My Summer of Seeking Simplified Sustainable Success! : )

Dear Readers,

I'm just dropping in with a brief update to let you know why you haven't heard from me for quite some time and what's in the works.  Since I started this blog about 3 years ago my personal life and health has become the victim of serious "scope creep"!  In my passion and enthusiasm for helping people I found myself saying "YES" to so many new clients and new ventures like guest blogging, pursuing coaching training and the very intensive Certified Professional Organizer in Chronic Disorganization program, press interviews, writing a column, joint ventures, group coaching programs and much more that I found myself working 12-18 hour days, 7 days a week for the last 6 months since I got back from our Thanksgiving vacation.  I didn't even take holidays off.  The results have not been pleasant to say the least.

Not only have I exhausted myself and my husband, we also have several family events that are requiring a lot of attention.  In addition, a storm blew threw our town early this week and took down over 200 trees including 4 on either side of our house.  We have a huge cleanup job in front of us.

As a result of all this chaos, I've had to step back and take a long hard look at my commitments and see how I can carve out the time I need to not only fulfill my most important commitments but also work on a plan to get my life back in balance.  This past month has required much soul searching and making many VERY painful decisions to say "NO" to activities that I REALLY LOVE, but have to stop for a while so that I can "sharpen the saw" as Stephen Covey says.

Since this is a blog about keeping life NEAT & SIMPLE, I thought I'd share with you my current plan taking a "Summer of Seeking Simple Sustainable Success".  After all, it's not success when everyday becomes painful to get through.