OK, let me backtrack that a little…
I’m like a 1/3 lazy designer. I’m a lazy DOER. As in DO-It-Yourself-ER.
In my last series of posts, I explained that “design” is a process. To elaborate, that process consists of 3 main stages:
Design = DREAM + DECIDE + DO
If you’re a lazy DREAMER then you have no motivation to start.
If you’re a lazy DECIDER then you will never get to the DOING because you can’t DECIDE what to DO.
If you’re a lazy DOER (like me) nothing will ever get DONE.
I don’t mean that as a professional designer I never get anything done. If that were the case I could hardly call myself professional. But when it comes to designing my own home, I’m the definition of a lazy DOER!
I contend that we are all lazy in at least one of these tasks. That’s why it takes a collaborative team to create a successful design project.
I’m not a lazy DECIDER.
And I’m sure as heck not a lazy DREAMER! (Isn’t that an oxymoron?)
But I am a lazy DOER.
Now you might be thinking that as a designer, I probably shouldn’t be admitting this. I mean after all, if you hired me, you’d want your space to be completed.
As in DONE, by a DOER, who DOES meticulous work!
Well if you hired me you would get that…because after all the DREAMING and DECIDING, I would then hire top-notch DOERS to implement all those creative DREAMS-turned-thoughtful-DECISIONS, producing that room of your DREAMS!
I may be a lazy DOER, but I’m a crack-shot DREAMER-DECIDER!
I thrive on taking DREAMS and DECIDING what to do with them. Planning how to get from point A-Z makes me giddy. But by the time we get to the DOING part, the implementation, I’m B-O-R-E-D! Ready to move on to the next project. Ready to get DREAMING again.
This probably isn’t the best thing to admit, but then it wouldn’t be much of a confession would it.
So you might be wondering, if REVyourRoom is supposed to “REVolve around you” – then why am I talking so much about me? – This is my attempt to demonstrate just how perfectly our differing passions compliment each other.
So let’s talk about YOU!
As a designer I can’t tell you how many times people have said to me,
“I can do the work if someone would tell me what to do.”
You’re NOT a lazy DOER.
You’re probably not a lazy DREAMER either (that’s the fun part).
But dare I say that you could be a lazy DECIDER.
And unlike me, “lazy” is probably not the right word for you. Perhaps another word or phrase would be better.
Not lazy, just…
- Overwhelmed.
- Stuck.
- Pressed for time.
- Short on funds.
- Not sure where to start.
- Afraid of making costly mistakes.
- Afraid to fail {epically!}…
The list goes on and on, but let’s call all of these what they really are – excuses. Excuses that prevent you from having the home of your DREAMS. Well it’s time to kick those excuses to the curb!
I’m here to tell you that you can have your DREAM home without spending a fortune or spinning your wheels – sparing your sanity!
You just need someone to come along-side and show you what to DO, how to DO it, and why to DO it that way. Someone like…oh I don’t know…REVdesign!
That’s why I created the Design REVolution: 3 Stages | 6 Phases!
Through this public blog I’ll continue to show you the “what” and the “why” of design.
Through the REVdesign Membership site (coming soon), I will walk you through each step of the design process, in a non-overwhelming way, explaining it so that you can apply your own creativity and be confident in your own choices.
So if you suspect that you’re a “lazy” DREAMER or DECIDER (and I mean that in the most loving way) and you find yourself needing some help, the first thing you should DO is follow this blog by leaving your email above. Plus you’ll get a FREEBIE printable outlining the 3 Stage | 6 Phase Design Process.
And go “Like” the REVdesign Facebook page. And better yet leave me your comments or questions. I’d love to help.
Let’s DREAM, DECIDE, and DO this design thing together!
REV-Up! Kim