusted phrases and turned that sucker off!

I had plenty to start hanging – resulting in failure #2 for the day. Sigh.

If you know me, my true personality means my style of decorating is asymmetrical to chaotic. That makes me happy. I honestly do not know what possessed me to determine this wall needed nice even rows of pictures. What was I thinking???!!?!?

After a week and a half of going through thousands of pics (I am not exaggerating), I started putting them up. Despite purchasing the fancy magnetic tape that works on this type of magnetic paint, I could NOT put up the pictures in a straight line. And dadgummit! If I’m trying for straight and level and can come nowhere close, I’m not going to have it!

Honestly, I tried repeatedly. Not even close. All the pictures and the magnetic tape found a nice lodging place in the dungeon aka sewing / exercise / library / catch all room.

I have several choices. #1 – buy more special magnets that will work and put up the pictures in my usual chaotic form. #2 – peel off the decorative tape I put on the magnetic strip, cut it up into small pieces, and glue something decorative on the dull metal magnetic tape to hide its ugly color, and hang the pictures chaotically. #3  – put the project off until after I get my taxes done which I haven’t started. Ugh. #4 – hand out the pics to the grandkids and call it even. We’ll see.

If I had a quarter for every harebrained idea I had, started, tried, did or did not complete, I’d be rich. Oh, well.

God is still good even though I am not. How about a verse or two to combat the frustration?

Psalm 73:26 TLB     ”My health fails; my spirits droop, yet God remains! He is the strength of my heart; He is mine forever!’

Psalm 145:14 TLB     ‘The Lord lifts the fallen and those bent beneath their loads.’

Finally, a word from good ol’ James.  James 1:2-6 TLB      ‘Count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith with no doubting.’

With God’s help, I’ll get it figured.

But not today!!! I’m going to pray me in a load of patience!

Blessings

Kara Beth