212 - In My Top 5: Andrea Dekker

<p class= "m_7358935941352671328bard-text-block m_7358935941352671328style-scope"> I have mentioned on the podcast many times before that there is one blog that I read every single day... it is Andrea Dekker's. There is so much great material on her blog <a class= "m_7358935941352671328bard-text-block m_7358935941352671328style-scope" href="http://www.andreadekker.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.andreadekker.com/&source=gmail&ust=1516378885467000&usg=AFQjCNHEbhtDsiYDFf08-YcGNkUo5ai-9A">andreadekker.com</a>.</p> <p class= "m_7358935941352671328bard-text-block m_7358935941352671328style-scope"> Andrea has four children under the age of six and she explains how she manages all their very different requirements, and her own, with a simple "be prepared" mantra. She also shares with us some great advice on selling your unwanted items on Craigslist, something she does often with success.</p> <h2 class= "m_7358935941352671328bard-text-block m_7358935941352671328style-scope"> How We Both Got Started</h2> <p class= "m_7358935941352671328bard-text-block m_7358935941352671328style-scope"> Both Andrea and I started out with very different blogs. For me, I remember I was going to be this "guru" to help when your kids had food allergies and other things. But then I realized that dealing with that and dealing with everything my kids needed me to do was just too much! That is when in 2012, I launched Organize365.com. Though for Andrea, it was a little different.</p> <p class= "m_7358935941352671328bard-text-block m_7358935941352671328style-scope"> Andrea explains on the podcast that she just fell into doing what she does. After finishing college, starting work, and getting married, she realized she hated her job. Her father gave her some great advice when he told her to find out what she enjoyed doing and figure out a way to get paid for doing it. In doing that, she would be successful even if she didn't make a lot of money.</p> <p class= "m_735893594135267