Special offer

This Week...The Abnormal Becomes the Normal

By
Home Stager

This Week...The Abnormal Becomes the Normal

 

We have been back in Houston for over a week and staying with my brother and sister-in-law until our furniture arrives. Our normal routine has been out of whack for over a month. Our new normal in Delray was walk and go home and edit, donate, and pack,

 

houston

The only normal people are the ones you don't know very well. Alfred Adler

 

Now that we are here Houston, our normal is still beginning the day with a long walk and breakfast but then we are in and out, back and forth between our new home and my brother’s.

 

houston

Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal. Albert Camus


So what was the abnormal became the norm for us, and with the arrival of our furniture sometime next week, we will have to find our new normal.

 

houston

 

The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule but to schedule your priorities. Stephen Covey

 

 

Life is full of changes that often present us with what is not normal to our daily lives. If we’re lucky, we adapt to what is only to find that what was our normal eventually comes back to us.

 

 

 

delray beach

 

Have as normal a weekend as you’d like!

 

 

Posted by

Kathy Streib
Retired Home Stager
and Interior Redesign

In Person Consultations in Texas
for Houston & Harris Counties
and
Virtual Staging Consultations
for all states


Follow My Blog for Practical, Creative,
Easy-to-Do Styling Solutions
Whether You're Selling
or Want to Fall Back in Love
With Your Home
 

561-914-6224
Call or Text

Email Me

About Me
My Blog
   Facebook
Instagram

 

Comments(32)

Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Good morning, Kathy - I think the Stephen Covey quote you included is spot on. Forget normal in many situations,  find what brings you satisfaction, happiness, joy...

Feb 09, 2019 06:43 AM
Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

Life for us has been anything but normal the last three months. Getting back to Jupiter this coming weekend will be our chance at our new normal.

Feb 09, 2019 07:02 AM
Lauren Williams, CPO
Casual Uncluttering LLC - Woodinville, WA
Professional Organizer: Puget Sound homes

Kathy Streib You've been making all the "abnormals" fun. Well-done.

Feb 09, 2019 07:27 AM
Jeffrey DiMuria 321.223.6253 Waves Realty
Waves Realty - Melbourne, FL
Florida Space Coast Homes

Hey, you need to change the Palm Beach County home stager to Houston home stager  :):):)

Feb 09, 2019 07:35 AM
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Hello Kathy,  Can not wait to catch up on your new morning routine in the weeks to come.  Sure it will be great.  Wish that squirrel could of came along.

 

Feb 09, 2019 07:50 AM
Sheri Sperry - MCNE®
Coldwell Banker Realty - Sedona, AZ
(928) 274-7355 ~ YOUR Solutions REALTOR®

Hi Kathy Streib - As soon as you move into your new home you will start to hit that stride.  Personally, ever since I became a REALTOR®, I have been looking for that new normal myself. I don't think it exists! Ha Ha!

Feb 09, 2019 08:17 AM
Sheila Anderson
Referral Group Incorporated - East Brunswick, NJ
The Real Estate Whisperer Who Listens 732-715-1133

Good morning Kathy. I really like the Covey quote. I hope you get your furniture soon and develope your new normal.

Feb 09, 2019 09:26 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Loved all the quotes you used today, Kathy. I've had to live in "un-normal" circumstances several times in my life and I know how hard it is. The good news is that once you are in your own home the new normal becomes so very quickly.

Feb 09, 2019 09:49 AM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

Kathy - Your title line describes the lives of so many recently.  There seems to be lots of changes in the air.  I'm in the process of trying to make the abnormal feel more normal.  But, I seem to still be stuck in that feeling of being a little unsettled.  I guess it is a process.

Feb 09, 2019 10:17 AM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

CONGRATULATIONS Kathy, on having this blog FEATURED in the PHOTOS group!

Bgpic10272017202459 l

Feb 09, 2019 10:18 AM
Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Broker
Elizabeth Anne Weintraub, Broker - Sacramento, CA
Put 40 years of experience to work for you

People who are so-called normal have no adventures, no out-of-body experiences, no incredible discoveries, no passion, sense of excitement and are probably quite boring, and I can't say I personally know any normal people.

Feb 09, 2019 10:49 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Kathy,

We all make our normal as far as we are concerned.  What works for us will not necessarily work for anyone else, and I love Covey's quote,

The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule but to schedule your priorities. Stephen Covey

 

 

Feb 09, 2019 01:05 PM
Pam Dent
Gayle Harvey Real Estate, Inc. - Charlottesville, VA
REALTOR® - Charlottesville Virginia Homes / Horse

I'm sure you will settle in quickly and the new will soon be the norm.  And once your furniture arrives it will feel like home.

Feb 09, 2019 01:11 PM
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

It seems  that  the  abnormal  is now the  new normal 

Feb 09, 2019 07:04 PM
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

You have given me a lot to think about and ponder Kathy Streib 

Feb 09, 2019 09:43 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Kathy, let me asure you no one has accused me of being 'normal' with Diane and I  being animal lovers some consider it extreeme:) so you should not worry about it:) normal is not good:))Endre

Feb 09, 2019 10:17 PM
James Dray
Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR

Morning Kathy.

There are very few normals in my life.  Every day is an adventure, looking forward to the adventure today

Feb 09, 2019 11:32 PM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

Great post encouraging us to find those things that make us feel good,make time for them and do them.

Feb 10, 2019 06:44 AM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

I don't understand why the furniture isn't there. I've never done long distance moves so I have no experience. You drove...the truck with furniture is driving...why the delay?

I just assumed you and your furniture would arrive around the same time.

Feb 10, 2019 07:42 AM
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

I love the Steven Covey quote. Thank you for sharing. Have a good day

Feb 11, 2019 04:43 AM