I can't even begin to list my decluttering issues or the shame spiral will send me into the self-harm zone. Suffice to say, spent half of last year actively decluttering SOMEONE ELSE'S SHIT and still have yet to make reasonable headway on my own. Garrrrrrgh!
Zoe: Preacher, don't the Bible have some pretty specific things to say about killing? Book: Quite specific. It is, however, somewhat fuzzier on the subject of kneecaps.
'War Stories'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Burrell - Mar 20, 2015 8:17:01 am PDT #22664 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Burrell - Mar 20, 2015 8:22:03 am PDT #22665 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
NoRouz Mobarak, Suzi! and everyone else here too!
That's the holiday where everyone has a picnic in the park, yes? I love that one. I'm not Persian, but every spring there's a park in Irvine that fills with families and feasting and people playing and someone always passes along a plate of something tasty to anyone walking through the park that day.
sj - Mar 20, 2015 8:39:10 am PDT #22666 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I can't even begin to list my decluttering issues or the shame spiral will send me into the self-harm zone. Suffice to say, spent half of last year actively decluttering SOMEONE ELSE'S SHIT and still have yet to make reasonable headway on my own. Garrrrrrgh!
This seems like a perfectly reasonable excuse to not having dealt with your own clutter.
Scandal: Holy Shit! I should have seen that twist coming with Huck, but I really didn't. I also think the story with Mellie running for President while her husband is still in office is kind of ridiculous, but I see why they would want to do it that way.
WindSparrow - Mar 20, 2015 8:41:58 am PDT #22667 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
That sounds like a glorious tradition, picnic in the park, sharing with passersby, I can just see kids just gathering together to play, not even bothering about knowing who everyone is, everybody just celebrating Spring-time, happy and neighborly.
Zenkitty - Mar 20, 2015 8:51:54 am PDT #22668 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Maria, confetti and champagne for a good resolution to the house drama! I echo Strix: You did NOT fail! Life stuff happened and you handled your shit responsibly, that's all anyone can do.
Strix, I feel safe speaking for everyone that we are not at all bored of hearing about this long-overdue triumph over the Beastly Ex! Regular updates, please, and pass the popcorn.
Clearly, we all need to switch houses for a week or two. Everyone cleans up someone else's clutter, because that's so much easier than dealing with one's own! Then we all come home to uncluttered houses.
NoRouz Mobarak
That sounds like a lovely holiday! I wish I could celebrate it today. What do they do when it's raining?
Jessica - Mar 20, 2015 8:54:23 am PDT #22669 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'm so behind I can't even meara, but Zen, if you're really stuck for a place to say, my parents are just over the MD border and have 5 empty bedrooms right now. (They're moving to a smaller house - just closed today actually! -- but for now they're still living where they raised 4 kids and we're all adults now, so...)
shrift - Mar 20, 2015 9:15:59 am PDT #22670 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Suffice to say, spent half of last year actively decluttering SOMEONE ELSE'S SHIT and still have yet to make reasonable headway on my own.
You had a lot going on. I don't think you should have to make "reasonable" headway on your own clutter!
I am only making any headway on my own clutter at all because it's easier for me personally to focus on it lately than all the other things causing me major anxiety right now. Also, I am only dealing with my own clutter, so I don't have to get anyone on board or consult them when I get rid of anything.
In other news, I am planning to make a chickpea and Swiss chard curry this weekend even though I'm still eating leftovers from all the cooking I did LAST weekend.
Calli - Mar 20, 2015 9:32:24 am PDT #22671 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I ran the vacuum, took care of some bank business, and went through three more code academy lessons to refresh some of my skills. There's still clutter hither and yon, but the carpet surrounding it it pristine!
Zenkitty - Mar 20, 2015 9:44:14 am PDT #22672 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Zen, if you're really stuck for a place to say, my parents are just over the MD border and have 5 empty bedrooms right now.
Jessica, thanks, but I've got a room -- it's the conference attendees who signed up later that we're having trouble accomodating. We have about 40 more people than we planned on, and they all need rooms in the same hotel so we can bus them to the conference hotel. It's rather a nightmare, and I'm glad it's not MY nightmare; I'm not the planner! The planner, alas, is unfamiliar with DC.
SuziQ - Mar 20, 2015 9:47:32 am PDT #22673 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
That's the holiday where everyone has a picnic in the park, yes?
The tradition is that the first 12 days of the new year are for visiting - starting with the more senior members of the family and any family that lost someone first and then continues through the rest of the family and close friends. The 12th day is picnic day. I'm sure that gets modified to align with weekends and such. I know my father's NoRouz party is on Sunday - he invites friends and family to his house to get it all over in one big swoop. I miss spending NoRouz with him.
I consider sharing this with y'all as my way of visiting good friends. I have my local family with me and I'll be texting other family at 4:45pm which is the actual equinox.