I just came back from my national conference for organizers... and despite my best efforts to stay connected, organized and somewhat productive while away, there was still that darn sense of re-entry... that feeling of plummeting out of control with heat shields blazing on fire that happens to spacecraft when they re-enter the atmosphere. Why do I feel so unproductive after being away? WHY … [Read more...]
The Cost of Buying on Sale
I'm a sales shopper! I've gone by the handle: "Clearance Girl" for some time now. I have a whole back-up food area in my garage where I keep items that we use often. Some of my closest friends have come over to help themselves to supplies they've needed when they've run short. My friends have affectionately groveled over some of my great bonus buys and the deals I've gotten over time... … [Read more...]
What’s Your Perspective?
As I watched video clips of huge vessels being flushed down rivers, and cars tumbling over dams in Japan, I am struck by how "fake" everything looks... as if they are toys in a post-storm rushing stream! How can this be? In pictures and video - it all seems so unreal this far away. If I were there, in the thick of it, I can imagine my feelings would be entirely different... shifted by my … [Read more...]
What’s In Your Basement?
I was recently talking with a friend of mine who was puzzled about her very own phenomenon... "How is it that my whole living space can be completely, almost OCD clean and orderly, but I can never seem to get in control in my basement?" We both giggled. Having cleared my basement out last year myself, I could totally relate to her frustration! She proceeded to say that she has a bunch of "old … [Read more...]
Living In A Glass House?
I’m organized. I’ve always been organized. As a child, I would sit in the grocery cart and categorize items my mom would pick off the shelves into little zones in the cart. When I couldn’t balance any more items on my lap, I would walk along-side the cart and be sure that if any new item was added, it was assigned to the right place. The ability to recognize patterns and see boundaries when … [Read more...]
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