Many hands make light work

So,  I was reading an article in a magazine awhile back about a group of 6 friends that rotated helping between each other's creative decorative home projects.  As a former Interior Designer and a current Life Coach this doubly peaked my interest.  I loved that they were pitching in their creative talents and skills and then supporting one another and connecting.  Here is what they would do: One person in the group would have a project that they needed to complete or finish.  They would then buy and organize all supplies for the project and provide food and drinks for everyone helping.  The friends were invited over, each assigned a task and the project was finished in a day or weekend.  They then would rotate to the next person in the group, a month or 2 months later, that wanted their household project done.  The the same thing was done for that person.  This is such a great concept!  I mean as women in the season of raising children, these types of things on our "to do" list sit on that list for years!  We think, "How can I get this done all by myself?"  There is always the kid room to repaint and organize, dining room chairs to recover, baby's room to prepare, kitchen to clean out and organize, and garage sale to orchestrate.  This idea would be great for any and all of those, and could be utilized for any similar scenario.  More than anything, I love that they took work and looked for a way to make it easier on themselves individually and then also ended up making it fun and connective.  I am sure there was alot of laughing, talking, and bonding in friendships.  This is definitely the "Many hands make light work" approach in action.  These ladies took something that was potentially draining work and transformed it into efficient, fun, and connective time with their friends.  That is Artful Living!

Questions to ask yourself:
- What in your life is draining you and could be transformed into being easy, fun, and/or connective? How could the negative be turned into a positive?
- Is there something in your life that you are needing to ask for help on?  Is it hard for you to ask for help?  What could move you past the hangups for asking for help?  What action steps could be taken to move you to ask for help?
- What are the new possibilities on an old issue in your life?  Do you need an attitude shift on an old issue?
- Could the "many hands make light work" approach be utilized somewhere in your life?  Where?  What could that look like?  What are the steps necessary to move forward with putting it into action?