That's not to say I'm completely without any talent in the domestic realm. I'm a great, intuitive cook. I'm simply sensational with interior design. I'm amazing at creating an array of imaginative artwork for my home. And I even do dishes. Aside from that, I'm a lazy, lousy, disorganized, disinterested housekeeper and a struggling-to-reform packrat.
My desk is full of stacks of paper that my husband is just itching to toss so he can make a nicer, cleaner working environment for me. I tried to explain to him that I like my haphazard home office. Those stacks of papers with their meaningless scribbles that mean nothing to me now somehow give me a warm, safe sense of comfort. Mr. Clean thinks that's crazy. I don't dispute that. It's just how I am.
Mike and I have discussed the merits of organization and how it makes life easier (his philosophy, not mine). I've always been spontaneous, while he's a methodical planner. As they say, opposites attract.
But you know what? I'm not nearly as organized as I thought I was (or as my husband thinks I am).
I discovered that when I created another blog recently (The Crazy Woman Inside Me). Since it's a personal blog about my decades of dieting and my quest to lose the weight once and for all and keep it off forever, I'm writing it under my real name. My inner crazy woman also has a Facebook page, a website and she Twitters, just like Daisy. Between my real name and my penname, that's a lot of stuff to monitor and keep track of.
Interestingly enough, as I worked on creating the graphics (I do all my own) and the web design (I'm my own web mistress) and profile information and all the rest, it dawned on me that the folders and subfolders on my computer are perfectly, precisely neat and exceedingly organized. Why, they're almost downright geek-like in their systematized structure.
And so today here I sit at my messy desk, an anomaly, wondering just what in the hell all of this says about my mental state.
On second thought…I don't think I really want to know! :-0
Speaking of my alter ego's blog, today's post there is titled A Wicked Pre-Diet Chocolate Binge and Weight Loss Fantasies. It's revealing and funny. Stop by and say hello!
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What is this organization thing of which you speak? No seriously, I love the concept of organization...but putting it into practice with two kids under 4 in the house is almost impossible. I've been trying to find time to clean out my closet for a month and still haven't managed.
I am the only organized person in our house. My hubs will leave receipts, papers and such all over the place and my kids will leave "art work", stories and such EVERYWHERE. It's enough to drive me batty. *g* Paper work wise I am very neat and organized. But, I have to get to the closets soon. They're threatening to explode with clothes the kids no longer can wear. *G*
Oh gosh, Lesley, if I had four kids running around I think I'd just be sitting on a rock babbling incoherently by the end of the day. LOL That's a LOT of work!
Forget the closet organizing--seriously, who cares? Just make sure to find a little time each day that's just for Lesley! :-D
Wow, Brandy, it sounds like I’d fit right in with your husband and kids! LOL I so admire women who manage to have neat and tidy houses. At least it makes me feel a little better that your closets are in need of de-cluttering. ;-)
Read your post on my other blog about the pneumonia. PLEASE take very good care of yourself and get well soon!
OMG Not 4! Only 2 they're just both under 4 years old. hehehe I don't know how mother's of lots of kids do it! 2 is hard enough!
Oops, sorry, I misread your comment, Lesley. When I saw "kids under 4" I guess my eyes glazed over with shock and my brain stopped working. LOL Yes, you're right, 2 kids under 4 is hard enough! ;-)
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