My life always seems to run smoother when I am writing lists. I may have mentioned before how much I like lists. I generally like to keep to-do lists to keep on top of everything at work and at home. Lately, work has been moving at a pace too fast for lists. Lack of time… Continue reading Writing Lists
Tag: life stuff
Inspirational
I read this first as an impressionable teenager which was probably the ideal time for the first reading. It is a book that has stayed with me, along with the other volumes in the autobiography. Maya Angelou is the epitome of an inspirational being. https://twitter.com/mamakatesays/status/25892776187
From Blogger to Diarist
I hate beginnings. Or rather, I hate messy beginnings. I do like, however, a neat starting point: a new year, a birthday, even a Monday is better than nothing. However, waiting for a neat starting point usually means for me never starting at all. Those key days when it makes sense to get started are… Continue reading From Blogger to Diarist
Happiness is…
a carpet picnic Lina telling me she loves me lots and lots playing outside on a sunny day reading the end of a good book a barbecue with the family starting a new craft project
A Journey, Not a Destination
If you know anything about me, you will know that I love a list. And I love a to-do list even more. What I hate is an uncompleted to-do list. I started reading Organized Simplicity back in March last year and it has been bothering me for a while that I hadn't finished. I hadn't… Continue reading A Journey, Not a Destination
Plate
Does it sometimes feel that all you are really working towards in life is an empty plate? That is, having the opposite of having a lot on your plate? This is what it feels like to me. And it is pretty futile since life will keep piling the food on, no matter how much you… Continue reading Plate
Money, Money, Money
The next chapter of Simple Mom's Organized Simplicity deals with Money. This is a subject that can make me go hot and cold. In the past, I have definitely taken the head-in-sand approach. We have never been very good with money and have always liked our gadgets, holidays and shopping in general. For years, we… Continue reading Money, Money, Money
Organized Simplicity
Organized Simplicity: The Clutter-Free Approach to Intentional Living by Tsh Oxenreider I have just started reading this book because ricardo and I decided that this year, we were going to wrestle our finances into order and simplify our lives. I have been reading Tsh's blog Simple Mom for a while as it is a great… Continue reading Organized Simplicity