Comments on: Bird by Bird http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/ How a mom found peace in the piles Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:11:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Jillian http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/comment-page-1/#comment-86873 Jillian Thu, 11 Nov 2010 21:28:46 +0000 http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-86873 Love it! Bird by Bird! I read that book :) Very inspiring! Love it! Bird by Bird! I read that book :) Very inspiring!

]]> By: Erin http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/comment-page-1/#comment-79880 Erin Wed, 06 Oct 2010 13:48:05 +0000 http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-79880 AWESOME!!! I Love it!! You are insightful and talented! AWESOME!!!
I Love it!! You are insightful and talented!

]]> By: mel cole http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/comment-page-1/#comment-75430 mel cole Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:29:37 +0000 http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-75430 Dear fellow mom, it's my first time to visit here in your blog through Mom blogs. I'm from PA too. I hear you about laundry. I like what you said and that you found yourself an inspiration or to be inspired doing your piles of laundry. You're not alone. Me too, I just finished two big bucket pile of laudry. There's still five more buckets and more new soiled ones to come. Yay! Dear fellow mom, it’s my first time to visit here in your blog through Mom blogs. I’m from PA too. I hear you about laundry. I like what you said and that you found yourself an inspiration or to be inspired doing your piles of laundry. You’re not alone. Me too, I just finished two big bucket pile of laudry. There’s still five more buckets and more new soiled ones to come. Yay!

]]> By: Scentsy http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/comment-page-1/#comment-49595 Scentsy Sun, 14 Feb 2010 06:19:27 +0000 http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-49595 Yup! One pile at a time! :) No Matter how big or small that pile may be... it's gotta be done. Awesome Article! Yup! One pile at a time! :) No Matter how big or small that pile may be… it’s gotta be done. Awesome Article!

]]> By: Trish http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/comment-page-1/#comment-31404 Trish Sun, 31 May 2009 04:50:18 +0000 http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-31404 I HATE laundry. I hate it so much. We have a family of 7 and it can get so overwhelming. I am enjoying your posts and can relate. Thanks I HATE laundry. I hate it so much. We have a family of 7 and it can get so overwhelming. I am enjoying your posts and can relate.
Thanks

]]> By: Jessica http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/comment-page-1/#comment-22104 Jessica Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:45:58 +0000 http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-22104 You know no matter how large the pile (whether it is laundry or something else) it is most of the time best to tackle it one step at a time. I just found your blog. Please stop by and say hello at mine as well. You know no matter how large the pile (whether it is laundry or something else) it is most of the time best to tackle it one step at a time.

I just found your blog. Please stop by and say hello at mine as well.

]]> By: Morgan http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/comment-page-1/#comment-19158 Morgan Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:57:16 +0000 http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/#comment-19158 Just found your blog today, through the 'Brain, Child' magazine. I found this post a great reminder to not let things overwhelm me. Lists are a help! Ticking things off helps me feel that I'm getting somewhere. But, equally, I've had to let go a bit of trying to get it all done, and not get too frantic, lest my little one's toddlerhood pass me by the way his babyhood did! Just found your blog today, through the ‘Brain, Child’ magazine. I found this post a great reminder to not let things overwhelm me. Lists are a help! Ticking things off helps me feel that I’m getting somewhere. But, equally, I’ve had to let go a bit of trying to get it all done, and not get too frantic, lest my little one’s toddlerhood pass me by the way his babyhood did!

]]> By: The FringeGirl http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/comment-page-1/#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-page-1/#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: I'm a Little Teapot http://lessonsfromthelaundry.com/2008/06/03/bird-by-bird/comment-page-1/#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-page-1/#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-page-1/#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-page-1/#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-page-1/#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-page-1/#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!

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