Thursday, April 21, 2011

Froggy


Four years ago, my son and I planted a hosta in our flower garden. Every winter, the hosta turns brown and dies, and every spring, it comes back as lush and green as ever. I was in the yard on Sunday afternoon, looking for a good place to hang a hummingbird feeder, and I stopped to admire the hosta. Then I noticed that there was a cute little green tree frog sitting on one of the leaves. So I did what any aspiring photographer would do - I grabbed my camera and took the little guy's picture. I had to share it with you, of course. Isn't he cute?  Too bad I don't have a current photo challenge with a green theme. This would be perfect. :)
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I have finally reached the end of my 52 Organizing Missions.

#48 Organize Your Kids & Their Bedrooms - I have a 17 year old son. Getting him to organize anything is a losing battle. I have offered to do it for him, but he has declined, knowing that many of his possessions would simply disappear. He leaves for college in the Fall. Before then, his room will be cleaned and organized. Or else. ;)

#49 Find Your Business or Career Passion - I am 47 years old and still don't know what I want to be when I grow up. I may never know. But I have learned that I still enjoy photography and am working to develop my skills. Maybe one day I might even earn some money from it. A girl can dream! In the meantime, I will do what I do very well - system administration - and branch out where I can.

#50 Create a Debt Repayment Plan - I did this a long time ago. The only debt we currently have is our mortgage and a short term note for the truck I bought last month.

#51 Create a Weekly Schedule Template - I've been using a weekly planner since I attended Seven Habits for Highly Effective People 17 years ago. It has been a lifesaver for me and I would be lost without it. It is my master calendar - recording everything from birthdays and anniversaries to reminders to change the A/C filter. Effective? Very!

#52 Simplify Your Life - My new mantra. I will continue to declutter my home and keep new clutter from building up by following the one in one out policy. I will carefully consider each new request for my time before saying yes. I will slow down and enjoy life rather than blindly racing through it at warp speed.

Through this challenge, I have learned that I wasn't as disorganized as I originally thought, but I still have areas that could use improvement... and I will continue to work on those.
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great picture.....I love it!
1 reply · active 731 weeks ago
Thank you!� and thanks for leaving a comment to help me test the new app. It looks like it's working.� Yay!
I like the green frog photo! Ribbit!

I also like the idea of the 52 organizing missions.

My mission is to spend more time on the things I want to do, not just the things everyone expects me to do. I bought a book about time management only to be so very disappointed that the book recommended hiring someone to do your laundry and cook your meals ahead! If I had money for that, I would have already done that, and I'd probably be drinking a mai-tai out by my (non-existent) pool.

I agree with you on the whole de-cluttering thing, but it is hard, esp. if the items are of sentimental value.

Best,
MOV
1 reply · active 731 weeks ago
Thanks MOV! I remember reading that Tim Ferriss book 4-Hour Work Week and being so disappointed that his big secret is to outsource everything to an agency in�India. Looks like�my 40 hour work week won't be changing anytime soon.

I haven't gotten to the sentimental stuff yet in my decluttering process, but I'm sure I will. Now I'm off to clean out my lingerie drawer. Don't think I'll find anything sentimental in there. :)
What a great pic.
When it comes to dreams, I consider day dreaming important and to make them come true I just have to built a foundation beneath my air castles :'))))
Have a wonderful weekend
1 reply · active less than 1 minute ago
Thanks Paula! Good luck to both of us with our "air castles".� :)

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