You have come to the end of Week Eight! (Well, you do still have the weekend.) Now, all of you who are hiding are invited to come back out and tell us where you are. No judgements, it's all good.
To those that feel they may have "petered out": not everyone who starts the Cure feels that they have stuck with it and "finished" it. But if you've read the book and even done a little bit, you have shifted your perspective and made some progress. That counts for a lot. As we keep running Cures and offering opportunities to join in, our hope is that everyone finds their right time and does a bit more each time.
To the rest of you, we want to see pics!
Our secret (or not so secret) hope is that you'll take pics of your home empty and then with guests (or you) toasting the camera for all of us to share. We'll post every one to the front page. And to those of you who are not quite done, we have a few more posts to go and if you stay in touch we can put them up then (or whenever you finish). Bonus Points if you share a recipe or a picture of your food or libations!
Sharing with guests has importance that goes beyond being a good excuse to clean up your home. Sharing with guests is really a sharing of the love that you have lavished on your home (and on yourself). This isn't meant to be corny. This is actually the goal.
We've learned that whenever you do a lot of work on yourself (or your home) and spend a lot of intense time in pursuit of a self-enriching goal, the best way to finish it is to redirect this remarkable energy outwards to the world for the world's benefit. In this way we complete a circle, take our efforts one step further and leave this experience on a more elevated plane.
It's also a way of giving yourself a break if you don't feel you've done a *perfect* job.
We'll leave it at that for now and look forward to your comments. On the next post (Graduation) we will ask for your feedback for future Cures and figure out any improvements that will enhance the online experience.
Have a great weekend!
LINKS:
This new Flickr thread covers action after the Cure.
Info:The Cure posts will go up twice a week on Mondays and fridays, allowing for plenty of comment space. We will be pulling comments and pics to the front page post each week and everyone is urged to take pics, tag them with "apartmenttherapycurela" and post them in our Flickr Pool:
(The last post is here - all Worksheets are here - The Book Blog is here)
i have two projects i'm hoping to finish today and post pictures. its crunch time.
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I am in desperate need of a cure. With a 5 month old at home I am finding very little time to do anything! When will the next cure take place? If I mentally start gearing myself up, maybe by that time I'll be ready to tackle a few jobs around here?
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The next cure is in the spring, but there's no reason you can't get a hold of the book and check out the flickr site for some inspiration and hand holding in the meantime!
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