Well, did you try the quizz in my last post? Which type of Desperate Housewife are you?
As anyone who has been reading this blog might already have gathered by now I am a desperate housewife in a league of my own. I do not truly aspire to the dizzy heights of those lovely ladies in Wisteria Lane; but seeing as I came out as a Lynette type I must have something in common with them...
Last year saw me singing the praises of Fly Lady; whose books & timer I purchased. Regarding the publications they remind me very much of the Side Tracked Home Executive book which I read just after LB was born. They ought to as Fly Lady is spreading Pam and Sue's message across the globe; with their blessings, at this stage!
This is to say nothing about the tumble dryer vent cleaning kit that I am yet to use! A couple of years ago I got caught by one of the mail order book companies based down in Mountrath, Co Laois; I forgot to return a greatest household tips book and ended up paying an astronomical sum of money for it instead.
The truth be told; each of my erstwhile obsessions/disasters has proven to be very helpful in my quest to get organised; however, I am still a lousy housewife and at this stage I guess I probably always will be. The very best tip that I ever received regarding houswifeliness was to do with the ironing:
"If after ten minutes of wearing a garment, it really does look better when it has been ironed then it does need ironing! Otherwise just fold up or hang your dried clothing neatly and wear them without ironing; no one will notice the difference!"
What a life saver that one turned out to be. Okay, so maybe I have yet to get myself organised properly in terms of neatly folding/hanging and then putting away; but I am getting better. Honest! Well; I used to beat myself up, didn't I? I now realise that there is no point in doing that as it leads to further procrastination as I then have to lick my wounds and recover...!
My latest mentor Carmen Mirabella takes a slightly different approach from the others. She posts her tips on the website and sends out her newsletter; in fact she even offers reward for those of us lucky enough to be able to get our acts together for long enough to do a little marketing on her behalf. Now that is an incentive, isn't it?
Instead of bombarding us with e-mails by what seems like the thousand, The Household Helper just talks good sense and leaves the rest up to us. When I choose to I can just drop by her site for more inspirational pep talks or even purchase the odd inspirational sound sense e-book, in return she helps me get off the computer and actually put all the useful information gleaned over the years to use!
Meanwhile I am gathering the beginnings of bottom rust as I sit on my deep red comuter chair typing away. Actually I am kind of pleased with myself as I have noticed that a couple of my waist bands were loose recently, a loss of nearly half a stones worth of Easter chocolate frenzy! I must keep up with the portion control and stop buying chocolate to test for Vinca's-In-Tha-Kitchen!
Still, at least I am doing something positive while I am becoming chronically unfit in front of my computer! I have joined a couple of affiliate programmes and enrolled in a number of e-courses; all of which are designed to help me make a few euro's while I languish the days away in my favourite spot. At least I'm getting exercise, ie my fingers!
Not only have I been playing with the idea of internet marketing, I have joined just about every on-line survey team. Hopefully I will either win prizes, money or earn a few credits in the form of Amazon Vouchers which I shall put towards the purchase of a new camera lens or maybe some more Le Creuset Cookware or a new Sabatier knife to play with; (see right.)
I suppose I'd better come back to the real world now and head off to my studio to make some of my Vinca Cards range of hand-made greetings cards. Like everything else in this world; it's good to dream but it also helps if you have a back-up plan...
Bye for now,
Polly Peirce
Purveyor of Lovely Irish Hand Made Greeting Cards & Wedding Stationary
As anyone who has been reading this blog might already have gathered by now I am a desperate housewife in a league of my own. I do not truly aspire to the dizzy heights of those lovely ladies in Wisteria Lane; but seeing as I came out as a Lynette type I must have something in common with them...
Last year saw me singing the praises of Fly Lady; whose books & timer I purchased. Regarding the publications they remind me very much of the Side Tracked Home Executive book which I read just after LB was born. They ought to as Fly Lady is spreading Pam and Sue's message across the globe; with their blessings, at this stage!
This is to say nothing about the tumble dryer vent cleaning kit that I am yet to use! A couple of years ago I got caught by one of the mail order book companies based down in Mountrath, Co Laois; I forgot to return a greatest household tips book and ended up paying an astronomical sum of money for it instead.
The truth be told; each of my erstwhile obsessions/disasters has proven to be very helpful in my quest to get organised; however, I am still a lousy housewife and at this stage I guess I probably always will be. The very best tip that I ever received regarding houswifeliness was to do with the ironing:
"If after ten minutes of wearing a garment, it really does look better when it has been ironed then it does need ironing! Otherwise just fold up or hang your dried clothing neatly and wear them without ironing; no one will notice the difference!"
What a life saver that one turned out to be. Okay, so maybe I have yet to get myself organised properly in terms of neatly folding/hanging and then putting away; but I am getting better. Honest! Well; I used to beat myself up, didn't I? I now realise that there is no point in doing that as it leads to further procrastination as I then have to lick my wounds and recover...!
My latest mentor Carmen Mirabella takes a slightly different approach from the others. She posts her tips on the website and sends out her newsletter; in fact she even offers reward for those of us lucky enough to be able to get our acts together for long enough to do a little marketing on her behalf. Now that is an incentive, isn't it?
Instead of bombarding us with e-mails by what seems like the thousand, The Household Helper just talks good sense and leaves the rest up to us. When I choose to I can just drop by her site for more inspirational pep talks or even purchase the odd inspirational sound sense e-book, in return she helps me get off the computer and actually put all the useful information gleaned over the years to use!
Meanwhile I am gathering the beginnings of bottom rust as I sit on my deep red comuter chair typing away. Actually I am kind of pleased with myself as I have noticed that a couple of my waist bands were loose recently, a loss of nearly half a stones worth of Easter chocolate frenzy! I must keep up with the portion control and stop buying chocolate to test for Vinca's-In-Tha-Kitchen!
Still, at least I am doing something positive while I am becoming chronically unfit in front of my computer! I have joined a couple of affiliate programmes and enrolled in a number of e-courses; all of which are desig
Not only have I been playing with the idea of internet marketing, I have joined just about every on-line survey team. Hopefully I will either win prizes, money or earn a few credits in the form of Amazon Vouchers which I shall put towards the purchase of a new camera lens or maybe some more Le Creuset Cookware or a new Sabatier knife to play with; (see right.)
I suppose I'd better come back to the real world now and head off to my studio to make some of my Vinca Cards range of hand-made greetings cards. Like everything else in this world; it's good to dream but it also helps if you have a back-up plan...
Bye for now,
Polly Peirce
Purveyor of Lovely Irish Hand Made Greeting Cards & Wedding Stationary
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