Comments on: Eating Humble Pie and Decluttering http://breathing-space.com/blog/eating-humble-pie-and-decluttering/ by Joanna Rueter, MSW Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:07:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Joanna http://breathing-space.com/blog/eating-humble-pie-and-decluttering/#comment-9 Joanna Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:26:23 +0000 http://breathing-space.com/blog/eating-humble-pie-and-decluttering/#comment-9 Thanks Dave and Anne. So great to hear from you... this was why I wanted a blog! To make a place for real conversations about clutter and life. Thanks for your honesty and encouragement. I will let you know Anne if I'm ever heading West. To tell you -- this is actually the 2nd! "leave a reply" that I am writing to you- my first disappeared when I left it to do a brief edit! Sigh- ah well. My conclusion? I need to get a live computer coach. Although I love reading, I am not good at following written instructions. I am going to look for someone who can (ideally)sit by my side! Another option is someone who can talk me through things on the phone. Speaking of which - I am going to do a tele-class in January-where folks can be in the comfort of their own homes, even in their pjs and work on their spaces while being in touch with classmates and moi! I have thought about doing this for years and am very excited about seeing how it works. SO-- it's worth getting over the frustrating hurdles. Thanks again for writing! May we all survive and thrive! Thanks Dave and Anne. So great to hear from you… this was why I wanted a blog! To make a place for real conversations about clutter and life. Thanks for your honesty and encouragement. I will let you know Anne if I’m ever heading West.

To tell you — this is actually the 2nd! “leave a reply” that I am writing to you- my first disappeared when I left it to do a brief edit! Sigh- ah well.

My conclusion? I need to get a live computer coach. Although I love reading, I am not good at following written instructions.
I am going to look for someone who can (ideally)sit by my side!
Another option is someone who can talk me through things on the phone.

Speaking of which - I am going to do a tele-class in January-where folks can be in the comfort of their own homes, even in their pjs and work on their spaces while being in touch with classmates and moi! I have thought about doing this for years and am very excited about seeing how it works.

SO– it’s worth getting over the frustrating hurdles. Thanks again for writing! May we all survive and thrive!

]]> By: Dave http://breathing-space.com/blog/eating-humble-pie-and-decluttering/#comment-8 Dave Tue, 14 Nov 2006 00:47:51 +0000 http://breathing-space.com/blog/eating-humble-pie-and-decluttering/#comment-8 Hi Joanna, It is so refreshing to see your authentic words. I really resonate with the sense of overwhelm that floats up from your post. There are many kinds of clutter aren't there? I am experiencing this new clutter of what to do to keep a website and blog up and running. The jumbled piles of thought, plans and to-do's in my head seems sadly familiar to the stacks of papers in my office. So I am glad you are here. I trust you will not only sort yourself out but help us with your wisdom - even if it's very freshly formed. Cheers! Hi Joanna,

It is so refreshing to see your authentic words. I really resonate with the sense of overwhelm that floats up from your post.

There are many kinds of clutter aren’t there? I am experiencing this new clutter of what to do to keep a website and blog up and running. The jumbled piles of thought, plans and to-do’s in my head seems sadly familiar to the stacks of papers in my office.

So I am glad you are here. I trust you will not only sort yourself out but help us with your wisdom - even if it’s very freshly formed.
Cheers!

]]> By: coach anne http://breathing-space.com/blog/eating-humble-pie-and-decluttering/#comment-7 coach anne Mon, 13 Nov 2006 14:19:37 +0000 http://breathing-space.com/blog/eating-humble-pie-and-decluttering/#comment-7 Leave it to you, Joanna, to make "humble pie" tasty! Welcome home. As you know, people (like me) who find decluttering to be difficult and overwhelming, do best when they don't try to do it all themselves, and instead ask for and/or get help -- a friend, a coach, a guidebook like yours (which is helping me), or hiring an organizer like you. (I sure wish you lived closer -- let me know if western NY State is ever in your travel plans!) So, too, those who find webmastering and blogging and all things cyber to be "too much", need simply to remember: 1) You cannot and need not do it alone, and 2) LOTS of help is available!! I have a couple of specific resources to recommend if your blog is Tyepad-based; am still looking for a good WordPress-made-easy guide. AmpleHugs & SunflowerSmiles, Anne Leave it to you, Joanna, to make “humble pie” tasty! Welcome home.

As you know, people (like me) who find decluttering to be difficult and overwhelming, do best when they don’t try to do it all themselves, and instead ask for and/or get help — a friend, a coach, a guidebook like yours (which is helping me), or hiring an organizer like you. (I sure wish you lived closer — let me know if western NY State is ever in your travel plans!)

So, too, those who find webmastering and blogging and all things cyber to be “too much”, need simply to remember:
1) You cannot and need not do it alone, and
2) LOTS of help is available!!

I have a couple of specific resources to recommend if your blog is Tyepad-based; am still looking for a good WordPress-made-easy guide.

AmpleHugs & SunflowerSmiles,
Anne

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