Yep, that is how I have been spending my days lately, in between gigs. I caught this nasty buggar of a cold/bronchitis/pneumonia thing at the beginning of Thanksgiving week and as always when a cold has broken thru my defenses, I went down for the count: bed-rest and lots of liquids. Usually, it clears up in a few days – but not this time. The dirty bastard cold has lingered on. And so my days are filled with body shaking coughs, sneezing, sorting and dust bunnies, or in my case “Dust Buffaloes.”
After seventeen years I left my last (and first) apartment in Chicago. I advanced from eight hundred, to close to eighteen hundred square feet of space and I have filled every room, walk-in closet, nook and cranny with stuff. I don’t even want to talk about it.
In the past, when I allowed visitors, people raved about my “stuff.” I recall words like “cool,” and “museum” and “awesome” but lately the only words that come to my mind have been: “crap, clutter, junk, mess and crazy! And so methinks that my house reflected my state of mind… scary!
So, I cough as I sort thru my wardrobe (sizes 14 – 24) hundreds of pairs of shoes (size 11 1/2 AA) books, old magazines, papers, beauty products and toys. I pop aspirin as I re-arrange my miniature shoe and doll collections and my candle cabinet. I blow my nose as I dust and polish; drink hot tea as I sort thru song lyrics and cough some more as I empty multiple bags of garbage. No wonder I am not married! Where would I put a husband in all this mess? This is no way for a Diva to live.
My third bedroom is my diva Room (so called because I store props, boas, wigs and performance clothing there) but it also became the dumping ground and had turned into a clothing replica of a city garbage dump. No more! I can see the floor!!
Cleaning this house has been an ongoing project and I reckon a direct route to some kind of inner cleansing as well. I will post some photos. You won’t believe it.
My name is Lynne Jordan and I am a collector and I can be a very messy person.
P.S. I know what you are thinking: “get a maid!” Trust me, this had to sorted and organized to the bare bones. Then I can get a maid to maintain the actual cleaning of the dwelling. Imagine hardwood everything: floors, carved hutches, mantles and moldings everywhere… I kinda like this place again…
Hi Lynne,
How are you? Hope you are feeling good. The place looks great!!!! Love the bed spread!!!! I wish Tom liked colour!!! LOL
So when you are done with the cold and cleaning want to do my garage???? LOL I could use someone to sort it out. We will never get cars in there otherwise. Tom and I are always putting that off, ugh.
Hope you feel better soon.
Stephanie
Hi Lynne,
How are you? Hope you are feeling good. The place looks great!!!! Love the bed spread!!!! I wish Tom liked colour!!! LOL
So when you are done with the cold and cleaning want to do my garage???? LOL I could use someone to sort it out. We will never get cars in there otherwise. Tom and I are always putting that off, ugh.
Hope you feel better soon.
Stephanie
Well, hello there! A comment!! Yippee!! and from my favorite “charmed one” Sorry tom doesn’t like color. I would happily do your garage but I’m still working on this place!!
Well, hello there! A comment!! Yippee!! and from my favorite “charmed one” Sorry tom doesn’t like color. I would happily do your garage but I’m still working on this place!!
Oh don’t worry about the garage it will get done some century!!!! 😀 He wants to make it into the “Guy Room” so when he gets into that mood he will do it.
Sorry we haven’t been out to see you in a long time. Belinda has been really sick, she is ok now, but she hasn’t been up to doing much going out and partying! HOpefully in the new year we will come out. I’ll have to call you and tell you all about it. Long story but it has a good ending.
Stephanie
Oh don’t worry about the garage it will get done some century!!!! 😀 He wants to make it into the “Guy Room” so when he gets into that mood he will do it.
Sorry we haven’t been out to see you in a long time. Belinda has been really sick, she is ok now, but she hasn’t been up to doing much going out and partying! HOpefully in the new year we will come out. I’ll have to call you and tell you all about it. Long story but it has a good ending.
Stephanie
Your house looks so neat. How is your cold? What did the dr say. I got sick and slept right to 6:00 for Babs party. I took a shower and laid down for 5 minutes and that turned into 2 hours. I really wanted to get to the party to see everyone. I guess it was the beginning of the flu, now I have the full blown flu. It sucks. I think I got a job.
CINDY
Your house looks so neat. How is your cold? What did the dr say. I got sick and slept right to 6:00 for Babs party. I took a shower and laid down for 5 minutes and that turned into 2 hours. I really wanted to get to the party to see everyone. I guess it was the beginning of the flu, now I have the full blown flu. It sucks. I think I got a job.
CINDY
I got a Z pak. it is almost gone now. Babs party was great. I am sorry about the flu,
You got a job? Where?
I got a Z pak. it is almost gone now. Babs party was great. I am sorry about the flu,
You got a job? Where?