The other morning, I opened the dishwasher expecting gleaming, sparkling plates that would restore order to my kitchen. Instead, I found… yesterday’s dirty dishes, sitting exactly as I had loaded them. I had gone through all the trouble of scraping, rinsing, stacking, arranging—but had somehow forgotten to press the one button that makes the whole … Continue reading The Mindful Dishwasher
Category: Cleaning
When Do You Get Your Housework Done?
Housework is really self work.
The Yoga of Creating Space
Today is Groundhog Day. It’s the day when a hibernating animal sticks its nose out of its hole to assess the situation. Should I go back to sleep? Or do I need to get up and start getting my shit together? Shadow, no shadow, there are always six more weeks of winter, but that’s fine. … Continue reading The Yoga of Creating Space
Clutter-Blind
Back in the Before Times, people would stop by our house, or be invited. Maybe they would sit awhile, have a beverage, a snack, a meal. It depended. Back in the Before Times I always made sure the downstairs bathroom, the one guests use, was presentable, you know, just in case. Now, in these After … Continue reading Clutter-Blind
Journaling as an Apprenticeship for Blogging
So I started on my room yesterday. I thought I was going to go up and just empty the room and then put back only the things I wanted in there. Trouble was, I didn't have room for the stuff that had to come out. I mean, yeah, I had room if I was willing … Continue reading Journaling as an Apprenticeship for Blogging
Because Blogging is Less Painful than Cleaning.
I am going to start cleaning my room today. Which is why I am writing here. After thousands of days of not writing here. There is nothing like the prospect of encountering the complicated clutter of my room to get my blogging fingers moving again. Yeah, Resistance Monster. I am taking off one of your … Continue reading Because Blogging is Less Painful than Cleaning.
Inspiration Location 