What I Learn from Watching Christmas Movies
“Do you know what the main trouble with this country is? There are too many people who don’t know where they’re going, and they want to get there too fast.” — Sylvester the cabbie in The Bishop’s Wife...
View ArticleThe People Who Amazed Me the Most in 2011
As 2011 rushes to a close, it’s the time of year when we all publish Top Ten lists and recaps of the year’s events, and I’ve already written two others for my own blog. As I wrote the other recap...
View ArticleA Meaningful Life
“Iron rusts from disuse, stagnant water loses its purity, and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigors of the mind.” — Leonardo da Vinci This quote paints a vivid picture....
View ArticleWake Up! Stand Up for Women
“When sleeping women wake, mountains move.” – Chinese Proverb I stumbled across this quote making the rounds on Twitter a couple of weeks ago, and it keeps popping up in my mind as I follow the...
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44 Things I Love
Ah June! The summer months are upon us. But before we move forward, I must reflect on the month that has passed. For on a certain day in May, I always turn a year older. To celebrate my 44 years on...
View ArticleDealing with your stuff
At work, I went to our kitchen clutching my ceramic cup and an English Breakfast Tea K-cup. Before I could put in my tea, I had to remove the previous user’s K-cup that someone left behind and toss it...
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What I Learned About Passion from My Friend Chris
“I dare you, while there is still time, to have a magnificent obsession.” – William Danforth My friend Chris Yeager sat across from me at lunch and explained how he was quitting his job to pursue his...
View ArticleNeed an Organizing Tool? 3-D Print It!
I first heard of 3-D printing during a webinar about The Future of Work. During the webinar, they showed a video about how they were testing 3-D printers and “living” ink to create an ear prosthetic....
View ArticleOrganizing @ Work: Dealing with a Crisis
Life is messy. When it is, it spills over into our world of work whether we want it to or not. Unfortunately, we all have had experience with the bumps and challenges life throws at us. I’ve been...
View ArticleOrganizing @ Work: Promises of Blue Skies Ahead
The gray skies loomed above me, and I sighed. “Great,” I thought. “Driving in the rain. Again.” I loaded my car to leave my parents’ house in Oklahoma and head back to Houston, and I planned to make my...
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If You Feel Stuck, What Can You Change?
Over a year ago, my friend Carolyn and I were talking about her recent trip to Colorado. Carolyn, who worked down the hall from me, had just returned from the trip to visit her best friend and said...
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You Can Save the World This ThanksGIVING and Beyond
The news these days centers around the economy, job creation, the 99% vs. the 1%, the Occupy protests and clashes with police, the Super Congress committee and wars waging around the world. It’s enough...
View ArticleWhere I’ve Been and What I’ve Learned
You may have noticed, I’ve been a little absent over here at The Clutter Princess blog. The past year has been a whirlwind of struggle and mayhem. It began with the loss of my father and a series of...
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