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" I guess I am not normal, because I truly love sticking my hands into a beehive. I did some beekeeping as a young girl, and I was so fascinated that I read everything I could about honeybees, including a 900-page book. I then spent my entire life loving bees, and it took me 30 years to finally realize that I could have some of my own. Why not? Life is too short, and if something brings us joy, we need to embrace it! I just got my new beehives, and you can watch me installing the bees into their new homes here: http://youtu.be/S7G7LXAGtxs I am absolutely giddy! I have been going out to the yard to watch the bees come and go in the morning with my cup of tea and in the evening with my glass of wine.  When something new comes into your life-- or you want it to-- you first have to consider how to make time and space for it.  Making Time: Managing your time is so much about clarity and commitment-- having clarity on what you really want, and being committed to doing what it takes to achieve it. I read about how much time a beekeeping hobby would involve and talked to local beekeepers before I decided to commit. Once committed, making time is all about priorities and choices. I choose not to watch television and instead spend time researching bee equipment. I choose to tend to my &amp;quot;beek&amp;quot; activities instead of going shopping. I get up early instead of sleeping in, and I use my laptop on my treadmill so I can work or learn while I exercise. (See my Guide to Workwalking blog post here!) I have an organized home and work life so that I save more time for fun and important matters. Everything I do that saves time puts a deposit in the &amp;quot;Fun Bank.&amp;quot;  Making Room: Often when you bring in something new, something old must go. In my case, I had a garage cabinet filled with some supplies from a part of my business that is now owned by someone else. It was all just fine sitting there until I needed the space for beekeeping equipment, which includes a couple of hats and veils, bee suits, and lots of big wooden boxes and frames. (Pictured here) It was such a pleasure to clean out that cabinet and say goodbye to a former chapter in my life-- and say hello to my new bee fun! I donated the supplies to Goodwill\u00AE and moved forward. What items in your garage, basement, or closets are relics of the past that no longer apply to your life today? In our online program and book, we talk about how the purpose of organizing is really to make this time and space for what matters to you. It&amp;#039;s not about neatness for neatness&amp;#039; sake alone. Your environment should reflect who you are now and who you aspire to become, not serve as a constant reminder of things that are defunct, negative, or counter to your current goals. When you find yourself dreading your organizing projects and maintenance tasks, remember that doing them is clearing space for your Best Self, and putting time in the &amp;quot;Fun Bank!&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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