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Untying the Knots in Our Lives

June 8, 2011 - Posted by PattiAnn

Keeping house is like stringing beads with no knot at the end of the string.

— Anonymous

Every day brings its challenges. Some days bring little ones and some days big ones. As we move through life we deal with whatever challenges come our way and keep moving, often so quickly that we hardly notice or recognize the effect on us. This isn’t bad but sometimes we gradually slow down. The friction of getting through each day brings Continue reading » Untying the Knots in Our Lives

How to Make Your Mood Swing

January 26, 2011 - Posted by PattiAnn

Photo credit: gamenerd

Nothing helps a bad mood like spreading it around.

— Bill Watterson
author of Calvin and Hobbes

As part of the “new me” which will be arriving in 2011, I followed Martha Beck’s advice (via Ellie) about goal setting and I had one of those “Aha!” moments. The idea of using adjectives to describe who I wanted to be had never occurred to me before, but once I read the article, it seemed so obvious. How could I have missed it? I don’t know, but I definitely did.

After my last post about creativity, I’m a little gun shy about just using what Beck had put in her article, but I liked her adjectives. They resonated for me. So, I’ve committed to putting myself on a path to Continue reading » How to Make Your Mood Swing

All I Want for Now is a Clean House

November 30, 2009 - Posted by PattiAnn

photo credit: Eirik Newth

No one ever died from sleeping in an unmade bed. I have known mothers who remake the bed after their children do it because there is a wrinkle in the spread or the blanket is on crooked. This is sick.

— Erma Bombeck

One of the advantages of working from your home is that you don’t necessarily adhere to a fixed schedule. This allows for a degree of flexibility that can be wonderful but also can allow things to get out of hand. With things being so busy, I’ve been working a lot on weekends and not quite getting to the cleaning chores.

To put this in perspective, you need to understand that I live in a zoo. With the new kitten, the existing dog, the fish and the other cat, it sometimes feels as if I live to serve… them! The kitten is wonderful and he requires a lot of attention. In the last month since we adopted him, he’s gone from 1 lb. 6 ozs to 3 lbs 2 ozs, more than double in size. This means that he can now get into stuff he couldn’t get into before and it’s a constant battle to keep him – and my stuff – safe.

With all the various animals, the pet hair, food and dust is getting to be overwhelming. So, I’ve decided that I need Continue reading » All I Want for Now is a Clean House