Finalmente fez-se-me luz: em 2012 não concretizei metade dos meus projectos porque não tinha a secretária arrumada.
Sim, também nasceu um bebé em Fevereiro e tem sido muito difícil estar em casa sozinha com ele. Digam o que disserem, uma mãe/avó faz mesmo muita falta. Não é fácil criar uma criança em isolamento. Mas a desarrumação contribuiu — e muito — para me sentir constantemente esmagada e à beira de um ataque de nervos.
Sou uma pessoa organizada mas muito desarrumada. Não, isso não é um paradoxo: quando monto uma casa, destino um sítio para (quase) todos objectos. As fitas são arrumadas por cores, os talheres todos alinhados nos seus compartimentos, as camisolas de gola alta numa pilha, as de meia-estação noutra. E essas coisas até consigo manter no sítio. Mas o correio, as revistas, os catálogos, os projectos de costura por acabar, os discos e CDs, os papéis, cadernos e notas soltas... nisso sou um desastre.
E agora estamos a viver num motel. Com um bebé. Sem espaço para desfazer as malas. Com um frigorífico minúsculo. Sem sítio para pensar, arrumar ideias e definir estratégias.
Por tudo isto, quer-me cá parecer que a minha única resolução para 2013 é esforçar-me por ser mais arrumada. Tenho muitos desejos para o ano novo, claro — nos quais se incluem encontrar uma casa gira e criar finalmente um site a sério —, mas acho que, se conseguir ter uma secretária limpa, tudo será mais fácil.
Lembram-se do meu entusiasmo em Janeiro passado com o Life is Messy Bootcamp? Pois não é que não o consegui acabar?... Entre fraldas, leites e comidas de bebé, viagens a Portugal, visitas de família e uma mudança de continente (e trabalho, há que não esquecer esse pequeno pormenor), não consegui fazer o curso todo. Felizmente a Mayi abriu uma nova edição do curso para 2013 e eu já estou inscrita!
A sério, vale a pena ver o vídeo de apresentação. Ri-me às gargalhadas e tive vontade de começar o curso naquele preciso momento. Como é que se consegue resistir à Mayi? Só ela para conseguir conjugar empreendedorismo, organização e sucesso pessoal com pura diversão!
Haverá maneira melhor de começar o ano do que investindo em nós próprios?
Querem juntar-se a mim?
A few days ago I had a light bulb moment: in 2012 I didn't finish half of my projects because my desk was messy.
Yes, I know, a baby was born in February and it's been hard to be alone with him all day. No matter what people say, a mother/grandmother is invaluable during these times. It isn't easy to raise up a child in isolation. The the overall mess has contributed greatly to me feeling overwhelmed and on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
You see, I'm very organised but also very messy. No, that's not a paradox: when I set up house I find a place for (almost) every object. My ribbons are colour-coordinated, forks, knives and spoons are nicely aligned in their own compartments, the polo neck jumpers are folded neatly in a pile, the mid-season cardigans in another. And those things I can actually keep tidy. It's the everyday stuff that kills me: the letters, magazines, catalogues, the unfinished sewing projects, the records and the CDs, the paperwork, the notebooks and all those little pieces of paper with to-do lists... I'm a disaster in that field.
And now we're living in a motel. With a baby. Without any space to unpack. With a tiny fridge. With no place to think, sort out my thoughts and define strategies.
For all of these reasons, I think that my single goal for 2013 is to seriously make an effort to be tidy (tidier). I have many wishes for the new year, of course — a nice house and a proper website come to mind — but I reckon that if I maintain a tidy desk, it'll be much easier to make other things happen.
Do you remember how excited I was a year ago with Life is Messy Bootcamp? Well, can you believe that I didn't finish it?... Amongst nappies, baby milk and baby food, trips to Portugal, visits from family and a major relocation (and work, let's not forget that), I couldn't manage to complete the course. Fortunately Mayi has launched a 2013 edition and I'm already enrolled!
Seriously, have you watched the introductory video? I was laughing out loud and wishing I could start taking the course that very minute. How can you possibly resist Mayi? She has such an engaging way of connecting entrepreneurship, organisation and personal success with pure, sheer fun!
Is there a better way to start the year than investing in yourself?
Will you join me?
A sério, vale a pena ver o vídeo de apresentação. Ri-me às gargalhadas e tive vontade de começar o curso naquele preciso momento. Como é que se consegue resistir à Mayi? Só ela para conseguir conjugar empreendedorismo, organização e sucesso pessoal com pura diversão!
Haverá maneira melhor de começar o ano do que investindo em nós próprios?
Querem juntar-se a mim?
A few days ago I had a light bulb moment: in 2012 I didn't finish half of my projects because my desk was messy.
Yes, I know, a baby was born in February and it's been hard to be alone with him all day. No matter what people say, a mother/grandmother is invaluable during these times. It isn't easy to raise up a child in isolation. The the overall mess has contributed greatly to me feeling overwhelmed and on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
You see, I'm very organised but also very messy. No, that's not a paradox: when I set up house I find a place for (almost) every object. My ribbons are colour-coordinated, forks, knives and spoons are nicely aligned in their own compartments, the polo neck jumpers are folded neatly in a pile, the mid-season cardigans in another. And those things I can actually keep tidy. It's the everyday stuff that kills me: the letters, magazines, catalogues, the unfinished sewing projects, the records and the CDs, the paperwork, the notebooks and all those little pieces of paper with to-do lists... I'm a disaster in that field.
And now we're living in a motel. With a baby. Without any space to unpack. With a tiny fridge. With no place to think, sort out my thoughts and define strategies.
For all of these reasons, I think that my single goal for 2013 is to seriously make an effort to be tidy (tidier). I have many wishes for the new year, of course — a nice house and a proper website come to mind — but I reckon that if I maintain a tidy desk, it'll be much easier to make other things happen.
Do you remember how excited I was a year ago with Life is Messy Bootcamp? Well, can you believe that I didn't finish it?... Amongst nappies, baby milk and baby food, trips to Portugal, visits from family and a major relocation (and work, let's not forget that), I couldn't manage to complete the course. Fortunately Mayi has launched a 2013 edition and I'm already enrolled!
Seriously, have you watched the introductory video? I was laughing out loud and wishing I could start taking the course that very minute. How can you possibly resist Mayi? She has such an engaging way of connecting entrepreneurship, organisation and personal success with pure, sheer fun!
Is there a better way to start the year than investing in yourself?
Will you join me?
(photos: Tiago Cabral; illustration: Mayi Carles)
