Last week was an infection and this week it’s the stomach flu. As someone who isn’t sick very often, it’s amazing how much I take my health for granted. The bug has spread rapidly through our house and has three of us down at the moment: Milly, me and Xander. The only thing worse than being a sick mom is being a sick mom with two sick kids.
Needless to say, I feel really behind. The house is a mess, the laundry isn’t done and I haven’t cooked in what feels like forever this one I’m not totally sad about – not to mention the list of projects I had hoped to finish. It’s been one of those times where you just have to humble your list-checking self and put things on the back-burner. All of this can (must) wait.
Yesterday, in the midst of it all: loads of laundry not folded, cups and puke bowls strewn about, a little one peeking out from under my sheets, I received a tweet saying that I had won the Better Homes and Gardens editors’ pick for top decorating blog. “Have they seem my house lately?”
Sometimes receiving honor in the midst of humility is the most humbling thing of all.
To those of you who have voted for me over the last several weeks, I can’t thank you enough. Your support of this blog and my sometimes out-there decor decisions means more to me than you could know.
Sarah Lillian says
What a beautiful post! Hope everyone feels better soon 🙂
Autumn Beach says
WOOOOOOW! Woo hoo! Of course I voted for you! Sometimes good things really do happen to good people. And you are so deserving. SO incredibly happy for you. Just don't forget the little people who have loved you from the start! Just kidding…I know you won't. 🙂 Congratulations, my friend!
Jess rey says
Wow, you have GUTS! I hope you feel better!
Lela B says
Yesss!!!!I give you my vote!!!Congrats!!!
Hope you all feel better soon!
Sending some hugs from Greece!
Jennifer@The Chronicles of Home says
I like knowing the real behind the blogs – I'm sure this makes people love you even more 🙂 Hope today is a better health day for all.
Julia Konya says
Yes hoping for better health too and congrats again
Jesica Cygan says
Congratulations Gwen! Well deserved! I hope you all get well soon!
sarah m. dorsey says
Congrats gwen!! 🙂 so so well deserved!!
Kristin@bliss-athome.com says
congrats again Gwen! What a great pick-me-up after feeling so rotten. Hope you are all better soon! xo
Summer Hogan says
Huge congrats Gwen! Incredibly deserving!! Hope you all feel better soon!
Kimberly Hannon says
If photos of my messy house looked as cool as that pic of your bedroom, I might never clean again! Congrats on a well deserved win 😉
Albertina M. Cisneros says
I hope you all feel better soon!! You are so sweet and beautiful, inside and out. I love that beautiful photo of your laundry even if it has all that laundry. The light! Your style shines through anyway!
Albertina M. Cisneros says
Oh and many, many congratulations!! So well deserved!!
Bethany DeVore says
Congrats Gwen! Hope everyone is one the mend, there have been some nasty stomach bugs going around this year!
Shavonda Gardner says
Yaaaay Gwen! So so well deserved my sweet friend. Stomach bugs suuuuuck. Im just getting back to feeling like myself again after being taken down last week. Hope youre feeling back to yourself in no time!