Sometimes someone else takes exactly what you’re thinking and says it just perfectly.

Nic Askew is a talented film-maker who makes short films about life and the human spirit for monday9amfilms. 

What if life were hidden in the heart of every experience? 

That’s what loving the chaos is all about.  Life brings you the whole spectrum of colours, emotions, and experiences.  Deciding to fall in love with all of it is what balance is all about.

I love Mondays! 

That’s because Monday is the day our fabulous housekeeper Katie arrives to transform our home back into a thing of organized and sanitized beauty. 

It’s not that we can’t take care of all of the housekeeping tasks that Katie oversees - it’s just that we’d really rather not.  And go figure, she’s one of those people who actually loves cleaning.   When she’s finished for the day we can actually eat off the kitchen floor - and I don’t mean the crumbs that tend to collect during the week.

Lots of people suffer from CHAOS

… the Can’t Have Anyone Over Syndrome.  In our busy busy lives, clutter runs amok and we begin to curtail our in-home social activities.  Even more sadly, our homes stop being a place of refuge and turn into a place of refuse.  Hiring Katie to keep things under control is a great gift of balance we give ourselves each week.

If you can’t afford the luxury of your own Katie, the Happy Slob offers some practical cleaning tips with a sense of humour.  Or if you want to bring a smile to your face check out Fifteen Secret Shortcuts to Housekeeping Your Mother Never Told You.

Ever feel like you’ve got your head stuck somewhere? 

Had a moment when you say, “What was I thinking?”  That happened to a kitty named Wild Oats who had his head stuck in a peanut butter jar for 19 days before he was finally caught and rescued from his glass prison.

You have to imagine that Wild Oats must have had what seemed like a good reason to shove his head into a jar.  Maybe peanut butter was an appealing treat.  Maybe he’s just one wild and crazy cat always up for a challenge.  Whatever the reason, I bet as soon as his head was in the jar he had one big oh-oh moment.

So here’s the thing…

before you go sticking your head into something that might not be such a great idea, STOP and weigh the pros and cons.  One of the reasons why life feels out of balance is because you make unconscious choices.  You jump into something without really asking whether you have the time, energy or desire for it.  And then once you’ve said yes, you feel stuck in the commitment.

And if you go ahead and end up getting stuck, often the best thing you can do is get some help rather than running around trying to avoid it. 

Life is meant to have a few risks.  If you feel like sowing some wild oats, go ahead.  Just be sure you have a plan for getting your head out of the jar.