I can think of a few ways my life has clutter.
We have our share of overstuffed closets in need of spring cleaning. It’s becoming time for a Goodwill drop off. I have to remind myself that it’s OK to let go.
My desk is an organized mess. I know the general vicinity where everything is. Piles and strewn papers may look disorganized, but there is a method to my madness. If you tidy it up, I’ll be lost.
Cluttered thoughts cause me to overthink things from time to time. I’m waiting for Elon Musk to develop an on/off switch for my brain. Maybe if he stopped wasting his time on Twitter, he could squeeze that in.
My sock drawer is a mess. I know I should pair them up when they come out of the dryer. Once I wore one black sock and one navy blue sock to work. I had to make a conscious effort not to cross my legs all day.
Sometimes I have a clutter of floaters in my vision. My ophthalmologist tells me this is the natural part of aging. Really? It’s more like the Twilight Zone.
The trunk of my car is a catch all. How do you think I keep the backseat so clean? If you need a ride to the airport, I can’t fit your luggage back there, sorry.
My garage? You know how the story goes. One day I’ll clean and organize it. It’s been on the honey-do list for awhile now.
Even my phone experiences clutter. I receive about two junk calls from Texas every day. I used to block the numbers, but that doesn’t help. They just call me from different Texas numbers. I am learning new Texas cities, though. Yesterday’s calls were from Forney and Farmersville. At this rate, I’ll know the entire state by the end of the year.
The other day I opened the junk drawer. Random keys, batteries, a few screw drivers mixed with pens that don’t work, piles of twist ties and rubber bands. That was only on the visible top layer of stuff. I think we are all allowed to have one junk drawer. I just have to make sure I don’t feed it so it grows up to become two drawers.
I’m not sure how many of these things I can actually de-clutter. What about you?
Clutter and spring cleaning fit together like two perfect puzzle pieces. To honor spring, today’s song is Southland in the Springtime by the Indigo Girls. There is much more to springtime than cleaning. Here is a beautiful song to listen to instead.
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Maybe we'll make Texas by the morning
Light the bayou with our tail lights in the night
800 miles to el paso from the state line
And we never have the money for the flight
I'm in the back seat sleepy from the travel
Played our hearts out all night long in New Orleans
I'm dirty from the diesel fumes, drinking coffee black
When the first breath of Texas comes in clean
And there's something 'bout the Southland in the springtime
Where the waters flow with confidence and reason
Though I miss her when I'm gone it won't ever be too long
Till I'm home again to spend my favorite season
When God made me born a yankee he was teasin'
There's no place like home and none more pleasin'
Than the Southland in the springtime
In Georgia nights are softer than a whisper
Beneath a quilt somebody's mother made by hand
With the farmland like a tapestry passed down through generations
And the peach trees stitched across the land
There'll be cider up near Helen off the roadside
And boiled peanuts in a bag to warm your fingers
And the smoke from the chimneys meets its maker in the sky
With a song that winter wrote whose melody lingers
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Floaters!!! Yes, I have them too. I have to see my ophthalmologist every six months to make sure my retina is not detaching. Yikes. I really don’t notice them much anymore unless I look at something completely white. Then it does look like the Twilight Zone!
Did you know that your brain compensates for the floaters and fills in the dark spots without you even realizing it consciously? Way to go, brain!
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That is so interesting. The brain is really amazing. I was concerned about a detached retina, but the doctor just told me I’m getting old. Well, his bedside manner was a little gentler than that, but that’s what I heard!
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My doctor intimidates me. He has a German accent and barks orders…”Look all the way left, NO! ALL the way.” I’m just relieved at the end of the appt when he says, “No tears or detachment. See you in six months.”
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Sounds rough! At least it ends with good news!
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Black & blue socks, own that look 😁
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Haha. Yeah, you are right!
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I stopped matching my socks a long time ago. Now it’s an oddity when they do match. ^_^ I also have floaters. Have had them for quite a long time — a couple of decades now. I mention them to every eye doctor I see whenever I get new glasses, but they say they’re normal. I randomly clean out my junk drawers so they’re not *too* bad. ^_^ And my weird phone calls are from New York.
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I should probably clean out the junk drawer someday. It’s probably pretty easy – most going into the trash.
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Sounds like I’m not alone in my embrace of wearing mismatched socks. I do it on purpose because I have a number of the same pair in different colors and I love to wear two colors with a particular pair of colorful clogs!
Also, excellent songs. I am going to add some Indigo Girls to my Apple Music because I also love their song “Closer to fine.” (Think that’s the name). Great post!
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Colorful socks and clogs seem to go together well! Yes, the indigo girls are great!
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I hadn’t heard that Indigo Girls song. Nice one! (The Texas connection works well for your post too.) Your Spotify playlist seems to update right in my library, without me doing anything, which is great. 😊
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Probably not a mainstream song. I have a number of their CDs that I’d play through. Glad you are enjoying the playlist!
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One day you’ll be able to clean your drawers, desk, etc. And don’t worry about your socks. You know mismatched socks are trendy! Go online and check it out. 😊👌
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Haha… that made me feel a lot better. Good thing I wasn’t wearing a suit that day. That may defy the trend!
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Yes, you should always wear matching socks with a suit. 😊
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Yes, please. 😌
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Yes, it’s s trend my adult children and grand do it all the time. lol
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Mismatched socks is better than mismatched shoes!
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Haha! Yes, you are so right. No hiding that!
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