Look at That Face

Well I’m done. I have been exposed. I have had piles and piles of stuff sitting around my house. The piles then took the spot of my car in the garage. I have sorted. I have organized. I have purged. I have stood alone in my closet, trying on clothes and shoes. Looking at myself in the mirror and saying to myself “Does this make me look fat?” Tossing clothes into piles. Wondering why on earth I bought it to begin with.

The picture has nothing to do with this post. I just couldn’t do a blog post without a picture so here ya go! Oliver. My right hand man. The kid’s best friend. Toy, furniture and wall chewer extraordinaire. Table clearer. Ankle biter. Scared of the deer. Puppy the size of a full size dog.

I have been buried beneath piles of plastic noise-making toys. Sorting. Gathering. Donating. I read somewhere that you can tell a lot about a person if you look in their closets. I have to admit that my closets have always been bursting at the seams. Well I’ve been able to actually make my way into all of the closets and come out a better person.

I could go on for days about mass commercialism and consumerism in the United States. I could write one heck of a research paper on the topic right now but I know that I’m preaching to the choir. I really think that is one of the many things that I have gained from this blogging experience. Meeting like-minded women who share the same passion for home-made. Mama’s and non-mama’s alike we all seem to want to reduce our carbon footprint, get back to what is important and say no to ‘the man.’

Oh how I long to have a garden, can my own fruit and learn to be still. Now that I have exposed myself and gotten rid of all of the clutter in my life, I feel like I’m better able to take on new endeavors. Maybe actually finishing a book, or learning to knit. Maybe pulling out the paint set a friend got me for Christmas and learning to paint. Hmph. The opportunities are limitless.

We had a garage sale on Friday and Saturday and were able to get rid of most of our stuff. What was left over was donated. I was able to set aside two boxes for two of my sisters who are each having baby girls this fall. I was able to create a box of great children’s books and a drum for a little cousin.

We had some furniture that was left over after the garage sale and since we don’t own a truck it would have gone back into the garage. We moved it from the driveway to the front yard with a sign that said ‘free.’ It was gone in 20 minutes. Minus a mishap of one local hippie fella that locked his keys in his truck with the truck running. One hour later, he was on his way with his new entertainment center and overstuffed chair.

The rest of the weekend was reserved for lake floating time with friends. Aaaahhh… now that’s being still.

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