Only 9, Ginger? *g*

(I don't know how many we have, actually. Three large ones in here, three mid-sized ones in the living room, one large one in the bedroom, one large one in the study + the wall mount shelves, four large and one small in the basement? Maybe? Oh, and one in the bedroom closet, but half of that is used for sheets. Hell if I know. Not enough.)

You just think you're getting rid of the plans, though. Getting rid, for example, of the giant treadmill that has been serving as a clothesrack and takes up half your bedroom doesn't mean you'll never be in shape, it just means you won't be using that particular object to get where you're going. The future is still as full of possibilities...and the present has less junk in it.

As always, Robin is wise.

I'm slowly purging clothing. It's a lot easier when your whole body is going to be a totally different shape than it used to be, but you have no idea what that shape *is*.

Second WindSparrow's FlyLady recommendation. It's really helped me realize two important things:

1. Babysteps are OK. Your home/office/life didn't get chaotic overnight, so you shouldn't expect to fix it overnight.

2. Keeping an orderly house is something to do for yourself, to make your environment more peaceful and pleasant. Think of it that way instead of resenting it as demeaning drudge work.

His canon is: Batman is a superhero. Batman can fly and is invulnerable. Superman is stupid. Also, Superman is a crackpot and Batman is NOT a crackpot.

Me thinks his brain canon just wants Supes in Bats clothing.

Yes, Robin is wise. I wish she could come over to my house and get rid of things for me.

Only 9, Ginger?

I was doing a quick estimate. There are three 30" x 6' bookshelves, two 3' x 7' bookshelves, four 2' x 4' bookshelves and one 6' x 5' bookshelf, plus the two large glass museum cases, which is where the knicknacks are.

When someone says that if you've read a book once, you should get rid of it, it sounds like they're talking in a foreign language.

t Gasp! I love reading books multiple times! You can pick up more things you didn't catch the first or second time around.

An equally foreign concept is having bookshelves that you don't have anything on, which seems to happen with alarming frequency on decorating shows.

Bookshelves are meant to be used for books or knick-knacks, not for just gathering dust.

Getting rid of clothes that no longer fit me is something that doesn't happen in Jilli-Land, because not only do I refuse to admit that I won't be that size again, but also because the things that don't fit me anymore could be taken apart and combined with other things, to make brand-new clothes.

We have officially Run Out Of Space in our house; there are stacks of books on the floor of my ritual room, stacks of books on the dining table, and 4 new Nightmare Before Christmas toys that are still in their packaging because I have no idea where I'm going to put them.

Connie, I think Skulls Unlimited is where you would want to look for a sternum.

Nightmare Before Christmas

I still have to get this on DVD.

$400 for a skull. Roderick and Albert and Simon aren't getting mroe company anytime soon.

What, don't you name your spare skulls?

I still have to get this on DVD.

stares at beathen

I have it on VHS, laserdisk, and DVD. But, then, I'm somewhat of a fan-girl.

Hey, they're having a sale on patellas!