Simplify

I am a hoarder. Anything from animals to objects. Especially objects. I have a better grip on the animal (including people) hoarding but can’t seem to get a grip on the object hoarding. It will also change over time.

I had a problem with shoes. I had more shoes that I never wore but were so damned cute that I had to have them (I wear flip flops in the winter).

Now that I don’t buy shoes that way, I buy purses. I rarely carry a purse. Debit card in pocket (check), phone in hand (check), truck keys (check), smokes (check)…simplicity at its finest.

I can make any excuse in the world to buy a new purse. Saw someone in a movie carrying it, it is cute, and the worst reason – maybe if I had this purse I would carry pen and paper, notes, day planners all organized in those wonderful pockets and slots. Truth be told with those organizer purses is that I can’t find a damn thing in them. I need a map, which I would probably put in a handy spot in the purse and forget which handy pocket. Also, the bigger the purse, the more crap I think I need to carry.

I made a pact with myself that for every new purse I bought I had to get rid of one I already owned. That has gone so well that I am now hiding purses from myself in the cedar chest along with the extra linens.

My phone is my drug tool of choice for these problems. I get alerts for birthdays, anniversaries and even when its time to change out my contacts for a fresh pair. It even lets me know when my crops on Farmville are ready to harvest or someone I adore has a new post on Facebook – their post included in the alert. Yes, I can even blog from my phone when in a pinch (aka no internet access).

Now that I’ve gotten myself back into writing, I want to consolidate my online presence into one place. This should be so much fun. In trying to organize my thoughts (stuff) I have somehow acquired many domain names:

kaybyrd.com – original web site, started because I ran out of room on the freebies that my internet provider gave me.
bcnaat.com – to separate my geek stuff from the animal rescue and personal stuff
byrdwebdesign.com – to establish my web design business
burgundyrealm.com – because that name haunted me for months so I bought the domain name, it is also the new Byrd Web Design
notanything.us – to get my blog off Burgundy Realm, the name was cheap and it hit me as appropriate for my divorce since there apparently was not anything left of us anymore.

Herein lies the dilemma for me. Just as I collect purses, I collect causes and/or reasons for my need to feed the electronic information world aka internet. As my life as evolved, so has my dedication and willingness to devote to certain causes. I have awakened what my true need is today, and that is to write.

How on earth do I consolidate all the geek stuff, web design, animal rescue and my writing into one spot without it becoming cluttered and complex? Who in the hell needs 15 emails accounts?

I dream of Burgundy Realm as my only site. Blog first then web design since it is basically a hobby. I love it, but when I start trying to focus on it as a business I lose interest because it isn’t fun anymore for me. If I find an interesting trick or tip I want to share that too, like how to reset a treadmill when it gives you a code 7.

True to my nature, this post alone has overwhelmed me so I feel the need to take a nap. Hm. I am horrible at prioritizing.

Please comment or email me if you have suggestions, ideas or just words of encouragement.