A sweet sojourn from the busyness of life.

This blog is a journal of forays into my loves of creative writing,
humor, and photography. It is a departure from daily stresses.
Some of life's greatest journeys are detours.

The real act of discovery is not in travelling to distant lands
but rather in seeing with new eyes. - Marcel Proust

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Putting the Fun back in Functional



I love this video. It is a reminder of the power of of attitude in whatever we undertake. You have heard the term KISMIF (Keep it simple, make it fun) It seems the longer I travel on the Earth the more I see the value in this simple concept. We all have the heart of that playful child!
So I say put more fun in your days! Find the awe and wonder in the world, it may take a little doing these days.

I am putting this concept to work in my life. Yep! I am beginning by continuing my attitude adjustment by replacing my "have to" with "get to" . I realize that this is a personal sales job that requires a high level of marketability in some cases because many of your "have to" things are quite crappy and it isn't easy to convince yourself that it is fun. I know this! As I wrote about in previous renderings, I am working on this with my "less jiggle to the wiggle" fitness campaign which is coming along, I keep repeating snappy sayings like "It's fun to run or "If it's meant to be I'd be a size three" I am making progress, I know it is a journey.

I am putting this concept to work in another area of my life; cleaning.( See photo) Today I "get to" clean. Wow I am pumped I am ready to go! I just can't wait to spend the day chasing those dust bunnies! Laundry...I embrace you....bathrooms...I adore you! Vacuum...I am ready to begin our joyful dance! Hey this is working! I feel better already!
Hmmm time for a break!

Let me know how this works for you! Remember it's all about putting the FUN in Functional!

Note this picture is adapted from the work of Sally Swain.. The Great Housewives of Art.

2 comments:

  1. Cindy ... I love it!!! Marilynn

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  2. Hmmm - will have to work a lot harder on the "bathrooms - I adore you". In fact I will have to get some adoration going real soon as we are having visitors today - always the perfect jolt for putting fun into functional...

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