Hello all
Gorgeous weather yesterday and today... cool, sunny, no humidity, light breeze.... I was so impressed w/ how much I got done by 9 am I kept moving from 15 minute time chunk to the next 15 minute. Much of my efforts were concentrated in the kitchen so the outcome was instant gratification as the results were instantly obvious.... And so much of it was just simple rearranging...
and really putting to good use of "everything has a place"....instead of just a
"for now postion".....
At the end of Friday, a very important person in the office hierarchy came to me to make a correction....I have worked w/ this person for years but do not know her well socially...... The mistake I made was one that is very common....
I listed someone's date of birth as 2005. But the acturials were seeing stars...
Her approach about it was so kind and thoughtful .... one word was used that made me stop and rethink the entire job situation....
So.... I am rethinking....
But meanwhile, Dh is again at work today so I continue w/15 minute tasks w/ 15 minute "breaks" .... I am inspired by a friend's home that I saw last weekend... nothing fancy, but obviously all well loved.... The bottom floor of the townhouse had been setup as the living room and a big, big kitchen.... There was no "pretending to be a tiny dining room" as I attempted here in my similarly designed home. Instead, the "Dining table" with an attracitve cloth covered by heavy duty plastic....was for both eating AND to use as a group meeting table....very close to the computer, fax, large filing credenza, and bookcase. In short, the room said " This is what I am..... and these occupants are comfortable here"....
So, I have been inspired to get over the "ideal" setup for a house and arrange things as I use them.
For the longest time, it didnt make sense to me that a computer should be part of the kitchen area but.......doesnt it make sense?? Isnt that where we have our phones???
I guess I was trapped in the "traditional " mode....
And guess what, the longer I sat in this man's ( I was w/ DH .... believe it or not, this was a business meeting)... "kitchen/office" the more I liked it....
I enjoyed the the fact that he there was "tilted" floor towards one corner...which he never explained nor seemed to be bothered when he went to the fridge to get me a glass of water.... I enjoyed the obviously worn "linoleum" floor, the plants in the windows.... the baskets of fresh tomatos and peppers, the prominent display of a few special photos....
It was a wonderful, wonderful lesson in comfort and "less is more"......
hmmmmmmm.......
There's the timer.....
K, just wasn't an issue. Having it in the kitchen worked great. And for a few years I didn't even have an AC unit in that kitchen ... and this is Arizona ... go figure! No problems.
And of course when she got there, it was ALL about her. Not about Sydney's birthday or anything. 
