Bowie

A long time ago, I had a love hate relationship with David Bowie.  I fell in love with glam rock, but mostly TRex, who also had a love hate relationship with the White Duke.  Throughout the years, I've lost some of my glam love; debating the morality of it and my earlier adult self.  However, In the end, despite the love and hate and the selfishness of rock music, I'll miss David Bowie.

I remember little things about Bowie in my life that bring some joy and tears.  I once had a cool Aladdin Sane t-shirt. Even though I loved TRex more, David Bowie shirts were easier to come by, and it attracted lots of attention.  When I was in Berlin I would wear my dingy Aladdin Sane shirt, and get smiles from other cute Bowie fans.  I wore that shirt when I met a boy I fell for in New Orleans.  It never failed me, until a former boyfriend kept it after the demise of our relationship.  Maybe I failed the shirt?

Then there were the times I watched the Labyrinth with my sister and dear friend.  We would giggle furiously at the too tight pants of Bowie, and the infamous shot of Hoggle looking right at those pants.  Later in life, I would play the song You remind me of the Babe to soothe my oldest.  He loved it, and it brightened his smile every time.

At my wedding I chose the song Rebel, Rebel for the garter toss.  It wasn't conventional, but nor was I.  Really, I'm surprised I did the garter toss, but if I was going to do it, Rebel, Rebel was certainly a good background song for it.

Strangely, what makes me most sentimental, is remembering when I watched David Bowie and Bing Crosby sing Little Drummer Boy.  In the video he talks about his son, and seems much more real than in other performances.  He wasn't pretending to be anyone.  I'm sure that conversations with Bing Crosby and impromtu Christmas songs weren't the norm for him, but there was no costume or outlandish makeup to hide David Jones.  He didn't speak of rebellious activities, or put on an act.  It's so very sweet in a strange way, for a man that made a career of reinventing himself.

So I'll say goodbye to Aladdin Sane and David Jones, thanks very much for all you've given me.

The Deep Cleanse

It seems that everyone is cleaning and purging nowadays.  The popular Marie Kondo has been shoved in my face every turn I make';be it from a fellow mom or a magazine.  I've resisted.  In my mind, I've done this before, and then let the mess build up around me.  It's the  never-ending cycle of clean and purge that kills me, and I came to a place of comfort that helped me fiend off the Marie Kondo mamas.  However, truth is, it's a cycle because none of us will ever be done purging and cleaning, ever.  So, reluctantly, I'm saying yes to a deep clean this winter, but I will not read Marie Kondo's book, ever.

I've seen calendars posted on Facebook and fellow blogs, with schedules of tasks to do each day to declutter.  I liked them, but they weren't perfect for my situation.  So, I've given myself goals that I think I can do in a day.  Here's my current plan, and it's subject to revision:

1. Half the master closet
2. Dismantle crib
3. 2nd Half the master closet
4. Pasta shelf and top of fridge
5. Lid cabinet 
6. Half of office closet
7. 2nd half office closet
8. Sort out school binders
9. Linen closet
10. Laundry supplies shelf
11. Sock bins
12. Cabinets in kids' bathroom
13. Half toy shelves
14. 2nd half toy shelves
15. Find toys to toss and donate
16. Entertainment cabinets
17. My bathroom cabinets
18. Husband's bathroom cabinets
19. Makeup drawer
20. Jewelry
21. Art/Craft Supplies
22. Hubby's suits
23. Underneath my bed
24. Kid's storage bins
25. Kid's storage bins 2nd half
26. Garage part 1
27. Garage part 2
28. Garage part 3
29. Garage part 4

So far I've completed one task, the first half of my closet. I began the crib dismantle, but my husband will have to finish that goal, as some screws were too worn to remove.  I'm hoping my handy man has a solution!

I'll update occasionally on my progress!

 To be completed...

Hello

Hello, anyone who might be reading!  This blog is my personal journal of all things pertaining to me.  I'm a woman of faith, though faith that is constantly changing and challenging.  For some crazy reason I've decided to homeschool all of my four, precious boys.  My children consume me, but I wouldn't want to change that.  When my little boys are not taking over my time, I usually enjoy spending time with my husband.  At other times I dabble in the homemaking arts of budgeting, cooking, and homemade cleaners.  I love reading, though I hardly have the time, but I do make some time for it.  I also, once loved to write, and that is really why I've started this blog.  As I stated, this blog is personal, for me.

In my next post I hope to write down some mini projects that I want to accomplish each day.  I saw a post on Facebook that had a printable calendar for fifteen minute projects each day. While I found the article inspiring, I thought that some of the tasks were bigger than fifteen minute projects, or not pertinent to me.  So, I'm going to try and take the best of that idea, and tailor it to me.  

Adios!