so...here i am, writing the first girl friday post for the new blog. it's labor day weekend. the kids need to go back to school because we all need to re-focus our energy elsewhere. we've had A LOT of togetherness this summer!
i get so excited when i think about fall for many reasons....yes, i love gourds, apple picking and watching the leaves turn colors...but being girl friday, i now have a giant list of blogs i follow, tips for my followers and projects, projects, projects.
i turn 40 in five days...five days left of being able to say "i'm in my thirties, why do you ask?" i jokingly told friends that i wanted my 40th birthday bash at "The Container Store". i thought my birthday goody bags could be a labeled clear bin that they could all run home and put in their closet! actually, looking back on that last sentence....i'll admit it's a bit strange to be passionate about bins, but i'm not sure i can help it. what's not to love about that store? i mean seriously, even an unorganized person, or a person who has no interest at all in being organized, is starstruck when they enter that store.
a good friend of mine recently gave me two signs for my kitchen that she used to sell in her store. they say "be happy" and "live simply". i absolutely love them. i see them every morning when i wake up. when i refill my coffee i think about the message. i read them throughout the day. and i decided, this weekend, that yes, living simply DOES in fact bring happiness. now, i'm no doctor, but minimizing clutter, living with just the 20% of what you actually use and need, and getting rid of the other 80% will literally set you free.
that's why i love being able to help people as girl friday. de-cluttering, donating, throwing away, selling.....these are all things that i love to help my clients with.
have you ever had a project looming over your head? for example, you want to organize all your pictures, or you want to tackle the basement and turn it into a functioning room, or even be able to actually find items in your pantry? when you think about these projects, do you feel overwhelmed or not know where to start? that's where girl friday comes in...she gets you started, she helps you through the process and she will help you finish. i can guarantee you will never look at that space or those items the same again.
so, after reading this.....just repeat this mantra over and over again in your head, "be happy. live simply." how can you simplify your life? do you want to be happy? think about it......
until next time,
xo
gf
p.s. here is a picture i took of my signs in my kitchen, you can get your own online at an adorable store called natural life (http://www.naturallife.com/). i didn't ask them for permission to post these and i didn't ask the container store either, but i'm hoping they don't mind as i really love them and i'm giving them a little shout out!!!!
i get so excited when i think about fall for many reasons....yes, i love gourds, apple picking and watching the leaves turn colors...but being girl friday, i now have a giant list of blogs i follow, tips for my followers and projects, projects, projects.
i turn 40 in five days...five days left of being able to say "i'm in my thirties, why do you ask?" i jokingly told friends that i wanted my 40th birthday bash at "The Container Store". i thought my birthday goody bags could be a labeled clear bin that they could all run home and put in their closet! actually, looking back on that last sentence....i'll admit it's a bit strange to be passionate about bins, but i'm not sure i can help it. what's not to love about that store? i mean seriously, even an unorganized person, or a person who has no interest at all in being organized, is starstruck when they enter that store.
a good friend of mine recently gave me two signs for my kitchen that she used to sell in her store. they say "be happy" and "live simply". i absolutely love them. i see them every morning when i wake up. when i refill my coffee i think about the message. i read them throughout the day. and i decided, this weekend, that yes, living simply DOES in fact bring happiness. now, i'm no doctor, but minimizing clutter, living with just the 20% of what you actually use and need, and getting rid of the other 80% will literally set you free.
that's why i love being able to help people as girl friday. de-cluttering, donating, throwing away, selling.....these are all things that i love to help my clients with.
have you ever had a project looming over your head? for example, you want to organize all your pictures, or you want to tackle the basement and turn it into a functioning room, or even be able to actually find items in your pantry? when you think about these projects, do you feel overwhelmed or not know where to start? that's where girl friday comes in...she gets you started, she helps you through the process and she will help you finish. i can guarantee you will never look at that space or those items the same again.
so, after reading this.....just repeat this mantra over and over again in your head, "be happy. live simply." how can you simplify your life? do you want to be happy? think about it......
until next time,
xo
gf
p.s. here is a picture i took of my signs in my kitchen, you can get your own online at an adorable store called natural life (http://www.naturallife.com/). i didn't ask them for permission to post these and i didn't ask the container store either, but i'm hoping they don't mind as i really love them and i'm giving them a little shout out!!!!
