I Am Cleaning

(and other stuff)

While my last post was a chance for me to air some of my messes and feel a bit more true to myself,  it may end up being a catalyst for change.  I DO need to purge and we need shelves to be better organized.  Today, I began cleaning out the books in the living room and bringing in more wooden fruit crates to stack and hold books until we have the $$ to build shelves. I have a hard time doing this; I put all my energy into the kids and being creative and living off the land and the house is the last priority.  I know I need to relax and just enjoy my life without the messes ruining the moment but if I enjoy being organized that is alright, too.

I just don't like getting there. Meh.

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  Jesse said (upon waking this AM) "You know what would be cool?! A toilet that works like a cuckoo clock and this bird pops out singing when ever you go the bathroom in it!"

oh yes, let's patent that one quickly. 

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Has anyone read "The Crochet Workshop" by James Walters? I read about him at Rue's Blog and googled him immediately. 

Although it looks like he is doing some googling of his own

"who's my favorite goat, you are, you are, yes you are, give Daddy a big kiss now!"

Well, this just says it all.

The picture below made my week, I kid you not.

and he crocheted that outfit, for himself!

 I want to feel as happy as like he looks and if it takes 14 balloons, a mustache, and an outfit like that well then I'm in! 

Anything for joy. 

"I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have
one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day
difficult."
~E.B. White