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With Muffin, May 2013 |
Do you ever feel stuck,
overwhelmed, not sure where to begin? Me too! As a solo-entrepreneur, busy mom
and wife, and household manager some days (okay, many days) it can feel like
too much.
As a recovering
perfectionist, I hate to let things slide off my to-do list. However, I am
learning that there is a season for everything and if you let something go, you
can always pick it up again. I hope that will be the case with my much
neglected blog and website.
For the longest time, I
had been blogging weekly, every Wednesday. Then in May of 2013 our beloved 14
year old Golden Retriever became ill. My last blog entry is Wednesday, May 8,
2013. I became preoccupied with caring for a sick old dog and preparing my young
children for the inevitable.
It was also about this
time, that I signed up for my training to become a Certified Productive
Environment Specialist (CPES) with Barbara Hemphill's Productive Environment Institute. The timing
was completely off, but I wanted to join before they raised the tuition.
Our dear Muffin passed on
Friday, June 7, 2013, the same day summer vacation for my kids began. Things
were busy and I couldn't find the words to write on a weekly basis. We choose
to be without a dog in our home for nearly a year. It was a good choice with
our children being so young and I was happy not to take a dog out in the polar
vortex of 2014.
But something was missing;
I felt stuck, in a funk, overwhelmed. Not a clinical depression, but just not
my usual self. Through a whole series of events and personal choices, I am
excited to be unstuck, moving forward and getting back to blogging after a two
year hiatus.
In the next post, I'll share quick tips to move yourself forward in a positive
direction. As always, I love to hear your ideas!
All My Best,
Carolyn
Carolyn Anderson-Fermann is a public speaker, organizing expert and founder of Simply Organized Life. Carolyn will be presenting "Tame the Paper Monster" at Ann Arbor Rec & Ed. on May 22, 2015. Register now with Ann Arbor Rec & Ed.