There was an article on a social media platform titled, “Most important books to read for success”. Since I am a professional organizer and business owner, my first response was curiosity at the names of the books and then I thought to myself, “no thank you”. Some of these people read a lot and I wondered, “When do they have time to grocery shop, cook, dishes, laundry, and clean? They must have other people doing that.” Then I thought, "Well, … [Read more...]
Adult Tantrums
Tantrums ~~ My dad died this past June 23rd. I write this blog today, because the grief from the loss feels so different from when I lost my mom. I cried a lot when my mom died. However; I did not feel like crying when dad died. A week after daddy died, I texted my friend Teresa, “Years of trying to please him. He would guilt me with scripture backup. I hated when he did that. I can’t cry now. All I feel like doing is screaming and hitting … [Read more...]
Don’t Be In A Hurry
Don’t Be In A Hurry ~~ Who hasn’t heard the phrase, “Don’t be in a hurry “, from a well-meaning adult or mentor ? My husband does carpentry work as a hobby. He would say to me “don’t be in a hurry, measure twice and cut once. If you’re in a hurry and you cut too much, you can’t get the wood back.” Mistakes cost you time and money when you are in a hurry . Last year I had this amazing opportunity present itself. As a Houston home organizer; … [Read more...]
