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My Organizational Vision
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When I read this little joke over at Modern Parents, Messy Kids about how the author had completely and utterly organized her entire life, I was actually inspired to create my own list–for real, not as a joke. Regardless of whether it stems from some kind of neurosis (perhaps an intense need to control things to make up for the lack of control I felt in childhood?), I have an intense interest in and desire to completely organize our home and my life. Being in clean, bright, orderly environments palpably lifts my spirits. Being organized makes me feel lighter and freer. Ironically, the more organized I am, the more comfortable
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Live the Life You Imagined
I started reading last month’s issue of Sunset Magazine, and I have to say that several different segments are resonating with me.
First, there was the “From the Editor” letter about the American tendency to set resolutions focused on self-improvement. She speculates that thinking about our lives as “another task to be executed” thwarts our attempts to find true contentment. She says, “adding on yet another layer of self-improvement isn’t what will make us happy.” Instead, she decides to be more present in the moment and enjoy life around her.
I am definitely guilty of living a task-oriented life. In fact, I am probably at the extreme … Read More
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Finally! A Growth Chart
It seems kind of silly to devote an entire post to discussing my search for a growth chart, but the process took enough time and went through enough iterations to seem worthy of a conversation. Perhaps all my thinking can save you some thinking if growth charts are on your horizon.First, let me say that I’m a little sad that I waited two years to purchase a growth chart. Ideally, we would have been charting Henry’s growth from the time he was standing. But we didn’t.I’m over it.I started my search on Etsy and immediately fell in love with giant wooden ruler growth charts. I love… Read More
