A couple months ago I read someone say that it seemed the more beads she bought the less jewelry she made. At least I think that's what she said. And I got to thinking about my own stash -- and my spending. And thinking also about the clutter that always plagues me. It's awful hard to find what works best together if you have to work hard to find the matching things you have. So I've been trying to step back a little. Stepping back also helped with my frustration with he poor newsgroup service I have. But a little while after that I began cleaning house. Manageable doses. 4 feet of kitchen per day. You see, I had so much on every surface, that even after cleaning up, things were still cluttered. Then a couple weeks ago, the first of May, the snow was cleared enough that I could begin burning the deadwood in the yard. Year before last there was a million acre fire reaching to just 10 miles away, but with my brother getting out of jail, I just couldn't get the burning done. So, for the last 18 days I've been burning or collecting deadwood every morning for about 4 hours. And then a shower and a nap and brain exhaustion. The house is a mess again, though I've stored or given away stuff so it's still isn't as cluttered. We haven't had a hard frost for a few days. It's getting warmer. We've had rain a couple days this week too. So since the first of the week, the bed of wild chives has come up (always the first thing), some blades of grass have come up, and the birch have developed a lovely lace of tint green leaves. I think the choke cherries will bloom pretty soon too. All the new growth is lovely and exciting, but it also means that I don't have much more than a week to finish the burning. I look forward to that, so I can get back to beads, and do a little cleaning too. Tina

Good luck with the cleaning, Tina. Have you read the FlyLady? I think it might be a bit of inspiration, I was hopeless with clutter but slowly I used some of her principles to help clear everything away and on a boat that's vital. I still have clutter in the dining room but that's all and it's amazing how much better life is when you feel that sense of 'YES, I did it!' How wonderful it is when everything turns green, it must be even more special for you as it comes so late compared to others who live in more temperate areas. -Su

YES! I pretty much just went "SHINE THIS, MOTHERF#CKING B^TCH!" after a couple of weeks. Dr. Sooz wrote:

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May 19, 2006 23 Replies

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Dr. Sooz 20 years ago

````````````````````````````` That's the effect it has on me too. I do shine my sink, though the only effect that's had on me is that my sink is shiny. I find FlyLady overwhelming and nauseatingly Cute.

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Kalera 20 years ago

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Kandice Seeber 20 years ago

Shine the sink? Are they insane? Please. Scrub the front door? Life is too effing short.

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Su 20 years ago

The point is to set routines, which work for people who need structure.

We don't shine our sink, we do have a sense of accomplishment that we can actually open the front door (no it's not a hatch) and people can come in without danger or harm.

I don't do all the things on the site, in fact I havent' visited it for ages, but I do think that the useful advice on organizing the day a bit at a time helped me a lot. I need to go back to doing that more and get off the freakin' computer!

-Su

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