when we bought our house i started searching online for websites that gave tips for maximizing space in a small home. it was kind of annoying because all the examples of 'small' homes were still big. the mostly featured loft-style living where everything is in one room. i eventually found a site called apartment therapy and soon became a subscriber via facebook. today an entry caught my eye about how not to be a hoarder. while i'm not a HUGE hoarder compared to many, i do tend to hold on to things because often when i get rid of stuff i find myself in a situation where i need that exact thing. so i keep things 'just in case'. but the website really gave some valid advise on how to make things uncluttered, and i'm very keen on that. so at 8:30 i got cracking on the den, then soon moved into the living room. i'm very pleased with my progress. and while i did set a few things aside for giving away, i mostly just got more organized. i've found the tip about not storing things under furniture the most helpful. i always thought it was a good use of space, but the article said it just makes things look messy. and i have to admit, having moved the baskets i bought for storage under the coffee table, i now agree. funnily enough i found that the baskets were mostly empty anyways. now i just need to make sure that the new open space doesn't get filled with more stuff. that will be the biggest problem.
my dad keeps insisting that we use miracle grow on the garden. i'd just do it get him off my back about it, but brendan doesn't want to, and i haven't mentioned it to andrew and shannon yet. i suspect that it's like steroids for plants, and i'll have to find a way of telling my dad that we want our garden to be organic. he's pretty opinionated, but usually forgets later on. most things he tells me he changes his mind later. like this one picture of me and brendan, he told me that it makes us both look really old, then later told me what a great pic it is. he also told me not to get a picnic table but to get a patio set, but then later when on and on about how nice our picnic table is :S oh well. it would probably be character building to assert myself.
with the torches in our hands we will reduce it
to the ground.
1 comment:
I think if you make a "compost tea" you could have some excellent results instead of using Miracle Grow. I used MG once about 10 years ago before I decided I didn't like that sort of thing and I guess i got nice results, but nothing to write home about. I've also been having success without using it for years too (until the recent bunny attacks, but that's not something MG can fix anyway!).
How are you tomatoes? My cherry ones are looking better than my big ones.
Marlene
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