My Floors Are Like Facebook

It became apparent to me this weekend that my floors, in their present state, are a lot like facebook. Or, I should say, like our lives on facebook. Apparently, when presented under the right light, they look fantastic. I posted a few pictures last week of the kids in the living room, despite the mess beneath them. The response I got on facebook, in texts and in person was shocking. 

The first time someone complimented them I thought they were just being polite. I had just posted about my misery with the disaster, so surely they were just trying to cheer me up or make me feel a little bit better about the rubble. But then this compliment became more of a trend, and I got numerous texts and comments from people - in all seriousness - telling me how cool the floors looked. I got words like chic, industrial, modern, enviable...yes, enviable. Obviously the pictures aren't really portraying the truth of our current state of living.

I know we aren't in a third world country living in poverty, so our "current state of living" isn't all that bad. I know. But when I walk in our house I don't think any of those words. I think of words like disgusting, ugly, messy, dirty...and on and on. When presented in the right light, leaving out the deep craters in the concrete, the spots of missed layers of the flooring, and the overall mess of the room, I guess the floors look pretty good.

Kind of like that selfie that took 10 tries and 5 touch ups in an editing app. Or any number of deceitful edits and cuts we make before we post stuff. I wasn't in any way trying to make my floors look good, I just found it interesting and was reflective on just how deceiving Facebook can be.

Glad that rant is over. And also glad we are one step closer to our house FINALLY being put back together! That's right, we got Sheetrock today. Whoop!

Those floors though! Aren't they enviable? (Just don't walk barefoot. Ick!!!)