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De-cluttering is a constant battle for me.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on November 27, 2009 at 7:13 PM
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sam444
That's exactly it, Sam...it's the actual doing of it that's the kicker. And yep, depression is nothing to mess around with. I had postpartum depression once after I had TJ and it was a miserable time. It lasted forever, it seemed like. Not fun.
posted by
Darson
on November 27, 2009 at 9:09 AM
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Elyse!
That is so marvelous. And I almost have to think Mom did you a favor? I like the idea of 'cluttering' to prettify...when there is beauty around, I just can't get enough. My sort of clutter isn't always pretty, but well-intentioned, initially. (I'll just leave this here so I'll remember to do thus and so with it later, etc.)
I feel sorry for that lady, too. I've met her several times, and I really enjoy her. She seems very real. She talks about how her husband works long hours....leaves for work at five a.m. each day, and doesn't get back until seven or eight p.m, or later. She says he's a workaholic. She has four kids to take care of. Usually her home is very clean. When we visited there last spring, she had rice crispy treats and chicken enchiladas waiting. I did not see how this equated to her husband 'cooking every night', like I've been told. I think this guy is just being a martyr and she senses that he talks about her behind her back in a 'woe is me, I married her' sort of way. It angers me, to be quite frank. I think she gets a bad rap. I'd need some meds, too, if I were her. Thanks for reading, Elyse, and Hugs!
posted by
Darson
on November 27, 2009 at 9:07 AM
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Depression can be a very serious illness; I have battled it due to severe migraines! It can take a very long time to find the proper dosage to combat it! So one never knows at what stage treatment is at! It is good to declutter in all aspect of one's life for me! Doing it, now there's the task! Have a great day! sam
posted by
sam444
on November 27, 2009 at 8:59 AM
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First off Darson, you made me go right to a memory...Once when I was a spirited teen, my mother was so tired of my ignoring her request to declutter my dresser...So, one morning Mamma woke me up...with one fell swoop of a full sweeping arm - off everything went to the floor.
I have this memory seared and so now, it bothers me when things clutter --- unless its meant to prettify. LOL ~
This particular blog note of yours lends much to respect. I honor your decision to declutter - to let go and go forth - full of revived, awakened, new found and seems like determined, hearty blessed tenacity - again, of 'virtuous' --- brings me back to my favorite Proverb - 31 ~
I feel sorry for the woman on meds to compensate for what truly must be underlying pain and suffering. I pray for her - I pray for that family. and while I go now to begin my day's duty(ies), I look out and see my hubby fiddling with his mower(s) and I think, how much he enjoys that separate peace (fiddlin' around doing whatever). I honor that - while I finish reading and writing - again, he honors this. Together we can forge mountains and separately we can swim upstream ~ Today, and especially after reading this - I honor 'union' and I respect dually - the strength a bond can bring
Elyse
posted by
elysianfields
on November 27, 2009 at 7:51 AM
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