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Posted by rainbowbrite on March 5, 2005, at 23:24:54
haha Im half kidding, someone like her, but god it would change my life lol
I wanna be perfect!!
I would really like some insight from people who are organized....is it a gene do you think? Why when I look at things on the floor do I just walk over them (and on them) rather than pick them up? Oh my! What am I going to do :S
Posted by jay on March 6, 2005, at 1:26:14
In reply to I want to be Martha Stewart!!, posted by rainbowbrite on March 5, 2005, at 23:24:54
> haha Im half kidding, someone like her, but god it would change my life lol
> I wanna be perfect!!
> I would really like some insight from people who are organized....is it a gene do you think? Why when I look at things on the floor do I just walk over them (and on them) rather than pick them up? Oh my! What am I going to do :S
>
>Yes, but don't forget, she is a *criminal*...just like anybody else who steals and is busted for theft. She got lucky and was pampered because she has $$$$. So much for justice. Yet the guy who holds up the 7-11 for 20 bucks and smokes gets 25 years to life. Nice, eh?
Jay
Posted by annierose on March 6, 2005, at 8:26:05
In reply to Re: I want to be Martha Stewart!! » rainbowbrite, posted by jay on March 6, 2005, at 1:26:14
First of all, I don't think Martha was treated fairly. In fact, she was in jail for lieing, the equivalent of a police officier pulling you over for speeding and you saying "sorry mr. policeman, i wasn't aware of how fast i was going." Martha didn't get off easy. Trust me, way worse happens everyway in corporate America with the "big boys" and everyone looks the other way.
Rainbowbrite, re: your question. I really work hard at being organized. Sometimes, tasks overwhelm me. But I grew up in a home that was a complete mess. I was always embarassed to have friends come over, etc. etc. My mom is a pack rat (to this day). It was my older sister who took it upon herself to clean up. As a mother today, I am hard on myself because I want that "perfect home" ... which it isn't! But, it is organized, but not to the Martha degree. For the most part, someone could stop by and I wouldn't be mortified (just don't go upstairs and look in our bedrooms). In fact, my daughter and I decided to clean out our closets today. I really want to do this, but can't seem to start the project (hence, I'm on babble). I'll kick into gear after my coffee does.
My advice to you is to start small: today I'll put away all my clothes, tomorrow I'll work on the kitchen sink area. At a business conference I attended years ago, a speaker said, "the first dish to clean is always the hardest." That has always stuck with me because it is so true. Once you are past the mental angst of doing a chore, it becomes much easier.
Posted by Dinah on March 6, 2005, at 9:19:21
In reply to I want to be Martha Stewart!!, posted by rainbowbrite on March 5, 2005, at 23:24:54
I don't think anyone is perfect. :)
But I would hate being perfect in that particular way. I'd hate being perfect as in having no flaws. It's the flaws that make a person interesting. Not that there is such thing as perfect, but I'd hate to even appear to be flawless.
I'd like to be brilliant. Really, really good at something. I was really, really good at school, but not because I was brilliant. I miss being really, really good at something. It was my reason for being.
I'd rather be Monk than Martha Stewart. Or Abraham Lincoln. Or Moses. Or Galileo. Or Benjamin Franklin. Or Leonardo da Vinci.
Or I'd love to be loved. I'd rather be my Grandma than Martha Stewart. Or Luke's Laura. Or Bounce's Dinah.
Posted by Dinah on March 6, 2005, at 9:21:22
In reply to Re: I want to be Martha Stewart!! » rainbowbrite, posted by Dinah on March 6, 2005, at 9:19:21
I'd love to have a library with shelves you can get to, arranged in an orderly fashion, and an up to date catalog. Uncluttered closets with plenty of space. I'm actually working on that.
Posted by jay on March 6, 2005, at 9:47:15
In reply to Re: I want to be Martha Stewart!!, posted by annierose on March 6, 2005, at 8:26:05
Yes, that was so sweet she got to go to Club Med as part of her "jail" time. She lied about money...which equals stealing. Like I said, the bandit who steals smokes and a 20 buck bill from the 7-11 gets mandatory 25 years. Welcome to America..where money can buy your way through the justice system.
Posted by annierose on March 6, 2005, at 10:23:18
In reply to Re: I want to be Martha Stewart!! » annierose, posted by jay on March 6, 2005, at 9:47:15
I respectfully disagree. It was no "club med" ... been to club med before, you get to choose what you want to do and eat everyday ... and no cleaning of toilets. I think you must have Martha confused with the boys of Enron and Worldcom ... now they stole millions from their hard working employees and raped their company of a future.
Posted by sallyb on March 6, 2005, at 11:31:19
In reply to Re: I want to be Martha Stewart!!, posted by annierose on March 6, 2005, at 10:23:18
I was 16 when I was awarded a scholarship to Columbia. My Texan parents wouldn't allow me to accept it, they insisted I attend my fathers' alma mater and at 16 it never occurred to me that I could have possibly accepted the scholarship and asked someone from Columbia to come and speak to my parents. I needed guidance, encouragement, and lacked the self confidence to strike out on my own. Ergo, I procrastinated. I held onto that letter announcing my scholarship, I read and re read it over and over again, hoping against hope that something might work out to enable me to attend. The response deadline passed. Finally, several weeks later, I got a phone call from an irate Martha Stewart, announcing herself as a member of the alumni scholarship committee, and berating me for not responding to their generous offer. "Didn't I realize", she fumed, "that some other, more deserving student could have used those funds to attend her alma mater?". Victim of physical and emotional abuse that I was, I just stood there, holding the phone. The tirade continued for almost 30 minutes until Martha hung up on me. I quietly placed the phone in the cradle with tears running down my face. While Martha was justified in her frustration and lack of comprehension as to why a young girl would not have accepted the scholarship in a timely manner, her approach was indicative, I believe, of the temperament that would later land her in the penitentiary. I never forgot it. In later years, when a professor would blow up in class or single me out for some emphatic point or reprimand that was actually aimed at the entire class, I would inwardly crater, tears stinging my eyes, and I usually would never return to the class. I never finished my college education, financial issues always brought my subsequent attempts to a standstill, and I always wondered what would have happened if a 'kinder, gentler' Martha Stewart would have called and encouraged my parents to let me attend Columbia, rather than flame a bright and promising 16 year old for what she perceived as 'bad manners'. I wonder, now, how many young lives like mine her perfectionism impacted in a negative way over the years, through the power and influence she weilded not only at Martha Stewart Living, but Columbia and untold organizations she's taken upon herself to become involved in. I have thought of Martha often these past few months, and as I watch the cattle graze outside my kitchen window this morning, I know that I wouldn't want to be Martha. I hope and pray that some time for reflection and exposure to those less fortunate and less perfect than herself might have been just the epiphany she needed to make some positive change in her personality. Martha has much work to do, and so do I. ~SallyB
Posted by 10derHeart on March 6, 2005, at 15:52:47
In reply to Re: I want to be Martha Stewart!!, posted by sallyb on March 6, 2005, at 11:31:19
sallyb,
Wow. That was an amazing post. Thanks for being willing to share it here. Although I have a lot I could say in the way of affirmation and (I hope) understanding of how that colored your life, I won't. Becasue there's nothing I can imagine saying that could drive a point home any better than you just did.
We just never know, do we? Thanks again.
Posted by Tabitha on March 6, 2005, at 16:32:10
In reply to I want to be Martha Stewart!!, posted by rainbowbrite on March 5, 2005, at 23:24:54
Yes I'd like to be able to maintain more order and beauty in my surroundings, but I wouldn't want to be Martha. She strikes me as being driven and intolerant of imperfection. Yet I admire her accomplishments and her influence on culture. She made homemaking, entertaining, and cooking into legitimate pursuits for our generation.
I would not call her a convicted thief. She made $40k profit from insider trading and tried to cover it up. Small potatoes in the world of white collar crime. I think she got unfairly targetted for aggressive prosecution.
Posted by Jai Narayan on March 6, 2005, at 20:43:06
In reply to Re: I want to be Martha Stewart!!, posted by Tabitha on March 6, 2005, at 16:32:10
It always weirds me out when it's okay to kill and rob from the poor but Martha must go to jail....
sure she clutched up and got greedy...
but this is nothing compared to the other contenders in her league....
can I be anymore obtuse?
I feel like I can't say what I want to say on PB without being PBC'd!
well, I guess I can say thank you annierose and Tabitha for your comments. I totally agree.
Ja*
Posted by rainbowbrite on March 7, 2005, at 9:23:51
In reply to Re: I want to be Martha Stewart!! » rainbowbrite, posted by jay on March 6, 2005, at 1:26:14
I don't see her as a criminal! I don't think she is any different than anyone else...that was the problem. (IMHO)
Posted by rainbowbrite on March 7, 2005, at 9:27:48
In reply to Re: I want to be Martha Stewart!!, posted by annierose on March 6, 2005, at 8:26:05
>My advice to you is to start small: today I'll put away all my clothes, tomorrow I'll work on the kitchen sink area. At a business conference I attended years ago, a speaker said, "the first dish to clean is always the hardest." That has always stuck with me because it is so true. Once you are past the mental angst of doing a chore, it becomes much easier.
Thanks,
I will try that, I have noticed a pattern with me. I start, but I never finish. The differnece is I start 10 things at once, so maybe if I start like you said it will make a big difference.
Posted by rainbowbrite on March 7, 2005, at 9:35:06
In reply to Re: I want to be Martha Stewart!! » rainbowbrite, posted by Dinah on March 6, 2005, at 9:19:21
> I don't think anyone is perfect. :)
I know, but I want to be :-)
>
> But I would hate being perfect in that particular way. I'd hate being perfect as in having no flaws. It's the flaws that make a person interesting. Not that there is such thing as perfect, but I'd hate to even appear to be flawless.I wouldn't mind, but I know what you mean. For some reason I am striving for perfection and failing terribly :(
> I'd like to be brilliant. Really, really good at something. I was really, really good at school, but not because I was brilliant. I miss being really, really good at something. It was my reason for being.
I'd take brilliant as well :P> I'd rather be Monk than Martha Stewart. Or Abraham Lincoln. Or Moses. Or Galileo. Or Benjamin Franklin. Or Leonardo da Vinci.
That would be cool...
> Or I'd love to be loved. I'd rather be my Grandma than Martha Stewart. Or Luke's Laura. Or Bounce's Dinah.Being loved by all would be nice as well,
Maybe martha was the wrong example lol I would love to just be a princess, A real one :) Im serious btw
Posted by rainbowbrite on March 7, 2005, at 9:35:47
In reply to On the other hand, posted by Dinah on March 6, 2005, at 9:21:22
WOW! I would love to have anything organized hehe
Posted by rainbowbrite on March 7, 2005, at 9:40:06
In reply to Re: I want to be Martha Stewart!!, posted by Tabitha on March 6, 2005, at 16:32:10
> Yes I'd like to be able to maintain more order and beauty in my surroundings, but I wouldn't want to be Martha.
Wouldn't it be nice...sigh
> I would not call her a convicted thief. She made $40k profit from insider trading and tried to cover it up. Small potatoes in the world of white collar crime. I think she got unfairly targetted for aggressive prosecution.
I completely agree
she was on Tv when I posted, thats why she came to mind but I just want to have a perfect life thas all.
Posted by rainbowbrite on March 7, 2005, at 9:40:45
In reply to thank you annierose and Tabitha, posted by Jai Narayan on March 6, 2005, at 20:43:06
Posted by Toph on March 7, 2005, at 11:07:44
In reply to Re: I want to be Martha Stewart!! » annierose, posted by jay on March 6, 2005, at 9:47:15
> ...Like I said, the bandit who steals smokes and a 20 buck bill from the 7-11 gets mandatory 25 years. Welcome to America..where money can buy your way through the justice system.
Jay, typically the thief who steals some smokes and $20 from a 7-eleven and gets the manditory 25 years in prison has also stuck a loaded pistol in the face of some terrorized clerk.
Toph
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