tonight

i just got back from dominican college in san rafael. i went to see the author elizabeth gilbert discuss her new novel the signature of all things. my main goal was to get the book and have it signed by the author so i could give it as a gift to my sister-in-law regina.
well getting there was a nightmare - traffic, traffic, traffic. what should have been a maximum 45 minute drive took almost 2 hours. so by the time i arrived, the auditorium was packed. i sat in the last row until...i noticed two older ladies come in and just walk straight up to the stage and were seated in a couple seats off to the the side. huh...interesting. so i picked myself up, walked down the aisle, asked the usher if i could do the same and voila i was seated  market VIP seat with a perfect view. and at the end of the lecture i was one of the first 30 people to get my book signed. yeah baby. anyway, the interview was fun, interesting and i learned a few things.
elizabeth was interviewed by a critic from the new york times. i wrote down a few thoughts that i am going to spin around in my head for awhile. here they are:

- not that many novels about women who love their work
- feed your passion and your passion will feed you
- live a full life devoted to your passion
- we get addicted to each others wrongs

and the most important to me...

- people want someone who can say "i have got the way to do that"

this last statement pretty much explains what i do for a living. most of my clients have chaos and clutter and want to know how to get out of it. then i come in and say, "i have got a way to do that". one client once told me that she liked the fact that i had opinions on organizing her home and vocalized it. she said most people are pretty wish washy and i just put it out there.

thanks elizabeth gilbert for the reminder oh and yes thanks for the signed novel!