"Only Robinson Crusoe had everything done by Friday." - unknown

The trouble with b&w thinking...

...and the quest to be perfect, is that more often than not, nothing gets done at all. Say you want your website to be perfect (after all, it's just your gateway to the entire online world) and you become so overwhelmed with the whole idea that you don't even get yourself a domain name. Nice.

Humans by their organic nature are not perfect. Then there is the time factor. What was perfect before may now be dated, or just plain wrong (think hairstyles!). Evolution, you gotta love it.

Lift the pressure off of yourself from the "all or nothing" mentality and just get started. Before you know it, you will get in that phenomenal state called "groove" and what will result will be nothing less than perfect - for now.

respect. reclaim. revitalize.

Visual Girl

“Don’t be fooled by the calendar. There are only as many days in the year as you make use of.” ―Charles Richards

"For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned." - Benjamin Franklin

grateful...

It all began Thursday night, with a spontaneous and fully enjoyable dinner - emphasis on full - at The Arm's Reach in Deep Cove. The CBC - curried butter chicken is devine. I'm just sayin'.... And if you are wondering, yes, this was a family affair and still absolutely enjoyable.

Then came Friday. The weather was perfect. Not too hot. Not too cold. Perfect. I had an organizing gig, followed by a lovely meeting with two fab creative art directors, followed by a quick dinner and a Reggae (love) theme concert in the park.

Aaaaaaah...Life is good.

So next time you are out on a one of those "retail therapy" shopping trips, save yourself the time, space, gas, and money (or debt) and enjoy the Good Life instead. I'm just sayin'...

respect. reclaim. revitalize.

Visual Girl

"social notworking"

Spending time on social-networking sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, when you are on the clock. - Real Simple magazine

Good Enough...

I was just watching an innocent game of horseshoes, and was struck by the uniqueness of the game in it's close-enough-is-good-enough ideology.

Perhaps surprising to some, many people who struggle with clutter issues are perfectionists. And finding their own reality so far from their idea of perfection, they become overwhelmed and paralysed to do anything, widening the gap even further. As a professional organizer, I find that time and time again, the most important role I play is bridging that gap, or eliminating it all together - paradise!

While I wholly disagree with the "just for now" mentality, which to me is just another way of saying "this is not how this should be", "this is not where it should go", or simply "this is wrong", I do believe in cutting yourself a little slack, and getting it good enough. You will be surprised where it will take you - maybe even win you a game of horse shoes!

reclaim. respect. revitalize.

Visual Girl