The phone.
"Hello?"
"Hi. How's it going?" he asks.
HT's working one of his loooong stretches, made even longer by lots of overtime.
"Well. I was just thinking about divorcing you."
He laughs, "What'd I do?"
"Cords."
For the last three weeks, I have been going through every nook and cranny of this house, getting rid of clutter. Not a drawer or shelve untouched. I've been reading Creating Sacred Space with Feng Shui by Karen Kingston, and as soon as I can get this place cleared out, we'll implement the changes she recommends. It is really sick how much clutter we had, since we just moved into this house in March. Why did we bring it with us? Too tired to sort through it at the time, I guess we just boxed it up and brought it with. Ugh.
The kids are at the ages where we can finally get rid of the mountains of "little kid" stuff. Praise God. I've made two trips to Goodwill already.
"Hello?"
"Hi. How's it going?" he asks.
HT's working one of his loooong stretches, made even longer by lots of overtime.
"Well. I was just thinking about divorcing you."
He laughs, "What'd I do?"
"Cords."
For the last three weeks, I have been going through every nook and cranny of this house, getting rid of clutter. Not a drawer or shelve untouched. I've been reading Creating Sacred Space with Feng Shui by Karen Kingston, and as soon as I can get this place cleared out, we'll implement the changes she recommends. It is really sick how much clutter we had, since we just moved into this house in March. Why did we bring it with us? Too tired to sort through it at the time, I guess we just boxed it up and brought it with. Ugh.
The kids are at the ages where we can finally get rid of the mountains of "little kid" stuff. Praise God. I've made two trips to Goodwill already.
Today, I tackled the basement, and found plastic bin, after box, after shoebox, after bag, after drawer, after toolboxes, full of cords. Cords of every variety. Phone, computer, cable, bungee, battery recharger, you name it. No rhyme or reason. All mashed together so it would take less time to drive to the store for a new one than to untangle the damn things.
"Do you really think this is grounds for divorce?"
"Yes."
"I don't think a judge would agree to cords as a reason."
"How 'bout irreconcilable differences?"
He laughs again.
Apparently, he doesn't think I'm serious.
8 comments:
Sounds like a good book, certainly something we might benefit from.
I just found several large boxes to put 'electrical cords' and 'electrical things that don't work any more and can't be thrown away because of course he's going to fix them.'
[Stuck em in the garage!]
Cheers
Overflowing with boxes full of unknown cords that go to unknown electrical objects...but don't throw away in case we might need them. What's the metaphor for cords? Connections to crap from the past you don't need. Toss 'em and I will too. I've been meaning to do that...
I went through a giant purge this winter, and tackled our cord problem. I sat and untangled every last one - then took 99% of them to Goodwill. Somehow it was therapeutic, and yet I'm still crazy, so go figure.
A long time ago, my husband bought me a book called, "How to Simplify Your Life." I think he's sorry he ever bought it for me. I have ALWAYS been the type of person who throws things away; he has always been the pack rat. This book suggests that you should pack all the things you haven't used in a long time in a box and tape the box shut and put it in the attic. Label it with the date and the year. If you haven't searched through the box in a year to find something you needed, you don't need it so give it away without untaping the box. I still use that method to clean out junk.
MOW, that sounds like a fantastic idea! Thank you.
I don't think you're serious, either.
HT is HAWT! And he dances. Cords? Pffft. Let him save all the cords he wants. In fact, let him send out for more cords if they make him happy.
Love the purging! It's so cathartic. I say, provide HT with an empty box to dump all of his cords in and take 'em all away.
BTW, Carrie, the fact that you sorted them all and undid their knots is what makes you crazy ;-)
So can I throw these cords away or not? Some of them I have actually moved with me from our old house (ten years ago!!!) And what about the keys I own???
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