A friend and I were deep into discussion this weekend when she mentioned she had found an old love note from a former lover. She picked it up and read it, and all at once the old memories came crashing over her. She decided it was in her best interest to tear up the note [...]
Archive for the ‘life philosophies’ Category
The Pain Mementos
Posted in clutter, home, life philosophies, personal on February 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Breaking the Catch 22
Posted in clutter, life philosophies, personal, personal space on May 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
(A little self-motivation)
One of my friends has a quote on his site, “Being happy doesn’t mean everything’s perfect; it means that you decided to look beyond the imperfections.”
I’ll be the first to admit my life is anything but perfect. I’m so good at messing up that it’s hard to recall anything close to a single perfect [...]
Silver Lining
Posted in life philosophies, occupation, personal, work on March 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
(I started writing this post two weeks ago…my apologies for its slow finish)
6 A.M. on Sunday morning….I’m sitting at my parents’ house, drinking coffee, and thinking about a line from a Tom Waits song that describes the rain as sounding like a round of applause. Right now, I tend to agree. Looking out, the morning [...]
Open Minds, Open Houses..
Posted in home, life philosophies, personal, personal space on January 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
If I don’t know a visitor to my apartment very well they may only see the front room or receive a really quick walk-through tour. I usually do not give them enough time to linger and look around. After all, they may find something disagreeable about me. They may not like the same music, for instance, [...]
It’s not glamorous; it’s just business…
Posted in clutter, home, life philosophies, personal space on January 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Tonight I took a few more steps into my decision to find simplicity in my life: six bags went to the Goodwill and four into the trash. Sadly, my apartment still does not look like I have done much to it. It’s a clear sign that something is lacking in my life as I seem [...]
Character References…
Posted in clutter, life philosophies, organization, personal on January 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Right now I am trying to write a character reference letter for a friend and struggling with it. What do you say about ten years of friendship in the course of two paragraphs? I have never written a letter of this nature so it’s a little difficult to summarize.
I guess I have never been fond [...]
When fate closes one door…
Posted in clutter, life philosophies, personal on December 19, 2007 | 2 Comments »
It’s amazing the kind of closure that fate can bring. Sometimes when I can’t clean up my own messes, she steps in to assist me.
This year has been the year of closure in so many ways: I found and lost a friend I’d wondered about for years. I met my online best friend of ten [...]
A ‘borrowed’ quote courtesy of my best friend..
Posted in life philosophies, quotes on December 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers.” -Kahlil Gibran
Mi Vida Loca
Posted in clutter, home, job, life philosophies, organization, personal, scheduling on December 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’m counting the days until the 4 day weekend. This is probably the first time in many years I haven’t had to work Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, and it’s a good feeling.
It’s funny how the holidays always feel so rushed and crazy, yet mine are surprisingly lazy this year. Aside from the few [...]
The Philosophy of Palaces
Posted in life philosophies, personal, planning, work on August 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.” – Henry David Thoreau
Since my last post was all hunky dory I needed something sobering to create an even balance..
When I originally wrote this I had something different in mind. [...]
