how to or not spend ones' birthday

Hi all! Well today I am a year older. YAAY! I love my birthday. I think for some reason all the festivities that surround the day excite me. I confess, its the one day where it is ALL about ME! and that's probably the psychology behind it. I think we all deserve 1 day out of the year to be honored and spoiled.

The program I am a part of has taught me to honor others and provide service to others. Think less and less about yourself. That's major for me. I know that one of my character defects growing up and still has been very self-centered. I need to think less about Erin and more about everyone else. Whether it is during a conversation of its at Christmas giving.

Its not about me anymore; its about what can I do for others?

 I was thinking about it.. I have changed my cleaning day to Thursdays. And I need my Friday's off. I though this week- how shitty I have to clean the house on my birthday. But then I gave it more thought. It's really just another day. I'm not some primadonna princess that can't lift a finger. I have dinner with Dad to look forward to and some other things here and there. So quitcha bitchin and do it!  BTW skipping or switching a day wont fly. lol.

And finally I must say a huge THANK YOU to my Mom and Dad for creating me. You are the reason I am here on this Earth. Thank you and I love you sooo much!

organizing

Organizing is sooo my thing! I absolutely love it. When I was a child my mom called me a pack rat. If I had a purse or a bag or a box, I was stuffing random things in it all over the place. Now I stuff things in side of things in an organized fashion.

I firmly believe in the phrase: a place for everything and everything in its' place!

I also have a love of purging items. Something about alleviating space that makes me happy. I feel like less is more. Even the decorations in my house are taking up too much space and makes me feel cluttered.

I learned somewhere from a book my mom read that the less clutter and more organized your home is the more money you will generate. I don't know but I'm pretty organized and I haven't seen more money because of it??!!

So... I want to do this as a profession. Right now I can't have a job but in the future I think I may try to go into the organizing industry. Regular jobs I end up watching the clock! when is it time to go?
When I'm organizing I feel time flies. I'm enjoying it so much. I'm good at it. I'm confident at it. But how do I get customers? That's my biggest questions.

So you can become a certified organizer. There is schooling for it . But I think my ability level doesn't need school. Maybe if I get customers in the future I can think of attending school for it.

Today's drink: Grande Blonde Roast