A Mile in My Shoes

Happy Birthday Mr. Geisel!

What better way to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Seuss than with Green Eggs and Ham.

So if I want to turn my eggs green, what would I use?  Emily said "green."  Iris said "blue" (blue + yellow = green) (that's my girl!)

So we preformed an experiment.

Both turned out green, and in the end we decided Green food coloring was the best green.

More like Radioactive Green.

Although there was skepticism, it turns out we do like green eggs and ham!

The Organization Game

I am a typical Creative Spirit.  It is very easy for me to "make things pretty" but the daily discipline of keeping things organized eludes me.  I've battled it all my life, and my biggest stresses could be eliminated with a match.  (Eliminated, but not resolved.  I imagine I'd have more stress if I threw all the bills in the Weber than if I actually disciplined myself to organize them. Just a hunch.)

Some people in our society are always looking for the Magic Pill.  The Pill that will make them skinny, the Pill that will make them smart, the Pill that will take away all their pain.  I have never liked Pills.  I do however, find myself always searching for the perfect Book that will hold the perfect Information.  Information that is so Powerful it will transform my life and make me love washing dishes.  I haven't discovered it yet.

Unfortunately, that hasn't kept me from searching.  Along the way I have picked up a brain-full of tips, tricks and ideas.  Some useless, and some helpful.

My latest obsession is telling me that if I just had this Franklin Covey Planner, and read 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (I've already read it, years ago.  Maybe the words are more powerful and life-changing the second time?), 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families, The 8th Habit, Organizing from the Inside Out, and Time Management from the Inside Out I would be able to Get My Act Together.

I thought that before I spend a gazillion dollars on something that has a poor track record for me, I might peruse Mr. Covey's Article Library.  I found some great little tid-bits there!  If you scroll down, there is an entire section on Home & Family.  I especially liked the article on Tantrums.  I also like his article on Rekindling a Marriage, and you can have your husband read it because it's written in a style and with a vocabulary that men understand!  He has a very gentle and common sense approach, although brief and general.   I'm guessing he goes into more detail in his books.

I think I'll look for Organizing from the Inside Out at the library, and maybe I'll think about getting myself this planner, just the title thrills me "Daily Organizing System".  It gives me goosebumps! (Julie Morgenstern has a web-site too).  I have gone with the More Times Moms planner for the last 3 or 4 years, but I think I need something a little more comprehensive at this point.   (I've used their calendar since Iris was born, I'll never give that up, I highly recommend it.)

Irregardless, whatever I buy or don't buy-I know I'd be closer to my goals if I got up and turned off the computer.