Getting A Bit of Peace of Mind in My Home (& My Life)
I need a "life" babysitter. I suffer from "no spare time" with a compounding condition of "avoiding anything stressful and intimidating." We all have our strengths and weaknesses. For instance, I'm really good at memory hoarding and scrapbooking while generally brainstorming about how I can provide the best life for our kids (as you can see above, etc). But my biggest weakness is avoiding the responsibilities of adulting and I KNOW I'm not alone. When we were up in Portland recently, my mom brought over boxes and boxes of old photos to the house. Memorabilia, report cards, family photos and generally just anything and everything worth saving from my childhood. Could it be possible that I got that gathering and saving bone in my body from my mother? Yes, it is quite possible. It's something that I love to do and going through all of these childhood items only made me want to do the same for my children. Saving and hoarding into a box for each c...