Re: Journal. having a spring clean
In Response To: Journal. having a spring clean ()

: not really a spring clean is it? but
: I now have a whole wardrobe shelf
: spare :h4)

: I spent the bank holiday weekend
: going through my old journals and
: ripping them up and having a good
: old tidy.

: seven years worth, which I expected
: to be a little job, took HOURS.
: Ive got sore thumbs from tearing
: :s7( but at least Ive learnt not
: to do the whole thing at once and
: spread it out over three days.

: one thing was so obvious. Course I
: had a re read :h9) My early
: journals were full of untidy
: writing and exclaimation marks and
: drama. The stand out thing was
: everything was marked Day 4.

: Either having one, expecting one or
: winding myself up for one :h6)

: Lot of water under the bridge since
: then, many breakfasts and a lot of
: attention to timings :h9) and I
: those day 4's do not appear these
: days. I am going to touch wood
: just in case LOL, now I have
: written that, but I am not worried
: because I know what to do with
: lifes events these days.

: Now to rethink my status as a
: hoarder, and plan what to do with
: my new space.

: :h10) :h10) :h10)

Oh Mosaic :h19)

The line about your status as a hoarder really made me laugh. This summer I have been busy clearing out a lot of stuff in my house, including old journals. The main reason for this is my brother and I had to clear out all the stuff from my dad and mom's house and it was such a big job, I don't want the kids to have to go through all that trouble. Plus, I "adopted" a lot of their stuff - furniture, artwork and cookware so needed to pare down mine. I didn't have any artwork really so that was no problem :h3) Ditto with the furniture. Cookware - well that is another story....

My first journals included issues like "I really need to walk the dog before breakfast. How will I be able to do that?" It all worked out just fine. :h11)

Thanks for the joy dot today Mosaic

Dori