tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563921876019154209.post5529850922569054208..comments2023-12-17T18:02:23.070-05:00Comments on ~Upstream and Down~: Clearing the clutter~Ruth L.~http://www.blogger.com/profile/01008932486010118709noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563921876019154209.post-37450701041886199662007-08-12T22:47:00.000-04:002007-08-12T22:47:00.000-04:00Books on tape/CD most definitely count. I have a 4...Books on tape/CD most definitely count. I have a 40 minute drive to work, and if I'm lucky, I have something good to listen to. Sometimes I listen to the books that would put me to sleep if I actually read them, the ones with all those foreign names and such. They are much easier to listen to than read.Ruth L.~https://www.blogger.com/profile/01008932486010118709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563921876019154209.post-52254912187503594662007-08-12T22:37:00.000-04:002007-08-12T22:37:00.000-04:00by the way, MY "Books I've read list is VERY eclec...by the way, MY "Books I've read list is VERY eclectic. Yeah, there are some classics but also plenty of fluff. I like to mix my genres. At least half of what is listed there was listened to on CD while commuting back and forth to my job. I haven't seen much purpose in making the distinction between those and the ones I read in my hands. But I am starting to recognize that I do process them differently...I'm not about to go back and recatalog the 2007 list. But maybe for next year's log I'll keep a running count of which is which.Belladonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13704410443745252997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563921876019154209.post-79235158836133546862007-08-12T22:34:00.000-04:002007-08-12T22:34:00.000-04:00Wow - thanks so much for directing me to this post...Wow - thanks so much for directing me to this post AND to the book.<BR/><BR/>Sounds like you and I operate very much alike - house as a whole may be neat as a pin but OH THOSE CLOSETS!Belladonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13704410443745252997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563921876019154209.post-78930402041656612172007-07-26T12:17:00.000-04:002007-07-26T12:17:00.000-04:00Jen~Try as I might I can never be "ruthless." For ...Jen~<BR/>Try as I might I can never be "ruthless." For the obvious name reason, ha, ha, but for the "I just don't have it in me reason." That's why I have saved-- he would <B>kill</B> me for saying this-- the little plastic cap from my son's circumcision. And I mean little. How can a mother throw <B>that</B> out?Ruth L.~https://www.blogger.com/profile/01008932486010118709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563921876019154209.post-83447529092049846902007-07-26T10:13:00.000-04:002007-07-26T10:13:00.000-04:00Love it! Are you still dumping? My mother and I ...Love it! Are you still dumping? My mother and I have this long standing joke, and she actually asked me if I shared it with you last week when I told her you visited.<BR/><BR/>When I was moving (one of the many moves over the last few years) from Mass to Florida in 2003, my mother encouraged me to get rid of a LOT of stuff I had accumulated over the years. She said, "Jennifer, be ruthless. Be without Ruth."<BR/><BR/>So, I guess you are too, Ruth, being without Ruth.<BR/><BR/>Teehee.<BR/>JenJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04023067130998342076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563921876019154209.post-7802562504659071452007-07-25T10:38:00.000-04:002007-07-25T10:38:00.000-04:00I don't have a book list, but I do have a book pil...I don't have a book list, but I do have a book <B>pile</B> beside my bed.<BR/><BR/>BC~ Harry Potter isn't in my pile. My daughter finished the book and filled me in, but I can't say anything until my son finishes. He's almost done. His girlfriend, who also finished the book, is patiently keeping a poker face.<BR/><BR/>Dawn~<BR/>Fly Lady? Never heard of her. I may not even need her. Pete is working out well.<BR/><BR/>Janice~ You learned a a lesson early on. I'm by no means a cluttered person, but it is amazing the odd little things that I just keep holding on to. I'll keep working on it.Ruth L.~https://www.blogger.com/profile/01008932486010118709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563921876019154209.post-67682024281823607192007-07-24T19:23:00.000-04:002007-07-24T19:23:00.000-04:00I guess I'm not very important Ruth for I don't ha...I guess I'm not very important Ruth for I don't have a 'Book's I am reading' list. :>) But I can vouch for how important it is to rid oneself of junk and clutter. I live a very simple life with none of the many gadgets, dust-collectors etc etc some have in their homes. I once did though but through a few unexpected moves and just being plain tired of dusting too many ornaments etc I decided to rid myself of all things never used.<BR/>What a difference it made in my whole lifestyle. When one loses attachment to material things there is room for much better things like compassion, love, knowledge and wisdom. I have never looked back...and that was 20 some years ago.Janice Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506920585319893814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563921876019154209.post-62592902001680094452007-07-24T15:07:00.000-04:002007-07-24T15:07:00.000-04:00I'll have to check out Pete's book. Thanks! Have y...I'll have to check out Pete's book. Thanks! Have you ever tried Fly Lady? She's online and has books and seems to be everywhere. :) She has some good suggestions. But, like a fly, she can get a bit pesky at times. <BR/>DawnDawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18419344655830579965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563921876019154209.post-84763047777465911252007-07-24T10:55:00.000-04:002007-07-24T10:55:00.000-04:00I'm so happy to hear I'm not the only one who gets...I'm so happy to hear I'm not the only one who gets impressed (and sort of terrified) in front of lists of books people are reading (especially when it's huge lists)...but having said that I guess I should not point this out since I managed to read Harry Potter in a day and few hours which was quite impressive according to a few friends (I just couldn't stop reading, what's impressive in that?;-)BookCloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032092598022531477noreply@blogger.com