Doing This Can Make Life More Positive

Welcome!

This past week, I've been doing something that has already made life easier and more positive-organizing my life!

"Good order is the foundation of all things."
-Edmund Burke

As a professional organizer, I organize other people's things, but, in the meantime, I noticed that I had been neglecting my own.  It's like the professional groundskeeper who's own yard is in disarray.  I already had an organizing system for myself in place, but it was no longer working as it should.  It needed to be updated, because my life has changed since I'd put the old system in place.  Greg and I have recently had a lot of changes in our lives-a new job for Greg, a new place to live, a new house, new people, a published book for me, and a couple of new business opportunities that I'm presently working on.

With all this change, I needed a new, more efficient way of doing things, hence, I now have a new streamlined system that seems to be working just great.  I have created a new chart, etc. system that helps me stay on track.  I need something like this, because I'm more of a right-brained, creative type of person who can use some structure in my life.

There are structural types of people who like schedules, and there are conceptual types of people who know they have to get something accomplished, but don't use a schedule to do so.  Greg, most of my family members, and I are conceptual types.  (However, we can be very structured when we have to, as the workaday world is, for the most part, very structured.)

For example, I may get a coal jewelry order, and I'll have it done right on time, but I don't work on it the same time every day.  I just work on it whenever I decide to.

What type do you think you are?

Anyway, I'm happier and more positive now since I'm much more organized.  I'm accomplishing more and enjoying life.  Who could ask for anything more?

We're enjoying our beautiful spring here in Tennessee.  We love this tree with all it's blooms in our backyard, but we have no idea what type of tree it is.  If anyone knows, I'd appreciate your letting us know by e-mail.

Positive thought:  "For every minute spent organizing, an hour is earned." -Anonymous
Thanks for visiting!  Until next Sunday, Becky

Delayed Blog Post

Welcome!

Dear Reader,

Please don't think I have deserted you, for I haven't.  The last two weeks of June seem to have been the busiest ones of my entire life.  Explanation: First of all, Greg and I finally found a house we really love which we bought last month.  Moving took two days, since we had to move our stuff not only from the house we were renting, but also from a storage unit.  On top of that, I got a large coal-jewelry order that I needed to work on and mail by yesterday, which I did, thankfully, get done on time.  Plus, I'm still working on getting my book published, hopefully in the next week or two.  (I'll let you know when that happens.  Around that time, I'll be starting back my "Spirit Photographs" blog.)

Now you know the reason why I needed to delay my blog post.

Here, in words and pictures, is what I've been doing the last few days (so you don't think I'm telling you a fib!):

                                 Our New Home (After a Six-Month Search!)

                       Lovely crepe myrtles are in in bloom all around our area.

Our two babies went from cowering under the bed on the day we moved, to deciding that the new house wasn't so bad after all. 

                                          Part of a Large Jewelry Order

Organizing is my strong suit.  For me, it's a labor of love.

                        Labeled laundry baskets make laundry almost a breeze.

Have a great rest of the week!

Positive thought: Embrace positive change!
Thanks for visiting!  Until next Sunday (hopefully!), Becky

Memorial Day Weekend

Welcome!

As I said in last Sunday's blog post, Greg and I have been busy lately.

We've been house-hunting.

We've looked at so many houses, we almost feel like professional house-hunters!  (We're getting closer though!)

Greg has been very involved with his work, and I've been busy organizing.

My first book is only a couple of weeks from being published!  (That's for another blog post.)

We're taking a break from all this with Memorial Day weekend.

What a great holiday!  It's considered the official start of the summer season.  And, there are so many different ways in which it can be celebrated.  Take your pick: parades, concerts, cookouts, picnics, family get-togethers, and Memorial Day sales, as well as others.

This holiday is, of course, to remember those who have given their lives for our country.  This is so movingly expressed in the Lee Greenwood song, "God Bless the USA."

Also, in the rural South, especially in the mountains, where Greg and I are from, this holiday is to honor any loved ones who have passed.  On a Sunday near Memorial Day, we'd always meet other family members at the little cemetery, have a memorial service, and put fresh flowers on the graves.  Afterwards, we'd all go to someone's house for a potluck meal.

Greg and I are celebrating quietly this weekend with a picnic in the park (with carry-outs!   How great is that!).  Afterwards, we'll take a walk to enjoy the fresh air, warm sunshine (83 degrees), and lovely, fragrant privet bushes (The mountain folks call these "privy.") which so abundantly dot the landscape in this area this time of year.

                                                            Privet Hedge


Positive thought: Happy celebrating!
Thanks for visiting!  Until next Sunday, Becky