Image isn't Everything

Friday, April 16, 1999

I'm still reading Simple Abundance, but this month's entries seem to focus on clothing style, body image, and so on, and I'm not terribly interested; so I read when I remember, and sometimes have to catch up on a couple days I've missed. I hope next month is more interesting.

I don't think it's so much that I have a negative image of myself and my body, I'm just not the kind of woman who goes out and buys Laura Ashley and whatever fashion names Sarah is throwing around. I think it's silly to buy something just for the name, and I don't have reason to dress up in power suits and silk outfits and the like. Granted, with my body, it's hard to find things that really fit, so I go for fit and comfort more than I go for style.

I'm doing my own fashion revamping, going through my closets and all, weeding out the things that I don't wear, or just aren't comfortable (I really don't like much red or bright pink up around my face... it makes me uneasy). I just don't much see the point in spending a whole month on the subject. *shrug*

But enough complaining... Today, Mom wants to tackle my closet and sort through the rest of the stuff in there (I haven't seen the floor of my closet in ages, it's filled to overflowing with stuff -- mostly craft stuff. I have the feeling I'll probably get rid of a lot of the non-needlework stuff, and that should help a bit with my clutter problem.

A few hours later:

Sheesh, that's a lot of work! I'm bushed, and I'm not done yet! I'm really going to be unloading lots of stuff at my yard sale. I found the floor in my closet... I'd completely forgotten they put linoleum in it when we got our new kitchen flooring in! I thought it was still the painted cement that it was for our first year or two here. Can you tell how much a clutterbug I am?

I am making progress, but it's going to take me a while to get through all my stuff. I have a couple dozen Cherished Teddies to repack in their styrofoam, and lots of other fragile things that will take a while to wrap and pack safely. I guess it's a good thing I'm getting started a few weeks early. Still, I'm surprised at how much I'm getting rid of, and this is a good thing!

I can smell my lunch in the microwave, so I think it's time to finish this and go eat! ~ Lis

The morning after...

I really overdid yesterday... about an hour after lunch, I started feeling shakey, and shivering, so I went and climbed into a nice warm bath and relaxed for a while. I felt better when I got out, but I was still pretty drained. Even though I knew I needed to rest and take it easy, I still found myself cleaning up the messes I'd created in my sorting, and then once I got into something -- like throwing craft stuff into my "keep" box -- I'd remember something out in the back cupboards that belonged in there as well.

I did finally take it easy, once Jev and I settled in for the evening, but I'm not feeling terribly energetic today, and I'm going to avoid any packing, and just try to rest. There's a reason I started this early, I have to tell myself. So I don't have to do try to it all at once!