The Great Mystery of Life

I love looking at interior design Web sites that show tons of pictures of beautifully decorated rooms. My favorites are the Mid-Century Modern style– of course that should come as no surprise considering my love of all things 50’s and 60’s. My one thought whenever I look at these gorgeous rooms is, where do they keep their newspapers, mail, empty beer bottles and toenail clippings? I swear, I honestly don’t know how they keep on top of it all. I’d be fine if mail was delivered once a week but it comes EVERY DAY! I try to sort it immediately but there are always things I need to go through and I totally love procrastinating so I have to leave it somewhere and if it’s not out in the open I’ll forget about it. And then there’s the little doodads that just appear without a home. I can’t even describe them but they’re objects that you can’t throw yet can’t put away. My house is over run by them. I also have a problem with stupid sentimental items. You see, my pookie bear gave me a bracelet for my birthday and I love the bracelet and I keep it in my jewelry box when I am not wearing it…. BUT I ALSO KEPT THE BOX IT CAME IN! I can’t throw it away! See this is a perfect example of stupid sentimental item. The box is garbage but somehow I have it linked in my mind with the actual gift so I can’t throw it out. It’s like that Ghost Rider ticket stub I have in my desk drawer or every single Christmas Card I have ever received just sitting collecting dust in my closet. I really wish I could easily shed these things.

Okay, I just walked across the room to see what other odd things I have kept that I can’t get rid of. I found a plastic Happy Birthday tiara Erin gave me for my 31st birthday. I found an award I got from my old old company about 7 years ago, I keep it because it looks like a penis and I find that hysterical. I found a piece of the Berlin Wall and a broken magnet some Norwegian man sent me after I sent him a handful of pens as he requested via an email probably about 10 years ago. I HAVE GOT TO START THROWING THIS CRAP OUT!!!!!!!!

2 thoughts on “The Great Mystery of Life”

  1. Adrienne

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    And I once read a post somewhere by someone having her home photoraphed and about how ridiculously they declutter homes before a shoot. Certain things like glass don’t show up well so out they go, and obviously the clutter. And for some reason they don’t like TVs. I always hated those ID books that show a couch, a coffee table and a vase of flowers and that’s it. Who lives like that??

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