Re: The High-Five Corner

[Carrie]

Oh my goodness krazykat! You are amazing at sewing!! I cant even sew a basic… line with a needle and thread! My husband knows how to sew. I have saved some fabric I love from some old clothes and wanted to make a messenger bag! Do you know how to do that?? Have any thoughts for an absolute beginner? hahahaha

Well, last week I reorganized my room, closet, dresser and on top of my dresser. Put things I always get distracted with – old things Ive had forever – into a pile that I would reward myself taking my time to look through! hahaha Made a pile of garbage, garage sale stuff, and a few keepsakes! Went very well!

This week I organized the spare room that I took over as an office, which I just piled my stuff in! Once again, had a pile to look through and reminisce, garage sale, garbage, and keepsakes. I found 2 old journals of mine. One from when I was a teen, and one from 6 years ago! Wow! So much can happen in such a short time! I was about to throw them out, but then I decided to keep them to look back on and see who I once was, and who I am now and how my life changes. A little time lapse of my life I guess. I finally figured out what to do with the huge $80 canvas I bought 7 years ago to paint on… Im going to do a family portrait, caricature style! A made a list of things I want to do with my little art collection (clay, oil paints, hemp and beads). After that I organized my entire basement!

I saw the show Hoarders for the first time a couple days ago, and I think my husband is one! The only reason my house isnt quite as cluttered or upside down as theirs, because I HATE CLUTTER AND THROW EVERYTHING IN THE GARBAGE and he knows that, so he keeps it from me. But literally! He has a huge garage full of crap, a shed, under our deck, the other spare room, the old furnace room, and the wood stove room ALL FULL OF JUNK THAT HE MAY BE ABLE TO USE ONE DAY!! YEAH RIGHT! HES HAD IT SINCE BEFORE WE WERE TOGETHER 7 YES SEVEN!!!!! Years ago!! But now with my organizing everything and telling him we are moving in a year and he wont have room for his stuff, hes getting rid of it. That crap bugs me to NO END! CAN YOU TELL?? So recently I have told him to do his own laundry because the bulk of it is his and he wont let me get rid of it. So last night FINALLY he understood why as he was doing his own laundry.. “Oh I guess I wouldnt have to do so much laundry if I didnt have so much!” he had clothing from when he was 7 years old!!! Almost 20years ago!! Full of holes and stained! *sigh* But he now realizes it, and is getting rid of it! He still wont let me just haul it all to the dump… I told him it would save him the hassle hahahahaha (ok rant over!)

I must say I am feeling pretty good about getting all my things in order. Its quite awesome! Im even balancing all my time! Im getting things done, taking time for myself, taking up old interests and hobbies… I like it! Now I just need to conquer the whole “feeling so out of place with others” I just cant seem to connect with anyone. Yeah I get along with everyone, but I still feel quite alone and left out at work, kids school… meh. May be better off alone anyways with my family! Friends are too much work anyways hahahahaha

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