Do you have organizational clutter?

I have realized that one of my problems in tackling my to do list is... my to do list. I have a couple of lists of projects scattered around and they are quite lengthy. I get so overwhelmed by the sheer number of things I need to accomplish that I don't do anything. Sometimes I even make a new list.

This is madness!

Nassir suggested taking a short view and tackling one thing at a time. I think he's entirely right. (It's amazing how often I discover that he's right these days; it's like learning to appreciate my parents' wisdom all over again. Ooh maturity...) Anyway, so by taking on a reasonable task for the amount of time available, I will actually start accomplishing things. I may not be crossing items off a to do list, but I will have real results instead of broken dreams and unfulfilled wishes.

"People are finding that their homes are full of stuff, but their lives are littered with unfulfilled promises." - My hero, Peter Walsh

Time article @ The 100 Thing Challenge

When men become fathers

I dare you to read this and not (at least want to) cry: http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/25/the-longest-night/

It's about one man's realization that his financial outlook had to change for his dreams to come true, including the life he wants for his son. Over the weekend, N and I got into a discussion about parenting. We both grew up being told we could do whatever we wanted with our lives and a friend recently told me that she felt like she was lying to her son when she said that. I quickly tried to assure her that such statements don't need to be literally true; that they build a foundation of self-esteem and self-sufficiency that is crucial to anyone's ability to actually achieve their dreams. I discovered that N feels very strongly about sending this message to our child(ren), so much that it nearly brought him to tears just talking about it. I really believe that having a child brings your emotions to the surface and men are much more susceptible to emotions and hormones than they let on.

That wasn't the main reason for this post, but it seems like a good place to stop and reflect. I am a lucky woman and I don't want to forget that.

Back to green

Gotta love the title of this blog post: Everything you do is bad for you, your kids & the planet

And I ditto everything there pretty much. I'm even considering paring down my beauty products. I already use very few. Who knew I was so green? I thought I just sucked at being a girl.

Fox sucks

Figures I discover a fantastic show only to find out that it was canceled by...Fox. Yet again proving how much the assholes running Fox really don't recognize anything resembling entertainment.



Is it just me or does the guy starring in Kitchen Confidential look like the love child of Ralph Fiennes and Seth Green?