"Bird by Bird"

Many many years ago I read Anne Lamont's book, "Bird by Bird".  There are probably of a lot of things one could get out of the book.  My favorite story and the one I still carry with me is about her brother and her dad.   This is how I remember it (I apologize to Ms. Lamont if I butcher her wonderful story).

Anne's younger brother had been given an assignment to write a report on birds.  Like most children, he put the report off until the night before it was due.  Sitting at the dining room table he quickly became frustrated and overwhelmed with the amount of information on birds.  His dad returns home to find his son panicked.  In one of his better parenting moments, he sits down next to him, places his arm around his shoulders and says to him, "Buddy just  take it bird by bird".  To be really honest I don't remember if the "bird" report was completed, but I don't think that was the point of the story.  At least it was not the lesson I took from it.

Through the years I have carried the phrase, "bird by bird" with me.  Whenever things become overwhelming, I remind myself, "take it bird by bird".   I suppose you could say it has become my mantra when life gets busy and there seems to be so much to do.

So........

This Christmas I am taking it "bird by bird".

Saturday

 

brought tree home

Sunday

tree placed in stand

Tonight, I thought about putting on the lights.  I took  the lights out of the storage box.

"Bird by Bird"