Comments on: Bird by Bird http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/ How a mom found peace in the piles Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:11:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Glen Skinner http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-18119 Glen Skinner Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:26:58 +0000 http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-18119 zel4hvk02qsm7a00 zel4hvk02qsm7a00

]]> By: The FringeGirl http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-16438 The FringeGirl Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:41:46 +0000 http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-16438 I heard someone say "you can do anything for 15 minutes". So, even if you just spend 15 doing a task, it's amazing what you can accomplish at the end of the day. I should go spend 15 minutes with my laundry. I already feel too intimate with my laundry. I think I spend more time with it than I do with my hubby. Laundry is my ENDLESS, most hated task. I heard someone say “you can do anything for 15 minutes”. So, even if you just spend 15 doing a task, it’s amazing what you can accomplish at the end of the day. I should go spend 15 minutes with my laundry. I already feel too intimate with my laundry. I think I spend more time with it than I do with my hubby. Laundry is my ENDLESS, most hated task.

]]> By: From One Mom To Another » Blog Archive » How Do You Eat An Elephant?? http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-16368 From One Mom To Another » Blog Archive » How Do You Eat An Elephant?? Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:12:25 +0000 http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-16368 [...] “Lessons From the Laundry” Humorously reminded me of the little bites of progress when she wrote: The laundry basket looks like one gigantic time-leeching entity. I think I even see tentacles. When my clean laundry is piled so high that it begins to creep out of the laundry room, it is time to call forth the wise words of author Anne Lamott. Lamott’s brother needed to write a report on birds and didn’t know where to start, Lamott’s father said, “Just write it bird by bird.” … [...] […] “Lessons From the Laundry” Humorously reminded me of the little bites of progress when she wrote: The laundry basket looks like one gigantic time-leeching entity. I think I even see tentacles. When my clean laundry is piled so high that it begins to creep out of the laundry room, it is time to call forth the wise words of author Anne Lamott. Lamott’s brother needed to write a report on birds and didn’t know where to start, Lamott’s father said, “Just write it bird by bird.” … […]

]]> By: James http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-13057 James Fri, 19 Sep 2008 05:25:02 +0000 http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-13057 Hi, I found your blog on this new directory of WordPress Blogs at blackhatbootcamp.com/listofwordpressblogs. I dont know how your blog came up, must have been a typo, i duno. Anyways, I just clicked it and here I am. Your blog looks good. Have a nice day. James. Hi, I found your blog on this new directory of WordPress Blogs at blackhatbootcamp.com/listofwordpressblogs. I dont know how your blog came up, must have been a typo, i duno. Anyways, I just clicked it and here I am. Your blog looks good. Have a nice day. James.

]]> By: I'm a Little Teapot http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-12004 I'm a Little Teapot Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:54:47 +0000 http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-12004 Picking your battles is the task of a true mother! :) Picking your battles is the task of a true mother! :)

]]> By: LoryKC http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-9899 LoryKC Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:00:01 +0000 http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-9899 What a fantastic reminder--advice I needed today! (I have laundry and writing to do but now that the baby is down for a nap, I am not being a grown-up...I'm bloghopping!) Time to go fold one shirt and write one page--before I have to chase one baby again! Thanks! What a fantastic reminder–advice I needed today!
(I have laundry and writing to do but now that the baby is down for a nap, I am not being a grown-up…I’m bloghopping!)

Time to go fold one shirt and write one page–before I have to chase one baby again! Thanks!

]]> By: apathy lounge http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-9680 apathy lounge Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:23:59 +0000 http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-9680 As a person who adored the book "Bird by Bird", I wonder why I don't take this lesson to heart more often. Good post. As a person who adored the book “Bird by Bird”, I wonder why I don’t take this lesson to heart more often. Good post.

]]> By: Sandy http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-9678 Sandy Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:12:16 +0000 http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-9678 Yes my "pile" does often overwhelm me! But you are right we need a strategy so we don't feel so overwhelmed! :) Thanks for the reminder! Yes my “pile” does often overwhelm me! But you are right we need a strategy so we don’t feel so overwhelmed! :)
Thanks for the reminder!

]]> By: Audrey - Pinks & Blues Girls http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-9568 Audrey - Pinks & Blues Girls Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:17:11 +0000 http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-9568 YOU GO MAMA! Amen to this post!! We do need to break things down to make our lives livable and doable! Thank you for the reminder! -Audrey YOU GO MAMA! Amen to this post!! We do need to break things down to make our lives livable and doable!
Thank you for the reminder!
-Audrey

]]> By: Judy Schneider http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-9560 Judy Schneider Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:39:55 +0000 http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-9560 Great post, Kathy! Indeed, we need to break tasks down to make things do-able. After reading your post, I'm rolling up my sleeves. I'm ready! Thanks! Great post, Kathy! Indeed, we need to break tasks down to make things do-able. After reading your post, I’m rolling up my sleeves. I’m ready! Thanks!

]]> By: :o) mg http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-9554 :o) mg Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:05:48 +0000 http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-9554 Amen sistah! Great post. Amen sistah! Great post.

]]> By: jodi http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-9545 jodi Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:45:00 +0000 http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-9545 I love this...Thank you! I often feel extremely overwhelmed. It helps me to think of myself as a juggler. If I drop a ball it won't break like an egg, but it will bounce up again so I can juggle some more. I love this…Thank you! I often feel extremely overwhelmed. It helps me to think of myself as a juggler. If I drop a ball it won’t break like an egg, but it will bounce up again so I can juggle some more.

]]> By: kathie http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-9543 kathie Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:35:51 +0000 http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-9543 Hey Kathy! Breaking down the task. I agree wholeheartedly with that tack (or is it tact?). Trouble is I often dive into the middle of a biggie and word my way out from the center! So, it's still a messy process. Hey Kathy! Breaking down the task. I agree wholeheartedly with that tack (or is it tact?). Trouble is I often dive into the middle of a biggie and word my way out from the center! So, it’s still a messy process.

]]> By: CircusKelli http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-9542 CircusKelli Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:42:03 +0000 http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-9542 That really is the only way to accomplish anything. Bit by bit. I've been sorting through the monstrous stack of paperwork that lives in the cabinet above my 'desk' in the kitchen. First, I pulled out all the kids' artwork, and dealt with that. Then the catalogs and junk mail. Then the bills. It's working, the pile is dwindling. Next! The laundry! After I sort it by color first. :) That really is the only way to accomplish anything. Bit by bit. I’ve been sorting through the monstrous stack of paperwork that lives in the cabinet above my ‘desk’ in the kitchen. First, I pulled out all the kids’ artwork, and dealt with that. Then the catalogs and junk mail. Then the bills. It’s working, the pile is dwindling. Next! The laundry! After I sort it by color first. :)

]]> By: Irene http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-9540 Irene Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:40:12 +0000 http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-9540 Hi! I just found your blog and really am enjoying reading it. You are so right, piles can be so intimidating. But if you just start, just say you will take care of a just a few parts of the pile, soon enough, the pile disappeared. And the task isn't usually as momentous as it originally seemed. On another note, I do have to comment on your byline "No one likes it, but everyone does it". My MIL actually is one of those people who LOVES doing laundry. Strange, but very true! Of course, she enjoys cleaning and organizing pretty much anything, so if you knew her, it would not be surprising. Take care! Hi! I just found your blog and really am enjoying reading it.

You are so right, piles can be so intimidating. But if you just start, just say you will take care of a just a few parts of the pile, soon enough, the pile disappeared. And the task isn’t usually as momentous as it originally seemed.

On another note, I do have to comment on your byline “No one likes it, but everyone does it”. My MIL actually is one of those people who LOVES doing laundry. Strange, but very true! Of course, she enjoys cleaning and organizing pretty much anything, so if you knew her, it would not be surprising.

Take care!

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