this blog

i really need to figure out what the heck i am doing with this blog. it kind of has a little bit of everything going on ...some organizing tips, my random thoughts of life and just plain old babble. so what is the purpose of this? i did have an organizing blog attached to my organizing website and that kind of fell by the way side. i also have an organizing page and a yoga page on fb. basically i have a whole lot of on line components but truthfully they are all pretty random.
so what is the purpose of this blog? originally it was just to start getting me to write. and i guess that still is the case but what is my focus? i think it is time for me to narrow this down. hmmm...i think my focus will be "andrea's life observations". then on my two fb pages those can be focused to their specific themes - yoga and organization.
yeah i like it. that works. observations!

growing

i have been tossing around in my mind the idea of growing my business. the number one solution to grow it would be to hire another person. now i have a friend who works with me on occasion but she is looking into going back to the 9-5 work force. currently, i am booked every day through the end of the month and i am still getting calls for more work. this means either they have to wait until i am available or they go with someone else. i am not exactly sure how to go about this. i guess i need to determine how many hours they would work and what is it that i am looking for. eventually i think it would be great to higher specialists in different areas - a tech person to deal with tech clutter, a finance person to help get a client back on track with their bills and finances. you get the idea.
ok, it looks like it is time for me to start doing some research.

time to get up...or is it?

good morning sunday. i am indulging in one of my favorite things to do.
today i have a 9 am appointment to organize a big home. so, what i like to do is set my alarm for 7. i get up, get ready - shower, change, get all my supplies by the door and prepare my coffee. then...i get back into bed and relax for another 90 minutes  - drink my coffee, eat breakfast,  maybe watch previous dvr recordings on tv, check email and basically just enjoy being back in bed. when the time comes, 8:40 today), i just pull back the covers, grab my stuff and walk out the door.
as the song says....i feel good.
have a great day.

i am so off

you know what i hate the most about being sick other than the obvious of being sick?  my routine is so off. i am not exercising. my diet is crap. it sucks. i just ate popcorn and jelly beans. really andrea really? i do better, eat better, live better when i am healthy. but as soon as i am sick i indulge all my crappy habits. it's kind of like, i feel bad so i can do whatever i want. i realize that perhaps that is not the best method to me getting well. huh, maybe that is why i have been sick for almost two weeks.
enough is enough. the crap starts now or well at least by monday.

friday night

don't you just love friday evening? everyone seems in a better mood as compared to say say monday morning. once you have finished your work day, dealt with your commute home then...ahhh bliss. i even have worked scheduled for saturday and sunday but i still have that friday night bliss. i am wearing pjs, cooking a pizza, baking a cake and watching today's episode of ellen. life is good for this gal. oh and i am snuggled in bed at 6:40 pm. sure i am still sick so that is added to the being in bed part. but friday is great. i love you. thank you for showing up today, right here, right now.
cheers.
have a great weekend.

i don't want to do it

i had a boss a while back who told me that the best way to tackle your day is to do the things you don't want to do first. on occasion, i practice this but for the most part those things i don't want to do get pushed down the calendar and often get pushed to another day. today, i just bit the bullet and took care of all those things first. and you know what? it really wasn't that bad. it didn't take me that long. now they are out of the way and i am off to meet some new clients.
thanks terry donahe! that was excellent advice.

client visit

i just met with a woman client for the first time. as soon as i walked in the door of her home, off and running...telling me all the things that are wrong with the house and showing me all the clutter/chaos. what i found is like so many others who feel disorganized. 3 words...too much stuff.
it seems that we live in a time when people's stuff exceed the space they live in. i love the saying, "everything has a place and everything in its place". in this scenario there are not enough places for all the things.
want to get organized? it is plain and simple...GET RID OF THE STUFF!i