Pick one thing up, and put it away.

It's been over a MONTH since the last blog post which is shameful. I could give an entire laundry list of excuses- some very good ones- but if you know me, you know how much I hate excuses. Instead, Ill just tell one story.

Carefree kid.

When I was a kid, I was - how should I put it- messy. My brain was in a thousand places at once and eventually my room would explode into piles of laundry and stacks of school supplies. When it became time to clean up, I'd often feel overwhelmed and my mom always said the same thing- "Just pick one thing up and put it away" - So that's what I would do. Pick one thing up, put it away- pick another thing up, put it away. It always worked.  Luckily, I've managed to leave (most) of the piles of laundry behind me but tasks pile up and feel overwhelming that mantra still plays in my head- "Pick one thing up, and put it away."

A couple weeks ago, my computer crashed. While most of my files were saved- my website was not. It was still visible and working online but within my program it vanished and I just so happen to use a particular program where it cannot simply be reloaded, it must be rebuilt piece by piece, page by page, link by link. I felt heartbroken that hours and hours of work had slipped away so suddenly. The task of rebuilding something I'd worked months (years?) on was overwhelming but once again my mom's mantra replayed in my head-"Pick one thing up and put it away." In this case, it was about starting with one piece, one page , one element and then moving on to the next. Tackling it piece by piece thinking only about the page in front of me and not about the million other pages to go.

Carlina Bracelets

It worked. And Im thrilled to say the website has been rebuilt and in the process I was able to rework the site and add NEW pieces and pages. A few pages are still under construction but I hope you'll take a peek at the new pieces and let me know what you think! You might find a few other new surprises as well. (Classes!!) If you are  a frequent Mimi & Lu website visitor you might need to refresh your pages or clear your cookies to make sure you are viewing the updated site.

And when things in your life start piling up, you're overwhelmed and you just don't know where to start say to yourself- "pick one thing up, and put it away." and it'll work...(I promise!)