The weather has gone from -34C yesterday morning to -5C this morning! Tropical!
Forever
Dressing after the morning shower, the concept of forever hit me between the eyes. The clothing in the closet may possibly last for the rest of my life, which is my personal forever.
When my time comes, tomorrow will not be available for things to get better, change, evolve.
This puts a new spin on buying clothing. Every piece I purchase, from now on, has to delight me, because I just might be wearing it for the rest of my life.
With this in mind, I am considering culling my wardrobe to a few loved pieces of clothing. If I am lucky I will wear them out and need new ones!
Parallax
Parallax is a concept generally used to describe visual perspectives. In my world parallax is much more than a description of physical objects. I intuitively extend the concept of parallax to all aspects of life, space, time, emotions, science, relationships, social systems… if I can think about it, parallax is relevant.
Home
I have been reading about decluttering. It is a lot more fun to read about it, and to experience the end results, than it is to actually do it. For now I am just thinking about it. Kitchen appliances are the focus of those lines of thought this morning. What kitchen appliances do we use regularly?
Countertop Storage for daily easy access:
1. microwave oven
2. coffee maker
3. toaster
4. food processor
5. mixer (bread etc.)
Cupboard storage for frequent access:
1. crock pots, several from 40 to 2 years old
There, that is a start on kitchen planning. The thing is, our kitchen’s are so small that these five appliances take up almost all of the counter space! As we move forward with our renovations on the little house in the city, this is information can form a basis for design.
Today Attila is working on our annual tax returns today. Some assistance is required from me, downloading bank statements, printing forms and such like.
My soup was completed yesterday, I had been working on it for days. Starting with soup bones is a lot of work. The amount of fat to be skimmed away was shocking, at least three cups. In the end I bottled five litres of soup, four of which will be frozen for future consumption. Attila has declared the soup a success. There are two more bags of soup bones in the freezer, waiting for my attentions.
Yesterday I suddenly developed a headache. I get severe headaches when my bangs touch my eyebrows. Weird. I have no explanation for it. Today Attila offered to trim my bangs, and he did fine job.
When we lived in the city, back in 2003 and earlier, I got the occasional haircut from Michael. He was great! I liked him and it was always a pleasant experience getting my hair cut. The only good haircut I have had, since we left the city to live in the country, has been from Harriet!
Worldly Distractions
Weather
-5°C
Date: 1:00 PM EST Saturday 4 January 2014
Condition:Partly Cloudy
Pressure: 101.2 kPa
Visibility: 16 km
Temperature: -4.7°C
Dewpoint: -10.6°C
Humidity: 64%
Wind:
S 28 km/h
Wind Chill: -12
Quote
“A wonderful place to vacation, ended up being not a great place to live.”
ctg492
Source: http://www.simplelivingforum.net/showthread.php?4015-Radical-Downsizing-amp-Happiness/page3
Amen to this little bit of wisdom! Living in vacation land has much in common with portraying an actor, with the day job, appearing in the community of The Truman Show. The lights go on, you show up, you read your script, act your part, you go off set, the lights go out.
The other quote from ctg492 that tickled my funny bone, was describing living in vacation land as “rotting in paradise.” If you want community in vacation land you have to be able to survive in a community of one, or possibly two. It is a lot of work, sustaining such a small community! Attila and I have become adept at it.
