Item #57 : Go visit friend Joan.
Did it! I'm wrapping up a three-day visit with Joan. We've had a wonderful time visiting antique shops, eating at ladies' tearooms, seeing "Secretariat," and touring one of the few remaining small-town downtown movie theaters.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Sunday, October 10, 2010
JR's Item #71: (done) Repair porch steps.
I have a wooden porch with five wooden steps leading up to the porch. Three of the steps were rotting and becoming a hazard. I replaced those steps and still have enough materials to replace the other two steps in the near future. It's nice to complete a job and be able to see the results of your efforts. Life is great!
JR's Item #1: (done) Reread Sink Reflections.
A number of years ago, I read Sink Reflections by Marla Cilley (The FlyLady) after CEA had read and recommended it.
Getting organized, being organized, staying organized... for me this is a struggle. For all the years that I worked, I was a workaholic. I worked all the time. When I wasn't working, I was always busy doing something. Then I retired and I was home in my small house with thirty-five plus years of material and resources. Last fall I acquired several additional piece of furniture. My house has become a storage space and not a home. Worse, the job of reclaiming my house has become more and more overwhelming. So I decided to reread Sink Reflections.
The only thing that I remembered about the book is that I liked it. I had tried some things, but never kept up with them. What I didn't remember, didn't get, or wasn't ready to hear at the time was Marla's explanation for why we live in clutter and chaos and why we can't fight our way out. I don't know if it applies to everyone else, but it applies to me. I confess I am a perfectionist and being a perfectionist is keeping me from making progress in decluttering and organizing my life... but Sink Reflections has the answers to my problems.
I love this book! I love the process the FlyLady suggests. I can do this process. I am doing this process, so I'm off to shine my sink.
Getting organized, being organized, staying organized... for me this is a struggle. For all the years that I worked, I was a workaholic. I worked all the time. When I wasn't working, I was always busy doing something. Then I retired and I was home in my small house with thirty-five plus years of material and resources. Last fall I acquired several additional piece of furniture. My house has become a storage space and not a home. Worse, the job of reclaiming my house has become more and more overwhelming. So I decided to reread Sink Reflections.
The only thing that I remembered about the book is that I liked it. I had tried some things, but never kept up with them. What I didn't remember, didn't get, or wasn't ready to hear at the time was Marla's explanation for why we live in clutter and chaos and why we can't fight our way out. I don't know if it applies to everyone else, but it applies to me. I confess I am a perfectionist and being a perfectionist is keeping me from making progress in decluttering and organizing my life... but Sink Reflections has the answers to my problems.
I love this book! I love the process the FlyLady suggests. I can do this process. I am doing this process, so I'm off to shine my sink.
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