Temps are dropping today. :( throwing us into a deep freeze lasting until the weekend. But looks like on the weekend we will have a thaw. But until that we have wind chill warning to contend with.
So what to do? Well I read through that book I spoke of before; the one about not folding fitted sheets. Here is my book report.
Life's Too Short To Fold Fitted Sheets by Lisa Quinn
This was a good book until about half way through. Lisa Quinn's purpose in the book is to make you believe perfection is not needed when caring for your home. She gives great examples and inspiration and thought provoking questions. Such as "What if we realized that our value doesn't depend on what other people think?"
"The whole idea of perfectionism is fundamentally flawed. Perfection doesn't even exist. It's purely mental, alienating and unnatural state."
I love these little gems.
Unfortunately half way through the book she slides right back into her former perfectionist self. Telling me I have to have white plates for my perfectly made table and serve sushi rolls at my party. Okay now!! I don't think so! She really did stress me out in the last half of the book. I suddenly felt like I needed to go buy a bunch of stuff to live up to her expectations. The whole point of the book was for the reader to find out what really mattered to them. And stop expecting perfectionism, little tricks to cut corners on housework and really live well.
I felt like I was reading two different books. She really missed the mark on the second half.
So No this book was not my answer. But it gave some good questions. And maybe with the right questions, I will find my own answers.
Today I decided to combat the cold dreary outside, I am painting walls!! I love painting walls! At first I love painting walls. Remember my bathroom that took 3 months to finish!?
Gotta go watch the paint dry.
Joytobe
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