Autumn Leaves (Clutter Comedy)

October 4, 2015 · 2 comments · Categories: Musings · Tags:

I bought a blouse two years ago with an autumn-leaves pattern that I liked. The colors went together nicely—rust red and dark brown standing out from pale green and gold.
 

Short-sleeved blouse with an autumn leaf pattern in pale green, rust red, and shades of brown. 

Unfortunately, the colors didn’t go nearly as well with the caramel-gold highlights I got when I decided to change my hairstyle last year! I didn’t realize they would clash until I put on the blouse last week, expecting it would be just right for the season. Looked in the mirror, and—well, not so much. Just like leaves falling from the trees, it was that blouse’s time to go!

About Clutter Comedy: Every Sunday (which I envision as a day of rest after a productive week of de-cluttering) I post a Clutter Comedy article describing my most memorable clutter discovery of the week. Other bloggers who wish to join in are welcome—just post a link in the comments! There’s no need to publish any “before” photos of your clutter, if they are too embarrassing. The idea is simply to get motivated to clean it up, while having a bit of fun too!

Sturdy (Nurturing Thursday)

October 1, 2015 · 6 comments · Categories: Musings · Tags:

In my home-office area there are two matching desks, which my husband and I bought in 1999. They’re still in pretty good shape; the only issue over the years has been that the file drawers came with thin curved handles, which broke many times. At one point my husband bought a bag of 10 drawer pulls because they needed replacing so often. The last time one broke, though, it finally dawned on us that maybe we should get something better, instead of always matching the old ones! So we bought nice big sturdy ones instead.
 

Two sturdy black drawer pulls on a wooden desk. 

Much better! Though it now seems as if it ought to have been obvious all along, we honestly never thought about it before. Over the years we’d gotten so used to the drawer pulls always being in the same style, we just couldn’t shift our mental maps enough to imagine the desks being any different. There’s a good lesson about self-nurturing here; instead of mindlessly putting up with little annoyances out of habit, it’s best to consider the alternatives!

Nurturing Thursday was started by Becca Givens and seeks to “give this planet a much needed shot of fun, support and positive energy.” Visit her site to find more Nurturing Thursday posts and a list of frequent contributors.

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