Sunday

Good Sunday activity, eh?  The plan was that I was going to start at noon and work until 4, but that didn’t really work out.  Around noon I had waffles with the fam (cute tradition I think), when the more religious folks in my family got back from church.  After that I watched Fargo, which I have on netflix and have been wanting to see for a long time.  It was good but after seeing The Dark Knight (twice in a day) a little slow.  That movie is awesome, and if you haven’t seen it yet, you should.  Heath Ledger is brilliant as the Joker.  If you can do it, definitely see it in Imax. After that, I showered and then started going through my big wardrobes full of clothes.  I have those plus a walk-in closet … my room is pretty hopeless, especially seeing that all of this space is filled to the brim.  But I’ve been living here (other than when I’m at college) since I was going into 6th grade, so stuff has had a lot of time to accumulate.

I’ve been reading Peter Walsh’s book, It’s All Too Much. It has been really helping in inspiring me to declutter my main living space.  It’s not really about the stuff, it’s about the emotional ties to the stuff and how having so much stuff holds you back from using the space most effectively in the present.  Anyway, I started with clothes because I figured I would be less emotionally attached to underwear and t-shirts than books and schoolwork.  (Does that make me a dork?)  Or I guess I figured the line of what I should throw away and give away would be more distinct.  It’s really time-consuming and emotionally challenging to go through old school stuff and decide you need to throw a bunch of it away, I think.  (Which is probably why it usually ends up in folders, piled somewhere in my room.)

I should have done this the summer after I graduated from high school, but as usual I was too lazy.  I don’t plan on spending any more summers here (who knows, though), so it would probably be best for me to try to get rid of as much crap as I can now.  Because otherwise I’m going to be 25, my brother will graduate high school, my parents will want to move, and my room will still be piled high with stuff left over from my younger days.

It is weird to live in my room because it’s not a reflection of my current self.  It’s plastered with posters from The O.C. and horseback riding ribbons.  Various certificates, young adult books, and old cds abound.  I would want to totally redecorate but with only a month left until school starts back, I don’t know if it’s worth it.

After working this summer and interning full time last semester, I’m looking forward to school starting.  I want to really appreciate my last two years of college.  Because after this I’m going to have to find a “real” job and face everything else that comes with being an independent adult.

I should finish up cleaning for today … as long as I stay committed to this project it’ll get done before summer’s over.  D. leaves tomorrow for 3 weeks, so I’m going over there later for dinner.  Laters!

Em