Saturday, March 20

[gottawonder]

Today I am grateful for:

More warm weather and melting.

I didn't go anywhere today, but I did lots of little jobs at home. Like more manure picking in the pony pen, laundry, changing cat litter, that kind of thing.

I sat outside with the goats and ponies for quite a while. I enjoy just being with them and petting them and watching them. Roxy uses the time wisely to eat manure, mostly. It's kind of awful, but that's dogs for you.

I really want to make the house nicer. It bothers me that there is so much clutter, and it all makes the house seem smaller than it really is. It bothers me visually, that every horizontal surface is covered, and it is hard to clean.

I have fantasies about those lovely clear rooms with a few big plants and a floor cushion in them, and nothing else but a giant window.

So I did a lot of that frantic, disorganized attempt at putting away everything at once, and it's' a little better here and there.

I feel weird about things like my CDs, that are worthless, and I don't listen to them a lot, but I LOVE the music on them. I used to listen to music all the time, and somehow I've fallen out of the habit. I know that I could put all of it on the computer. I wonder then if I would EVER listen to it.

Today I learned that palm trees aren't considered trees, they are considered woody flowering plants. They don't add girth in rings like true trees.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecaceae

Comments

[ratunderpaper]

I like CDs too, and have a lot of them stored in an armoire in the studio.

I think living in minimalist surroundings is difficult, but looking at them is calming. The maximalist life allows for favourite objects and books, but it should be curated.

Sometimes there is so much stuff lying around that belongs to one project or another. The stuff should really be taken away until needed. I had two cans of paint stripper sitting in my sunroom for weeks, and after a while I didn't even see them anymore.

Good for you for putting some stuff away! I find that even a little bit of a declutter brings peace of mind.

[sherlockishere]

I really empathize with the clutter issue. My house, after so many years, has every room, every closet, every drawer stuffed with stuff. My kids didn't clear out their rooms when they moved out, so it's not like I can really put stuff in there. I clearly just need to clear out the stuff of family life in order to move ahead here.

But life is so busy with work, heating systems going bad, tendons in my foot going bad, the need to do taxes, etc., that I just never really seem to do more that spot-decluttering!

[cf2princessawnw]

Best wishes with the clutter uncluttering. :) I think you could make some real head-way. You sound like you're ready to tackle it. And like others have said, every bit does make a difference. Great picture dream!

[lantairvlea]

All our CDs are in a cabinet. I have them stored digitally, but it's one of those things I like having the physical copy of just in case. We keep our DVDs in the coat closet with thin bookshelves that tuck in nicely so they don't take up much room. Investing in storage space to help organize the clutter will probably make you feel better. I used to be such a pacrat and still am in some things, but I've also gotten quite good at squirreling things away when they're not in active use.

That is a lovely little scene and note all thosr cabinets and the sliding door that is probably covering a giant set of bookshelves or entertainment center!

[gottawonder]

Yes, I thought it was a serene room without being sterile. I too, felt like the cabinets could have books or something in them.