tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979532096718821945.post1628113454303674531..comments2023-11-05T07:17:29.042-05:00Comments on Irwin Beans: Overwhelmedjustadriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18352793325470030016noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979532096718821945.post-10079957797552633002010-06-05T13:11:07.296-04:002010-06-05T13:11:07.296-04:00LOL! Thanks Clare and Laur--I will definitely hav...LOL! Thanks Clare and Laur--I will definitely have to take you guys up on that stuff!justadriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18352793325470030016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979532096718821945.post-77597127548645221062010-06-05T11:42:20.666-04:002010-06-05T11:42:20.666-04:00Hey Bitch!
I totally understand about throwing th...Hey Bitch!<br /><br />I totally understand about throwing things away. I always think about the fact that a ribbon could be useful for something, or a piece of clothing that can be altered slightly and then wearable. Add that tendency for pack-rat-ism (new word!) to my need for art supplies, and you get a LOT of junk that never gets used. <br /><br />Especially because I can always say that something can be used for an art project, I tend to acquire lots of things that pile up and never get looked at for years. When I moved out of my studio I gave away/ threw away SO many art supplies, papers, magazine clippings, stubs of pencils, markers and pens that didn't work, the list goes on. At the end of it, I only had one set of drawers of supplies, a big box of supplies, stretchers, and a box of things on paper that I decided to keep. I also have two boxes of my b/w photography. But considering I filled that space with stuff all year, this was an extremely small amount to bring with me. <br /><br />As far as memories, I had tons of notebooks and boxes of old toys etc that I had been keeping. Last summer when I came back from Glasgow I decided to get rid of everything that wasn't truly meaningful. I found so much stuff and even though you are adding to a landfill, you lighten your own self when you discard useless stuff. Additionally, I found meaningful things that had been buried in crap. <br /><br />Point is...I am sort of an expert on getting rid of stuff! I want to come help you go through boxes and boxes, it can actually be fun. Wearing a dust mask. LOLlaurengouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00035601190075589411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979532096718821945.post-76845639587642462122010-06-04T23:03:23.659-04:002010-06-04T23:03:23.659-04:00let me know if/when you need help this weekend!! m...let me know if/when you need help this weekend!! miss you...and i love to read your blog...clare on earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16667085186809098289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979532096718821945.post-49886517127714416632010-06-04T21:06:38.283-04:002010-06-04T21:06:38.283-04:00Jess B--Thanks, that is a great idea to put things...Jess B--Thanks, that is a great idea to put things out there with a free sign. Especially come the last week of August when all the college students need things to fill up their houses. <br /><br />I will def check out that blog too!<br /><br />Alyssa--I have had that same problem with traveling and my stomach being "off", and it is so hellish when you are pregnant for some reason!justadriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18352793325470030016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979532096718821945.post-69748640367468368532010-06-04T19:42:35.353-04:002010-06-04T19:42:35.353-04:00I feel like everything is overwhelming me too late...I feel like everything is overwhelming me too lately. I have been traveling for the past two weeks and it has basically been hell for me. I usually enjoy, or can at least tolerate, traveling, but these past couple of weeks have been absolute torture. It doesn't help that eating while traveling is never the same, so my stomach has been really "off" lately too. I feel like I'm back in week 8 with my nausea and weakness!<br /><br />Ugh - anyway, sorry for the rant. You're definitely not alone with your feelings though. Just try your best, and figure out what's really important and do those things first.<br /><br />(((hugs)))Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01695509619557410413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979532096718821945.post-23648419295176749272010-06-04T17:34:12.953-04:002010-06-04T17:34:12.953-04:00random thoughts:
i realized recently why it is i d...random thoughts:<br />i realized recently why it is i dislike moving so much. it reminds me how heavy i really am. how much i have- and how much of it is not serving a function for me in my life. the things i hold on to are the things where i say "one day i will use this". while for some of this is that statement is true, most of the time, i'm holding on for other reasons. and holding on for a future that doesn't yet exist doesn't help me to be PRESENT in the present. <br /><br />the best things in life aren't things. -my favorite pin<br /><br />you don't have to throw things away- i don't throw things away, i give things away. giving feels good! have a party and invite people to come take things. <br /><br />and also, thanks for taking the beautiful hanging glass vases- you were a good home for them! <br /><br />put things in your front yard and put a sign up that says free- adrienne, i KNOW that two hours from when people start to take things, you will not feel bad. you might feel better! <br /><br />also, check out one of my favorite favorite blogs on minimalism. http://mnmlist.comJessie https://www.blogger.com/profile/02804946595666568342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979532096718821945.post-36112184330164507472010-06-04T17:31:07.361-04:002010-06-04T17:31:07.361-04:00Thanks for the advice and understanding Jess--I th...Thanks for the advice and understanding Jess--I think you're right, we just have to take it one day at a time. I am SO SO glad that today is Friday so we have two weekend days ahead of us to work on this stuff. :-)justadriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18352793325470030016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979532096718821945.post-91271101444899731042010-06-04T14:55:32.455-04:002010-06-04T14:55:32.455-04:00I so feel for you...I was in your place around the...I so feel for you...I was in your place around the same time in my pregnancy. I was freaking out that our office wasn't cleaned out and that our cupboards(which still aren't done) weren't cleaned out to get ready for the baby.<br /><br />DH and I also have a hard time throwing things away.. He gets super mad about food being thrown and I HATE leftovers. and we have boxes that we haven't unpacked in the 6 years we have been at our house. But I did start going through things.<br /><br />For the things that "what would I ever do with this, but don't want to forget" I take a picture of it and then goodwill it or throw it depending on it's condition. I did that with my letterman's jacket and a whole bunch of things from my childhood that weren't special enough to keep or display, but I didn't want to forget. It's really easy then to discard of it. If you have an ipod, you can download itunes and then load all your CD's onto your computer and then get rid of them for someone else to enjoy. <br /><br />Good luck and try to take things one day at a time, that's what I have learned that helps the most. :)<br />And don't worry so much about IV - you are a wonderful CL and we couldn't ask for any better, but if you miss something here and there its not the end of the world.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17184561721259157025noreply@blogger.com