My Office Mess Challenge-Update

Well, it took me awhile, just doing a little at a time but I finally got my studio/office clean. So I thought I would show you the pictures:

And here is my desk:

Now, the desk drawers are a little open but that's not cos they are so full. It's because this is my dad's old desk and the drawers just won't close all the way.

And here's my laptop work station:

Of course, the room is not perfect. I wasn't able to take all the furniture out, purge all the things I don't use, etc. But I did get it clean and organized which is enough for now. At least I LIKE being in here again!

Today's Quote: "Inaction breeds doubt and fear.  Action breeds confidence and courage.  If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it.  Go out and get busy.”- Dale Carnegie 1888-1955

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What is your dream for your life

How to find your dream

I'm one of the lucky ones. I am actually living my dream. I do what I love doing and am doing it from home. I am actually getting to the point that I'm making a reasonably good living. What more could I want?

I get two questions from others about this. The first is how did you get to live your dream? The second is: How do you know how to find out what your dream is?

The first question of how I got to the point of living my dream is it took quite awhile to get here. Part of it was fate. Most of it was hard work and planning and learning.

My mantra is "Failure is not an option." I am determined to succeed. And that makes me determined to do what I need to do to succeed. No excuses, no whining about how hard it is, no giving up.

The second is answer as to how you figure out  what your dream is, will be a little different for every person. Some people are born knowing what they want to do with their life. Most little kids seem to know what they want. But that seems to wane as they grow older. Why is that? I believe it's because when we are very young, we are open to all possibilities. Nothing is impossible. Our future seems magical. As we get older and get socked a few times by life, we loose that belief in ourselves. Some of our child hood dreams, we just loose interest in. Some seem silly. Most, we would still secretly like to do but feel it's impossible now. It may be. Most of us realize as an adult we don't have the talent to be a ballerina or a star quarterback.

But maybe, we can have some deviation of our original dream. I know as a child, I wanted to be a comic book writer. That dream died by the wayside, but as an adult, one of my businesses does involve art. And I write quite a bit in my affiliate marketing business. So I am doing the 2 aspects of what I wanted to do as a child.

If you don't know what your dream is for your life, start in your childhood. Think about what you loved doing then, and see if there is a way to bring that back in some way now, as an adult. 

Another thing to do is to ask those close to you, what they think you are good at. Often we don't even recognize our own talents. Sometimes, because something comes so naturally to us, we assume it's that way for everybody. Guess what? It's not!

A little exercise you can try is to day dream. Sit in a comfortable chair, close your eyes, and imagine. If you could do anything you wanted, and there were no obstacles  standing in your way, what would that look like? You may get a clue there.

Don't give up. A few years ago, when I was working in a job I absolutely hated, I wondered if my dreams would ever come true? My  dreams were all I had to hold onto and I did hold on to them with all my might. I knew I would have no will to live if I had no hope. It took awhile, but I am finally living my dream. I'm so glad I didn't give up. And I want the same thing for all of you!

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Today's Quote: "Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless." – Jamie Paolinetti

My Office Mess Challenge

After my crazy, busy Fall craft season, I took a look at my office/studio and shuddered. How did I let it get this bad? Of course I say that every year after my craft season is over and I vow not to let it get like that again, but invariably….it does.

I know I need to clean and organize it. I spend more of my waking hours in here than I do in any other room. And let's face it, this room is just not conducive to work. I don't know if you are like me but I just don't function well in so much clutter. It just makes me feel nervous. I feel so much more peaceful  when my space is organized.

I am happy to report that the rest of my house is pretty organized. It's just THIS ROOM that haunts me. I had decided that I was going to get this room in order this month. But when I walk in here, I'm just completely overwhelmed by the mess. I almost feel like one of those people on that show "The Hoarders". Except I don't hoard.

I am a member of Lynn Terry's Self Starter's Weekly Tip's Forum. Our January challenge in the Elite forum is to take a before and after picture of our work spaces and to clean and organize them. How timely! So I am opening myself up to the embarrassment and humiliation of letting them…and you see my messy office/studio.

This is the wall where I hang my finished ornaments. It look ok, but the drawers below it are a wreck!

Here is my desk, and portable desk with both of my computers. Yikes!

And the worst of it….my craft table (you can't even see the table anymore!)

Ok, there you have it. Please be kind!

Happy 2010 to ya!

What are your dreams for this year?

Wow, we are not only starting a brand new year but a brand new decade!  I was just listening to the song by Prince  "1999" ( remember? "Tonight I'm going to party like it's 1999"). I remember when that song first came out. 1999 seemed soooo far away. Now it still does, but going in the other direction, LOL.

I am hoping 2010 is a good year for all of us. The past few years have been kind of rough on many in this country, and it's time we got a break from it. For me, personally, I have had harder years. 2009 was hardly my best year, but it wasn't my worst either. I had plenty of ups and downs.

I'm planning on 2010 being a great year! I know we can't control everything that happens to us despite what the Law of Attraction gurus say. I do know without a plan, you are going to have to deal with whatever life throws at you. With a plan, there is some control over your future.

So the past few weeks, I have been writing down my goals, what I want to accomplish this year, and have written down how and when I am going to do these things.

I also do a little exercise that I wouldn't want anyone to read but me. What I do is write out in a notebook, how I want my life to be. I write it like it's already a fact and that it is a year from whatever day I am actually writing it Not only is this a great break from reality, LOL, but I believe it helps get the ball rolling in making my dreams come true. You can't achieve it if you don't first dream it. I heard someone say (can't remember who to give credit to for this) that all things are created twice. The first time is in our mind, the second time is in reality.  So true.

So what are your dreams for this year?  How do you plan to make them come true?

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Today's Quote: Let others live small lives, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you. Jim Rohn