I am so glad it is Friday, and the last day before Spring Break begins! Woooo Hooo! I am looking forward to a little relaxation, some fun, and a little help whipping my house into shape! I am admittedly not the best house keeper. I am not good at that, do a little every day, and all is well thing. I would much rather be out volunteering, or shopping, or working on one of my projects, anything but cleaning. My boys are incredible mess makers. Take off shoes, and socks, leave em'. Come in with backpack, drop it. Bring in hockey gear, drop. Play Lego's, build huge space ship, leave it. I find enough Lego's, and Nerf darts on my floor to supply most kids for a year. The dogs don't help much either, they are good, but they shed. They also add to the general sense of chaos around here. My brother in-law calls our house the "Bumpus house". Do you remember those Bumpus dogs from "The Christmas Story" who ran through the house and ate the Christmas turkey? They run side by side in a pack. This is the season when I like to invite people to my home. I love to have company. I need to get my act together around here if I am going to do that. I remember the days when I lived in my 13oo sq. ft, condo, with a housekeeper who came every week, and a babysitter whenever I needed to do something on my own, and how I used to dream, "oh, I'd trade it all for a house". Was it a good trade? Well, yes. I must admit, while I hate cleaning, and it has been a long time since I sat leisurely getting a pedicure, it is definitely worth it. I love that my boys can run around playing, and have room to invite over a bunch of friends. I love that I can invite a ton of people over to share a meal. I love that people come to my house and feel welcome and warm. Mess, shmess, who cares. There is a lot of love in all of this mess.
I went to a cool women's networking meeting the other night. It was with an organization called Heartlink . It was at some one's house. An awesome dinner was served. Tables set, lovely hospitality, and about 20 very interesting women were there. We each got 3 minutes to introduce ourselves and tell a bit about our business's. Most of the women knew each other already. Many of the women present had business's that sell through direct marketing. Most of the big ones were represented, and a few new ones I had never heard of but found interesting. There were also women with other business's like insurance, legal services, printing, etc... It is great to meet like minded people, and I can definitely see the benefits of attending regularly. The bad part however, is it leaves you wanting to go shopping! All of a sudden, I MUST have the new mango cutter from Pampered Chef, and I am yearning to freshen up my candles, and I NEED a hole new wardrobe from CABi . ...
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