How to organize ridiculous
Each person you meet has a struggle. There are those that struggle with exercise, overspending, or temper. I struggle with clutter. Just as some may have a public goal which declares exercise, I would benefit with an open goal of "getting it together". Sadly, I am the person who loses keys, school forms and yes--sometimes important mail. I don't like living this way. I declared defeat and went to my favorite place, the library, to research my problem. I checked out four books on organization. One was from the cute guy with the accent: Peter Walsh. I got excited to read "How to organize just about everything." It begins with obvious concepts of making a to-do list or dealing with mail. All of it was helpful.
As I continued to peruse, I came upon some titles of this form: Become a brain surgeon, get into an elite law school or become a talk show host. The broad sweep of topic spurred me on and I continued to read. Nestled between family calendars and cleaning the closet was the following: Plan an Invasion, Outsmart pirates, make a jail break, prepare for an act of God. Yeah it turns out an act of God means tornados or fires. It did not mean movie level, finger-of-god stuff. Trust me, I wanted to KNOW how one would survive an F5 tornado or giant-sized Stay Puff Marshmallow man. But, I can also give you directions for writing the great American novel or stopping world hunger. If you want to break out of jail, you must:
- Be patient
- Keep you mouth shut
- Know prison routines
- Have an accomplice get a job in the U.S. Post Office
If you currently have great need of the remaining steps, email me. I'll reply as quickly as possible.
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