I’m looking for someone who’d be willing to help me out for a few hours this weekend. I need someone to: wash the dishes plan the menu shop for groceries vacuum mop scrub the toilets sweep the sidewalk pull weeds mow the yard pet the kitties wash and detail the car grade papers update my […]
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When You Embrace – You Get Hugged Back
In the midst of embracing the now is an acceptance of what can and can’t be done. But that doesn’t mean that you don’t bemoan what isn’t getting done. I am a recovering perfectionist, after all. Anyway, I’ve noticed that just when I accept that I can’t do everything, the help I need mysteriously appears. […]
Embracing the Now
Wow. February is turning out to be a veeeeery busy month – lots of work trips, deadlines, evening events and the like. It’s a good thing we have an extra day (thanks to Leap Year) to get it all done. My plan to keep myself from going completely mad is to embrace the now. Each […]
I Don’t Care if I Don’t Have Time
I am ashamed to admit that I have unpainted spackle spots throughout my house. I am even more ashamed to admit that I have had these unpainted spackle spots for anywhere from 1-2.5 years. (Repairs, HVAC changes, etc) So last weekend – in the midst of being SUPER busy – I painted all of those spots. […]
Take That, Pinterest
I’m trying to keep Pinterest from taking over my life by using it to Organize my (formerly kept in hard copy form) idea file Spur creative thinking Pin good ideas and recipes that I want to try. As far as the latter is concerned, I’m forcing myself to actually implement the good ideas or try […]
Transparency
I think there are times in everyone’s life where you wrestle with strong things: I’m not smart/good/pretty/fit enough. I’m marginal at what I do. I don’t have enough time to do what I want to do, let alone what I need to do. I feel taken advantage of. My focus is split between the unimportant, […]
Some Honest Truths
In the midst of crazy-busy weeks, it’s helpful to remind myself of some truths such as: Feed the cats first. Otherwise they’ll go berserk. Feed the husband second. Otherwise he’ll drive you berserk. Ben can never have enough hugs. Give him one more. Go for a run, even if you don’t want to. It’s relaxing. […]
That Makes Two of Us
Busy night – very busy night. Bane of my existance, really, are busy nights. Nights when you have to cook, do laundry and work on a running-late work project. Ick. It’s all the more aggravating when you go into the bathroom to brush your teeth and discover a sock that was dropped during the journey from […]
A Year in Review
It’s funny to look back on the year that was – surprising, in many ways. My thoughts, hopes, goals and plans often are brushed aside by the unexpected. Never was that more true than in 2011. We’ve taken to calling 2011 the year of Great Sadness. The Niece moved out, my grandfather passed away, we lost […]
Happy Holidays from the Hayleys
With all of the upheaval this year, written cards were the last thing on our minds. From our house to yours, Merry Christmas! May you spend this joyous weekend with those you love.