Julanne's Village Jewels

                                                                                    2 WHISTLING DUCKS CURIOSITY I think it is one of the best characteristics a person can have is to be CURIOUS! I love being CURIOUS about a great many things; mostly obvious things like plants, nature, colors, some about how somethings work, although not too mechanical or technical. The world is a fascinating place with all kinds of oddities and givens. I NOTICE that I seem to be drawn to archeological digs and artifacts. Maybe I was 'there' at some time. So, speaking of 'digs' or DISCOVERIES, have you found your way into  seeking out some of your 'treasures' in your home? I'm wondering how that is going for you and if you are finding it a challenge  as well as a SATISFACTION to be sorting through your belongings? I'm sure it is a mixture of both as well as SURPRISES coming across treasures you forgot you had. If you have not begun your quest, do you wonder what you are mi

                                                                                            ORDER Have you noticed that about this time of year, we see how the earth is changing from cold and dark to bright and sunny and beautiful! NATURE is waking up; sending lighter days and flowers and grasses and a feeling of  lightness  to our lives! It is also a time for spring CLEANING for ORDER to be re-established in NATURE and in our lives. It truly is a time of REVELATION for each of us. Somethings are REVEALED to bring about lightness and clarity and begging for some ORDER. Then we can APPRECIATE what we hold dear, what works for us and guides us to a new way of being that makes hum along more smoothly. In NATURE things can take care of a lot of the clutter but in our  lives we  have to do it ourselves to be able to have things be the way we want them. I was thinking about writing about clutter etc last week and yesterday a woman called me asking me to teach another Organizing class! Big su