Now back to the what and why of The Peaceful Nest. I am in my mid twenties and at times I feel as though I am experiencing a quarter life crisis. I am the first to admit that I am still discovering who I was created to be. At this age it is common for us mid twenties to feel the pressure to know what we want to do with our lives and know who we want to be. I graduated a 4 year college without a clear direction of what I wanted to do. So for the past two years I have had a couple of administrative types of jobs. I can't complain too much because I must be thankful that I was employed yet I was not even in the least bit fulfilled by the work I was doing.
So, a few months ago as I was feeling this desire to be more fulfilled by the work I do as well as the pressures of this world to have clear direction, I realized that I could potentially be a great Professional Organizer. I was ready to seriously pursue this; I even met with an actual Professional Organizer to ask for her guidance and advice. She said I had what it took and she suggested I start my own business and just start doing it. I was so completely inspired by our meeting, I decided I would pull from my husbands creativity and skills and asked him to build me a website. We order business cards and went through the whole nine-yards. I was not messing around but quickly I realized that I had a full time job and no time to actually pursue it at that time.
While I was on this kick, I decided I would name my company The Peaceful Nest. I wanted the name of my company to have more meaning because I knew that organizing someone's home is an intimate experience and very meaningful. It took me a few weeks until I finally settled with the name The Peaceful Nest. My inspiration for this name came from the desires I have for my own home. As I started this post saying, growing up my families home always had a sense of warmth and peace which was not simply created by fabulous decorating and perfect orgnaization. Instead these feelings that our home produced were deeply rooted in the foundation of my parents God centered marriage. We are a family of 5 therefore typically you would not expect a family of this size to have a home that produced peace, but it was the truth. Even to the present day when anyone walks through that door, whether it be family, friends or a first time guest, they would describe the home as a place that of course looks beautiful(due to my mother's lovely style) but they would also say that it is a space that allows every individual to be authentic and relax into who they really are.
This is something Brandon and I deeply desire for our home. Like I said about my home growing up, it starts in the foundation of a God centered marriage and then there are additional things we can all do in order to create this sense of peace and allow our spaces to be spaces that welcome authenticity.
Thank you for bearing with me through my long winded ramblings but I believe it will help you understand me and the purpose of my blog. Now may I leave you with a scripture that my sweet MIL (Mother-In-Law) gave to me when I was creating the name this name. She also HAND STICHED and framed this verse and gave it to Brandon and I as a going away gift when we moved. It now hangs in our kitchen as a constant reminder of our prayer for our home.
My people will live
in peaceful dwelling places,
in secure homes,
in undisturbed places
of rest.
Isaiah 32:18
Maci K
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