I Can't Get Away from It!
Organizing is my life. I live it, I breathe it. It's
everywhere I look.
Yes, it's even in the books I read.
I'm currently reading 'Thank You, Your Opinion Means Nothing to Me' for a book club I belong to. It hasn't been one of my favorite reads, but there were a few funny excerpts. This one on the subject of organizing really cracked me up--and most things that are funny reflect lots of truth. Hope it gives you a smile and some inspiration too.
What if I just threw everything away? What if I just had nothing? I'm drowning in disorganization. My office closet is full of old cassette tapes, dusty books, file folders, photo albums, shoes, old magazines, texts for software programs I don't use any more, old business cards, an unopened box of floppy disks (we have no more floppy hard drive), framed photos I don't use, used envelopes waiting to be recycled, briefcases for my imaginary life as a business woman, a box of 4,000 pens and pencils, L's dress shirts, the scale. The Scale. (I want to throw that out first.)
I will devote today to cleaning out my office closet. Well, maybe give myself the whole week. It takes more time to accomplish less these days. But who's comparing now to then. It will take what it takes and I'll enjoy the process.
Another Natural Law: Where there's loss, there's gain.
Also, I have to stop buying clothes for my imaginary life. No more:
* Business Suits
* Panty Hose
* Ruffles, bows or "mock" anything
* Tailored "junior league" look
* Big evening-out outfits (never had one anyway)
* Anything with fringe
* Pumps, heels, or any shoes that look good but hurt
* Tight pants (brought to you by the creators of cystitus)
* Thong underwear (so uncomfortable and itchy, but looks great on Italian women)
* Bras with wires or small pumps that inflate plastic bags (useful when flying?)
* Short skirts
* No big tees with rhinestones, sequins, or puffy applique cut-outs in abstract poodle shapes (will consider stars and crescent moons)
Excerpted from:
Thank You, Your Opinion Means Nothing To Me
by Nancy Blair
Yes, it's even in the books I read.
I'm currently reading 'Thank You, Your Opinion Means Nothing to Me' for a book club I belong to. It hasn't been one of my favorite reads, but there were a few funny excerpts. This one on the subject of organizing really cracked me up--and most things that are funny reflect lots of truth. Hope it gives you a smile and some inspiration too.
What if I just threw everything away? What if I just had nothing? I'm drowning in disorganization. My office closet is full of old cassette tapes, dusty books, file folders, photo albums, shoes, old magazines, texts for software programs I don't use any more, old business cards, an unopened box of floppy disks (we have no more floppy hard drive), framed photos I don't use, used envelopes waiting to be recycled, briefcases for my imaginary life as a business woman, a box of 4,000 pens and pencils, L's dress shirts, the scale. The Scale. (I want to throw that out first.)
I will devote today to cleaning out my office closet. Well, maybe give myself the whole week. It takes more time to accomplish less these days. But who's comparing now to then. It will take what it takes and I'll enjoy the process.
Another Natural Law: Where there's loss, there's gain.
Also, I have to stop buying clothes for my imaginary life. No more:
* Business Suits
* Panty Hose
* Ruffles, bows or "mock" anything
* Tailored "junior league" look
* Big evening-out outfits (never had one anyway)
* Anything with fringe
* Pumps, heels, or any shoes that look good but hurt
* Tight pants (brought to you by the creators of cystitus)
* Thong underwear (so uncomfortable and itchy, but looks great on Italian women)
* Bras with wires or small pumps that inflate plastic bags (useful when flying?)
* Short skirts
* No big tees with rhinestones, sequins, or puffy applique cut-outs in abstract poodle shapes (will consider stars and crescent moons)
Excerpted from:
Thank You, Your Opinion Means Nothing To Me
by Nancy Blair
i LOVE it...must add that to my reading list :)
Posted by: amber | September 17, 2007 at 07:16 PM
Hi Maria! This is Nancy your former neighbor. Love Your Blog!
Posted by: Nancy | September 22, 2007 at 09:37 AM
That's funny (but so fitting). I should buy that book and put it in my large collection of books I'll read if I ever have free time to read! :D
Julinda
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Julinda,
Again, it wasn't my favorite book, and I likely would not recommend it. But the excerpt was funny. :-)
Posted by: Julinda | September 24, 2007 at 08:57 AM
I confess sometimes when I watch news reports of disaster (fires, floods, hurricanes) I feel a little envious of the people whose homes are destroyed. "They get to start from scratch! No more clutter. No more boxes to sort through."
The bit about "my imaginary life" had me laughing. Being a SAHM I held onto things I thought I would need when I "go back to work."
Posted by: Marcella | November 03, 2007 at 11:40 AM