I suppose it's taken me a while to get into spring and I know that I am officially into it because I've been bit by the cleaning bug. Yes, it's once again that time...
On Monday evening, I started by going through the stuff I have in storage and consolidate it so that it takes up less space in my basement. Armed with rubber gloves that keep the dead creepy-crawlies and the dust from touching my skin (I have a dust allergy), three hours passed by and I finally got the job done. It felt good to get one of the many things on my list completed. The trouble is that, now that I've started, I cannot stop.
Monday was the basement, last night was my closet and who knows what it'll be today...
Yesterday, I found a British released poster for the film "Sid & Nancy". It reminded me of that summer in 1986 when I took my first overseas holiday and that I stayed in a small bedsit in near Notting Hill Gate in London. I saw the film at a small theatre that was across the street from Boots and had enquired about buying the poster there only to be told that they had to return it to the distributor. This specific copy was brought back by some guy I worked with back in the day. I've been thinking of selling it. Anyone interested?
The biggest bother with this type of thing is that what seems like a million projects spring from the dust that is raised with the whole cleaning thing. It means that one can no longer procrastinate because the thing that has been stopping me from acting on the other "projects" no longer exists and thus there is no room for excuses.
What I really long for is the time and room to do those projects that I have been putting off. It also makes me wonder whether there ever truly exists a time where there is nothing at all to do. On the one hand, I think a time like that that would be a great thing but I can also imagine that I'd be pretty bored if it did.
Here's wishing that the cleaning project from hell is soon completed...
On Monday evening, I started by going through the stuff I have in storage and consolidate it so that it takes up less space in my basement. Armed with rubber gloves that keep the dead creepy-crawlies and the dust from touching my skin (I have a dust allergy), three hours passed by and I finally got the job done. It felt good to get one of the many things on my list completed. The trouble is that, now that I've started, I cannot stop.
Monday was the basement, last night was my closet and who knows what it'll be today...
Yesterday, I found a British released poster for the film "Sid & Nancy". It reminded me of that summer in 1986 when I took my first overseas holiday and that I stayed in a small bedsit in near Notting Hill Gate in London. I saw the film at a small theatre that was across the street from Boots and had enquired about buying the poster there only to be told that they had to return it to the distributor. This specific copy was brought back by some guy I worked with back in the day. I've been thinking of selling it. Anyone interested?
The biggest bother with this type of thing is that what seems like a million projects spring from the dust that is raised with the whole cleaning thing. It means that one can no longer procrastinate because the thing that has been stopping me from acting on the other "projects" no longer exists and thus there is no room for excuses.
What I really long for is the time and room to do those projects that I have been putting off. It also makes me wonder whether there ever truly exists a time where there is nothing at all to do. On the one hand, I think a time like that that would be a great thing but I can also imagine that I'd be pretty bored if it did.
Here's wishing that the cleaning project from hell is soon completed...
2 Comments:
OMG, I'm the complete opposite.. Once I start cleaning, I stop waaay too soon! Hmm...
At any rate, I saw Sid & Nancy too when it first came out. I think it was Oldman's most earlier films... Was his first Prick Up Your Ears? I saw that too. But I wasn't too impressed with either one! Gaah, it's just me! :-)
Good for you Lola! Spring cleaning is good for the clutters, and the soul!
Funny... I didn't do a damned thing yesterday as far as cleaning is concerned...
The only thing that I managed to do was buy some ribbon for one of those little projects I mentioned. Actually, I went to another store and spent 45 minutes walking around looking for other bits of project completion items and didn't find a thing. This was after I went on a wild goose change to get a backpack fixed and the place I was to take it was closed anyway.
To make a long story short, I was pretty disappointed in myself yesterday. It's a good thing that I got a couple of those things done today on my lunch break.
I cannot remember which came first, Sid or Prick but I do remember thinking that if I'd had to put up with Nancy's whining, I would have stabbed her too. Ever wonder what happened to Chloe Webb after that and China Beach?
Thanks for dropping by Robert. Have a great day!
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