De-stress the Decor

Are you feeling pressured to turn your home into a page from House Beautiful this Christmas season?

Here's a very good perspective on holiday perfection written by Dr. Edwin Leap:

My wife and I were sitting and chatting about the holidays last week. She was thumbing through that most terrifying of all magazines, ‘Southern Living.’ I’m sure you’ve seen it. The pages are meant to represent the elegance and culture of the modern South. It is filled with beautiful photos of spotless homes, with neat, well-arranged furniture and sparkling floors and counter-tops. The food in the kitchens is stored like art-work. The porches, the verandas as clean and perfect as the day the builders and painters shook hands, collected checks and walked away.

Read the rest including his great definition of house porn here.